Golf buggy hire for christenings

What matters for christenings and naming days

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  Church to reception is the usual journey

  The classic christening pattern is a service at a church followed by a reception elsewhere, at a country house, a village hall, a garden or a pub with grounds. Sometimes the two are close and sometimes they are a genuine walk apart across a churchyard, a lane and a car park. That leg is what the buggy covers, and it is worth walking it yourself in advance with a pram in mind, because a path that is fine for adults can be impossible for wheels if there are steps or a stile. If your church and reception are on the same estate, the buggy runs a simple loop between them. If they are a short drive apart, the buggy usually serves one end, most often the reception grounds, rather than the road between, and we will help you work out which end it earns its place at.

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  Moving a family with a pram

  A pram changes the maths. A 4 seater carrying two parents, a baby in arms and a folded pram is full, so if a wider family group wants to travel together a 6 seater is the more comfortable choice. The safe way to carry a baby is in a parent's arms with the buggy driven slowly on a clear route, not in a car seat strapped to a bench, and any driver should take the family at a gentle pace with a baby aboard. Prams themselves are easy enough to carry folded, but tell us if you expect several, because a christening can produce more prams and pushchairs than anyone plans for, and it changes how many trips the buggy makes.

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  The grandparents, and wheelchair access

  The other half of the family is the older half. Christenings routinely bring great-grandparents, and at that age a walk across uneven ground between a church and a reception is a real barrier. A buggy that looks after the eldest guests lets them be part of the day properly rather than arriving last and tired. Where a relative uses a wheelchair, the wheelchair-access buggy carries them in their own chair, which is worth arranging in advance if you know a guest will need it.

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  A gentle, short hire

  Christenings are usually daytime and short, an hour or two of movement around a lunch, so the hire is simple and the ground is the main variable. Tell us the church and reception layout, whether the journey is on path or grass, and whether the trip carries prams, older relatives or both. It is a modest hire that solves a specific family problem, and getting the vehicle sized to the group is most of the job.

• Cliveden HouseBerkshireBuggy hire at this venue
• Blenheim PalaceOxfordshireBuggy hire at this venue
• Highclere CastleHampshireBuggy hire at this venue

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Common questions

Is a buggy useful for a christening?

If the church and reception are a walk apart, or the reception grounds are large, yes, especially with prams and elderly relatives in the mix. It is a modest hire that keeps new parents and the oldest guests moving comfortably rather than struggling across uneven ground.

Can we carry a baby on the buggy?

Yes, held in a parent's arms with the buggy driven slowly on a clear route. We would not strap a car seat to a bench and drive quickly; a christening buggy moves at a gentle pace precisely because there are babies aboard. Tell us and the driver will take the family carefully.

We have several prams coming, does that matter?

It can. Prams fill a small buggy quickly, so if a family group wants to travel together a 6 seater is more comfortable. Tell us how many prams and pushchairs to expect and we will size the hire and plan the trips so nobody is left waiting.

Can an elderly relative in a wheelchair use it?

Yes, with the wheelchair-access buggy, which carries them in their own chair up a ramp. Christenings often bring great-grandparents, so if you know a guest needs it, tell us at quote stage and we will put the right vehicle on your booking.