We welcome enquiries from outside organisations or individuals wishing to hire Braziers as a venue for day or residential events or courses.
Your course participants will be welcomed in to our home and share meals with residents>
1. Teaching Rooms
The Drawing Room
at around 500 sq ft will accommodate up to 35 if used as a lecture hall or 25 if used for group work, up to 15 for yoga or t’ai chi. The doors open onto the terrace
The Study at around 200 sq ft will accommodate up to 12 if used for group work.
The Library at around 250 sq ft will accommodate around 8-10 if used for group work.
2. Other Rooms
The Dining Room at around 500 sq ft can seat up to 35 people and is also used for serving tea and coffee.
The Inner Hall is a comfortable informal area for relaxation with a big log fire when its cold and doors to the terrace. The study seats up to 14 and opens onto the terrace.
Courses requiring more space than the drawing room provides can use Ipsden Village Hall. This is about ten minutes walk from the College through beautiful local scenery. The Village Hall was recently refurbished and is well heated with tea and coffee making facilities. The floor is wooden and is therefore suitable for yoga and dance courses. Courses using the Village Hall can have tea and coffee there, rather than coming back to the College. All meals, however, are taken at Braziers.
3. Accommodation Overnight
There are 15 bedrooms available, but Braziers can sleep up to 27 if people are prepared to share rooms. Nearly all rooms have wash-handbasins and one is en-suite. There are two baths, three showers and two toilets on the first floor. There are two toilets on the ground floor. Breakfast is served in the Dining Room. We use only environmentally friendly cleaning products and soap and ask our visitors to use environmentally friendly soaps and shampoos which are also available for sale.
4. Food and Alcohol
We pride ourselves on a high standard of organic home-cooked food. A good deal of the produce for the table is grown on Braziers’ estate or bought from local organic farms and wholesalers. As far as possible, our food is GM free. Most special diets can be catered for if one week’s notice is given and vegetarian meals are always available.
We do not have a bar but visitors are very welcome to bring their own alcohol on site.
Meal-times are normally as follows:
Breakfast : 08.30 – 09.00
Coffee : 11.00 – 11.30
Lunch : 13.00 – 14.00
Tea : 16.00 – 16.30
Dinner : 18.30 – 19.00
Organic, Fairtrade tea, herbal teas and coffee can be obtained in the Dining Room at any time. There is also a tea-making room on the first floor.
5. Camping
Camping is an option at Braziers. It is possible either to be wholly self-supporting, or to camp but take meals in the house. If you think this might be suitable for your course, or for some members of your course, please mention it when you contact us, rates are £7 per adult per night. There are composting toilets and outdoor woodburning showers in the camp fields.
6. Outbuildings
We have an ancient Barn (80-150) and Granary (20) available for hire for weekend, day or session which can accommodate events such as barn dances, wedding parties, music gigs, celebrations, arts and crafts workshops, exhibitions and performances. There is also a large bonfire area behind the barns. The terrace and lawns are available for outdoor events such as picnics and barbecues.
7. Costs
The cost per head to you will depend on the size of the course, how long the course is going to be and the catering, services and accommodation you want. A guide price for a group in the main house: from £63 per person per night shared accommodation per 24 hour period,including room hire, overnight accommodation, all meals, tea and coffee. Single accommodation £73.
We are in the process of updating and adding information here, please e-mail or phone 01491 680221 for more deatils.
Flip charts are included in the hire charge. CD player, TV, data projector and DVD player available.
We shall be pleased to give you a quote on the type of course you would like to run at Braziers. Please contact us by phone 01491 680221 or by e-mail.
8. Conditions of Hire
We ask for a non-returnable deposit of 25% to secure the booking. We also ask that the balance is paid before the start date. If some delegates on the course fail to attend and give less than a week’s notice, they will be charged for as if they had attended.
Your organisation will be held responsible for any breakages or damage caused by tutors or delegates and a charge may be made.
Course members are very welcome to explore Braziers’ estate, but do so at their own risk. Some pathways may be uneven and visitors should take particular care when walking in areas outside the main house. Please observe the Country Code.
Over the past few years the following organisations have used Braziers for their events:
Battersea Yoga
Beecraft
Bushcraft UK
Duversity
Food ethics Council
Friends of Amadea
Greenspirit
Innergy (Yoga)
The Institute for Development of Human Potential
International Association for Religious Freedom
Mountain RiverTai Chi
Playback Theatre
Re-Vitalise tai chi
Sacred Arts Camp
Singing for Larks
Spirit Release Foundation
Tribal Earth
The Working Company (teaching the Work of Byron Katie)
Yoga on a Shoestring