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HIRE THE ROSE BARN
The rose barn is beautifully furnished in a relaxed & rustic way with cork yoga mats, sheepskins and throws, antique benches, Indian day beds, rugs & cushions to scatter around as you so wish.
You can also choose to hire just the large main room for your event as an unfurnished blank canvas space or for your own personal requirements such as the upstairs goddess circle, use of kitchen, bedroom, camping in garden.
The rate is flexible according to requirements & length of stay etc
Contact to discuss.
example bookings
Host your creative or well being workshop in the main events room
Log into wifi at the kitchen table for a quiet laptop workspace
Use the rose room for an hour's private client or massage session
or an intimate cosy evening sister circle space
Host a weekend event in the entire barn
with use of bedrooms and camping on site or in nearby B&Bs
Book for your BB retreat stay over
the MAIN ROOM
The main downstairs room is raw plaster and bare wood & ply natural space that can be booked furnished or as a down to earth blank canvas ready for your event. It is insulated, sound proofed and centrally heated. It has eco cork flooring, antique rustic benches, lots of throws and sheepskins, and holds around up to 12 lying down, or many more sitting. There are large bifold glass doors across the entire front wall of the room that fold fully open facing east over a wild garden and 3 silver birches. This is a beautiful peaceful room with great acoustics. It is partly covered by the mezzanine and has plank wood stairs to one side.
the ROSE ROOM (Goddess Space)
Upstairs you will find the Rose Circle room with Goddess altar, sheepskins, wood burner & selenite crystal water fountain, with space for around 8 in circle and a couple of day beds. The rose room has a tin roof, so it is noisy in the rain, and on hot mid-summer days the rose room is too hot to use in the day time but gorgeous in the evening. In winter it is very cosy as there is log burner as well as gas central heating. This space has been used for goddess temple ceremonies and holds a sacred energy and is reserved for those who respect the Goddess ways.
the MEZZANINE
Upstairs overlooking the main room is a small mezzanine area with sofa and king bed for daytime relaxing and/or sleeping
the MAIN BEDROOM
This simple bedroom is downstairs behind the main room, and it has a more rustic glamping feel with bare concrete floor, jute rugs, a super king velvet bed and Indian day beds
the OTHER rooms
Downstairs the rose barn also has a small well equipped kitchen and bathroom with bath and shower. The water is sourced from an underground spring.
the OUTSIDE
The rose barn is in its own private wild garden in the countryside. Once a sculptor's studio, sitting on the concrete deck next to the polished marble sculpture of a cumulus cloud, you overlook the wild garden rich in bird song with 3 silver birch, some space for camping and a fire area.
The rose barn is part of a family home on private land with shared parking, in a small hamlet of a few houses in the countryside. there are neighbours with a smallholding & chickens in the adjoining field. It is down an off-road easy drive-able track. it is very private and you do not have to see anyone if you want total privacy but there are people & houses around.
Location Location location!
Hidden away in the rabbit lanes between Totnes and Ashburton. It is walking distance across bridal paths to ben's farm shop one way (25 mins), and riverford field kitchen the other (20 min walk). Also walking to river dart swim spots (30 min walk), staverton playing fields (with tennis court) (25 min walk), steam railway (15 min walk), staverton & landscove pubs (20 min walk), dartington village ameneties (35 min walk) including food, shops, music venue & somewhere sauna, as well as dartington hall and its cinema & other facilities - cafes, pub, events (45-50 min walk)
You can cycle (30 mins) or taxi (15 mins) from totnes station. Further afield by car you can access south devon coastal path and beaches (40 min drive) as well as dartmoor, and the market town of totnes or ashburton. Read more on location page here
A SAnctuary
The Rose land & Barn is sacred space, often used for goddess circles. It is open to welcome all who can respect nature and that this is a place of quiet spiritual rejuvenation.
THINGS TO KNOW PRIOR TO BOOKING
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private pre-bookings only
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the entire barn has electric sockets in all rooms, gas boiler central heating in all rooms and log burner upstairs, all fully serviced, and has spring water in taps
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There is full wifi throughout, which can also be turned off if you prefer to be off-grid
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The main yoga room is insulated and sound proofed
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basic yoga mats, blankets & sheepskins can be provided, as well as use of a simple portable massage bed. There are also tables and chairs for varied needs. for further yoga props you would need to bring your own.
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Electric candles inside only. for insurance purposes the rose barn is fitted with Fire and smoke alarms throughout (for shamanic ceremonies with smudging, this can be discussed accordingly prior to any events)
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bathroom and equipped kitchen
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This tiny hamlet is about quiet living nature lovers and next to a family home, and it is not a party den So please no loud music without prior permission (kirtan etc).
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The barn is in a tiny hamlet with a couple of houses nearby. You have complete privacy with your own private garden, and you will not see anyone unless you want to but you may hear people at times on the next door small holding, walking or driving their 4x4 along the track behind the barn on the green lane to attend to bees, veg, load logs and feed chickens etc
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The upstairs temple space has a tin roof this means it gets very hot on hot summer days (gorgeous in the evening) and when it rains it makes a loud noise (which some people love)
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Usually at night is is very quiet, but very occasional nights when it is very still with alot of moisture in the air, outside only you can hear a faint buzz in the distance from a sub station a couple of miles away
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The barn is away from the road and up a small green private lane. The driveway is shared with the Barn owners and there is space for 5 extra cars (so for more people, lift sharing needs to be organised and I can recommend nearby parking spots for this)
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Insurances: when you hire the barn for events, you must agree to be responsible for your self, the barn and your clients. You are responsible for your own insurances and informing any clients joining you that the rose barn owner does not accept any liability for theft, damage to personal possessions, personal injuries or medical conditions that develop during or after your time here.
