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2 Aug
Top Ten Accessories for a Perfect Picnic
Posted by Emily in Eat, Gift. Tagged: BBQ, candle bags, cherry table cloth, enamel mug, flat pack picnic set, gingham tablecloth, picnic, picnic accessories, picnic basket, picnic cocktail set, portable BBQ, solar powered dab radio, solar powered radio, tiffin box. Leave a Comment
Picnics are one of the best things about summer. OK, so eating outdoors means fending off wasps, ants and other creepy crawlies. You might get grass or sand in your food. But the smell of the fresh air, maybe mingling with the whiff of a BBQ (who says a picnic can’t also include a barbecue? It gives you the best of both worlds.) makes food taste better, and people seem so much smilier when eating outdoors on a sunny day.
Any good picnic requires the perfect tablecloth, like the gorgeous cherry print gingham tablecloth above (£40, Dollydagger.com).
Then, of course, you need a picnic basket to carry your wares. This cute polka dot number is insulated, and comes complete with four wine goblets, plates, cutlery, salt and pepper shakers, a corkscrew and a chopping board, which makes the £54.99 price tag better value.
If that’s a bit pricey, Cath Kidston has an adorable flat pack picnic set at a more reasonable (though single use) £15.
This four tier tiffin box (£23, John Lewis) is ideal to hold all your picnic salads and side dishes: coleslaw, potato salad, panzanella, tomato, onion and avocado salad, tortilla or whatever else you fancy (picnic recipes to follow as summer progresses).
Keep your hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold with this vintage-style Beano flask (£15.95, John Lewis)
And take a Rob Ryan enamel mug to share your hot beverage with friends (£8.95, nottheusual.co.uk).
Of course, no picnic would be complete without cocktails. This gorgeous cocktail kit (£42.89, hotcakegifts.co.uk) may be pricey but it includes a cocktail shaker, two martini glasses, leather coasters and stirrers, and adds a ridiculous level of sophistication to your picnic. Just don’t forget your ice.
Should you wish to add a little heat to your picnic, this cute BBQ bucket (£9.99, Amazon.co.uk) can be filled with coal and firelighters prior to setting off, and is easy to carry home once you’re done.
When it comes to pretty lighting, fire balloons (aka sky lanterns) may be tempting but they can be really dangerous to livestock as animals can get hurt by the wires, and the lanterns can cause fires in haystacks. Instead, opt for candle bags (currently on sale at Firebox.com, at £3.99)
No picnic is complete without music, and this Robert’s solar powered radio (£83.74, Nigel’s Eco Store) gives you classic style and entertainment in one, so you can dance the night away under the stars.