Hen Parties & Celebration Days

Downe Health Spa is located on the Hartland Peninsula in North Devon and provides a range of delightful beauty treatments and holistic therapies.

One of the joys of Downe Health Spa is that it is an intimate facility and that makes it ideal for holding a celebration such as a Hen Party or Hen Day or Hen Weekend or Hen Break, indeed any kind of celebration by a group of ladies.

When you are planning a celebration with a group of friends you do need to be very confident about the location you select. If possible, do make the effort to visit Downe before you make the booking and meet Jeremy, Lynda and the therapists at Downe. You will be able to discuss your Day in detail with them and we have no doubt that you will quickly become confident that Jeremy, Lynda and the staff at Downe will be superb hosts and that the Day will be wonderful.

With groups smaller than ten we operate the Day as a standard Pamper Day for the group. Every such Day at Downe has been a great success and because the facility is so intimate the group feels very cherished and pampered.

With groups of ten or more (which we call a Celebration Day) we vary the Day somewhat. The basic structure of the Day is the same as a Pamper Day but the lunch is more of a celebration and typically is extended to take an hour and a half. Typically the lunch will include two home made desserts and the main course will be a cold meat or fish dish, one or two quiches and a variety of home made salads. (We did live in France for two years and we learnt a lot about the preparation of salad dishes so do have confidence in the quality of the meal!)

All of our food is beautifully presented and made from fresh ingredients. Our salads are picked from our garden and greenhouses one or two hours before the meal (even in mid winter!) thanks to the wonders of our gardener. Our meat is locally butchered and our fish is locally caught (except for smoked salmon!). With Celebration Days we make the use of the spa facilities exclusive to the group and that creates a fabulous atmosphere for the Day. That exclusivity helps make a Celebration Day at Downe so very special.

The cost of the Celebration Day is £95 per person and this includes TWO of the following therapies for each person attending: either

Each of the above therapies is a twenty five minute therapy.

Each individual can, if they wish, add additional therapies of their choice from the complete list of therapies available at Downe.

It is difficult to over emphasise the attractiveness of Downe as a location for a Hen Party or Celebration Day when the group is eight or more and the use of the spa facilities becomes exclusive. This creates a wonderfully friendly, intimate and relaxed environment.

A Celebration Day Recommendation

Recently The North Devon Gazette interviewed a bride to be a few days after she had held her Hen Party at Downe. This is the quote she gave to the journalist which was then printed in the Gazette : “We were made to feel so welcome. They really put themselves out to make us feel at home. …the food was fabulous… …the therapists were outstanding – we could not fault them. I am really glad we went to Downe and I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to book a Pamper Day.”

One and Two Night Celebration Breaks

It is also possible to stay in Downe’s luxury cottages and enjoy a One or Two Night Celebration Break.  On the One Night Pamper Break the party arrives at 9.30 a.m. and starts their Pamper Day on arrival.  At the end of the Pamper Day they move to their cottage.  On the Two Night Pamper Break the party arrives after 4.00 p.m. the day before the Pamper Day and spends the night in the cottage both before and after the Pamper Day.

The cost of the Pamper Breaks always includes Continental Breakfast Basket but we do not include dinner in the price as every group has different requirements for dinner.

If you think a Celebration Break may suit just give us ask us to quote you a price. We need to know how many will be in the party, the proposed date, how many nights are to be included and whether you want to include an evening meal. On that basis we will come back to you with a price.

A Celebration Break Recommendation

Even more recently we received the following email after a Hen Weekend:

“I would like to thank you for the wonderful spa day and night we had for my Hen Do.  It was a superb day, structured well and was everything Iwould of wished for.  The lunch was superb, we all loved it and the cream tea! The treatments were lovely and relaxing and we really loved the cottages and the whole layout. We are all still very sad it had to end! Hope to see you in the future and thanks again for a wonderul time.”
For other views of Downe go to www.tripadvisor.co.uk and type in Downe Health Spa.

Downe really does provide the perfect Devon Hen Party or Hen Weekend.