The Perfect Weekend

Arrive at your cottage on Friday evening, chill out with bubbly & a hot supper delivered by our caterer.Catch up on all the gossip, maybe with a naughty but nice Butler in the Buff serving your drinks.

On Saturday, it's activity time - get outdoors and go wild, or have a fun making & baking activity such as a cupcake class, pasta making, garters or vintage accessories. Enjoy a cocktail on the patio, before getting ready for a night out in Bath or Bristol.

Have a leisurely breakfast on Sunday and perhaps stop for lunch at a local country pub on the way home. See below for more ideas...

GO WILD BUSHCRAFT CHALLENGE - OUR SIGNATURE ACTIVITY!

Fun-loving hens will just love our fabulous 'go wild' activity, with our very own team of 'wild men' Adrian (Ady) Boots, Sean (Silver Fox) Mulhall, and 'Young' Dave. Take a leisurely pace, or go for it with a challenging team-building and competitive style. Great fun, and unique to Bath Hen Weekend. Go Wild normally involves a leisurely walk, where the boys will stop & show you all the wild food that you can eat and you can try the first part of your bushtucker trial eating nettles, other wild plants and jelly ear! At your activity site, you will have a fire-lighting challenge where you each make fire without matches, the aim here is for everyone to achieve a flaming bundle of hay, it’s quite an experience and a bit harder than Ray Mears makes it look! Once the camp fire is going you will make a hot drink over the fire & have tea/coffee & biscuits. Then you will do the second part of your bushtucker trial where there are various things you can try to eat, that are a step up from nettles (no-one has to do it, but it’s fun) this usually results in lots of screaming and hysterical laughter! To end the activity you will learn how to use a bushbow for a short, fun bush-bow archery competition. The idea is that you have learned a bit about ‘hunting and gathering’ including wild food & fire-lighting in a beautiful setting, and had some laughs along the way. It’s not strenuous or dangerous, but we do have a 4WD for anyone with knee or back injuries or pregnancy. In summary, it’s a fun team activity, with quite a lot you can learn about wild camping / survival if your group is interested. The instructors keep it fairly light and fun, but if your group is keen you only have to ask & he will go into more detail for you about the wild food, natural history, or survival elements.

COMPETITIVE TARGET ARCHERY

Competitive groups will love the challenge of learning the ancient art of target archery. We use proper recurve bows, arrows & targets. Once you have mastered the skills, it's full-on competition to see who wins with lots of fun games! This incredibly popular activity is fantastic fun and works well with small and large groups alike. Don't tell the boys, but girls just seem to be really good at this activity. Archery is a brilliant activity, very competitive and lots of fun. Everyone's doing it at the moment, watch out for Hawkeye, the master archer in Avengers Assemble showing how it's done super hero style!

CUP CAKE DECORATING

Nigella eat your heart out! Get stuck into these fun activities where you make & eat your own creations! We are rather unique in that our Cupcake classes teach you how to make cupcakes from scratch, you will mix, make & bake which is the fun & laugher bit! Then you will decorate your own cupcakes using a range of techniques, including hand-made sugar flowers, this requires a bit of concentration ladies... Then you get to eat them :) FAB!

PASTA MAKING

In our pasta making workshop you'll learn how to make pasta from scratch, and a fabulous pasta sauce, just like mamma used to make. You'll turn your pasta into tagliatelli AND ravioli. Oooh, delish! And the best bit is the tasting/eating afterwards... Served with garlic bread and lots of laughter! This is a fun, hands-on activity which will make you rush home to buy a pasta machine.

VINTAGE ACCESSORIES

Think Kirsty's home made home. This activity gives you the opportunity to make a range of vintage style accessories, from a flower brooch to a hair band and much more. At the moment, Elaine our tutor is making 'Emma Brennan' (the queen of vintage) bows with our groups that can be used on a hairband, brooch, etc. Really pretty and something you can wear or use after the weekend.

GARTER MAKING

Try a fun-filled garter-making workshop so you all have something naughty but nice to wear on your hen night or at the wedding! Learn basic hand sewing skills and use a variety of lace, ribbon & decorations.

BEAUTY & PAMPER

How about a workshop making bath bombs and lip balms? This activity is new for 2012 and is really proving to be popular, as you will make something gorgeous and packaged like a professional product. Create something beautiful to take home, or get inspired to help your bride make favours for the wedding!

FOOD & DRINK

From wine tasting to cocktail making, cider sampling and cheese tastings, we love great food and have something for everyone!

CATERING

Our local caterer can deliver delicious hot or cold buffets, afternoon tea with vintage china, and other catering to your cottage. All our cottages will receive a supermarket delivery on your behalf (by arrangement). NEW FOR 2012 - FABULOUS DELIVERED SUSHI

TRANSPORT

A local minibus service will transfer you safely to & from Bristol or Bath.

ENTERTAINMENT

There are some great nights out in Bristol or Bath, we particularly like Komedia in Bath, the coolest comedy club with River Cottage canteen food and a Motown Club night. Alternatively, make the most of your cottage with a stylish night in with a fabulous meal & bubbly or cocktails served by a charming and gorgeous Butler in the Buff - naughty but nice!

Give us a call to discuss how we can help you organise a fabulous weekend! Check to see if your date/s are available!

Contact: Adrian Boots 01761 462162. Click here to email us.