Planning The Perfect Picnic
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Summer is finally here and the weather is getting warmer, so there’s no better time to plan a picnic
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This traditional-style wicker hamper is loaded with all you need for a perfect picnic. Navigate Three Rivers filled wicker picnic hamper, £75 John Lewis & Partners
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1. Karyatis Queen pitted Gordal olives, £2.99 Odysea, stockists regionwide
2. Island Bakery black pepper oatcakes, £2.60 Northumberland Cheese Company, Blagdon
3. Wensleydale with stem ginger truckle, £4.50 Wensleydale Creamery, stockists Yorkshirewide
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Pork pie, £1.60 De Giorgio Butchers, Sunderland | Soppressata chilli, fennel and garlic salami, £5 Meat Salt Smoke, Heaton
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4. Tomato and black olive bread thins, £3.10 Cartwright & Butler at Hammonds of Hull
5. Tomato and pepper chutney, £4.25 Northumbrian Pantry, stockists regionwide
6. Gravel and Loam 2020 Marlborough sauvignon blanc, £11.50 Yorkshire Vintners, Ripon
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Berwick Edge cheese, £5.50 Doddington Dairy, stockists regionwide | Smoked air dried ham, £5.20 Lishman’s of Ilkley | Traditional family pork pie (pack of four), £24.99 Toppings Pies, Doncaster
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7. Nocellara pitted olives, £4.50 Casalinga at Weetons Food Hall, Harrogate
8. Fig chutney, £5.50 Rosebud Preserves, stockists Yorkshirewide
9. Guillaume Aurele Chardonnay, £8.99 The Wine Chambers, Tynemouth