Booking Extras
We offer a selection of extras that you can add to your booking prior to arrival. Browse our extras below:
More Extras
Our trusted suppliers can provide a range of extras for your stay. Browse the list below and contact the supplier direct to make arrangements.
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
Joe Draper
Joe Draper brings a very special bespoke dining experience to your large group holiday house. He’s worked for the likes of Marco Pierre White and River Cottage, so you know it’s going to be good. The produce he uses is ethical, local, seasonal, wild, organic and sustainable; Joe likes to work closely with the seasons, using wild and foraged food where he can. His style of catering is clean, fresh and rustic; the tastes and flavours are absolutely divine.
T: 07811 120350 E: joedraper@kitchenconsultantchef.co.uk
Joe Draper
Joe Draper brings a very special bespoke dining experience to your large group holiday house. He’s worked for the likes of Marco Pierre White and River Cottage, so you know it’s going to be good. The produce he uses is ethical, local, seasonal, wild, organic and sustainable; Joe likes to work closely with the seasons, using wild and foraged food where he can. His style of catering is clean, fresh and rustic; the tastes and flavours are absolutely divine.
T: 07811 120350 E: joedraper@kitchenconsultantchef.co.uk
Le Frog
Le Frog is a family run business with years of experience in the catering trade, so you know you can trust them to come up with something that'll send your tastebuds into a frenzy of delight. Food is classic and traditional with a French twist, as you'd expect with a name like Le Frog. They do dinner parties, or hot drop off food, either way it’s perfect for happy celebrations in your Sleeps12 holiday house
Email: info@lefrog.co.uk Tel: 03333 012349
Le Frog
Le Frog is a family run business with years of experience in the catering trade, so you know you can trust them to come up with something that'll send your tastebuds into a frenzy of delight. Food is classic and traditional with a French twist, as you'd expect with a name like Le Frog. They do dinner parties, or hot drop off food, either way it’s perfect for happy celebrations in your Sleeps12 holiday house
Email: info@lefrog.co.uk Tel: 03333 012349
Gayla Stewart
Gayla Stewart’s ethos is that great food is for sharing – the memories, the stories, the good times and the laughs; it’s for coming together as a family, for celebrating the special events in life. She’s also a great believer in making the best of fresh and seasonal local produce, evidenced by the culinary delights she creates for dinner parties, buffets and drop off dishes. Amazing food, fantastic service – no wonder she gets such great reviews.
T: 07801 375604 or 01823 433514 E: gayla.selectcatering@gmail.com
Flora's Food And Kitchen (Flora Bartlett)
Book Flora to come and cook for you at your luxury holiday house; she does relaxed lunches, celebration dinners and buffets, and offers a fully catered service for your whole stay. If you just want something delivered to heat up for supper, Flora can do that too. She’s a Prue Leith trained chef so you know it’s going to be good; ingredients are sourced as locally as possible, with organic beef coming from animals raised and grazed on her parent’s farm.
T: 07771 722879 E: florabartlett@gmail.com
Caroline Wholey
Caroline Wholey has catered for ski seasons in the Alps, summers in the South of France and autumns in shooting lodges. She’s spent a year in the USA as a family cook and has covered numerous director’s lunches in London. These days she’s happy catering for guests at their Sleeps12 holiday house, using seasonal ingredients to create the most delicious dinners and buffets. She will also deliver main dishes and desserts, and make occasion cakes to order.
T: 07703 221194 E: carolinewholey@yahoo.co.uk
The Ella-Phant Kitchen
The Ella-Phant Kitchen brings a boutique catering service to your holiday house. The business is run by Gabriella who trained at one of the UK's top cookery schools – the Ashburton in Devon. Apart from the most amazing occasion cakes, she can cater for your entire stay, for a special dinner or celebration feast, for lunch, or canapes and cocktails. Menus keep step with the seasons, all diets are catered for.
T: 07715 595075 E: ella-phantkitchen@outlook.com
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
Brook House Somerset
Becky at Brook House offers two services catering for up to 30 people at your large group holiday house. Dinner to Your Door is a drop off service with bespoke menus or fixed price set menus that change weekly. Dinner to Your Party brings you tailored menus for lunches, dinners, buffets and canapes; Becky will come and cook for you, bringing her own waiting staff. She works with local suppliers using the best of fresh, seasonal Somerset produce.
T: 07841 594342 or 01460 250860 T: becky@brookhousesomerset.com
The Wild Pear
The Wild Pear is owned and run by Georgie, who has years of catering experience behind her, including a stint at Soho House’s flagship, Babbington House. A childhood on Exmoor gave her a love of flavours which grew into a natural talent for combining ingredients to create beautiful plates of food. Using foraged, local and seasonal ingredients Georgie will produce bespoke menus for you to enjoy at your Sleeps12 holiday house.
T: 07854330359 E: info@thewildpear.co.uk
Country Plate Catering
Country Plate Catering brings bespoke catering to your Sleeps12 holiday house at affordable prices. Head chef Kris has years of experience and has catered for hundreds of weddings, so you know you’re in very good hands. Whatever you want, they can do it, from 3 course dinners, grazing tables and canapes, to afternoon teas, bbqs and picnics. Food is seasonal with a big focus on local, they have chefs and waiting staff and will tidy everything away when they’re done.
T: 07388 516796 E: info@countryplatecatering.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
Coombe Farm Shooting, Crewkerne, Somerset
Coombe Farm Shooting provides a fantastic clay pigeon shooting experience for up to 10 people at a time. Instructors come with all the relevant qualifications and heaps of experience; the setting, on a huge private estate in Somerset is wonderful, with lush rolling countryside all around. Make a day of it by hiring the team at Coombe Farm Organic to cater for you when you've finished shooting. Great for families and friends, for hen weekends and birthday treats.
T: 01460 279595 E: sales@cfsporting.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
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
Entertainment
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
Horse Riding
Downclose Stables, North Perrott, Crewkerne, Somerset
Spend a few hours pony trekking in the beautiful Somerset countryside; take a leisurely trek through the open fields, on bridleways and quiet country lanes, or by prior arrangement, along the beach on the nearby Jurassic Coast. More experienced riders can try the cross country course, or you can make use of the indoor or outdoor arenas. The horses are all sizes so there should be something to suit you, and if you've got young children (3 years+) they can do reign lead rides.
T: 07903 019704 E: ellacoleman@ahwarrentrust.co.
General
Cottage Flowers
A lot of creativity goes into every single arrangement created by Angie and her team of qualified florists, so it's not surprise that they've won several awards for what they do. If you're celebrating a big birthday, a milestone anniversary, or a hen weekend at one of our luxury holiday houses, get Cottage Flowers in to make it all look beautiful. Flowers used are seasonal and sourced as locally as possible.
T: 01460 53020 E: info@cottageflowersandmore.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
Candy Bees Sweet Cart and Prop Hire
Candy Bees offer sweet cart and prop hire for parties and occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. They have a range of sweet carts and rustic country style props to dress a room or outdoor area; apple crates, old fashioned bicycles, milk churns, bunting, etc. They'll deliver to your Sleeps12 holiday house, set up and collect.
T: Fiona 07756 800249
Travel
Taxis - Beaverbrook and Churchill
Trevor - 07752 846997
It is recommended that taxis are booked in advance