Introduction
Brenscombe Outdoor Centre is based in an old Purbeck Stone Farm, surrounded by the beautiful farmland and overlooking Poole Harbour. The buildings have been converted from their original use and retain their character.
The Buildings are all separate and include Reception, The dinning room, the conference room, the dairy, the lower barn accommodation, the Byre accommodation, the long barn accommodation, the upper barn accommodation, the courtyard ablution area.
Relational diagram of the buildings (not to scale)
An early conversation is welcomed regarding people with physical disabilities in order to allocate appropriate rooms and set the venue up to be as accessible as possible.
ARRIVAL & CAR PARKING FACILITIES
The main car park is located off to the left of the entrance drive. The car park is a level gravel area, situated down hill from the reception. If required there is parking space for 1 car outside of reception. There is parking for around 25 cars in the main car park. An overflow car park an be created on the adjacent field. Access from the car park to the buildings, starts on the level gravel area, then goes up a hard packed gravel slope.
RECEPTION
- Short accessible concrete slope to reception door
- 4cm high threshold
- Level carpeted floor
THE DINING ROOM
- Double doors with 4 cm deep threshold
- Level paved flagstone floor and carpeted floor
- Mezzanine level accessible by stairs
- Seats 56 downstairs and 20 on mezzanine
- Lighting pendant bulbs and shades
THE CONFERENCE ROOM
- Main door access down 2 stairs with hand rail
- Second access from car park up 1 X 8 cm step
- Seating for 80 theatre style
- 13 amp power sockets
- Lighting pendant lights with shades
THE DAIRY
- Low step down through front door to level flagstone floor
- Low step and slope up from orchard to back door
- 2 rooms downstairs 1 with wood burning stove
- 2 rooms upstairs
- 1 toilet downstairs
THE LOWER BARN
- Level access to building
- 3 rooms accessible from foyer area
THE UPPER BARN
- Accessible via external staircase with hand rail
- 4 rooms and bathroom with shower and toilet
THE BYRE
- 6 stairs or accessible slope to front door
- Communal area leading to 6 showers and 5 toilets
- 9 rooms
- Power sockets only in communal area
- Wood burning stove in communal area
THE LONG BARN
- 6 stairs to access
- Level carpeted surface with 11 rooms
- 1 toilet
THE COURTYARD ABLUTION AREA
- 4 shower blocks each with 5 individual cubicle showers. Single step access
- into to the showers and into the building
- Male toilet block 3 cubicles, 3 urinals. Slope access
- Female toilet block 5 cubicles. Slope access
- Separate accessible toilet
FARM HOUSE
- Low step to front door and back doors
- 3 rooms downstairs including kitchen with wood burning stove
- Toilet downstairs
- Two narrow staircases. 1 to a room with shower room, 1 to a landing with 3
- rooms and bathroom
GROUNDS
The walk ways are gravelled and rough in places. The field can become muddy during prolonged periods of wet weather. Please discuss suitability for users who have physical restrictions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Permission to bring dogs on site must be sought in advance. It is not normally
appropriate to have dogs on site. Appropriate smoking locations are designated to groups if required. No naked flames are permitted in the buildings with the exception of the wood burning stoves.
ADDRESS
Brenscombe Outdoor Centre, Studland Road, Corfe Castle, Dorset. BH20 5JG
Telephone: 01929 481222 (office)
info@brenscombeoutdoor.co.uk
Hours of operation: Open all year, visitors strictly by appointment only.
