Come along to a community day for LGBTQI+ people, and friends and family. The free event, including optional camping, will be held at the Walled Garden, Minsteracres on 6 August 2022.
- learn bushcraft skills
- relax in the tranquil gardens
- make new friends
- pick up some new gardening skills
- option to camp on Saturday evening
Physical accessibility
There is a concrete path around part of the walled garden and a gravel path around the other part. There is an accessible toilet. Please contact Scarlet scarlet@northpenninesaonb.org.uk if you have any questions around your access needs.
Food
We will cook some food from the garden on the fire. Please bring any other food you would like to eat or share. Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day.
Camping
If you would like to camp and need to borrow a tent, sleeping bag or mat please let us know when booking.
Public transport pick ups
Pick up from Riding Mill station at 10.30 (9.57 train from Newcastle arrived 10.30).
Pick up from Consett bus station at 10.10 for people arriving on bus (X5 9.22 from Durham)
About the Walled Garden
The Walled Garden is a luscious large walled garden in the grounds of Minsteracres Retreat Centre, full of many plants, a living room in a polytunnel and many other corners to discover. It is within Minsteracres Retreat Centre which is near Slaley Hall. Postcode is DH8 9RT
About us
Scarlet Hall is a genderqueer person who is working at the North Pennines AONB Partnership to support collective learning around how to make the organisation, our work and the wider North Pennines more welcoming and accessible to a greater diversity of people.
Traxion Bull is a wilderness artist and bushcrafter. Traxion spends time creating works of art using natural materials and going on adventures.
Lya Vollering is a gardener and an artist interested in how we link social justice with environmental justice. Lya lives in the walled garden and loves to welcome people to share the space.
