We present "Spirit of Elgar"

We are Val and Martin Lawrence, and operate a thriving Chauffeured Wedding Car Hire and Funeral Saloon Car Hire Business named "Vintage Carriages Malvern"; from this successful business base, we have introduced our bespoke Private and Corporate Hire service, set in the Malvern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

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VIP STATUS: Every  passenger is a VIP, no matter if you are a company in the Malvern area that would like a visitor to be welcomed with vintage style and memorable hospitality, an Actor appearing at our famous Theatre, having a pre-Hot Air Balloon Flight tour, wanting to make a grand entrance at your school Proms Gala or Surprise Party,  celebrating Father's Day, or requiring a bespoke Chauffeured Champagne Picnic on or near the Malvern Hills.

Fun Bubbles, rising 30 feet into the air from "Spirit of Elgar" are optional.

The Chauffeur can dress formally of to match a theme   

Themed events catered for:

 scenic beauty

 Heritage

 Fun Introduction to Elgar

  Fun Fantasy

In addition to the tours listed at the top of this page, we have teamed up with the very best to bring you:

• Pre Hot Air Balloon Flight Tours in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

• Pre Bands in The Park Tours in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty        
• Health Spa and Malvern Hills tour, an opportunity for you to be pampered, costs are borne by passengers and are paid directly to the provider. 
• Cruise & Dine - we can recommend from a wide variety of award winning eateries around Malvern, one may offer free cinema tickets, whilst anothers provide meals of Asian or international origins, meals are not included in our tariff.
• Breweries, Beer/Cyder/Wine. Depending upon the brewery visited, produce tasting may be possible, however, following brewery visits, tours can always include tavern(s) where the produce can be enjoyed at normal prices. 
• March: The Daffodil Way (Poets were influenced by these surroundings). 
• A Salute to Poets who were either 'elected friends', or lived in the locally: Abercrombe, Gibson, Robert Frost, William Langland and Edward Thomas, plus visitors Brooke, Drinkwater, Eleanor Farjeon and Gurney.
• Heritage, Buildings, Geology (some of the oldest rocks in England) & Wildlife: There are a couple of churches (one located at what was part of a late Norman monastery) that we can visit (subject to opening hours) where stained glass windows, Fresco Mural Paintings, Tempera Paintings and surroundings thought to have influenced poet William Langland (‘The Vision of Piers Plowman’) can be seen.  Royal Malvern Spa, the site where an ambitious domed hall once stood, seating 2,000 people, opened in 1883 by the Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind. Although birds rabbits and Deer do of course fly or roam freely, there are areas where we are more likely to see them. Kestrels are known to favour one particular part if the rocky crags, whilst swifts can often be seen darting around at another . Malvern is famed for the 'Water Cure', with natural springs and public water spouts, with water emerging from the hills all year round.
• A Salute to Darwin, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkein, Roget and the many other famous people with Malvern connections. 
• Pre/Post Sporting Event Tours, events that may hold your interest. See website links examples below; we are open to suggestions that can extend the list:
• Horse racing: ( http://www.cheltenham.co.uk/festival/the_festival.html ) Cricket: ( http://www.wccc.co.uk/cricket/fixturesFirstXI.asp )              Rugby:( http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/worcesterrfc/? )
• Tour and Hot Air Balloon ride: the launch site is at Eastnor Castle near Malvern and offers one of the most stunning settings for your once-in-a-lifetime experience; our part in this is the pre ballooning vintage style chauffeured motor tour, the ballooning trip must be arranged direct, see http://www.wickersworld.co.uk/worcestershire&herefordshire
• Mix and Match - Your Freedom Choice

Telephone us on 01684 560776; Val and Martin recommend that you email us if the telephone is not manned when you call.

Our email address office@vintagecarriagesmalvern.co.uk 

Val and Martin Lawrence have three websites in all: www.spiritofelgar.co.uk

"Spirit if Elgar" is devoted to tourist related themed Private Hire travel around Malvern, support of Malvern Tourism and promote awareness of tourism related small traders.

www.vintagecarriagesmalvern.co.uk

"Vintage Carriages Malvern" is devoted to Vintage Style wedding transport.

www.willyoumarry.me.uk  

"Will You Marry Me" provides a free platform for wedding related services to get their message across, and for customers to post their testimonials on the services received.

The Car: Malvern District Council Private Hire Licence reference MPH111, for a number one service.

The Chauffeur: Chauffeurs are CRB checked by Malvern Hills District Council and have passed an additional Driving Skills Assessment.

Please scroll up to view pages detailing individually tailored trips.

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INTERNATIONAL ENQUIRIES:

For Malvern Tourism Information, visit: http://malvern.whub.org.uk/home/mhcindex/mhc-tourism.htm 

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