Forestside

02/07/2025

Beautiful, seasonal cookery across our sites and at our Forestside private events. Dishes that celebrate the land around us, from our farms to our butchery on at Spratsbourne Estate.

To enquire about your next event catered by our team, please follow the links in our bio.

13/06/2025

At Forestside, the private catering arm of Acre we have three pillars: Community, Celebration and Corporate. Events are a wonderful way to bring together friends, family and work colleagues, but they can be wasteful and leave a heavy environmental impact. We're working to change that.

If you have an upcoming event in mind, enquire via the link in our bio.

14/05/2025

Stunning weekend hosting a private event for guests at .

Follow the link in our bio to enquire about our private event catering.

19/02/2025

10/02/2025

Do you have a special occasion coming up this year? We provide sustainability-focused catering from intimate private dining to large-scale events. Reach out to us via the link in our bio.

Community | Celebration | Corporate

04/02/2025

Acre offers sustainable hospitality and wellness, proudly pioneering eco-conscious practices across our diverse offerings.

Our group holds a Green Michelin Star restaurant, The Small Holding, reflecting our dedication to sustainability and creating memorable moments that are as enriching for the planet as they are for our guests.

There is also Birchwood Flimwell, a relaxed restaurant serving breakfast and lunch with a focus on seasonal flavours and local ingredients.

We have Forestside, the events arm of Acre offerings catering for the community, celebrations, and corporate events.

We then have the wellness aspects of Acre: Wild Iris and Birchwood Studio. Wild Iris offers ethical wellness and beauty therapies in a luxury setting, from massages and facials to manicures and waxing. Birchwood Studio, is a sanctuary for holistic wellness, yoga, pilates, and more.

https://www.theacregroup.co.uk/

03/02/2025

At Forestside, we believe parties, weddings, and smaller, more intimate events can be kinder to the planet - without compromising on style and quality.

Our team of experienced events coordinators, alongside catering from our award-winning and Green Michelin-starred restaurant team, will help deliver you a day to remember.

28/01/2025

Great food brings people together — but at Forestside, we believe it should also do good. As the events arm of The Acre Group, we offer catering that goes beyond just exceptional flavours. We are purpose-driven, committed to sustainable practices, and focused on creating meaningful experiences.

Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering, a milestone celebration, or a company event, our catering reflects our passion for local, seasonal ingredients and our dedication to reducing environmental impact.

Let’s create something special together. Get in touch to explore our catering services and bring sustainable, purpose-led dining to your next event.

Get in touch: [email protected]

22/08/2024

“Events are a wonderful way to bring together friends, family and work colleagues, but they can be wasteful and leave a heavy environmental impact. At Forestside we are purpose-driven to achieve the highest standards of social and environmental practice. This reflects our unrelenting belief that as a society we must tread more lightly on the planet and to operate more sustainable business practices, while also recognising that we still have so much we can do.” - Will Devlin



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06/08/2024

Launching today, we are excited and very proud to introduce you to the newest member of Acre, Forestside.

Adjacent to Birchwood at Flimwell Park, Forestside is a new events space focused on three pillars Community, Celebration, and Corporate. A beautiful and inspiring space, both visually and architecturally, Forestside welcomes guests with an immediate sense of calm, with an open expanse of space, striking wooden beams, smooth concrete floors, and to-the-ceiling windows overlooking the woods.

Events are a wonderful way to bring people together, but they can be wasteful and leave a heavy environmental impact. Within Acre, we strive to achieve the highest standards of social and environmental practice, and this reflects our unrelenting belief that as a society we must tread more lightly on the planet while also recognising that we still have so much we can do. At Forestside we are committed more than ever to doing our bit to drive change.

As a hub for the community, Forestside brings together a programme of seasonal events to enrich the local calendar, while also being available for private hire and celebration. As an eco-friendly venue with a capacity for 140 seated or 200 standing and fully licensed for weddings - events at Forestside are responsibly delivered, without compromising on style and quality. The natural environment of Flimwell Park means we are changing the landscape of corporate events. Just over an hour from London and with good transport links, combined with a flexible range of event spaces, recreation, wellness, and accommodation, we have the perfect setting for a more sustainable and mindful approach to any event.

We look forward to welcoming you to Forestside very soon. Stay tuned for our next Flimwell Park Open Evening to explore the space for yourself.

19/03/2021

Food from the region, made to share 👨‍🍳👊💥 At both The Small Holding and The Curlew, we’re all about championing the incredible growers and producers we have on our doorstep, who will once again take centre stage on our menus when we return in May. The likes of Alsop & Walker, Hinxden Farm Dairy, Paley Farm, and Sankey's all help keep our larder full and dishes fresh! 😁🍽️🤙

18/03/2021

Ahead of our reopening in May, we’re firing up the Curlew kitchen! 👨‍🍳👊💥 We’ve naturally missed cooking for our guests more than anything during lockdown, so we’re loving getting back to playing around behind the stove, to see what works on the plate. It may not be what ends up on the menu, but it’s what we do and why we get out of bed in the morning, and we can’t wait to get back to feeding you 🙏😁🤙