Overview
- Cooking & Baking Classes From Expert Chefs
- Exciting Hen Party Activities
- Fine Dining in Duchesses Dining Room
- Afternoon Tea
- Luxury Accommodation
Nothing quite prepares you for your first encounter with Carlton Towers. Hidden in the nature of rural Yorkshire, it combines history and beauty on an epic scale.
Here, you can experience a hen party like no other, staying in this historic venue which is packed with a range of exciting activities, cooking classes, afternoon teas and fine dining! What’s more, the staff onsite at this stunning manor are personal, warm and friendly—so you can guarantee that the the customer service on your hen party will be first class.
You can also choose to stay at Carlton Towers, with many luxury guest rooms being exclusive property of your hens for the duration of your stay. If that wasn’t enough, the towers are located close to great local Yorkshire nightlife in the nearby town of Snaith—making Carlton Towers a perfect destination for a hen party!
Activities
There are a diverse range of hen party activities available at Carlton Towers, each offering a unique experience that will improve different skills.
The first activity hens are always dying to try is the Half Day Baking Experience at Cooks. The in-house school of cookery is home to many cooking experts—such as butchers, chefs, bakers and chocolatiers! These experts will take you and your hens through a cooking masterclass in the morning, learning new recipes and techniques that will wow your dinner guests in the future! After your half-day of baking will be an Afternoon Tea, where you will get to debut your cakes and hopefully garner the desired reaction from your friends!
For something a to get the adrenaline firing, you’re going to want to try 4x4 driving. This exciting activity allows you and the girls to get off the beaten track on rugged 4x4’s, journeying through the 250-acre estate of breath-taking Yorkshire Countryside.
The olympic sport of Clay Pigeon Shooting is also available at Carlton Towers. To try this exciting activity, your goal will be to shoot clay discs after they are shot into the sky. You must shoot them before they hit the ground, meaning that you have to bring your A-game if want to succeed. If you are new to the sport, you can rest easy as an expert instructor will be on-site to ensure a safe environment.
Cooking Classes
At the Carlton School Of Food, you can take a cooking masterclass on your hen party!
Cooks are a cooking school that call Carlton Towers home, taking daily classes with novice and accomplished chefs alike, giving an opportunity for foodies to mingle and friends to bond over a bubbling pan.
The kitchens at Cooks are both historic and hi-tech, offering endless classes on a diverse range of dishes. For those that like savoury dishes, you can learn how to prepare and cook seafood, or learn how to use spices. Alternatively, for those with a sweet-tooth, you can learn how to make chocolate, fresh-baked bread or exquisite iced cake! All these classes will be taken by expert butchers, chefs, bakers and chocolatiers!
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Teas are held in the chic and stylish Duchesses Dining Room, a spacious room which can seat up to 20 people, and has a quaint atmosphere that helps to promote conversation.
After your Half Day Baking Experience at Cooks, the elegant pastries and cakes you have created will be thoughtfully presented for you and your girls to sample. Hopefully, sampling some of your own handiwork will go down well with the girls! Regardless of their reaction, a glass of Prosecco will be provided by the staff to toast your efforts.
What’s more, delicious finger sandwiches and a variety of other handmade cakes & pastries created by the Carlton Towers team will be also provided, so don’t feel under pressure that the girls will go hungry if your baking skills aren’t up to much!
Dining Options
Every meal at Carlton Towers is prepared in “the kitchen”. The kitchen is located in the refurbished servant’s package, where lavish feasts have been prepared for centuries.
For a Cellar Dinner Experience, you will be wined & dined in the Duchesses Dining room. This chic and elegant dining room is the setting for a fine dining experience that you and your hens will not soon forget. You can enjoy a buffet-style meal or a more formal dinner at a beautifully dressed table for 20 people. The exclusive and intimate atmosphere, coupled with a themed menu you have specified—will make for a dinner to die for!
You can then retire to “the housekeeper’s sitting room”, an English country house that is perfect for enjoying pre-dinner tipples or evening drinks beside the roasting fire. The “Beaumont Room” is a bar area, where you and the girls can usher in the celebrations in charming surroundings.
Accommodation
Take over the Carlton on your hen party by putting your girls up for the entire weekend!
Escape to Carlton Towers in the heart of Yorkshire, where you will find a stunning country estate with 16 luxury bedrooms which accommodate a hen party of up to 31.
Each guest room has been individually designed and furnished by lady of the manor, Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard. These rooms aim to offer a tranquil atmosphere that will help you recuperate from the full-on day of exciting activities.