Activities

Booking a large house in the country is a fabulous way to spend quality time with those closest to you. Be it a birthday, an anniversary or a get together with old friends and family, Big House Activities is your personal concierge service offering exciting activities and tailored packages to suit varying requests and budgets to enhance that special occasion.

Catering

Catering is a very popular option at all of our large holiday houses as it takes the stress out of self catering when you most need it.
Every meal is tailored to the group, event and budget accordingly so be it a drop in meal service, a buffet, an afternoon tea, or a full three course sit down meal with waiter service, there is most definitely something for everyone.
All you need to do is invite your guests, relax and enjoy excellent food in fantastic surroundings.

image (1).png — Clay Pigeon Shooting

Situated on the meadow to the front of the house, this is a lovely holiday group activity available on site to Hackford Hall guests.
Expert and fun tuition helps all in the group experience shooting clays and hitting them. This activity really suits groups of families and friends alike.

image (2).png — Pampering

Available in all of of the houses, the pampering service is ideal for those looking to relax or a lovely way to glam up for an evening of fun.
Nails, hair, short massages or make up services are offered.

image (3).png — Hot Tub

Why not hire a Hot Tub for your visit! Perhaps you are even thinking about getting one in your own home?
The hot tub will be all set up and ready for use at the house so you can use it straight away.
A great experience for anyone!

image (4).png — Archery

Another popular activity which guests of all ages love!
Spend a fun packed couple of hours shooting with lots of games, challenges and competitions. There are balloons to pop and prizes to win!
This activity will keep everyone happy and talking about it for weeks!

image (5).png — Cocktail Master Class

Being an adaptable mobile bar company they are able to come to you and set-up at just about any location.
You can customise your class, choosing from a vast range of world-wide cocktails, from classics to fruit-filled muddles. If not everybody in your party is a drinker, there is also a wide selection of tasty mocktails for them to indulge in.

image (6).png — Wine Tasting

A Wine Tasting Party is a great opportunity to bring friends and family together. The tastings are informative and fun, pitched at a level to ensure everyone learns something new; a great way to taste new wines and to learn a little more about wine in.
Cheese and Canapés can be added to compliment the wines and party sizes can start from just 6 people.

image (7).png — Murder Mystery Evening

Imagine a cross between a board game and an immersive theatrical experience - with a murder or two thrown in!
With a bespoke Murder Mystery written especially for your evening, you will be dazzled with incredible costumes, pyrotechnics, mysteries and clues! You will be the sleuths unravelling a horrible crime by working out the clues and questioning the suspects.
For numbers less then 10, you might prefer a Hosted Murder Mystery, where our Hosts will guide you all through the story and you get to take on the parts of suspects (and you might even end up being the murderer!).

image (8).png — Dancing

What better way to get a party going than by dancing and getting everyone else dancing too!
It is also a good way to shake-off the stress of everyday life. It can be made into a fun and friendly afternoon or a little more competitive!
Plenty of tuition is provided to perfect your moves making for a couple of hours of real fun and smiles all round.

Craft Workshops

For all of you ladies out there who secretly want to be Kirsty Allsopp for a night! You can be taught how to make gorgeous bunting, jewellery and other decorative items. They can be personalised in a number of ways for your special occasion. Bunting can be made to include memory pockets for trinkets. Hens may like to make Mr & Mrs themed items.

image (10).png — Chocolate Workshops

Design and make chocolate lollies or truffles. They can be your own favourites or made as gifts for others. You can add different variations like fruit, nuts, sweets and transfers to lollies or create traditional hand dipped luxury truffle selections. Once finished they can be packaged ready to impress! There are also children’s classes making chocolate faces and fudge.

image (11).png — Special Requests

We try to cater to everybody’s individual requirements as best we can, so if there is anything you would like to help organise that you can’t see on our website, don’t be afraid, just get in touch.