Freelancers, sole traders and small businesses don’t need to miss out on a Christmas party this year – on Thursday 10 December, 42 Acres, just outside Frome, is hosting a shared Wild Winter gathering where individuals and small teams can book places and celebrate together.
For anyone who works alone, or in a team of two or three, the office Christmas party is often the one thing missing from the calendar. There’s no department to organise it, no function room booked in your name, and no obvious crowd to share it with. The Wild Winter gathering at 42 Acres is designed for exactly that gap: a festive day built for small local teams and independent workers, with places booked individually rather than by the table.
The day is unhurried and deliberately low-key. Guests gather around the fire for mulled apple juice, then choose between winter wreath-making and apple-tree grafting – one a craft to take home, the other a contribution to the estate’s orchard that keeps growing long after the season ends. Both are followed by a seasonal shared lunch, served at a long table where the point is as much the company as the food.
It’s a different kind of celebration from a restaurant booking or an evening in a pub: outdoors, hands-on, and paced across a full day rather than a few hours. For a freelancer who’d otherwise let December pass without marking it, or a small team looking for something that isn’t the usual set menu, it’s a way to mark the end of the year properly, and to spend it with other people in the same position.
The details
Date: Thursday 10 December
Time: 10am to 3pm
Price: £95 per person
Location: 42 Acres, just outside Frome
Includes: Mulled apple juice around the fire, winter wreath-making or apple-tree grafting, and a seasonal shared lunch
Details and booking: www.42acres.com/retreats/wild-winter-a-gathering-for-conscious-teams
