After a fresh, original and outdoorsy idea for your birthday party? Then look no further! Bring your tribe down to our beautiful woodland playground for a natural celebration like no other.
Our parties follow the Forest School ethos of being child-led events, and we pride ourselves on our ability to react and adapt to the group’s desires and energy levels, along with the weather. This means that no two parties are ever the same, and ensures that each party is fully tailored to meet the whole group’s needs. A great time is always had by all (including any parents that stay!).
We like to include a mix of high-energy activities and calmer crafts in our parties, giving the event a lovely rhythm and ensuring that guests leave tired and enthused! The most popular activities include den building, fire lighting, crafts (like making clay creatures, catapults etc) and games (such as treasure hunts and Capture the Flag). However, we are able to incorporate most woodland related requests into the party, so please do let us know if the birthday child has any! All of this is blended with plenty of opportunities for children to play freely between the mud kitchen, rope swing, hammocks, nets and other camp features - there’s so much to see and do! The children are welcome to take any crafts that they make during the party home with them too.
After booking you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to various documents – invitations, maps/directions, an info sheet for you the organiser (including a list of suggested things for you to bring) and also an info sheet for you to share with guests (which contains the link to our online consent form too, so important that they receive this!).
Invitations, marshmallows and a woodland gift for the birthday child are included.
We will have a fresh stick and marshmallow for each child to toast, as well as a table set up for any drinks, cakes etc. that you intend to bring.
Most host families then bring a tub of pre-cooked sausages, bread rolls and squirty ketchup. We have pans and tongs and can sizzle those up on the campfire for the group to have hot dogs. It keeps things simple and is always very popular!
Availability & Bookings
We offer birthday parties at weekends all year round. To check availability and book please click ‘Book Now’ below. We can sometimes offer midweek parties after school too - please email us to check availability.
Prices & Group Size
£240 for a 2.5 hour party for up to 12 children. Additional children charged at £15 each.
The maximum group size is 18 children. Please book for 12 children initially and indicate anticipated group size in your booking notes. We can then finalise numbers closer to the time.
If you would like a larger party than this please contact us to discuss options.
For older children’s parties (8 years and over) we ask that as few adults as possible remain with the group (other than the birthday child’s parent/s of course, plus any others needed to ensure a 1:6 supervision ratio). For 7 years and under all children should be supervised by an adult who remains in the woods throughout.
Location
Hidden Woods is located in a beautiful 80 acre broadleaf woodland called Farleigh Wood, accessed directly off the A36 near Farleigh Hungerford (BA2 7NH)
Other useful info
All birthday parties are facilitated by an experienced, fun-loving Hidden Woods leader
Please see our FAQs page for additional information
Please check your email after booking and look through all the confirmation documents - lots of essential info there for you and guests!
An online consent form will need to be completed for every child attending the party, at least two days before the event. The form can be found here (the link for this form can also be found in the confirmation documents for guests and hosts).
“We had our 5 year old’s birthday party here last month and it was amazing. Best birthday party we have been to yet hands-down. Childhood fun in a bottle - mud mountain, bouncing nets, swings, mud kitchen, campfire fun marshmallows, songs & more. Barney is so talented and fantastic at what he does, really engaging with each child with such amazing spirit and fun. We couldn’t recommend a Hidden Woods birthday party more highly!”
“We held our daughter’s 8th birthday party with Hidden Woods last weekend and it was absolutely brilliant! Barney did a fantastic job at keeping them Covid safe whilst having loads of fun. It all felt so “normal” at a time when not much else is! I can’t thank Barney and the team enough for making her day so special. Forest school rocks!!!!”