Welsh Weekend
Friday 6th - Monday 9th June 2025
Trevor Hall, Trevor Hall Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 7UP
The Event
Friday 6th - Monday 9th June 2025
Trevor Hall, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 7UP
Join us for a 3-night weekend getaway in Trevor Hall, a beautiful and quirky country house, in the Dee Valley of North Wales.
Socialise with other historical costume makers, attend talks and demonstrations, stage photoshoots in the grounds, explore the nearby picturesque village of Llangollen, and take part in the other various organised activities on offer.
The Venue
The present Trevor Hall was reconstructed in 1742, but the site is an ancient one dating back to the 1300s.
In addition to its many bedrooms, the house features a large sitting room, dining hall, smoking room, snug, music room, and snooker room. Outdoors, guests can freely enjoy many acres of grounds within the property.
The house is just a 9 minute drive from the town of Llangollen, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with eleven miles of canal from Gledrid to the Horseshoe Falls via the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Itinerary & Dress Code
A look at the various activities organised for throughout the weekend.
FRIDAY
Afternoon - Guest Check-in - Dress Code: Casual
4pm onwards: Guests arrive and check-in. Followed by free time.
6.15pm: Welcome from the Organisers - Kyla & Peta will welcome you to Trevor Hall, run through some house keeping, and remind you of the weekend's itinerary.
Dinner: Bring your own.
Evening - Talks & Demonstrations - Dress Code: Historical Loungewear and Nightwear
7.30pm: Hairstyling for Historical Costuming by Gemma Esvelt - No stranger to hair and costume for the stage, ballet-dancer-turned-historical-costumer and Curator of Bankfield Museum, Gemma Esvelt, will show you how you can achieve the hairstyles of yesteryear in this optional 'drop in' demonstration.
8.30pm: Fabrics of Fashion by Rachel Midgley - In this optional 'drop in' talk, Rachel Midgley, Curator of Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, will take you through what materials and prints to look out for when purchasing fabric for historical costuming. She'll also be showing off some antique objects from her personal collection.
9.30pm: Beyond the Veil: Seances, Spiritualism and the Supernatural by Kyla Hislop - From ouija boards to spirit photography, Kyla Hislop, Curator of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums, explores the 19th century fascination with ghosts in an abridged version of her successful talk. After the presentation, there will be a Victorian-style séance for those who wish to take part.
Other guests not wishing to attend the talks, can relax, sew, play board games, or play billiards.
SATURDAY
Morning - Breakfast - Dress Code: Historical Loungewear or Morning Dress (Wrappers, Robes, Teagowns, Banyans, etc)
9am onwards: 'Banyan Breakfast' - Join us in the dining room for a selection of cold meats, cheese, pastries, fruit and more, in your best wrappers, teagowns, banyans and smoking jackets.
Afternoon - Leisure - Dress Code: Seaside Bathing Costumes & Beachwear
Noon onwards: 'No-Sand, No-Sea Beach Party' - Join Kyla & Rachel out on the lawn of Trevor Hall for a Belle Époque beach party....sans the beach - pack your historical bathing costume, deck chair, paddling pool, and lemonade.
Lunch: Bring your own.
Other guests not wishing to attend the 'beach' party are welcome to organise their own walks and excursions to local landmark sites.
Evening - Fine Dining - Dress Code: 1879-1909 Evening, Dinner or Ball Attire.
Dinner: 'An Evening of Elegance' Dinner Party - Peta & Kyla invite you to a candlelit dinner party, catered for by 'Dai Chef'.
9.30pm onwards: Traditional parlour games.
SUNDAY
Late Morning/Afternoon - Excursion - Dress Code: Historical Day Wear & Walking Suits
11.15am - 1.30pm: Canal Boat Trip - Join us on a trip down the Llangollen canal. Our boat is drawn in the traditional manner - by horse - and you will enjoy lunch or afternoon tea on board (additional charge applies).
Other guests not wishing to attend the canal boat trip can enjoy the grounds of Trevor Hall, or enjoy the town of Llangollen.
Evening - Farewell Soirée - Dress Code: Any Era of Evening, Dinner or Ball Attire
Dinner: Bring your own.
7.30pm: Ceilidh - We bring out the (very anachronistic) speakers to enjoy good music and dancing.
9pm - Farewell Drinks - Bring your own bottle, as we spend our last evening at Trevor Hall in good company.
MONDAY
Morning - Departure - Casual Clothes
Departure - 10:00.
Dress Code & Standards
Each activity has it's own, individual dress code - please consult the itinerary for details.
Attendees should come to this event with a selection of historical outfits, made to a good standard, and accurate in look to the era they portray. 'A good standard' refers to costumes that are made with appropriate fabric, cut with care, sewn neatly by hand or machine, and pressed with an iron or steamed.
Modern and synthetic fabrics can be used as substitutes for expensive or hard to obtain fabrics such as silk, but stick to historically accurate colours and prints.
Tickets & Room Allocation
There are a selection of Super King, King, Double and Twin rooms available. Please note: There are no private en-suites in the Main House, but there are 6 bathrooms to be shared. The Cottage has a large family bathroom, and the Caravan has two bathrooms.
As this is a semi-private party. Tickets will be allocated using a few criteria: possession of an existing historical wardrobe, quality of costume, timeliness in submitting the application form.
Catering
Two meals will be included with your ticket: Breakfast and Dinner on Saturday.
All other food and drink must be provided by attendees. The house has a kitchen that can be used for cooking, or takeaway can be ordered to the house.
RSVP
Details coming soon...
