Practical Information - Staying at Chisholme
Contact
Email secretary@beshara.org
Telephone [+44] [0]1450 880215
Fax [+44] [0]1450 880204
Postal address:
The Secretary
The Beshara School
Chisholme House
Roberton, Nr Hawick
Scotland TD9 7PH
UK
How to get to Chisholme
See the Directions page.
Accommodation
All visitor accommodation is housed on the ground and first floor in the converted farm steading, which is a short walk from the main house.
Accommodation is shared, in double, triple or dormitory style rooms. A limited number of single rooms is available on request.
Bed linen and towels are provided. Wash facilities, showers and toilets are grouped together on the ground floor. There is one bathroom suitable for disabled users. There are no bedrooms with en-suite facilities.
Disabled facilities
The student accommodation in the farm steading has ground floor rooms with wheelchair access, and one bathroom with toilet and shower suitable for disabled users. Please discuss your requirements by contacting the secretary, prior to arrival.
Costs
Chisholme is financed entirely by gifts and donations, and work freely given. Payment for your stay is therefore entirely by donation. There is a suggested daily rate, calculated to cover all meals and accommodation, but you may offer more or less depending on your circumstances. If you are able to offer a little more, you will help and support someone else to spend time here, who might not otherwise be able to come.
All education and tuition is free.
Suggested donation per day:
Adult £30
Teenager £12
Child £7
Meals
Everyone eats together in the large dining room in the main house. Great care is taken in the preparation of all food, which includes meat. Vegetarians are catered for, and any other dietary requirements will need to be discussed with the secretary beforehand.
What to bring
The weather varies a great deal, so please bring warm clothing and waterproofs suitable for working out of doors (including Wellington boots if you have any). Also: two pairs of house shoes or slippers (one pair for the steading accommodation, one for the main house). A dressing gown is useful, as none of the bedrooms or dormitories has en-suite facilities.
Visa requirements
Please note that new visa regulations have come into force for foreign students wishing to study in Britain. For more information click here.
Additional Six-month Course Information
What to bring
A bathing costume or bathing trunks are needed for the trip to Turkey (hot steam baths)
Children
If you are a parent and you would like to bring your child or children to Chisholme for the duration of the six-month course, then please write to the Principal at the earliest possible opportunity. Schooling and care arrangements need to be in place well in advance of the beginning of the course.
The nearest schools to Chisholme are in Hawick (9m). There are a number of primary schools for young children, while children over the age of twelve will attend Hawick High School. There is a school bus both to and from Hawick. The care for children of pre-school age will be addressed in close co-operation with the parents.