Classic Events

Give way to the lover of entertainment in you! 2012 promises the biggest names in New Forest events.

It's the passion of Robert and his team that makes many of the events at this exceptionally lovely hotel so special. So if you enjoy an evening out whilst dining, then these are the events for you.

Click brochure on right for an on screen event leaflet for 2012 or call us for a printed version.

Events Offers

Event Mini-Break Offer
25% Discount on rooms!  Booking an event?  Why not book a charming hotel room with breakfast at the same time and make your evening more enjoyable. Offer subject to room availability.

EarlyBird Offer - Save 10%
Book and pay for your events 2 months ahead and receive a 10% discount.

Gift Vouchers
Perfect gifts. You choose how much you want to give and they choose their night out (they can also be used in our Gallery Restaurant, Hotel, Art Days or Beauty Treatments).

Events up to January 2013                                                                                                         

Art Day: Solent Shores in Winter
Monday 16th January 9.30-4pm
Paint in the medium of your choice any view of The Solent, either looking out to sea, or inland from the sea. Winter light will play a major part in the mood of your painting. Jane will demonstrate and show examples of her work. Cost: £75 including tuition & hand-outs, morning coffee, 2 course lunch and afternoon tea.

Burns Night Dinner
Wednesday 25th January from 7pm
Join us for a sumptuous meal of haggis, neaps and tatties to celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet. Our piper will pipe the Haggis into the room and toast it with a wee dram of whisky. After the meal he will play a medley of traditional scottish tunes. Cost: £24.50 includes 3-Course Dinner with Piper.

Valentine’s Night
Tuesday 14th February from 7pm
Special Romantic Candelit Dinner with grande piano accompanist playing your favourite songs.Cost: £29.50 includes Red Carpet Reception, Special 3-Course Dinner and Luxury Chocolate Hearts, with Live Pianist.

Someone Like You - Adele Tribute
Friday 9th March from 7pm
All the way from Wakefield, the UK’s finest Adele tribute artist, Olivia takes the stage by storm. Her resemblance and singing voice are uncanny. Someone Like You, Make you feel my Love, Rolling in the Deep, Turning Tables, Love Song, Don’t you Remember, Take it all. £35.00 inc Special 3-Course Dinner & Live Show.

Art Day: Industrial Settings
Monday 12th March 9.30am-4pm
There is beauty, history & drama to be found in factories, shipyards, & docklands. Think about light & semi-abstract shapes in this environment. Use watercolour, acrylics & mixed media to create textures, colours, design & shapes.  Cost :£75 inc tuition & hand-outs, morning coffee, 2-course lunch & afternoon tea.

St Patrick’s Night Special Dinner
Saturday 17th March from 7pm
Come and celebrate Ireland’s most famous saint with a Hearty Irish Dinner and your favourite Irish songs. Cost: £19.50 Includes Special 3-Course Dinner with Irish Stew and other Irish favourites. You don’t need to be Irish!

Mother’s Day with Pianist
Sunday 18th March from 12 noon
We know how important it is to book Mum’s favourite place for Mother’s Day so we’ve extended our Special Mother’s Day Lunch to make it available until late afternoon. Even so, please book early to avoid disappointment. Cost: £29.95 includes Special 3-Course Lunch

Good Friday Special Fish Lunch
Friday 6th April from 12 noon
Join us for a traditional Good Friday Fish Lunch with special fish of the day. Cost: £16.50 includes 2 course lunch with piano accompaniment.

Michael Buble Tribute Show
Friday 6th April from 7pm
A truly stunning and mesmerising show capturing the sheer brilliance that is Michael Buble! Featuring all of his Greatest hits including’Home’, ‘Everything’ and from the latest album ‘Crazy Love’, ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’ and many, many more...
Cost £35.00 includes Special 3-Course Dinner and Live Show

Special Easter Sunday Lunch
Sunday 8th April from 12 noon
Hop in for a Special Festive Easter Sunday Lunch with Special Easter Desserts. Choose from Carrot Cake, Chocolate Easter Nests, Easter Rhubarb Pie and many more.... Cost: £29.95 includes 3-Courses and Easter Egg Hunt for the Children. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Easter Sunday Flamenco Night!
Sunday 8th April from 7pm
The internationally acclaimed London Flamenco Duo come and visit Sway Manor for one night  to bring you their Live Flamenco dance and guitar show with a Special Spanish Dinner.  Cost: £29.50 includes Special 3-Course Spanish Style Dinner and Live Spanish Guitar and Dance Show.

St George’s Day Bull’n’Bush Night
Monday 23 April 7pm
Songsheets supplied so you can celebrate being English in Sing-a-long Cockney Style. Songs from the 20s to the 80s including Lovely Bunch of Coconuts, My Old Man, Roll Out the Barrell, Beatles and more...
Cost: £24.50 includes Special 3-Course Hearty English Favourites Dinner and Fun Live Music Show.

Lady Gaga Tribute
Sunday 6th May from 7pm
The most authentic & exciting Lady Gaga. She can sing, dance & play piano just like GaGa, 100% live, songs such as Judas, Bad Romance & Love Game... With her lithe body & stunning replica outfits you will think the real Lady GaGa is in the Haus! So Put your Paws up Monsters! £35 inc Special 3-Course Dinner & Live Show.

Art Day: Fields, Barrows & Standing Stones
Monday 14th May 9.30am-4pm
Look for evidence of man on our landscape. Old small field systems & stone walls; tracks & scars across fields from man & machinery; barrows, standing stones or stone circles left isolated amongst cultivated land. Work from sketches or photos in any media. £75 inc tuition, hand-outs, morning coffee, 2-course lunch & afternoon tea.

Sinatra - The Vegas Years
Sunday 3rd June from 7pm
January 1966 - The Copa room at the Sands hotel and the Count Basie orchestra have just finished tuning up …They break into the opening bars of ‘Come fly with me’ … The rest is history! Tonight.. You can be there too !!!! £35.00 inc 3-Course Dinner with Coffee & Live Show.

Sway Open Gardens BBQ & Cream Teas
Sunday 10th June from 11am
As part of Sway Open Gardens Week we thought we’d throw a Sway Manor Garden Party. Come and enjoy our 5 acres of sweeping lawns, flower beds and kitchen garden. Special Cream Teas and BBQ available. Admission Free

Special Fathers’ Day BBQ
Sunday 17th June from 3pm
Special Father’s Day Family Fun afternoon.  BBQ in the upper gardens with Cream Teas, Childrens’ Menu, Chips, nuggets etc available. Heated Outdoor Swimming Pool and a Garden Bar.

A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Friday 22nd June from 7pm
We’re thrilled to bring you the internationally acclaimed and UK’s top Amy Winehouse Tribute,Tania Alboni. She has perfected the unique style & sound that Amy is so famous for. Just Friends, Love is a Losing Game, Tears Dry on Their Own, Rehab & many more... £35.00 including 3-Course Dinner and Live Show

Sway Manor Charity Dog Show
Saturday 23rd June 11.30am (registrations from 11am)
In aid of The Labrador Lifeline Trust. Pedigree and Fun Classes, 2 show rings and rosettes to 5 places. Attractions including the Hampshire Harriers, stalls, BBQ.... Show Entry £1.00 (children under 16 free). Free Parking, weather permitting. Class Entry £1.50 per class in advance or £2 per class on the day.

Art Day: Looking Down
Monday & Tuesday 25th-26th June 9.30am-4pm
An unusual view-point. Mostly we look across at a subject. Looking down from a height such as a cliff produces exciting new perspectives, interesting shapes, patterns & forms. Jane will help you with your composition. Medium of your choice. £150 inc 2 days tuition & hand-outs, morning coffees, 2 course lunches & teas.

Sway Carnival Events
Friday 29th June - 7pm Disco & Dinner - Family’s welcome. £19.50 inc buffet and disco entertainment.
Sunday 1st July from 3.30pm Carnival BBQ - Chips, Cream Teas Heated Outdoor Pool. Admission Free
Friday 6th July -  Carnival Procession ends here. Band, BBQ & Bar on lawns. Admission Free

Billy Joel & Elton’s Tribute
Friday 13th July from 7pm
Not one great tribute act but TWO in the same evening!  Graham Nash is the Best Elton John tribute in the UK, and Graham Nash is also the Best Billy Joel tribute in the UK - and he plays great piano.  A fantastic double act. Cost: £35.00 includes Special 3-Course Dinner with Live Singer/Pianist.

Art Day: Olympic Celebrations
Monday 6th August 9.30am-4pm
Whether or not you have attended The Games you will have been moved by the achievements of the athletes at all the venues around London and in Weymouth. Jane will demonstrate some alternative ways to capture the atmosphere of the subject. £75 inc tuition & hand-outs, morning coffee, 2-course lunch afternoon tea.

Legends of Soul
Sunday 26th August from 7pm
This theatrical musical experience is presented by multi talented Shenton Dixon who has been featured in several west End Musicals. Jam packed with pure Soul Classic’s. Shenton brings you George Benson, Stevie Wonder & Barry White, with special guest star Mr Louis Armstrong. 35.00 includes special 3-Course Dinner & Live Show.

Robbie Williams Tribute Show
Friday 14th September from 7pm
A Truly stunning and mesmerising show capturing the sheer brilliance that is Robbie Williams!  Featuring Greatest hits including Angels, Feel, Rock DJ, Let Me Entertain You and She’s The One and many more...this is a great night to be entertained! Cost £35.00 includes Special 3-Course Dinner, Coffee and Live Show.

Art Day: Puddles, Rivers & Ditches
Monday 17 September 9.30am-4pm
Tramp around the forest, or a favourite place at this time of year and see how, even on a dull day, the water reflects light. Photograph & sketch from your photos, then paint the forest using your favourite media. Jane will show you ways to develop your ideas. £75 inc tuition & hand-outs, morning coffee, 2- course lunch & afternoon tea.

Sumptuous Opera Favourites
Friday 19th October from 7pm
Internationally acclaimed Fabienne Borget brings naughtiness & fun to her interpretation of famous arias.She has sung leads from Turandot,  La Bohème, Madam Butterfly, La Traviata, Don Giovanni, the Magic Flute & many more & she brings these to you tonight. £35.00 inc 3-Course Dinner &  Live Show

Art Day: Harbours
Monday 5th November 9.30-4pm
Large & small harbours are all around our coast. Tributes to the engineers who built them & havens for vessels. Your painting could be about the shapes involved, the boats or the bystanders. Jane takes you through stages using various media. £75 inc tuition & hand-outs, morning coffee, 2 course lunch & afternoon tea.

Shirley Bassey Tribute Show
Friday 23rd November from 7pm
Diamonds Are Forever, Big Spender, Moonraker, Something, For All We Know, As Long As He Needs Me, What Kind Of Fool Am I?, If You Go Away, Goldfinger ... the hits go on and on thanks to this brilliant tribute by the sparkling Miss Diva. Cost £35 includes Special 3-Course Dinner and Live Show.

Adele Tribute - Kicks Off Christmas!!
Friday 30th November from 7pm
All the way from Wakefield, the UK’s finest Adele tribute artist, Olivia takes the stage by storm. Her resemblance and singing voice are uncanny. Someone Like You, Make you feel my Love, Rolling in the Deep, Turning Tables, Love Song, Don’t you Remember, Take it all. £35.00 inc Special 3-Course Dinner & Live Show.

Christmas Disco
Saturday 1st December from 7pm
Special Early Christmas Disco Party for those who can’t make it nearer to Xmas. Large dance floor, great atmosphere and an evening dancing to the greatest disco sounds Here’s an opportunity to celebrate with your friends and work colleagues. Cost: £29.50 includes special 3-Course Dinner and Disco evening.

Get Christmassy with Michael Bublé
Friday 7th December from 7pm
A complete sell-out and a tumultuous show in the Spring - now David Bradley returns This is an absolute must for anyone wanting a Christmas Party with THE DIFFERENCE, David is the best Michael Buble Tribute on the circuit.  And he is hot! £35.00 inc 3-Course Dinner with Coffee & Live Show.

3 Christmas Discos
Saturday 8th, Friday 14th, Saturday 15th December 7pm
3 Special Christmas Disco Parties to chose from with Fabulous Dinner. Large dance floor, great atmosphere and an evening dancing to the greatest disco sounds Here’s an opportunity to celebrate with your friends and work colleagues. Cost: £31.50 includes special 3-Course Dinner and Disco evening.

Sinatra Christmas Songbook
Friday 21st December from 7pm
We’re thrilled to be able to offer a Christmas Party with Anthony Adams from BBC TV’s ‘The One and Only’. Anthony sings ‘White Christmas’, ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’ and many more. Cost: £35.00 Includes a Special 3-Course Dinner, Coffee & Live Show

Traditional Christmas Day & Boxing Day
Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26 December 12pm & 7.30pm
Join us for a traditional English Christmas with all the trimmings, and Buffet Supper separately in the evening. £99.50 inc welcoming drink, traditional Christmas Lunch & Christmas Pudding at its very best.  Supper £12.50. Boxing Day Lunch £45. Dinner £30.

New Year’s Eve
Monday 31st December from 7pm
Celebrate the New Year in our Gallery Restaurant with a Champagne Reception followed by Black-Tie dinner with dancing. Welcome in 2013 with Champagne, Auld Lang Syne and lively celebrations!

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