Hen do ideas

I've done a couple of hen weekends that have been based in self catering accommodation (try Airbnb?) and we've just gone for long walks, cooked meals & hung out together. One of them, we did pottery painting, which was fun as we all got a mug or plate or something as a reminder of the weekend. You could try one of those zipwire/tree climbing places, or an outdoor activity centre that does mountain biking, archery, pony trekking, canoeing etc, but that is going to put the cost up a bit.

Try going a couple of months before your wedding and you might find costs drop for accommodation - May or June will be much cheaper than July.

One word of warning - if you get asked what the booking is for, I'd suggest saying it's a 'reunion'. A lot of places won't take hen groups because of the reputation for getting drunk & being rowdy - and if you're not after that kind of hen weekend, then the very last place you want to go is the kind of place that does cater for those kinds of hens! Two of my friends had terrible times booking somewhere for their hen dos because of this - they wanted quiet, rural with lots of space to chill over cups of tea and they kept being offered places next to nightclubs and bars!

Edited to say - you could look at prices for caravans as well as self catering.

Not sure what area would work for you, but the Forest of Dean/Wye Valley is stunningly beautiful and has lots of walks. The forest has a sculpture trail, Go Ape, and there is canoeing and mountain bike hire places in the area.

Hi Sarah,

I’m having a small low key hen party, we’ve booked a lodge with a hot tub via hoseasons website. It was very reasonable £450 for 4 people for 3 nights. Absolute bargain. If your not too bothered about where you go, try their website.

We’re going to Bridlington in 3 weeks for my hen party 😃 can’t wait.

I hope you find somewhere

Vicki

I'm going to either the Isle of Wight festival or Secret Garden Party for my hen, and also doing Magic Mike in London at a later date. A day at the races is good, the race course near me does a package of the races (grand stand or 3 course meal in one of their restaurants) plus a live concert in the evening, my fiance and I have been twice in the last couple of months and watched UB40 and Tom Walker