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Dickins & Hawkes is offering the opportunity to experience life in a manner that until now would have been impossible without having been to the manor born. Step back in time to an era of aristocratic opulence and take the chance to dress-up and enjoy dinner as Lord of the Manor.
Dickins & Hawkes is making available the rare opportunity to live a quintessentially British experience just like a Lord or Lady of the manor. Much more than a bespoke travel service, although that too, Dickins & Hawkes is the only channel through which an authentic 1925 period experience, replete with all of its British aristocratic drama and centuries-old history, can be experienced.
Dickins & Hawkes will cover the experience on celluloid and in print. When guests have returned home, Dickins & Hawkes edit the footage into a film and set to their especially composed period music — the result is a vibrant and eminently shareable souvenir. And for those who want a more concrete reminder of their exceptional time in the British countryside, Dickins & Hawkes can provide a breathtakingly beautiful coffee table book to sit in guests’ foyers and living rooms for all to admire.
The Dinner
No period experience would be complete without a dramatic dinner. Each estate’s staff and host are attired in period dress, and at dinner, characters are interspersed with guests around the table — a dowager Duchess here, a marquis or Russian Princess there. A brief scene will break out in the midst of dinner, immersing guests in their own drama moment, before the host steps in to suggest everyone retire to the drawing room for whisky and dancing. Guests are provided with opulent period dress of their own, including white tie and tails and officers’ uniforms for the men, and hair and makeup are provided as required.
Accommodation
Dickins & Hawkes have partnered with six stately homes and two castles throughout England and Scotland, many of which have been in use for centuries holding balls, banquets, and fox hunts. Unlike many grand old estates though, Dickins & Hawkes’ are not open to the public, and the experiences they provide are the sort that money can’t usually buy.
Incumbent Dukes, Lords, and Viscounts run these homes with the grace and precision of a bygone era, as hundreds of years of history are matched with the comforts and luxury one would expect from a noble home.
Activities and Entertainment
Envisage an itinerary that exposes you to the culture, traditions and eccentricities of the British nobility. Explore the countryside chauffeured in a vintage car before some deer stalking in Scotland. Or perhaps tempt yourself with a Knightsbridge shopping trip accompanied by a Vogue stylist. Thrill-seekers might want to visit the world famous Silverstone Circuit to take up the challenge of driving a supercar or, if your visit coincides with the British F1 Grand Prix, indulge in a VIP weekend with helicopter transfers, pit-passes and a chance to meet your favourite driver and see the cars close up.
Contact one of our Travel Specialists on how you too can become the lord or lady of your very own manor.
