Pampering
Glo Pamper
Introducing Glo - a luxurious, relaxing and truly indulgent visiting spa service. That’s right, you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your holiday property. Their highly experienced hand-picked therapists will ensure you receive a luxury spa experience from the moment they arrive at your door. With a comprehensive range of treatments and pamper packages to treat you from head-to-toe using high end professional brands, you can tailor the treatments to suit your needs and your schedule. They do Spa To You and Pamper packages including private catering - perfect for hen weekends or just because.
T: 020 7096 0385 E: info@glo-pamper.co.uk
Catering
Fed and Pickled
Fed and Pickled is run by Kelly, whose catering background includes a long stint in an AA Rosette award winning hotel. She offers a bespoke private chef experience, bringing restaurant quality food and service to your holiday home. Packages include a private chef and server, small plates and rustic sharing boards, afternoon teas, delivered food packages, and expert food and wine pairing. The table will be set for the occasion, the food will be amazing, made using the freshest seasonal ingredients.
T: 07525 631670 E: info@fedandpickled.co.uk
Soul Food - Marc Jerem
Marc at Soul Food has worked for several well-known restaurants, including the Castle Hotel in Taunton, Marc Hix, River Cottage and The New Angel at Dartmouth. He caters for all diets and will create a bespoke menu for a celebration dinner, cream tea, buffet, barbecue, canapes - whatever you want. He’ll also deliver wholesome home cooked food ready for you to pop in the oven. Everything is homemade and all ingredients are fresh, sourced locally and often wild or foraged.
T: 07710 010595 E: marc@soulfoodhub.co.uk
Farm Fresh Food & Meat Boxes
Beacon Farms
Proper British produce that tastes amazing, delivered to your luxury large group holiday house, home grown or raised on the family farm, or from a selected network of outstanding suppliers. Grass fed beef and lamb, free range pork and poultry, wild game and delicious oven ready bakes. Choose from steaks, burgers, roasting joints, bacon, chicken breasts, bacon, sausages and more, or opt for a meat box. Order by 1pm for next day delivery anywhere in the UK.
Activities
Ling Shooting - Clay Pigeon Shooting
Ling Shooting offers a great activity for individuals and groups, with shooting tuition and entertainment provided in a beautiful setting in Somerset. What they specialise in is clay pigeon shooting and game shooting tuition so if you fancy honing your skills in this department give them a call. It's a lot of fun for groups, this kind of thing so they get a lot of bookings from hen parties, for team bulding days and corporate entertainment.
T: 07789 480298. E: info@lingshooting.co.uk
Shalden Clay Pigeon Shooting
Tucked away in a picturesque valley on the edge of Exmoor, Shalden Shooting School offers coaching for individuals or groups of up to 30 people. All ages and abilities are welcome and actually, it doesn't matter if you have no experience at all. They supply all the equipment and because they have plenty of instructors there won't be much (if any) standing around twiddling your thumbs; you don't even need to worry if you get lost in the lanes on the way there because if you give them a call they'll send someone out to meet you, and what's more, they can even arrange lunch in a local pub.
T: 01398 331021 E: info@shootingschooldevon.co.uk
Hens with Pens
Giggles guaranteed if you book Hens With Pens to provide you with entertainment for your Sleeps12 hen weekend! The tutors are experienced and qualified artists who come to you with a male model (phew!), drawing materials and playful retro swing music, plus if you fancing popping on a beret and a fake moustache to really get into the spirit ot things, they can bring them along too. Choose from a one and a half hour class, an hour's life drawing, or thirty minutes of group drawing games and exercises, and don't fret if you think you can't draw - the idea is to have a bit of fun.
T: 0203 291 3651 E: bookings@henswithpens.com
BBland Instructing - Outdoor Pursuits
Brian at BBland offers instruction in archery, rifle shooting, clay shooting and laser clay shooting as well as fun-filled team building activities. He has years of experience and is fully qualified, working mainly within the Somerset area. He'll happily come to your holiday house for outdoor pursuits bringing great fun for families, friends and colleagues.
T: 07875 688167 E: brianbland31@gmail.com
Dance Workshops for Fun!
Get those hips a-swinging and improve your nifty footwork with Dance Workshops For Fun! Choose from several dance forms including Flamenco and Bollywood, and off you go, led by Karina who tailors each class to the group's requirements. Add in a performance from live flamenco musicians or Bollywood dancers and you'll have an event you'll never forget for your large group holiday, hen weekend or self-catering corporate break.
T: 07813 990937 E: danceflamenco@live.com
Birds Hill Days
Fun in the countryside on the edge of Exmoor with archery, clay shooting, CO2 pistol shooting and fencing. This is great for families, hen parties and corporate groups and whilst they have the perfect setting, they can travel throughout the South West provided you have adequate space for activities and relevant permissions at your Sleeps12 group accommodation.
T: 07748 498457 E: matthew@birdshilldays.com
The Crafty Hen
Award winning crafty hen parties, a brilliant activity for your hen weekend in the comfort of your holiday house. You can make all sorts of things - bunting, fascinators, flapper headbands, cocktail rings, flower crowns, floral wreaths, garters, jewellery, pompom crowns, paper wedding flowers, even customised knickers! Choose a package or have bespoke workshops.
T: 0330 122 9436 E: info@thecraftyhen.co.uk
Entertainment
Butlers with Bums
Butlers with Bums are proud to be the most publicised butler service company in the UK. We regularly feature and continue to work alongside the world’s top magazines, newspapers and TV shows.
We provide a reliable, fun, friendly butler service wherever you require across the UK for our thousands of happy hens. Our amazing 5* reviews speak for themselves.
We offer not just stunning cheeky Butlers and Models but we also provide a mobile cocktail making class and a nude life drawing class with our own special twist.
Cocktail making classes from just £35pp, Nude life drawing classes from just £20pp, 1 Butler for 2 hours from just £115
T: 01273 590820 E: info@butlerswithbums.com
Portrait Photographer
Fun Family Photography
Why not celebrate your family gathering with a photo-shoot with award-winning portrait photographer Emily Fairweather? Emily knows the Sleeps 12 properties well, choosing stunning natural backdrops for your family portraits & providing beautiful natural photographs to remind you of your happy holiday.
Emily will produce contemporary black and white images and vibrant colourful photos using natural light and gorgeous rural backgrounds at your Sleeps 12 property, garden and surrounding countryside. A typical shoot will last around an hour and will take place in two or three different parts of the garden/house – wherever the best light is. She’ll do large family group portraits and then a variety of smaller family shots in any combination you like.
T: 01984 667281 or 07958 763029 E: emilyfairweather@btinternet.com
The Gin & Sin co.
The Gin & Sin Co are an independent, family run Mobile Gin bar based in Somerset. They're well known on the local events and festivals circuit but you can book them all to yourselves at your large group holiday house. They offer a range of drinks packages tailored to just how you want them and including carefully selected G&Ts, gin cokctails and prosecco. your large group holiday house
T: 07969 363 884 E: theginandsinco@outlook.com
Pot Doodles
Mobile pottery painting experience in the comfort of your holiday home - something different for birthdays, anniversaries, hen parties, or just because it's one of those things you'd like to try. Paint your own plates, bowls or mugs, an ornament or figurine, a trinket box or piggy bank; not only is it fun, but at the end of the workshop you have a very unique keepsake. You'll need at least 12 of you for this.
T: 07710 183891 E: info@potdoodles.co.uk
Cocktails & Games Cocktail Making
Bring the party to your large group holiday house with a fun filled activity that gets everyone joining in – perfect for gatherings of friends and family, for celebrations and hen weekends. Guests get their own Cocktail Station, all equipment is supplied – alcohol, ingredients, fruit and ice, and glassware, plus you’ll have your own bartender to teach you all about the history of cocktails and show you how to mix your own mouthwatering drinks. Prices start from £35 per person.
T: 07565 042048 E: cocktailsandgames@outlook.com
Fun Casino2 Go
Host your very own casino night with roulette, blackjack and poker; don’t worry if you’ve never done this before, professional croupiers will be on had to show you how to play. Make an evening of it, get your glad rags on and the cocktails mixed! Hire includes table set up, lamps, all the chips and cards, and even fun money, so you get all the thrills without the risk!
T: 07500 035700 or 01747 824482 E: funcasino2go@btinternet.com
The Conjurer’s Collection
Immerse yourself into a world of secrets and intrigue with a fantastic mystery game experience brought to your Sleeps12 holiday house by a professional conjurer. You’ll be transported back to the Golden Age of Magic and Illusion to solve puzzles, unravel clues and unlock secrets. Make an evening of it with a theatrical sleight of hand and visual magic performance, have food and drinks; a thrilling evening and excellent entertainment for up to 20 people. Ideal age 14+.
T: 07886 033815 E: info@chriswilder.co.uk
General
Bloomin Lovely
If you're staying at one of our large group holiday homes near Wellington to celebrate a special occasion, like a milestone birthday or an anniversary, wouldn't it be nice if when you arrived you walked in to find flowers and balloons there? Wouldn't that make it so much more special? Bloomin' Lovely will do that; they'll make it look all lovely, and they also do the most beautiful hand tied bouquets, stunning traditional bouquets, pretty basket arrangements, and lots more - think presents, table decorations, make it perfect.
T: 01823 661000 E: bloomin.lovely@me.com
Blue Shed Flowers
Taking her inspiration from the Somerset landscape Jan uses colour, form and foliage, along with her fine art training to put together the most beautiful floral creations. The flowers she uses are mostly grown on their own Blue Shed field near Wiveliscombe - if not, they're sourced as locally as possible, and that 'freshly gathered' look is now synonymous with Jan's arrangements and bouquets. Whether you want flowers to add a wonderful touch to your country holiday with Sleeps12, or something very special for a significant celebration, you can rely on Jan to come up with something you'll love.
T: 07525 948053 E: info@blueshedflowers.co.uk
Banquet & Bloom
Minky can come and make your Sleeps12 holiday house in Devon or Somerset look SO pretty for you. She’ll dress the table in her own rustic style using vintage look fabrics and the most gorgeous flowers hand cut from her own garden on the farm where she lives. She uses the loveliest vases and accessories and the result is just charming. Great for celebrations or just because.
T: 07775 714696 E: minkyluard@gmail.com