Planning guide and tips for parties & all special celebrations

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For every Special Occasion there are a host of different ways of celebrating, and they all work well, as long as they are thought through, planned and prepared in advance. This page will help to give you ideas on how to celebrate and then our Party Planning Guide will help you to plan, step by step, to make quite sure you have everything ready for your celebration.

Celebrations

To start with we've listed a number of ideas that you could use to celebrate any special occasion, although some are better suited to different age groups.

Parties are a great way to celebrate

Parties at home (look at our planning guide )
Using a local venue for a party - a club, a pub or a restaurant (what do you need to organise and what can you get them to organise)
Dinner parties (planning and preparation)
Lunch or Dinner at a restaurant (an easy option? But how do you choose?)
Surprise Parties (organisation and planning is everything)
Themed Parties - so many of them, and there's help everywhere to organise them
Cocktail Party - get everyone to dress black tie (dinner suits for the men and evening cocktail dresses for the ladies, then serve up a selection of wonderful cocktails - some well known and maybe even some you come up with yourself!)
Childrens parties - be organised and they will be fun for everyone
Overnight parties - arranging for a meal and accommodation at a hotel
Renting a house for a weekend large enough for all the family and friends to stay together in one place

Special Activity Days

You can now find so many different experiences to give to someone special, and there's almost certainly something for everyone out there - ideas include:

Race Car driving
Off roading
Skidpan driving
Sailing
White water rafting
Scuba Diving
Gliding
Light aircraft flying
Microlighting
Helicopter sightseeing
Spa days and pampering
Recording your own record
Snooker with a celebrity
Circus Skills
Whale Watching
Horse Riding
Camel riding
Gourmet Dining
Sports Days

The list goes on and on and you can find these special days out at a number of well known sites - we have listed a few (please note: these are for your convenience and do not represent recommendations) - click on the links below

Weekends Away and Special Holidays

For those very special occasions, or if you want to treat someone really special there are an endless number of weekends away or longer holidays that you can either plan with that special person or you can give to them as a surprise - just remember that if you're planning the break to be a surprise you need to plan with great care to make sure that nothing stops it from happening!

We've identified just a few possibilities here for breaks away and longer holidays but the only limits here are really your imagination:

City breaks in Britain and Europe - Europe boasts some of the most magnificent cities with something for everyone, and there are so many easy ways to get there and to find accommodation as well as to enjoy what the city has to offer. Closer to home, our own cities can be wonderful places to explore and that much easier to get to. Why not try a weekend in one of our great cities - click on the links to take you to the key tourist sites for these cities: