Starting on Saturday 21st August, 102 Touch FM's Ben & Louisa will be embarking on a trip along the Grand Union and Stratford-upon-Avon canals, and will be broadcasting their show from various sites along their route.

On Sunday 22nd August, they'll be visiting the Fleur de Lys for dinner, and have asked us to invite you along!

Visit the 102 Touch FM website for more information: http://www.102touchfm.co.uk

On Sunday 23rd May, we'll be welcoming not one but TWO Morris dancing groups to the Fleur!

The Silhill 'Border' Morris Dancers will be sharing their colourful and lively style of dancing with the gathered crowds, while the 'Black Adder' Morris Dancers use their unique, high-stepping routines to entertain.

Bring a tambourine, a pair of dancing shoes, or at least a camera!

See you there! xx

It's that time of year again! British Pie Week is almost upon us, running from 1st - 7th March.

We'll be serving our usual wide selection of tasty pies, as well as some 'limited edition' flavours, and they will all be available on our 'Pie & Pudding for £10' offer (see last blog entry).

Check the blackboards for daily specials and flavours... Once they're gone, they're gone!!

Hello to you all!

Firstly, Happy New Year! (is it too late to still say that?) Hope you are all well and enjoyed your Christmas break.

This is just a quick note to let you know that the Pie & Pudding offer (see previous blog entry) is now available ALL DAY Monday - Saturday.

We also have some limited edition pies on rotation on the Specials menu, so see which ones are available when you come down. We're sure you'll enjoy them!

Make it your New Years' Resolution to try all the pies on the menu!

See you soon.

Love from all at the Fleur. xx

The Fleur de Lys has been awarded membership to the prestigious Head Brewer's Club, awarded by Greene King to it's best real-ale houses!

John Bexon, Head Brewer at Greene King, has hand-picked 300 of the country's best real-ale houses for entry into his Head Brewer's Club. When recently interviewed by The Publican, John Bexon said “Membership of the Head Brewer’s Club means the guarantee of a great pint and top notch service.”

You can view the full article by clicking here.

For more information about the Head Brewer's Club, visit the website: http://www.headbrewersclub.co.uk/

Head Chef Darren and the rest of the staff at the Fleur de Lys are proud to bring you our NEW MENU!

Featuring our much-loved Pies, and such culinary delights as Crayfish Tail Salad, Devilled Kidneys, Scallops with Black Pudding, Pig & Chicken, Lamb Shank, Boiled Bacon Hock, Homemade Marmalade Bread & Butter Pudding, and Sharing Chocolate Fondue, it's our most homely and yet exciting menu yet, and we hope you're going to enjoy it as much as we will.

Click here to view the menu in .pdf format.

We also now have a separate 'bar snacks' menu, which features hot and cold snacks such as Fish Finger & Tartare, Sausage & Red Onion, Cheese & Branston, and Prawn Marie Rose sandwiches. View by clicking here.

It would be great if you joined us soon!

Love from all at the Fleur. xx

So, first things first... Thanks so much to all of you that came down to our Caribbean Night, especially Delroy who truly made the evening special, entertaining us all as we danced the night away!

Bonfire Night will be the next 'event' at the pub, and this year we'll be hoping to make it our most successful yet. The weather wasn't too kind to us last year, but the fireworks and gigantic bonfire more than made up for it. We're crossing all of our fingers and toes, though, and hopefully Pete will refrain from sharing his singing voice with the rest of us, so that this year will be a dry one.

We'll be lighting the bonfire and releasing the fireworks into the heavens on SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2009, from around 7pm onwards. There will be an outdoor BBQ, and for the first time ever entrance will be FREE! However, we will be collecting for BBC Children In Need, and ask that donations are made to help support this wonderful cause. Please give generously!

We've moved the location of the bonfire from previous years, so that the 'top field' can be used for parking, to ease congestion on the surrounding roads. But we suggest getting here early, if no more to make sure you get a good space than to soak up the atmosphere of what is always an enjoyable evening.

On a final note, you may also have noticed that we've now put our Christmas Fayre and Christmas Day menus up here on the website... Click here to find out more.

See you soon?

xx

You will be delighted to hear that we have now confirmed the booking for a steel pan musician to perform LIVE at the Fleur de Lys for our Caribbean Night!!

Delroy from Hearts Aglow Records, the record company created by the world famous Birmingham-based steel pan artist The Mighty Jamma, will be appearing to perform live throughout the night, bringing the finishing touch to an authentic Caribbean experience.

For more information about Hearts Aglow Records and The Mighty Jamma, visit his website:

http://www.jammasteelpan.net/

There are still a few tables left, make sure you book soon to avoid disappointment.

See you Saturday! xx

As the British summer draws to an end, and the weather begins to turn decidedly more ‘English’, we’re going to keep the warm summer spirit alive by hosting our very first CARIBBEAN NIGHT at the Fleur de Lys!

Following on from the successes of our recent ‘Curry’ and ‘Mediterranean’ Nights, we’re hoping that this will be the best theme-night yet!

3 courses for £19.95… Book early to avoid disappointment!

Flip flops and straw hats optional!

Call 01564 782 431 or email mail@fleurdelys-lowsonford.com for bookings and enquiries.

Hey everyone! Hope you're all keeping well, it's been good to see more than a few of you down here the last few weeks!

Thanks to everyone who came to our Mediterranean Night last Friday... Unfortunately, we weren't able to update the site beforehand to give you a warning that it was going to happen, but it didn't stop you coming out in force to support the night and enjoy some fine mediterranean cuisine - so thanks guys!

You may have noticed a few changes around the pub over the last month or so, and you can expect some more in the weeks to come. The main one will be that we are extending the patio area, to allow us to serve more food outside during the nice weather that we're finally having this year (logistic and safety reasons have prevented us from serving food over on the grassy area near to the canal, but extending the patio will hopefully solve that issue). The new tables arrived today, and we'll be moving the fence over the next week or so, so watch this space!

We've also installed a new music system, which allows us to have complete control over what you listen to, rather than having to play what we're told to by someone hundreds of miles away... Expect everything from Earth, Wind & Fire, through Jamiroquai and Seasick Steve, to The Kinks and Motown's finest. If you've got a band or an artist that you'd like to suggest for us, we'd love to hear from you. We're all music lovers with a wide and varied taste, so anything new for us to listen to is always welcomed and appreciated. Send us an email or let us know in person when you're here!

We've also welcomed back a few old faces and brought in some new blood to ensure that all you hungry and thirsty customers are kept suitably quenched and satisfied over these glorious summer months, when we inevitably get busier as you come to enjoy the canalside gardens and relaxing atmosphere. We hope your next visit will be even more enjoyable than the last!

Finally for this blog entry, we'd like to appeal to any musicians who are interested in performing at the pub to get in touch, as we're keen to start putting more live acts on again and looking for talent. Drop us a line or send us your details on an email, it'll be great to hear from you.

Until next time, enjoy the summer sunshine, and don't leave it too long before you come back! We miss you already!

Love from all at the Fleur. xx

Thanks to our adventurous new chef, we are proud to be able to announce our very first Curry Night at the Fleur de Lys, featuring 3 courses of fresh, home-made authentic cuisine for only £14.95 per person.

CLICK HERE to view the menu.

Call 01564 782431 or email mail@fleurdelys-lowsonford.com for reservations and enquiries.

Hey everyone! Hope you're well, it's been a short while since our last post... I'm sure it will have been worth the wait for this though!

Our new head chef Craig Blackman invites you to enjoy our new summer menu!

Click here to view the new menu (April 2009)

You'll notice that as well as a whole range of tasty new main courses, specifically chosen and designed for the summer months ahead, there is also a new pie on the pie menu, called the 'Deerstalker'. Featuring British venison, cottechino sausage, streaky bacon, lentils, winter vegetables, juniper, thyme & red wine, it's fast becoming a new favourite of ours!

Combine these with a variety of daily homemade desserts and specials, and you're sure to have an enjoyable meal with us!

And don't forget our HUGE canalside beer garden and children's play area, when the English weather is kind to us!

Hope to see you all soon!

Love from all at the Fleur xx

Wishing you all a happy Mother's Day.

If you are heading down to the Fleur today, you can click here to view the special Mother's Day menu before you arrive.

If not, be sure to spend some special time with those women that you love, and we'll see you soon! xx

To celebrate British Pie Week, which runs from 2nd - 9th March 2009, you can purchase our famous pies with a pint of IPA or Carling (or Coke or Lemonade) for only £10 (over 20% off normal combined price).

The offer is only available during British Pie Week, which is as good an excuse as any to come down and see us!

We will also be introducing some new pies to our menu throughout the month of March, so check back soon for more info!

Click here for our current Pie Menu.

For those of you who use WordPress, you may now follow the Fleur de Lys Blog there too!

http://fleurdelyslowsonford.wordpress.com/

Hover over 'blog info' at the top right of the page and click 'subscribe to blog'...

If you have a website or blog that you think we might be interested in, get in touch and let us know! We are always looking for new ideas for the pub and ways to entertain both you (the customer) and ourselves!

Send us your links via email or leave a comment here on the blog.

Finally, we are also now on Twitter, leaving you absolutely no excuse not to interact and have fun with us!

http://twitter.com/FDLL

We look forward to seeing / speaking with / twittering with / blogging with you soon! xxx

Just a quickie to let you know we've added some more photos to the gallery...

Click here to go to the gallery page.

To browse through the photos, simply hover over the large image and click the arrows that appear at each side. (There's more than one page!)

If you have any photos from your visits to the pub that you would like to share with us, or have featured in our gallery, please send them to us via email.

See you soon! x

We'll let you know more details as and when they're confirmed (menus and offers and the like), but for now here are a few dates to put in your diary...

British Pie Week: 2nd - 9th March 2009

Mother's Day: Sunday 22nd March 2009

Easter Weekend: Friday 10th - Sunday 12th April 2009

Bookings for all can be made via telephone on 01564 782 431 or email at mail@fleurdelys-lowsonford.com

(Please include your full name and contact telephone number when emailing).

We are now taking bookings for Valentine's Day, Saturday 14th February 2009.

Our specially designed menu will be available for £22.95 per person (three courses).

Click here to view the menu.

Bring the one you love... Or the wife! Book early to avoid disappointment.

Telephone 01564 782 431 or email mail@fleurdelys-lowsonford.com for bookings and enquiries.

(Please include your full name and contact telephone number when emailing)