CREATIVE SLEEPOUT

You are invited to a Creative Sleepout weekend at Three Pools Permaculture Farm.

Pack your tent or glamp it up with a pre-pitched bell tent. Crafting and hanging out for the weekend there will be time to learn new skills and share what you know. There will be workshops and shared tools to practise crafts with materials from the landscape. An easeful mix of open space and guided activities for all ages and levels of skill.

Eat together

Delicious, nourishing food with many local ingredients (including meat from the land for those who wish to eat it). Meals are included in the ticket. For those who wish to learn and take part in the kitchen there will be some elements to join in with. Bring your own snacks. You can buy home made cake, snacks, hot or iced coffees and chocolate from the Farm Cafe.

Intergenerational event

Creative Sleepout encourages you to invite members of your wider family and community, Under 18s who love craft and outdoors are welcome in the company of an adult.


**Activities over the weekend **

The activities start with playfulness and curiousity which allows everyone a mix of support and freedom to develop their skills and personal flare. Come play, get messy, learn the skills and confidence to craft with simple materials to make beautiful, practical or flamboyant objects.

• Felt and wool craft
• Weaving (fibres and willow)
• Whittling & woodwork
• Painting & drawing

Things we will get up to

• Foraging and cooking
• Den Making (for all ages)
• Music - instruments and voices welcome
• Game playing
• Guided night walk
• Morning movement
• Music & dancing
• Farm Tour

Choosing your ticket

We think how you value this weekend and how you afford it is personal to you. We have created a variety of tickets with sliding scales. Please choose the maximum price that you are comfortable to pay for your ticket.

Day tickets

If you are local and would like to stay in your own bed, or if you are planning an airbnb offsite, you are welcome on our day ticket, which includes all meals and the activities from 8am - 10pm.

What is provided

• A daily rhythm of activities to participate in and contribute to
• Tools and materials for the activities (feel free to bring your own if you wish to learn with them)
• Space to get creative in: barns, studio and outdoor spaces.
• Delicious, nourishing meals
• Outdoor showers
• Innovative Tree Bog composting loos
• Beautiful, healthy farmland to roam & explore
• Wild swimming pond
• Sauna sessions
• Night time fires in the open barn
• Guided tour of the farm


Useful things to bring to Creative Sleepout:

• Camping gear unless you wish to book a bell-tent
• Warm clothes for crafting and chilling in
• Weatherproof or a change of clothes for wandering the farm without worrying about the weather
• Footwear to wander the potentially wet and muddy farm
• Footwear for crafting and relaxing
• Towel for shower and sauna
• Swimwear for pond swimming and sauna.
• Protection from sun

**Snacks & drinks: ** The Farm Cafe will be open in the morning and afternoon for you to purchase delicious hot & ice drinks and snacks the Farm Pub will be open in the evening.

Arrivals & Departures

• Arrivals between 3-6pm on Friday,
• Dinner will be served 6.00-7.00 (let us know if you will arrive later than this and we will plate you some food)
• We would love everyone to be ready for a group welcome at 7pm.
• Departures between 3-5pm on Sunday.

Location & getting here

**Three Pools Permaculture Farm** is r eally well connected by train and car. Located in the foothills of the Black Mountains, Wales, near the bustling market town of Abergavenny. Within 1 hours drive or train from Bristol, Newport, Cardiff.

Lift sharing: We will provide a communication channel to help coordinate sharing travel before the event.

Any questions? Email **amy@threepools.co.uk**