Consisting of crusty bread, meats, cheese and other accompaniments such as pickled onions, boiled eggs and salad, it supposedly resembles what a ploughman might have eaten on a midday break in the fields. The version that we know and love today was popularised as a pub dish in the 1950s where it is still often served now. If you wanted to find a quality spot to enjoy a Ploughman's lunch in Dorset and the New Forest here are a few options you could go to.
: 76, Basepoint Business Centre, East Parley, BH23 6NX : 4.9/5 (from 56 Google Reviews) Peaches of Bournemouth offers a hearty Ploughman's lunch for collection, delivery, or to eat in. It includes freshly baked baguettes as part of this alongside the options of honey-glazed gammon or chicken breast for the meats.
Additionally, it comes with four different cheeses, pickled onions, hard-boiled eggs, pate, grapes and celery. : Tarrant Monkton, Blandford Forum DT11 8RX : 4.5/5 (from 637 Google Reviews) and 4.
5/5 (from 426 reviews) The Langton Arms can be found in the village of Tarrant Monkton near Blandford Forum and is well worth stopping off at for a Ploughman's. Their version is "big enough to share" according to their menu, and features West Country cheeses and homey roasted ham as its main components. One reviewer wrote: "Went for an impromptu lunch, staff were very friendly, beer garden to the rear was humongous and the Ploughman’s to share was exceptional.
" : 14 High Street, Piddlehinton, Dorchester DT2 7TD Rating: 4.7/.