Host your Office Christmas Party at Happy Valley

Did we mention the C Word already?! Christmas!! Now we’re into October it feels like Christmas is right around the corner and it’s time to start planning festive parties. Have yourself a merry little Christmas at Happy Valley where we have two stripped back barns to host a Winter Wonderland Party.

Hire our Hay barn with wood burner for a candlelit seasonal supper and dance or for larger companies our Dutch barn is the perfect party place. The Dutch barn is dressed with fairy and festoon lighting, a stylish stage and bar large enough to stock every festive tipple. Choosing your Corporate Christmas Party comes down to the venue and WHAT a woodland setting we’re able to offer you, just a short proximity from Kings Lynn. Our barns can be transformed to play host to magical experiences during the run up to the holiday season.

Dutch Party Barn

Dutch Party Barn

We’re now taking bookings for Christmas 2019 and are able to offer some exceptional corporate deals. We have some availability from 18th - 24th November and 9th - 22nd December 2019. Celebrating Christmas with your favourite colleagues surrounded by pine trees brings the full festive factor. If you’d like to make a weekend of it in one of our cosy cabins, we have a characterful selection to choose from. Blow away the cobwebs the following day with a walk in our ancient woodland.

Mulled wine on tap, wholesome winter food and dazzling dance moves… just a few of the things we love about the works Christmas party! Hands up who in your office enjoys a hot tub? We have not one but two hot tubs! Our wood burning hot tub is the perfect post party spot to unwind in for some forest bathing after a night of dancing to Christmas hit after hit.

All we want for Christmas is for you to have the best party possible, toasting the successes from your year and the team that make it all happen. What better Christmas gift could you give to your employees than a Party sized thank you!

Dec the halls with grazing tables which are right on trend! We’d recommend Horkey & Mardle, a seasonal Norfolk company for all of your grazing needs. Breaking bread and enjoying a locally sourced feast with your dream team is the perfect way to spend your office Christmas party.

Festive Grazing

Festive Grazing

Please contact Happy Valley’s elves to set your Christmas Party plans in motion.

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Glamping Getaways in Norfolk this Winter

Every season is Glamping season at Happy Valley with Winter being the snuggest of all.  We welcome guests to our Norfolk Wildlife Trust site all year round, with Winter by the wood burners proving ever popular.  We’re nestled away in the Norfolk countryside with an eclectic mix of the cosiest cabins, locally sourced produce nearby, plentiful public houses and nature as your landscape.

We’re offering a Winter Woodland Exclusive Hire Deal for Christmas 2019. Spend a magical Christmas in the wilderness with your nearest and dearest. Enjoying the peaceful luxury of the entire Norfolk Wildlife Trust Site to yourselves. Wrapping up warm in cosy layers taking walks through the woodland and celebrating all things festive fireside. Please call to take advantage of this Christmas Offer on 01485 600719.

Wintry Sunsets at Happy Valley Norfolk

Wintry Sunsets at Happy Valley Norfolk

Glamping in the Winter in King Nutkin Cabin at Happy Valley
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Picture cool crisp leaves crunching under foot as they compost back to the Earth.  Clear sunny skies with darker days leaving way to the starriest nights.  Winter is an enchanting time in our Woodland cabins under the blanket of our Forest canopy.

Glamping at Happy Valley allows you to immerse yourself in accommodation and facilities that appeal to those looking to experience a more luxurious and comfort-orientated break that you simply cannot get with traditional camping. We offer an eclectic mix of naturally charming cabins, from romantic Shepherds huts to larger cabins with full kitchen facilities, wood burners and every home comfort you could need.  Toad Hall our sumptuous Tree House comes with underfloor heating to ensure maximum snuggle value and it’s own sunken hot tub overlooking the breath-taking views.

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Did you know you can hire the whole site for your specials events? Weddings, Family get togethers, birthday parties, team building, the list goes on.

With glamping, it’s all about gaining enjoyment from a pure, natural and relaxing experience that other holidays just can’t provide!  Glamping is all about allowing yourself to get in touch with nature but without sacrificing that comfort and lack of facilities. Imagine yourself here in our Wood Fired Hot tub on a misty morning…

The balcony view from King Nutkin

The balcony view from King Nutkin

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Just consider such appeals as the locally sourced produce, nature, wildlife, forest bathing and ever-lasting memories that only glamping breaks can give you. There’s never been a better time to book your very own glamping experience!

Why we love glamping here in the Winter? It's romantic and offers an undeniable break from the norm. You can't beat the wonderful sense of escapism experienced when you wake up cosy and warm in a proper bed, rekindle the wood-burner and peep out of a frosty window to reveal a wintery wonderland beyond. Getting out in the countryside and breathing in the fresh, cool winter air is the perfect way to escape day to day life and live adventurously. Going glamping in winter is a gateway into a whole new world of holiday experiences.

We’re now taking bookings for Winter 2019.  Please contact one of our Glamping team to secure your cosy stay in one of our Woodland cabins.

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Misty Morning Meadowlands

Misty Morning Meadowlands

Into the Wild

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” 
― David Attenborough

Stepping into the Wild from our King Bell Tent

Stepping into the Wild from our King Bell Tent

Happy Valley Norfolk is home to a wilderness of natural habitats.  We’re proud to be a Norfolk Wildlife Trust site and play an important role in protecting our natural heritage.  All of our builds are sympathetic to the surrounding habitats.  We hand dig all foundations and create space under each cabin for wildlife to flourish. The wild grounds here are an abundant life source of excitement for us too, which is why we’re eager to share their beauty with you.

Lake life at Happy Valley

Lake life at Happy Valley

Happy Valley Norfolk is set in 9 acres of ancient woodland and meadowland where nature quietly thrives.  Our tranquil site is wildlife rich and home to many species including song birds and owls; bats taking flight with the rare long eared bat spotted hanging out here, squirrels scaling sky high pines, rabbits, hare, munt jack and deer hopping and skipping through whilst nestled in the safe space of our forest are hedgehogs, badgers, stoats and foxes taking sanctuary.  Butterflies, Dragon Flies, Bees and Moths weave in and out of the flora whilst our lake of whispering Willows overlooks plentiful pond-life. During the summer of 2019 we’ve planted acres of wildflower and our Sainfoin field at the family farm produces pink blooms which are a magnet to insects.

A safe space for children & wildlife

A safe space for children & wildlife

As a family we’ve immersed our children in nature with the forest floor as their playground.  We’ve created a Glamping site in harmony with wild inhabitants to encourage other families to harness an appreciation of wildlife and how we can all relate positively to the natural world that unconditionally sustains us.

The more we enrich our bond with Mother Nature, the more likely we are to conserve her future. Spending time outdoors in nature each day is the healthiest way to strengthen our connection with our natural roots. Encouraging our children to form respectful connections with our natural neighbours is perhaps the most precious way to keep our wild heritage alive!

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We’ve illustrated our natural habitat for all who come to stay and developed activity sheets to encourage families to explore their wild surroundings together.

How can you connect with nature at Happy Valley? Let us name just a few naturally healing things to do… from forest bathing to star gazing, hunting for bugs, foraging for fruits and making mindfully natural mandalas, taking time out for wildlife spotting from the comfort of your hammock and for the more adventurous walking deep into the woods to discover natures treasures.

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Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry, Catherine Tate, Alison Steadman and Asim Chaudhry have backed a new campaign from The Wildlife Trusts that calls for a wilder future and for nature’s recovery in the UK.
 
The conservationist and actors have starring roles in a new Wind in the Willows film trailer which brings to life the 21st century threats facing the much-loved characters from Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic. The animated trailer calls on everyone to help bring our wildlife back before it’s too late, so that we can all enjoy a wilder future.
 
At Happy Valley we named our naturally built treehouse ‘Toad Hall’ after being inspired by the Wind in the Willows tale as children.  We hope that a stay here with your offspring inspires you and your wildlings to deepen your connection with nature and ignite your passion for a wilder future!

Toad Hall at Happy Valley

Toad Hall at Happy Valley

To re-wild yourself and experience all of the natural wonders at Happy Valley, contact one of our forest friendly team today.

Keep it Wild Norfolk!

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Eco-friendly Weddings at Happy Valley

What a Summer Season we’ve had so far at Happy Valley Norfolk.  We love to see that Weddings are becoming increasingly sustainable with couples adopting a few eco-friendly ideas. How we build our cabins at Happy Valley encourages natural habitats and we use environmentally friendly products on our Glamping site. We’ve built bird and bat boxes to encourage wildlife in our ancient woodland as well as planted fields of Sainfoin for the honeybees. We use all of our own natural filtered water from source on site too!

At the end of July it was the turn of the gorgeous Hannah & Peter, a local Bride and Groom who fell in love with our Dutch Barn to create their dream wedding canvas.  With Hannah’s background in floristry we knew the flowers would be breath-taking and Jam Jar Flowers of London pulled out a show stopper.

Jam Jar Flowers have an impressive selection of lovingly sourced antique vases, cut glass and Jam Jars of course. We adore Jam Jar’s eco-friendly ethos of working with seasonal flowers and foliage to reduce their wedding carbon footprint. The simple charm of flowers displayed in a natural and unfussy way, along with a love of native flora, informs Jam Jar’s style of beautiful, natural arrangements where seasonal flowers are celebrated.

Here are some flower suggestions for each season:

Spring: Tulips, white daffodils, lilac, ranunculus and guilder roses.
Summer: Peonies, larkspur, nigella, sweet peas, sunflowers and roses.
Autumn: Dahlias, calla lilies, hydrangeas and snapdragons.
Winter: Hellebores, berried ivy, jasmine, narcissus, poinsettia and anenomes.

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The greatest carbon footprint of your wedding is from travel, so if you can find a place you love near the majority of your guests, that will make the biggest eco-friendly impact… think local! Instead of transporting and constructing a venue like a marquee or tipi, choose a permanent building like a barn, we have two onsite at Happy Valley with plans to convert a third in the near future. We have the infrastructure set up to adapt to your eco wedding and good contacts with local suppliers.

DIY your eco-friendly favours! Use reusuable jars to serve up homemade preserves, a herb cutting or handmade chocolates for your guests. Cute bags of confetti are a colourful addition to the table and you can make your own by drying out rose petals collected from family and friends’ gardens. You can also buy natural, 100% biodegradable petal confetti from Mitre Farm a local West Norfolk supplier.

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Our personal favourite at Happy Valley are gifts that keep on giving back to the environment like Wildflower seeds. To contribute towards a local charity at the same time you can make your own birdseed favours effortlessly from seed bought from our local RSPB

Dressing your Bridal party can be an expensive task, not to mention hugely costly in terms of environmental impact. The solution is quite simply vintage! Vintage styles flatter all shapes and sizes so it makes sense to be eco-chic on your wedding day. Vintage Deli in Norfolk stock some gorgeous pieces which are available for fittings by appointment.

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These are just a few sustainably savvy ideas but there are many many more to mention. Including email invites which can be RSVP’d to instantly. Ensuring if you do send paper invites they are suitable for recycling and have been made from recycled card in the first place. Seeking out a catering company with an eco-friendly ethos and good relationships with local farmers will also help to reduce your carbon footprint on the day… in season food is always a tasty touch! Avoiding disposable dinnerware will help to reduce waste and compostable cups to replace plastic glassware would be another eco-friendly tip. Car-sharing between guests will also help to reduce those carbon emissions, so to will hiring a double-decker bus to bring everyone together in a fun way to travel to the venue. When it comes to decor, plastic balloons are a no go for eco friendly weddings, think lanterns, candles and biodegradable materials.

The marital motto for your eco-wedding - Reduce. Reuse. Recycle!

Wedding Venue Testimonial By Hannah Hunnam, on 31 Aug 2019

‘We were fortunate enough to hold our wedding reception at Happy Valley, an idyllic and peaceful spot hidden in West Norfolk's beautiful countryside. The venue has it all: a lake with a bridge to a little island in the middle (you can also get married on this island), magical woodland accommodation and facilities (including hot tubs), huge party barns and all surrounded by nothing but peaceful woodland and glorious Norfolk sunsets. It really is the perfect, private wedding venue and you will be spoilt for choice with photograph opportunities. We had our drinks reception and canapés on the edge of the pretty lake, using the lean-to of the Dutch barn as our outside bar area, and had a band playing outdoors near the willow trees to accompany. We then moved inside to the incredible Dutch barn which has stunning views across the lake, to eat and party the night away - it was just amazing. There's a built-in bar area already in the Dutch barn which is a lovely touch, a stage was set-up for the band to play on in the evening and our caterers set-up camp in the Hay barn. We were very lucky with the weather, but both barns at Happy Valley offer great (and dry!) spaces to be in whatever the weather. Katy and Scott, the owners, really are the most fantastic hosts, and we couldn't thank them enough for everything they did to help ensure we had the perfect day. None of us wanted to leave at the end of the weekend, and it will forever remain the most special place for us. We can't recommend Happy Valley highly enough, and have spent most days since wishing we could do it all over again. The venue really is a gift that keeps on giving.’

If you’re looking to plan a sustainable style wedding we’d love to hear from you and support you to make your eco-friendly day a reality.

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