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Goodwood Revival

Goodwood Revival was again this year a fantastic event to be a part of with everyone dressing up from the 1940’s & 1950’s eras. The Goodwood Revival is a very historic motor race meeting and one of its kind. It was fantastic to see the show so busy and everyone getting into the spirit. We […]

Henley Show

Henley this year was blessed with glorious sunshine and also, we were joined at our bar by singer & songwriter Sam Smith for a drink. ” It was an unbelievable experience to get a picture with Sam he was genuine down to earth person and would have never envisaged seeing him while I was working […]

Chatsworth Country Fair

The Chatsworth Country Fair this year was once again another glorious event to be at. Taking place earlier in September there was plenty to go see and do. “It was a glorious weekend with a family filled atmosphere. Great entertainment was on display with horses, motor-cross and sky diving. I really enjoyed working on the […]

The Game Fair

“having been involved with the game fair over 35 years, the show for the last two years is much improved. Is now the right size and not too big. The venue at Ragley Hall is ideal and I hope they continue to stay at Ragley. The Gunmakers Pub is now the main meeting at the […]

The Hundred & T20 International @ SWALEC Stadium

It’s been a real pleasure being apart of the events at The Swalec Stadium starting off with the international T20 between England and South Africa. It was a sold-out event and the fans from both sides were enjoying themselves with a pint always in hand. We then were at every Welsh Fire game at The […]

RHS Hampton

It was the first time at RHS Hampton Court however with having experience at previous RHS shows including Cardiff, Tatton Park & Malvern we were very excited to be adding RHS Hampton Court to our calendar. In addition to this it was our first time working with feast-it who were great to work alongside and […]

Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 23rd to the 26th saw us at Goodwood festival of speed. This for many motorheads being the event to go to of the year. “it’s the most special weekend for motorsport ever. Grand Prix’s are spectacular, but this is just a standout event” Jensen Button, Formula 1 Star, we couldn’t agree more with Jensen’s […]

Royal Ascot

It was a pleasure to be apart of Royal Ascot this year as like many events it was the first year back with crowds and with the midweek heatwave it was a gorgeous couple of days. Drinks were flowing with Pimm’s Jugs running out and the weather hitting 34 degrees celsius ! We were so […]

Pimms & Gin Bar @ Forest Live Concerts

This year we had the pleasure of working at three different locations, Cannock Chase, Delamere and Thetford Forests. 11 dates in total from the 9th June – 18th June. This was a new event for us and we were excited to be onboard at the concerts. The acts on show were Noel Gallagher’s High Flying […]

Highclere Show

This year at Highclere we were greeted by glorious sunshine on Saturday with all sorts of attractions to see. With a wonderful location and breath-taking backdrop, the crowds at Highclere were entertained with The Knights of Middle England, Paws For Thought Dog Display Team, Chris Green and the Horndean Band. With a wealth of catering […]

Badminton Horse Trials Returns With A Blast

We loved our 5 days away at Badminton this year , 4th-8th May, especially seeing the Saturday sold out with 120,000 people in attendance. It has been 3 years since the event has run back in 2019 and had a wonderful time working well with Thatchers and Nyetimber Wines. The sun shone everyone was in […]

Cider Making History

The last month we have smelt the gorgeous cider apple aroma right across our county of Herefordshire as businesses prepare for cider making to commence. This means Autumn is here. Cider Making used to be a very busy time for us, when we traded as Symonds Cider. So many trailer loads of apples being delivered […]

Halloween Delight at Pumpkin Pete’s

This year we have been thrilled to work at a pumpkin picking event held at Pumpkin Pete’s, based in our home county Herefordshire. Jasper, our Horse Box Coffee Bar has been serving lots of coffee, hot chocolate and tea along with gooey chocolate brownies. Perfect for anyone who is enjoying this traditional Halloween custom. We […]

After 180 days we are back in business

2020 may not be the year we had predicted it would be. This year was supposed to be our busiest year yet securing more high profile events and then along came Covid which saw the events season completely annihilated. Initially we had hoped the events season would be back in July, then August and then […]

Cowdray Polo Gold Cup

Last July, we had the pleasure of providing The Public Bar at Cowdray Polo Club for the Gold Cup which was a first for Symonds Event Bars. The 60ft Bar Counter was placed inside a huge stretch tent with a DJ set placed to the one side. Needless to say the evening was rather busy […]

Taste Of London – When Rosie met Daisie

In June 2019 we had the pleasure of attending Taste of London with our beautiful Laurent-Perrier Champagne Bar, named Rosie. Rosie fitted in perfectly at this event and was a success right from the start with all visitors. Champagne flowed, food was eaten and the sun shone brightly. Warm summer days and nights works so […]

Whipsnade Zoo Night Safari

A new experience for us as we provided our first ever bar at a Zoo. On Saturday 22nd June we took The Dog & Pheasant Bar to Whipsnade Zoo for the evening Safari. The Sun was setting, the drinks were flowing and the proved to be an instant hit. We can’t wait to attend again […]

Badminton Horse Trials

Even though the weather was crisp and at times cold Badminton this year proved to be supported by the general public with a phenomenal attendance on Cross Country Day. Needless to say the weather did not deter customers from drinking a glass of Pimm’s , Gin or Thatchers Cider