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Information for Retreatants
Please read this
carefully - especially if you have not been to Bardsey Island before.
If you have
any queries about retreats on Bardsey, then please contact us or use our
email enquiry form
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The house has 5 bedrooms,
3 of which can be used as twin rooms giving a maximum occupancy of 8.
Please leave the house at the end of your stay as you found it …clean and tidy. |
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1. Bed linen or sleeping bag:
We supply quilts and blankets but you will need to take your own sleeping bags or sheets, quilt covers, pillowcases and towels.
2. Food: If you are self catering remember that there is no shop on the Island so you will have to take all the food you need for your stay. All food should be well packed in strong boxes for transport to the island. There is an ‘emergency larder’ with basic dried goods should you get stuck and tea and coffee supplies are always available.
3. Clothes: Weather can be very changeable even in high summer so you will need a range of clothing including waterproofs and boots.
4. There is no mains electricity so leave behind anything that needs an electric socket !
5. There is a no smoking policy inside all the houses on Bardsey.
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Attached to Carreg are a group of buildings known as The Hermitage which include an Oratory, Worship Area , Meditation Garden, Staff Accommodation and a private Hermitage which is used either for the Island Chaplain, Retreat Leader or Religious called to the Solitary life.
If you are visiting as part of a Group or Private Retreatant then this area will usually be available for your use by arrangement with the Chaplain. There will however be some weeks for Private Retreatants, particularly in Spring and Autumn, when the Hermitage is in use by a Solitary and will not be available. Please check this when you book. |
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The usual ‘changeover day’ for Carreg guests is a Saturday.. As well as this if the weather is fine there are day trips. Our boat service for Bardsey currently leaves from Pwllheli Marina. Even on a calm day the trip can be wet so we advise all visitors to wrap up all cases and boxes in heavy duty black plastic sacks. In rough weather the boat will not run and it can happen that visitors cannot depart on the day they have booked. In this situation the Trust will endeavour to get you to the Island at the first opportunity. Similarly, you might not be able to leave the island when planned. All visitors to Carreg should take account of this possibility when planning their trip. |
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ISLAND STAFF
The Island Manager will probably welcome you to the island and then visit Carreg on the first day to give you guidance and safety instructions. Please follow everything that he tells you, particularly about the restricted access to ‘nesting areas’ on the Eastern Cliffs. If you have any problem then he is there to help. The Observatory Warden can also advise you about any aspect of Natural History.
Carreg Trust staff will either accompany you to the island or meet you at Pwllheli Marina on the Saturday changeover to see that you have everything you need, but they are not resident on the island except where the retreat is organised by Carreg Trust. There is an emergency phone on the island and if you really need to contact us then please phone 01758 770582.
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