The week
Five nights, and each one has its own temper
A beginners' bay, a loud Friday, a long Saturday with the whistle, a Sunday roast and a growers' Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday the shed is dark.
Night by night
What is happening when
ThursdayBeginners' bay at 5pm, forty minutes, free3pm – 11pm
FridayFull room, ring ahead for the kitchen3pm – 11pm
SaturdayWhistle called at 6pm and 9pm, seats shift12pm – 11pm
SundayRoast off the coals, beginners' bay at 2pm12pm – 9pm
MondayGrowers' night, slow tables, early finish3pm – 10pm
TuesdayDeliveries and the weekly scrubClosed
WednesdayShut, garden dayClosed
The three to plan around
If you only come once a week
Thursday's beginners' bay takes ten people at two tables. It runs forty minutes, costs nothing, and most of our Monday regulars started at it.
Saturday is the one with the whistle. Two seat changes across the evening, which sounds fussy and turns out to be the reason strangers end up talking.
Monday belongs to the growers. It is the quietest night we run, the kitchen does one dish, and the last hand is usually done by half nine.
Thu 5pm
Beginners' bay, ten seats, no charge.
Sat 6pm & 9pm
Whistle, everyone moves one seat clockwise.
Mon all night
Growers' night, slow tables, one dish on the board.