Christmas at Holloways
November 14th - December 12th
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at Holloways. Raise a toast to the party season at one of our Home & Garden Design Events, discover perfect presents in our Christmas Gift Shop, feast on deliciously festive food in our farm-to-fork café, the Glasshouse, put some sparkle into your wardrobe with a pop-up boutique and fashion shows from our favourite womenswear brand, Bodega, and shop for beautiful accessories and tableware in our new interiors room and Neptune store-in-store.
The month-long celebration supports St Michael's Hospice in Hereford – a cause very close to Holloways heart. Book your Christmas at Holloways Experience here.
HOME & GARDEN DESIGN EVENTS
Make your house a home this Christmas at one of our Home & Garden Design Events. Book tickets to see Edward Bulmer, world-renowned interior designer and pioneering founder of Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. Hear from Telegraph gardening columnist, award-winning writer and 'The Natural Gardener' Val Bourne, who will take you through a Year at Spring Cottage – her stunning Cotswold garden. Get inspired to create your festive lunch table with Holloways Interior Designer Annie Blackledge, who will guide you through the Art of Christmas Tablescaping. Plus enjoy a masterclass in seasonal, sustainable floristry by Rozanne Delamere, The Ledbury Flower Farmer.
November 21st - 2.30pm – Seasonal, sustainable, home-grown floristry with Rozanne Delamore, The Ledbury Flower Farmer
November 28th - 2.30pm - A Year at Spring Cottage with the Telegraph's award-winning gardening writer and 'Natural Gardener' Val Bourne
December 5th - 2.30pm - A Masterclass in Decorating with Colour with Edward Bulmer, founder of Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
December 12th - 2.30pm - The Art of Christmas Tablescaping with Annie Blackledge, Holloways Interior Designer
Tickets cost £15. Book via the tiles below.
Design & Dine Experiences
Why not make a day of it and combine a ticket to your chosen event with a deliciously seasonal brunch, two-course lunch or indulgent afternoon tea in the Glasshouse, our farm-to-fork café? Gather your favourite humans, pop the corks on the party season and book a Design & Dine Experience, from just £34.50. Click the tile below to book through OpenTable, under the Experiences tab. Or call us on 01886 884665 and one of our team will happily take payment over the phone.
BODEGA BOUTIQUE & STYLE EVENTS
Once again, we're delighted to welcome our favourite womenswear boutique, Bodega, to Holloways. Put some sparkle into your winter wardrobe with beautiful coats, gorgeous knitwear, dresses, party wear and accessories. Book a personal styling session with Carrie Lister of Carrie My Style, Bodega's in-house stylist, or get inspired at Bodega's Wednesday Style Events in the Gallery Showroom, next to their pop-up boutique.
Enjoy a fabulously festive fizzy brunch or afternoon tea with a front-row seat at one of Bodega's Style Events before exploring the gift shop and Neptune store-in-store for perfect presents for all of your favourite people. See the new-season Bodega collection at www.bodegawoman.com
Fine Art Exhibition in the Gallery Showroom
Our Gallery Showroom has been transformed into an art gallery for the duration of Christmas at Holloways. Be inspired by our selling exhibition of breathtaking abstracts of the hills by Malvern-based landscape artist Antony Bridge, evocative wildlife painting by Shelly Perkins, mixed-media still life and landscapes from Cotswolds artist Tracey Elphick and epic figurative canvases by Melanie Williams. Angela Holden's striking contemporary abstract pieces are also on show, along with arresting portraiture by Joanne Storer and intricate embroidery inspired by the Scottish highlands and islands by textile artist Eve Finney.
An exclusive Private View on the first night attracted art-lovers from across the region, where guests mingled with artists and collectors alike.
CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOP, TABLEWARE & HOMEWARE
Shop for gorgeous gifts in our Gift Shop, stock up on extra cutlery, glasses, tree decorations and wrapping paper in our Neptune store-in-store, take inspiration from beautifully-decorated tables and browse our Christmas Room for accessories to make your sitting and dining rooms feel deliciously festive.
CHRISTMAS AT THE GLASSHOUSE
Indulge in a Champagne brunch in the Glasshouse before you shop for gorgeous gifts for all, bring friends for a two-course Shoppers' Lunch before you hit the Gift Shop, Neptune store-in-store and Interior Design Studio. Or snuggle down on the sofas in front of the roaring log fire and enjoy a fabulously festive Christmas Afternoon Tea with a glass or two of fizz. Looking for the perfect present for the foodies in your life? A Glasshouse gift voucher is always a treat – call us on 01886 884665 to order yours.
CHRISTMAS PARTY BOOKINGS
Colleagues, friends, school mums, committee members, Book Club buddies.... For big parties, reserve the Palm Room – our private dining space – for up to 12. Call us to book your party on 01886 884665 and kick-start the festive season in style, or book online through OpenTable.
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CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS
Holloways showrooms, antiques courtyards and Glasshouse café will close at 4pm on Christmas Eve and will reopen at 9am on Friday, January 3. You can shop on our website, 24 hours a day, and our sales team will action your order and any messages when they return after the Christmas break.
Advice & Inspiration
Our Journal is full of advice and inspiration for a spectacular Christmas home, from how to make a show-stopping garland for your staircase or mantelpiece, to ways to create the most welcoming of hallways, how to furnish a luxurious bedroom for your Christmas guests, to a wreath-making masterclass.
