Parties & Group Bookings

Enjoy the very best of this magical location by booking the whole site for your special occasion. Perfect for celebrating birthdays, hen parties, family reunions or hosting your own private retreat, our vintage caravans are nestled in a wildflower meadow – near enough to be able to visit each other but carefully and discreetly placed to make each van its own private haven.

Groups will love having the run of the glampsite to themselves. Gather round the campfire with friends and family or dine in glorious splendour in our vintage military mess tent complete with banquet table, cosy woodburner, candles and seating for up to 20 people.

Mad Dogs is perfect for groups. Please contact us for more info on availability and prices.

Hen Parties

If you’re looking for a hen-tastic party with a difference then our boutique glampsite offers a truly original hen weekend that you and your best friends will remember forever. Stay in our gorgeous vintage caravans, each with their own character, gather round the campfire and feast on a 3 course dinner in the mess tent which is always warm and toasty with its log burning stove. Whether you’re looking for a slice of vintage heaven, a laid back mini-festival vibe or just a unique location for your hens, Mad Dogs is yours exclusively for the weekend.

We’ll help you tailor make your hen party so that it’s the stuff of a bride’s dream. Kick back onsite and take in the amazing views and sunsets or head for the River Wye or Forest of Dean for action-packed adventures. Do as much or as little as you want but whatever you decide, we’re here to help you plan your weekend every step of the way.

Our bespoke hen parties start from £175 per person (based on a minimum of 12). Small, midi and larger party options are available. Just ask.

Wild Dining

We love to cook and can offer dishes from simple one pot home cooked meals like curries and chillis through to hearty hangover brunches and three course wild dining feasts, served to you in our atmospheric candlelit mess tent. All our food is freshly made and uses seasonal ingredients from the Old Rectory organic veg garden.

Herefordshire is rightly renowned for its artisan cider and we are proud of our prize winning Mad Dogs Cider, made the centuries-old traditional way with apples from our orchard.

The Perfect Location

We are situated in the heart of the AONB that is the Wye Valley, a half mile from the beautiful River Wye and a short drive from national landmarks like the Forest of Dean, the Malvern Hills and the Brecon Beacons national park.

For the adventurous, we can arrange canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, horse riding, climbing, abseiling, gorge walking and stand-up paddleboarding. Or take advantage of the tennis court on site and book pampering treatments with our holistic therapist. We can also arrange for gin and cider masterclasses with award winning local artisan makers.

Always Included...

Personal liaison from first contact
Complimentary welcome tea & cake served on vintage crockery
All beds made up for your arrival with fresh flowers, pretty linen and warm blankets
Flexible check in & check out
Overseeing and unpacking your food & drink delivery
Crockery, cooking equipment, coolboxes and fridge-freezer provided
On site honesty shop selling locally sourced produce, wood and charcoal
Large vintage military mess tent with cosy logburner and banquet table to seat up to 20
Use of private tennis court

For Added Thrills & Frills...

Party catering available from one pot campfire dinners and hangover brunches to three course wild dining feasts with the option of drinks and canapés on the terrace of the beautiful Grade II listed Old Rectory. Dishes use seasonal ingredients from the Old Rectory garden where possible
Activities: canoeing, mountain biking, horse riding, gorge walking, wild swimming, stand up paddleboarding – we work with the best local guides
Gin tasting and cider tasting masterclasses can be arranged on site
Holistic therapist available for pampering treatments and hot stone massages
Essential Oils workshop
Foraging for edible delicacies in the ancient woodland of the Forest of Dean (Spring and Autumn)

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” ‘Beyond our wildest dreams, ‘the perfect paradise’, ‘deeply nurturing’ .. there aren’t enough good words and thanks to say how special this weekend was and how welcome you made us feel. A home for all our hearts, everything fell into place as soon as we arrived and we knew coming here was the perfect decision to celebrate our witchy ways. Much howling at the moon, river dips, campfire feasts, hugs, songs and frolics. Your picnic and breakfast were salves for the soul and your hospitality a dangerous invitation for us to stay forever.”

Group bookings

“A wonderful venue for our son’s 30th birthday with family and friends. Everyone loved the relaxed setting, cooking and enjoying the campfire, staying in the nostalgic vintage vans. We even bathed the grandchildren in the old tin bath. Eco facilities really good, cream tea a nice extra and lots of little ‘personal’ touches in the vans.”

Group bookings

“What a perfect location for a group of friends to gather. Each of the vans has the most beautiful view and you’ve thought of everything – from the freshly cut flowers to a SUPERB massage in the treatment tent.”

Group bookings

“Thank you so much for the best hen weekend ever. As the main organiser I have been blown away by how much you have helped and how much you do to make sure everything runs smoothly. Your passion and enthusiasm shines through. The food has been out of this world and we all agree that we wish we could move in with you!!”

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