Are you Burns Night ready? A once in a lifetime experience!
A 0nce in a millennium Burns Night...
Burns Night 2025
This Burns Night is truly a once in a life time experience. Not only does Burns Night occur on the 25th Day of the 25th year of the 21st century, it also occurs on the night of the closest planetary alignment of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus this century. If the skies are clear, we should be able to see Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter with the naked eye and Neptune and Uranus with a telescope.
This makes Burns Night 2025 the most auspicious Burns Night events ever celebrated. It will not happen again during the next thousand years.
Of course the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums will be helping our friends and their guests celebrate Burns Night all over Wiltshire, Hampshire, and the West Country.
Burns Night with the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
Where can you see our Pipers performing
Our Pipers and their 'Scallies' who will be performing the Address to the Haggis will be performing all over Wiltshire, Hampshire and the West Country at various Burns Night events. Some of these are ticketed event and some are open house events.
Come along and join in the fun
Why not celebrate Burns Night with the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums near you. Enjoy a night of feasting and entertainment at the venues listed below
Burns Night supper & Ceilidh
This is an event not to miss! Please turn out and support this amazing fundraiser, led by the Worshipful the Mayor: Councillor Ian Jeffrey of Test Valley Borough Council.
All funds raised will donated in aid of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Jumbulance and a number of smaller charities.
Saturday 25th of January 2025
It will be another 100 years before Burns Night falls on the 25th day of the 25th year of the century, and over a thousand years before Burns Night falls on the night of the planetary alignment - a very lucky and highly auspicious event.
Join us at the Crosfield Hall, Romsey from 6:30pm until 10:30 pm to celebrate and to raise funds for deserving charities
Music & Entertainment
Music will be played throughout the evening, with guests being greeted by one of the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums band lead pipers, Mr Eric Dougherty, playing traditional music and leading the Haggis into the venue.
Dress
We ask that all guests help to make this evening a very special and successful one so we ask that gentlemen observe either black tie, suite or formal Highland dress, and ladies wear evening dress.
SOLD OUT
The ticket price includes a welcome drink, and a traditional four course Burns Night supper with accompanying wine, a formal address to the Haggis, dancing, raffle and auction.
The star prize is a week for four persons in a cottage overlooking Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire.
Your country pub in the town
The George at Woolley
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
The George at Woolley
The George at Woolley is your country pub in town. its traditional and cosy lounge with la og fire in the winter and beautiful, secluded garden in the warmer months all ado the ambience of the events that we host.
This year We have created a wonderful Burns Night menu inspired by seasonal, locally sourced ingredients It is a pleasure both
The George at Woolley is your country pub in town. its traditional and cosy lounge with la og fire in the winter and beautiful, secluded garden in the warmer months all ado the ambience of the events that we host.
This year We have created a wonderful Burns Night menu inspired by seasonal, locally sourced ingredients It is a pleasure both to behold and enjoy! Our Burns Night Event will be hosted in the Brunswick and Hanover function rooms.
The Burns Night Menu
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
The George at Woolley
Our chef has created this traditional Burns Night Menu: A Starter of Scotch eggs (vegan option) with a choice of main courses, Venison Wellington with neeps & tatties, Celeriac Wellington with neeps & tatties, Smoked haddock, prawn and mussel gratin followed by a dessert of Ice Whisky parfait with toasted oats and raspberries.
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
Our guests will be greeted by one of the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums band lead pipers, Pipe-Sergeant Mr Keith Turner, playing traditional pipe music.
Pipe-Sergeant Turner will also pipe the Haggis into each of the Function Rooms where the formal Address to the Haggis will be delivered by the 'Scally'.
The Hatchet Inn at Lower Chute
Burns Night at the Hatchet Inn
The Hatchet Inn is a picturesque thatched pub, dating back to the 13th century. It sits nestled away amongst the small group of villages known as The Chutes. The Hatchet resides in Lower Chute, near the town of Andover, amidst idyllic countryside on the Hampshire-Wiltshire border.
Jeremy & Milly have created an intimate Burns Night celebration for our friends and customers. Our Guests will arrive from 6:30pm to 7pm, for dinner at 7:30pm, serenaded by the sound of the Scottish Highland Bagpipes. Dinner will be served after the Selkirk Grace, where the Address to the Haggis will be performed and the Haggis ceremonially 'stabbed'.
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
To make Burns Night at The Hatchet in Lower Chute extra special, we have engaged the services of Mr Andy Heward, one of the lead Pipers of the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums. Andy will be piping the welcome for our guests as they arrive and will pipe the Haggis into the pub to be presented and ceremonially 'stabbed'.
Our Burns Night Menu
We have created a special Burns Night Menu for you. Guests will receive traditional warm sour bread and creamed butter as they sit at their table, followed by a two course meal of Haggis, Tatties & Neeps (vegetarian option available) followed by a delicious Cranachan. The Burns Night Event and Meal is brought to you at £25.00 per person and must be booked in advance with a £10.00 deposit per person.
The Barleycorn Inn - Collingbourne Kingston
Burns Night at the Barleycorn Inn
The Barleycorn Inn is a charming 18th century coaching inn situated in Collingbourne Kingston; a small village nestled in the Bourne Valley in Wiltshire between Marlborough and Salisbury. This pub is the beating heart of the community, and has been for over 200 years. Tom, Terry and Chef Mike have gone all out this Burns Night and present a specially curated three course Burns Night extravaganza for you to enjoy.
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums
To make Burns Night at The Barleycorn Inn just that bit extra special, we have engaged the services of Mr Richard Bingham, of the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums. Richard will be piping the welcome for our guests as they arrive and will pipe the Haggis into the pub to be presented and ceremonially 'stabbed'.
The Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums is the official Pipe Band of the Barleycorn Inn.
Our Burns Night Menu
Tom, Terry and Chef Mike have created a Burns Night Feast for this very special occasion. This delicious and traditional three course meal served with a tot of the finest Scottish Whisky will make this event a memorable one: You can see the menu by clicking here.
The Burns Night Event and Meal is brought to you at £39.99 per person. Please note that tables and menu selections must be booked in advance.
Celebrate Burns Night with the WCP&D and friends
A once in a life time experience