MOOR HALL - Key Persons


Mark Birchall

Mark was born in Chorley, Lancashire and trained at Runshaw College. He won the Roux Scholarship, the premier competition for chefs in the UK, in 2011. He also worked at El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, a 3 Michelin Star Restaurant owned by the Roca Brothers, twice voted the World's Best Restaurant. Mark was previously Executive Chef of L'Enclume in Cumbria. Mark's menus showcase his own style of modern British cuisine, wherever possible using produce grown on the five-acre Moor Hall site or from local suppliers, and reflecting the broad culinary experience he has garnered over the last 20 years. Mark was recently crowned ‘Best Chef in the UK', winning the Chefs' Chef of the Year award at the AA Hospitality Awards. Selected by AA Rosette-awarded chefs, this is a unique award recognising the best chef in the UK, as chosen by their peers.