Being outside sharpens the senses and the appetite, refreshes the soul and gives different perspectives - and National Trust properties provide a wealth of different environments in which to enjoy food outdoors.

the book will include over 100 recipes covering picnics, barbeques and campfire food. they range from bresola rolls and lemon gin to be enjoyed as a punting picnic, to a warming minestrone and spiced parkin for bonfire night, a baba ganoush made with aubegines chargrilled on the barbecue, or mussels

wrapped in seaweed and cooked on the embers of a campfire. Author Laura Mason gives tips on transporting and cooking the food in the great outdoors, as

well as giving historical context to the recipes and suggesting the best National trust places to eat outdoors.