i have already sent out feelers as to whether we can hire a yurt and woodburner for late august/september.( we usually have to hire for a full week).
a positive spin scenario could then be as follows
folks can book/stay independently nearby and have the option of staying in the yurt on the saturday - when i shall try and arrange a barrel, veg curry and bar-b-q and some muso friends....and getting home might be difficult..
as we have only one door access here, and one bathroom -- and have a profoundly disabled lad to look after - we can't, i am sorry to say, offer "open house" - but for the weekend i could set up rudimentary snack making facilities by siting our campervan in the garden, and a chemical bog in a nearby tent
with a an occupied flag to raise and lower as needed
for those on a limited budget and not afraid of communal yurt living - there is an option to stay in the yurt - cosy with a stove, but washing would be an issue!
there are nearby alehouses and shops for food etc,(mile walk)
if i can get hold of the yurt/ stove/help i would probably request a 45-50 euro deposit to secure it,
based on a minimum of say 10 attendees - we have a go go scenario
if not i can return said deposit or we could arrange a lesser event.
as this is a working farm and space for cars is limited, we would require folks to arrange lift sharing and/or make use of the nearby public transport - the local train station is only 20 minutes walk.
the links above in the previous posts to our holiday let and go lakes site, will give you a start point for finding accommodation .there are many campsites, pubs and b & b's in the area.
as soon as i can find out whether a yurt is available i will post dates
it seems late august was favourite with most and september might be easier as this area gets well packed in august.
if it rains we will have the yurt (can easily accommodate or sleep 20)
if it doesn't then there are nice areas scattered in the garden for playing.
ok that was the best scenario
but as we may have started on the needed extension here - to allow our wheelchair bound son to live downstairs, we would then have to restrict the use of the yurt to the sat and sunday but that would be ok i feel - as long as folks were aware of our situation.
also if takeup was looking bigger then i would look into siting the yurt elsewhere
maybe not chapel island.
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