Boiling Wells
Boiling Wells is a beautiful 2.5 acre site nestled in a tranquil woodland valley near St Werburghs City Farm. With a steeped orchard, rambling soft fruit, grass terraces, wild green spaces, native trees and a nearby stream, it is a unique oasis in the heart of the city.
Facilities – The site includes a larch barn which has a wooden floor roughly 4½ x 7 meters, solar-powered low voltage lighting and a wood burner. There is also a wooden Round house, amphitheatre, two compost toilets, an outdoor kitchen, a clay pizza oven, fire circles and tables and chairs. Environmental art features include willow sculptures, a fire serpent seating area and mosaics. There are other archaeological features from medieval times as well as traces of more recent industrial activity.
Use of Site – With the aim of teaching people about conservation, sustainability and biodiversity, this site is of great educational and environmental importance. As such a special site, we ask that all those hiring the site reflect this in their activities.
Green events which focus on environmental/educational activities are offered at a subsided rate. They must be alcohol/music free events, consist of no more than 50 people and promote the use of green transport to site as there is NO CAR PARKING available at the site.
Rates
| Hirer | Rate per hour | Rate per ½ day session (4hrs) | Rate per
full day |
| Green Event Hire | £20 | £60 | £120 |
| Non-profit hire for Ashley Ward resident (proof of address required) | £30 | £90 | £175 |
| Standard non-profit hire | £35 | £105 | £200 |
| Group or Business hire | £40 | £120 | £220 |
NB: ½ day sessions are available in the following time slots: 9am to 1pm; 1.30pm to 5.30pm; 6pm to 10pm
A £50 cash deposit is required on all bookings and a signature stating you have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions.
Weekend rates available on request.
To find out more about using this very special place please contact Anna Williams, Environmental Youth Development Manager at St Werburghs City Farm on Tel: 0117 942 8241 or email: boilingwells@swcityfarm.co.uk
Thanks and Enjoy your time at Boiling Wells!
History of Boiling Wells
Boiling Wells
In 2001 the Council offered us the use of a new area of land on Boiling Wells Lane, which we accepted. It is about two acres, on a hill and bounded by a stream, an agricultural smallholding and back gardens. For many years the Boiling Wells site was an abandoned pig farm and St Werburghs City Farm has transformed this smallholding into a beautiful green oasis with an active youth and community-engagement project.
We built a traditional, timber-framed barn made from locally-sourced larch from the Forest of Avon with reclaimed glass bottles in the cornices. All of our electricity on site is generated by solar panels. Our cob oven, renovated orchard and kitchen garden provide a brilliant means of exploring seasonality and self-sufficiency with children and young people. Young people and volunteers have helped develop the site and together we’ve created an outdoor amphitheatre, turf sofa, living willow tunnel and roundhouse, a camping terrace, fire serpent seating area, composting toilets and raised beds.
