Fireside storytelling at golden hour, for grown-ups and children together, drinks in hand as the light goes.
Paukwa: The Open Fire
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The programme changes with the season — pick a date below and it carries straight into your booking. New dates added every month.
A story told between two fires
Two fires are lit on the ridge at golden hour, facing 180 degrees of tea hills. You arrive with the light still gold and a warm drink in hand, and take your seat — there’s a wool throw at every one.
Once the light turns gold, a storyteller steps between the fires. One African tale, told in two parts, with an interval for a second drink. No stage, no screen, no microphone — a voice, two fires and the hills going dark. Dorothy Gatwiri and Thuita Mwangi are our storytellers in residence.
Paukwa is also an evening add-on to the Co-working Day — stay on after work, then ride the evening van home.
Two fires on the ridge
Lit at golden hour, facing 180 degrees of tea hills.
One tale, in two parts
A single African story, with an interval for a second drink.
Nothing in the way
No stage, no screen, no microphone.
Close to the fire
Up to 28 guests, with a wool throw at every seat.
What’s included
- +A seat at the fires, with a wool throw
- +The story, told in two parts with an interval
Not included
- –Transport to and from the estate
Good to know
- Starts
- Every fourth Friday, from 17:45. Arrive while the light is still gold.
- Duration
- Early evening · ~1 hr 15 min.
- Drinks
- A warm drink as you arrive, and a second at the interval.
- Dress
- There are wool throws at every seat, but the ridge cools quickly — bring a layer.
- Access
- The fires are out on the ridge; tell us if you need step-free access and we’ll advise.
Who this is not for
- Anyone after a show with a stage and a sound system — this is one voice and two fires.
- Anyone who’d rather not sit outdoors as the evening cools.
Yes — on the ridge, between two fires. There’s a wool throw at every seat, and a layer helps.
One African tale, told in two parts, with an interval for a second drink.
Yes — Paukwa is one of its evening add-ons. Stay on after work and ride the evening van home.
Yes. Note it in your request and we’ll talk through a private evening.