Upcoming events:

spring feast 2025

Thursday, May 22rd (just before the 2nd May bank holiday), Talton Lodge tipis, 7pm until late

The annual Spring Feast is a relaxed fun evening where you can have a festival style one-nighter in the giant hat tipis and pavilion, pergola bar in the Victorian Walled Garden. A 3 course meal (starters are canapés) with music, and a late bar (and cocktails). £42 a head.

christmas feasts 2025

December tbc 7pm until late

Activities

We know expert people who will come on site and do:

Bushcraft and survival skills
Ceilidhs
Golf buggy challenge
Yoga
Cocktail making
Wine-tasting
Archery
Massages, facials, manicures, pedicures.
Murder Mystery evenings (the House especially lends itself to this)
Green wood working

Our favourite is Katie Beswick's Herbal workshops: Spend a blissful 3 hour workshop with super knowledgeable local herbalist; Katie. She'll take you on a foraging walk and introduce you to our wonderful native herbs/weeds and then show you how to transform them into homemade tonics and lotions.

Nearby things you can do:

Ceramics and pottery throwing workshops. 15 minutes walk away, behind Ettington Park hotel, is The Ceramics Studio where the amazing Leyla runs these wonderful and rewarding pottery sessions. https://www.theceramicsstudio.co.uk/
Camel trekking. http://www.jacamels.co.uk/
Clay pigeon shooting. https://www.cotswoldactivities.co.uk/clay-pigeon-shooting/
Quad-biking. https://www.cotswoldactivities.co.uk/quad-biking/ or https://www.adventuresport.co.uk/quad-bike-trekking
Fishing. Here on our bank of the Stour or in the Cotswolds. Or here at: https://www.live4fishing.com/bourton-lakes/
Hot air ballooning. https://www.highroadballoons.co.uk/
Canal boat trips. https://www.canalandrivertours.com/
Honeybourne pottery workshops where you can also have a go at a potter's wheel. https://www.honeybournepottery.co.uk/
Cotswold Riding where you can do some horse-riding in the Cotswold countryside. http://www.cotswoldsriding.co.uk/horse-riding-and-tuition. There is also a different cotswold riding.com website but Stanton is very special.

Activities - Per person:

Treasure Hunt/Navigation challenge - £15pp (minimum fee £150). Fun way to explore our grounds, with
Bike hire - TY Cycles; www.tycycles.co.uk £25+ per day Electric bikes £50+ per day
Canoeing - £45 per boat/£15pp
Beauticians (for groups of 10 or more) - £25+ for each mini treatment of manicure, pedicure, head shoulder and back massage, facial.
Target archery (for groups of 10 or more at weekends) £30. Weekdays & field archery £50
Wine tasting or cocktail making (for groups of 10 or more) - £30pp+
Yoga - £15+pp (min. 12)
Cotswold riding & Honeybourne pottery workshops - can both be booked directly.