National Picnic Week: London’s Best Picnic Hampers

It’s National Picnic Week (13-21 June)! Pick up one of the following Fortnum and Mason hampers and head to a Royal Park to embrace the summer

Fortnum & Mason’s foodie experts have created a throng of fresh picnic packages housed in both the trademark wicker hampers and light and stylish cool bags, and have catered for all outdoor excursions from the classic park picnic, to a feast for festivals and even a meal fit for a man and his beloved dog.For the most stylish outdoor pursuits, a Fortnum & Mason picnic set looks good enough to eat with their signature Eau de Nil crockery and accessories, and will guarantee sartorial points for this summer and many more. For the full range of Fortnum and Mason picnic hampers, visit www.fortnumandmason.com

Fortnum & Mason Hamperling for Two, Afternoon Tea £50

This Hamperling holds an afternoon tea for 2 including two rounds of finger sandwiches, fresh scones with clotted cream and preserve, tea or coffee and mini bottles of champagne.  Hamperlings can be ordered online and picked up from the Piccadilly store.

The Groombridge Picnic £60
Presented in a canvas cool bag, this fresh picnic caters for two and includes finger sandwiches, an afternoon cream tea, fresh goat’s curd summer green vegetable salad and Fortnum’s Bardolino Chiaretto.

Man’s Best Friend Picnic £25
The perfect picnic for the foodie gentleman and his canine companion.  This cool bag houses Fortnum’s English ale, a traditional pork pie, a fresh apple, Barbers cheddar and a pack of dog biscuits.

The Festival Picnic from £260

This hamper is a festival of flavour and filled to the brim with fresh treats such as Rare Glenarm Salt aged fillet beef carpaccio, smoked fish, potato salad, tarte tatin, chocolate tart and a bottle of Fortnum’s fine Minervois.  This hamper can be made for parties of four, and up to 10 people.

The Richmond Picnic £115
A traditional feast including pork pies, scotch eggs, ploughman’s pie, a summer salad of green vegetables and a dozen quails eggs lies within this smart cool bag.

The Champagne Picnic Basket £400
This hamper is a festival of flavour and filled to the brim with fresh treats such as Rare Glenarm Salt aged fillet beef carpaccio, smoked fish, potato salad, tarte tatin, chocolate tart and a bottle of Fortnum’s fine Minervois.  This hamper can be made for parties of four and up to 10 people.