October half term holiday
Unless marked as an Event Day, choose your hours between 9.30 and 5.30.
Event days 9.30-4.30
Tues 23rd - Apple Day - Lots of apple themed activities and games! 4 spaces left
Thurs 25th - Halloween party event day - fancy dress optional (but we do!!) Almost booked up
On a regular day you choose your hours (usually) between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm. Event days are a little different. We have an arrival and home time, so people only stay beyond these times in an emergency. This is because we are making or doing something that can't be managed with people arriving and leaving at different times. We always either make something extra special to take home, or provide coaching over and above what we usually offer (ie: Art/sketching/pottery/gardening skills/baking. We try to source guest demonstrators such as maybe a well known chef, a henna artist, perhaps a landscape gardener or an artist, etc). These are very special days.
'Event days' are at a cost of £40 including meals and refreshments.
(Normal breakfast, lunch and tea prices apply every day unless a premium is specified - eg Christmas dinner)
Please note: Bookings made once the holiday has started cost £5 per hour (so I can add it up in my head easily)!!
All days (apart from 'Special Event' days) are offered at a cost of £4.75 per hour (discount for multiple bookings, see below*) so you can choose how long you wish your child to stay and pay by the hour (we will advise of any activities which may require a particular arrival or leaving time). Please note that we offer hours and 1/2 hours, but round up if asked for 1/4 hours! Residential stays are £90 per 24hrs inclusive of everything!
PLACES STRICTLY LIMITED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAS A SPECIAL AND HAPPY VISIT, WHETHER STAYING WITH US FOR HOURS, DAYS OR FOR AN OVERNIGHT RESIDENTIAL. AND WHAT MAKES US SO SPECIAL? THE FANTASTIC ATTENTION YOUR CHILD WILL GET WITH A STAFF/CHILD RATIO OF BETWEEN 1:3 AND 1:6. NO OTHER LOCAL FACILITY IS ABLE TO FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN WITH SUCH CARE IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE SETTING.
RESIDENTIAL SLEEPOVERS WILL BE OUTSIDE ACCOMPANIED BY US, OR INDOORS SHOULD WEATHER DEMAND, AND ONLY OFFERED OCCASIONALLY, AS PART AS A SPECIAL EVENT.
All policy documents available for scrutiny on request. All our staff are CRB checked, fully qualified and trained. The Secret Garden at Ottery St Mary holds an appropriate insurance policy which covers the activities offered including camp fires and animals on site. Children are required to follow our rules at all times to ensure their safety and the safety of others. There is always some 'downtime' offered when the children can rest and choose from a number of activities should weather/situation require it.
*Bring a friend or book more than 14 hours in one week and get a discount of 50p per hour. Please try to honour all bookings and let us know as soon as you can if your circumstances/requirements change. All invoices to be paid within 2 days of receipt. I regret that we are unable to refund should your child cancel on the day or once the week has commenced. If you cancel before the holiday we will try to fill your place. but if we can't then we will not be able to refund. Regular cancellations might affect your ability to book in the future. Mid morning and afternoon snacks and drinks provided. Breakfast and tea available at a cost of £2 each Lunch £2.50 (Breakfast 8-9am, Lunch approx 1-2, Tea 4-5pm) Packed lunches are required should meal choices be unsuitable.
Please advise of any allergies in your email (there my be a small premium if we have to provide an alternative or specialized menu) , and bring your registration form with you , filled in in advance especially if you are arriving after 9.30 am :)
And finally! We lock the house and often will be in the beautiful garden running about and making plenty of noise, so please try not to come early. We always send someone to let you in at the time you book to arrive - we might not hear you at the door if you come earlier than expected - but that's because we'll be having so much FUN!! :)
Welcome to White Villa, a spacious family-orientated design apartment with 3 double bedrooms (or 2 double plus 1 twin), set in the wooded neighbourhood of the Mitterberg hills, Baden-by-Vienna.
The apartment sleeps from two to six people, and they can even accommodate additional children if sharing the parent's bedroom.
Your hosts are lovely - my brother Peter and his wife Nini. So although in the heart of Austria, you have fully English speaking friends! Peter and Nini have a little daughter who would be a regular at Ottery Secret Garden if they weren't quite so far away! So you will be in the hands of people who fully understand holidaying for parents with children.
And another bonus, "Children 0-6yrs sharing parents' bedrooms are free".. Whoopee!
We've stayed there - it's proper FANTASTIC!
The apartment sleeps from two to six people, and they can even accommodate additional children if sharing the parent's bedroom.
Your hosts are lovely - my brother Peter and his wife Nini. So although in the heart of Austria, you have fully English speaking friends! Peter and Nini have a little daughter who would be a regular at Ottery Secret Garden if they weren't quite so far away! So you will be in the hands of people who fully understand holidaying for parents with children.
And another bonus, "Children 0-6yrs sharing parents' bedrooms are free".. Whoopee!
We've stayed there - it's proper FANTASTIC!