Bazley House is a self-catering unit used by groups primarily from the London Borough of Lewisham. It can sleep 27 people comfortably. We work with a wide range of organisations from the voluntary and statutory sector and can at certain times offer the use of the unit to groups from outside Lewisham. Please ring for availability. It has a large kitchen/dining room, larder room, living room, games room, 9 bedrooms, 6 shower rooms (including one with facilities for people with disabilities, a bathroom and 7 toilets
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Kitchen / Dining Area
The kitchen is well equipped with a catering size gas cooker, 2 large washing up sinks and a larder room with a washing machine and fridge freezer. The dining area has tables and chairs that can be arranged to seat everyone comfortably.
Living Area
From the kitchen you enter the living room. This is a large spacious room with sofas and armchairs and a wood burning stove. We also have a wall mounted television with digital TV.
Games Room
The games room is a large room with a table tennis table, bar football table and pool table. This is also where our wildlife camera system operates from. We have a computer and three monitors that link to cameras in the woodland. The cameras are focused on bird boxes, bird tables, the dewpond and other areas of the wood and give us a glimpse or what is happening in the woodland. In the spring we have chicks hatching and at all times of the year there is always something of interest on the screens.
Groups can borrow a laptop computer if they want access to the internet.
We also have some art materials and other games in this area of the unit. The games room has a separate toilet.
Bedrooms
From the living room a hallway leads to the bedroom area. There are 9 bedrooms in Bazley House.
Ground Floor
There are 6 bedrooms, 4 shower rooms (one with access for people with disabilities) and a separate toilet on the ground floor. 3 of the shower rooms also have toilets. The bedrooms sleep 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, and 2 respectively in single and bunk beds. All beds have waterproof mattress protectors, a fitted sheet, duvet and pillow.
First Floor
There are 3 further bedrooms upstairs with 3, 3, and 2 beds. All beds have waterproof mattress protectors, a fitted sheet, duvet and pillow. There are 2 shower rooms and a separate toilet upstairs.
Bathroom / Toilets
Ground Floor
On the ground floor there are four shower rooms (one with access for people with disabilities) and a separate toilet in the games room. Three of the showers also have toilets and there is a bathroom in the hallway area with bath, washbasin and toilet.
First Floor
Upstairs there are two shower rooms and a separate toilet
Outdoor facilities
Outdoor adventure/play area
There are rope swings and play structures outside including slides, swings, a non-working farm tractor and trampolines for everyone to use. We have an area of grass for playing five a side football. There are designated areas for lighting campfires under supervision.
Sports Hall
Our sports hall is in the building adjacent to the bike storage area. We have play equipment for five-a-side-football and short tennis and will hopefully have more equipment later on this year. There are two toilets and washbasins in this play area. Since it’s opening in July 2011 it has been well used and we have had many appreciative comments from groups staying at Macaroni Wood.
Our animals
We also have lots of small animals and poultry including piglets, lambs and goat kids to bottle feed in the spring and summer, chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, rabbits, guinea pigs and doves and groups can help with feeding and looking after the animals if they want to.
Below are details on the costs and booking forms for Macaroni Wood. If you are looking to book please first call us on 01367 850 356 to check for availability. Once you have spoken to the Centre Managers and reserved a booking you must print and complete the correct booking form below.
As part of the booking procedure you must have read our Health & Safety Policy and sign the booking form to say you accept its terms.
We ask that you post your booking form back to us with a 50% deposit rather than email it.
Lewisham Groups
Lewisham groups do not have to pay the accommodation charge in recognition of the grant aid that we receive from the borough.
Non-Lewisham Groups
Non-Lewisham groups pay £13.50 per person per night and there is a minimum charge of £189 per night (i.e. for 14 people)
Additional charges for all groups are:
Laundry – £1 per person
Bikes and games room – £50 per week or £25 per weekend
Recycling – £5 per group visit
(only available at certain times of the year) can be in either house and our charges are £15 per person per night. (Minimum numbers apply)
Catering can be provided at an additional cost and by arrangement with Richard and Liz
