Who are we?
Established in Clevedon near Bristol, County Castles is a family-run business that has been offering the South West and South Wales a large variety of bouncy castles and other inflatables for over 20 years. We are also the preferred supplier for several agencies within North Somerset, available for corporate events such as school fairs, fetes and carnivals.
Although, there is more to us than just bouncy castles. Operating under the same name, County Castles also offers garden marquee hire, seasoned hardwood logs and many more things to come!
We are passionate about making your event a memorable one, and strive to give your celebration the kind of entertainment you won’t forget. Whether you’re looking for a pirate-themed bouncy castle, or even a large selection of garden games to enjoy in the sun - we will provide and set up all necessary equipment, and we will be there when your event is over, to pack up and make sure everything went smoothly.
About Mat
Proprietor and founder Mat Taylor prides himself on bringing inflatable fun for all occasions at very competitive prices.
Why the bouncy castle industry?
I was a teacher for many years, and loved seeing the children enjoy themselves in the classroom, then it kind of just transcended into the school holidays where I would hire out boats for the day, then would offer donkey rides, then the next step was just buying a bouncy castle! It can be hard sometimes, but having the opportunity to see the happiness on both adult's and children's faces when I deliver my products makes it a very enjoyable part of my life.
Community
Mat is still involved in a lot of community work, such as being a founding member of MARLENS, former Assistant Event Organiser of Clevedon Pride and Festival Director of Clevedon Tides Festival. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has played a large part in the canceling of some of the community events that we would usually be a part of.
County Castles has also worked in supplying inflatables and donkeys hire in support of charitable organisations such as Children's Hospice South West.
If you are interested in hiring inflatables or indoor/outdoor games for a fundraising event, please do get in touch, and we'll gladly discuss what we can do for you.
In the press
In August 2015, North Somerset Mercury recognised the community work that Mat is involved with, and was invited to talk a little bit about what it is to be a Festival Director. This allowed more people to hear about the events County Castles attends, as well as encouraging more visitors to visit the Clevedon Tides Festival! You can check out his interview here.
You may have heard about the pop-up Drive-In Cinema on the Salthouse Fields Clevedon in September 2015? Mat was primarily involved in the organisation of this fantastic event in aid of raising money for the Marlens. Read the article here.
Mat also joined Radio Bristol for a live interview in October 2015!
Clevedon Donkeys
What is life without a donkey? Their time has come to retire and we have found them wonderful homes where they will live out their years with cuddles and carrots surrounded by their donkey friends in open pastures. We still have two in our care, but unfortunately we no longer hire out our beautiful donkeys or offer rides on Clevedon Seafront.
You might have seen our donkeys many years ago at St. Andrew’s Church in Clevedon. Travellers came from all over to deliver kisses, carrots and Polo’s (everyone knows donkeys love Polo’s!).
Events
You may have previously seen us at the The Nailsea & Backwell Beer & Cider Festival, St. Nicholas Fayre in Clevedon and many other community events!
If you would like to hire one of our castles for an event, you can contact us here.