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
16:00 onwards: Guests arrive and check-in. Followed by free time.
Dress Code: Free choice.
Evening - Talks & Demonstrations: Hair styling demonstration with Gemma Esvelt, followed by a talk on Fabric Prints for Historical Costuming by Rachel Midgley.
Dress Code: Free choice.
SATURDAY
Daytime - 'Banyan Breakfast': Continental breakfast in historical costume.
Dress Code: Historical morning wear and daywear; wrappers or robes over nightgowns, teagowns, banyans, dressing gowns, morning dresses.
Evening - "1890s Dinner Party". 2-course meal catered for by a local chef, followed by Victorian parlour games. In the late evening, Kyla Hislop will be delivering a talk on 19th Century Spiritualism, followed by a traditional Victorian seance.
Dress Code: Historical evening or dinner attire, circa.1890s.
SUNDAY
Daytime - Heritage Railway Trip. Coming soon...
Dress Code: Historical day wear, suitable for stepping up and down from the train in and warm summer weather. Suggestion - 1890s to early 1910s day wear; blouses, skirts, linen suits, boater hats.
Evening - Farewell Soirée & Ceilidh: Bring your own bottle, as we spend our last evening at Trevor Hall enjoying drinks, dancing and good company.
Dress Code: Historical evening, dinner or ball attire, any era.
MONDAY
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: previous attendance at Guild events, possession of an existing historical wardrobe, quality of costume, timeliness in submitting the application form.
Catering
3 meals will be included with your ticket: Breakfast & Dinner on Saturday, Afternoon Tea on Sunday.
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...
