OUR FACILITIES
The Orchard is housed in a stunning Victorian detached house, featuring spacious, airy rooms and expansive grounds. This charming setting includes a separate two-story coach house, both of which are designed to be multifunctional, accommodating a wide range of activities throughout the year. The ground floor of the main house and the entire coach house provide versatile spaces that can be adapted to meet the diverse needs and interests of our participants.
THE HAZEL ROOM
The Hazel Room is the heart of The Orchard, where most group focus and learning activities take place. Featuring large tables, it is an ideal space for collaborative projects, art and design work, community interest initiatives, and health and wellbeing activities.
The Social Snug offers a cosy atmosphere with comfortable sofas and beanbags, designed to foster social interaction.
Equipped with a TV and projector, the Hazel Room also serves as the perfect venue for group film screenings and media sessions
THE CEDAR ROOM
The Cedar Room is dedicated to health and wellbeing, serving as both a sensory room and an exercise space. Attendees can stretch out and relax on a huge beanbag under the soothing fibre optic shower, or get energized during a lively and fun Zumba session. This versatile room features equipment such as a bubble wall, LED lights, an infinity mirror, and a wide range of sensory aids, allowing it to be tailored to meet the diverse needs of our attendees.
THE OAK ROOM
The Oak Room is our dedicated space for nature enthusiasts, environmental activities, and horticulture. This flexible space is designed for engaging in messy, hands-on projects and developing gardening plans for The Orchard grounds. In addition to a practical work area, the room features a quiet sitting area and a cosy coffee nook, perfect for unwinding and thinking up new ideas.
THE CHESTNUT ROOM
The Chestnut Room is a flexible hub for digital work, photography, and music. This space, situated within the Coach House, is equipped with a smart board and laptops, enabling attendees to create newsletters, posters, and web designs. For aspiring podcasters and vloggers, there's a dedicated podcast desk. Music enthusiasts will appreciate the DJ set, silent disco kit, and extensive percussion set.
Photography lovers can make use of the portable studio kit and cameras, while the walls of the Chestnut Room serve as a dynamic gallery space to showcase their work.
THE HAWTHORN ROOM
The newest addition to The Orchard serves as a fully-equipped kitchen facility where attendees can learn practical skills in nutrition, meal planning, budgeting, cooking, baking, and cleaning.
TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE SUITE
Situated within the Coach House, the Towards Independence Suite is currently undergoing refurbishment and, once fully launched, will offer a miniature home environment.
This space is designed to provide individuals transitioning to Supported Living with a safe and welcoming area to learn essential life skills.
The suite will feature a cosy living space with a sofa/sofa bed, a small dining area, a fully-equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, and its own garden terrace.
THE GROUNDS
The Orchard is blessed with beautiful outdoor spaces, and both our attendees and Day Farming participants have exciting plans to enhance the grounds further.
On sunny days, attendees frequently enjoy the expansive lawns, where they have already created a willow sculpture sitting area, a rockery, and vibrant flower beds.
Future plans include developing an accessible horticulture area with raised flower, vegetable, and herb beds, as well as a sensory garden, making the grounds even more stunning and functional for everyone to enjoy.
Working with an old Victorian building can be challenging, but we are committed to making The Orchard as accessible as possible. Most of our facilities are on the ground floor and are wheelchair accessible. While wheelchair access is currently available through our rear entrance, we are constructing a new ramp to provide access at the front entrance as well.
Both the main building and the Coach House feature accessible toilets, however, due to space limitations, we are unable to offer changing facilities within them.
We also provide dedicated disabled parking spaces in our private car park for added convenience.
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