Been putting off this blog post for a week or so coz I really wanted to do it justice!! The weekend before last, our blogging bride Liz Killeen had her Hen Party. And boy, what a weekend it was!! THe whole thing was organised by her best friends and bridesmaids Alison and Claire and they kept the whole thing a secret from Liz, and even managed to keep alot of the hens in the dark too!
So…what did we do that made the weekend so great?!
Firstly, we all met in the Headfort Arms Hotel in Kells, Co. Meath. Random spot eh, for a bunch of women travelling from Kerry, Cork and Dublin. Well, they definitely didn’t disappoint. The Headfort is a very unassuming hotel on the main street in Kells, and what it lacks in impact from the outside it more than makes up for it with the wow factor once you step through the door. The staff couldn’t do enough for us and made us feel so special and welcome. A far cry from when many establishments were turning down Hens and Stags. The team in the Headfort were top class.
On the Friday night, we all checked in and had a drink in the bar before going up to Liz’s large suite-style bedroom ( the plaque on the door read “Hens Nest”!) The girls had brought along the playstation and Liz’s favourite, Singstar Superstar. The girl is a karaoke queen! We got the mics out and after half an hour or so of warming up the vocal chords came a knock on the door. Oh shite we thought to ourselves – the first complaint of the weekend! But no, it was one of the managers Edel delivering pizza and cosmos to the room! Sipping from our martini glasses we felt very Sex-in-the-city I have to say!
No surprise after the potent cocktails getting up on Saturday morning was not pleasant for most of us, but after a full Irish breakfast we managed to get our act together in time for the bus at 12. Decked out in tracksuits and hoodies we landed at Causey Farm to do their farmers wife course! We did some Irish Dancing in a barn and learned the Seige of Ennis , we milked a cow and petted lambs. We each baked a loaf of brown bread and then went for a ride in a tractor trailer. We hiked in the bog (and one of us even fell in a bog hole!) What an absolute scream of a day, one of the funnest things to do for a bunch of women to relax and get to know one another. By the end of it all we had walked off our hangovers and had laughed so much we had pains in our sides.
Back to the hotel and we were whisked into the bar and offered a glass of wine each and they brought out platters of paninis for us to share. We ate and drank our way through the weekend, in the Headfort you couldn’t get hungry! Afterwards, exhausted but happy we chilled out in our rooms for awhile (they were really quaint and had great character – I think we were in the old part of the hotel, so there was a lovely feel to the rooms which were all different).
And then on to the evenings entertainment. Well, we provided most of it ourselves dressing up in Glam Rock 80’s Madonna style and what can I say…we looked like utter lunatics! It didn’t help the fact that the hotel was hosting a hunt ball that evening so all the other residents and guests were in black tie! Thankfully the hotel gave us a private dining room and decorated it with pink balloons, fresh flowers on the table and a special Hen Party Menu with full 3 course meal options.
After the delicious meal and some fun with photos etc we headed to Navan to The Palace late bar/nightclub to dance the night away…. with 1 male addition to the party!! 😉
All in all a fantastic weekend and incredble value at €199 per person for all accomodation, food, the activity and everything. I would highly recommend the Headfort Arms and Causey Farm for any hen party looking for something that bit different and for everyone that looks for great service at a good value price!
You don’t have to take my word for how much fun it was….I put together this short vid to share with ye all!
