Private Events
Bring your group together with us.
Your Event
The events we prepare for you are a bespoke blend of interaction and purposeful activity, designed to promote social connection.
Each event is structured and hosted by Francis and Pam Gimblett, drawing on 26 years' experience at Taste of the Vine. They are sometimes co-hosted with Wealden artisans using skills they are keen to pass on.
See the Public Events page for an idea of the activities we can offer, and get in contact with Francis to prepare a proposal for your private event.
"The team at Lawson Queay joined Francis and Pam for a Company Away Day, swapping our PCs for the Wild Weald.
We thoroughly enjoyed a morning of making clay pots, followed by the most delicious of lunch using locally sourced and home grown produce. After Pam's superb lunch, we tackled mozzarella and flatbread making.
Each and every one of us came away with a new skill. We look forward to returning and trying some of the other activities offered at Wild Weald."
Jackie Hazelden, Lawson Queay
The Service
The events are run within our eighty-five acres of ancient woodland near Hellingly in Sussex.
We provide all needed for your event, including farm grown meals, meeting spaces and camping.
"Absolutely loved our visit to Wild Weald! The setting is peaceful and beautifully kept. A perfect escape into nature. The hosts were welcoming and clearly passionate about what they do. Highly recommended! They offer a lot of different wild workshops too." Touristo Lituano Review
Community & Sustainability
Community: For each event we run, we run a free event for those in need of respite or social connection within the community.
Charities: We also tailor at-cost group events for charities who wish to bring those that they work with together in an event that will immerse the senses, foster connection and assist a re-set in thinking.
ESG & Corporate Social Responsibility: Through our woodland management plan, the activities are structured to pass on awareness of sustainability, assist the restoration of habitat, increase biodiversity and promote carbon capture.
