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Left: Jonathan Broom, editor of HPB’s Bond magazine
Right: Madeiran fish with banana and passion fruit sauce
Enjoy endless foodie holidays on a plate
From Bondholder dinner events to gastronomic getaways, the Holiday Property Bond always has something to satisfy your appetite
No matter where you’re holidaying, you’ll probably agree that one of the best parts of exploring a new destination is tasting the local dishes and discovering unique flavours to take home with you. HPB understands this, which is why it works hard to create opportunities for its Bondholders to try different cuisines, both at home and away.
Destination-inspired dining
More than 10 years ago, Bondholder Dorothy Organ approached HPB with a wonderfully simple thought: what if fellow holidaymakers could share recipes from their favourite HPB locations? The idea took hold, and by 2012, the HPB Cookbook was published, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and delighting Bondholders with more than 120 tempting recipes.
Earlier this year, when a dusty copy of the book resurfaced in the HPB office, the team came up with the idea of recreating some of the recipes for a one-off Bondholder dinner, where each dish would celebrate a different HPB destination.
Left: Mücver (Turkish courgette cakes)
Right: Jonathan again, cooking the fish-with-banana
What was on the menu?
That dinner soon evolved into a multi-course Mediterranean-inspired experience for a small group of Bondholders, hosted at the Kings Arms, HPB’s own pub and hotel in North Yorkshire. HPB magazine editor Jonathan Bloom and creative director Steve Mew worked with head chef Julie Moore and her kitchen crew to bring some of the cookbook’s recipes from page to plate.
The evening’s menu included a whole host of delicious dishes, each inspired by one of HPB’s stunning holiday destinations. There was Canarian watercress soup, Turkish courgette cakes, a Majorcan leg of lamb, Madeira’s famous fish-with-banana dish, and to top it all off, Lanzarote’s fig ice cream with chocolate sauce.
Left: Fig ice cream with chocolate sauce and strawberry coulis
Right: Lamb leg stuffed with sobrasada (Spanish sausage)
A night to remember
Naturally, the evening was a roaring success, and while there’s no plan to make it a regular event, discussions have already begun about a possible winter-themed menu. This time, each course would take inspiration from one of HPB’s cooler-weather locations, with dishes ranging from Scottish roast venison to Norfolk’s lavender ice cream.
Whatever the next event brings, food will always be a central part of the HPB experience, whether you’re cooking in or dining out, as every holiday offers a taste of something new.
Fancy a foodie escape?
If you love exploring a destination through its cuisine, HPB’s breaks will tick all your boxes. From seaside spots in Spain and Portugal to countryside retreats closer to home, Bondholders have access to 34 stunning locations across the UK and Europe, many of which boast fantastic on-site restaurants where local ingredients and regional flavours take centre stage.
Some HPB sites are also close to other eateries, such as family-run tavernas, village bakeries or bustling food markets. So, no matter if you want to sample fresh seafood in Madeira, hearty game in Scotland or olive oil-drenched dishes in Greece, every holiday gives you a chance to eat like a local – often in settings with breathtaking views.
Alternatively, if you prefer to cook your own meals, HPB’s apartments and cottages all come fully equipped for experimenting with local produce and creating your own culinary adventures. Of course, however you choose to indulge, HPB will always have one thing on the menu: year after year of holidays in spectacular locations.
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Exclusive holidays for life: An initial payment from £5,000 and a quarterly fee of under £38 (that is around £150 a year), which can increase in line with, but not exceed, the Retail Price Index Excluding Mortgage Interest (RPIX), gives you access to all HPB’s holiday homes. For each HPB holiday, you will pay a no-profit user charge covering only property running and maintenance costs and use of on-site facilities. The average charge is the same throughout the year, and for a studio is around £372 a week and £569 for a two-bedroom property. Larger properties are also available. After an initial charge of 25%, your money is invested in a fund of holiday properties and securities. The fund itself meets annual charges of 2.5% of its net assets at cost, calculated monthly. Your investment return is purely in the form of holidays and, as with most investments, your capital is at risk. You can surrender your investment to the company after two years or more (subject to deferral in exceptional circumstances), but you will get back less than you invested because of the charges referred to above, as well as other overheads and changes in the value of the fund’s properties and securities.
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