You can hire the Packing Shed for your special events - contact our Bookings Secretary, Bry Mogridge, on 01206 385123 to check availability or to get further details.  You can also download a Booking Form to send in by post by clicking here.  A £25 deposit is required to secure your booking.  Please make cheques payable to The Packing Shed Trust. See Booking Form for more details. 

You can also now pay the deposit by Paypal (you don't need to have a Paypal account as you can use a credit or debit card).  Please ensure you enter the date of the booking (after you have confirmed it is available).

PACKING SHED TRUST
(Registered Charity No.1040239)

 Rules for the use of the Shed and the Island

1. Access is not always easy.  Appropriate footwear should be worn at all times and care should be taken not to muddy the interior of the shed.  Children must be carefully supervised at all times.
    

2. The Trust’s helmsmen will hold a key to the main door of the shed.  If necessary however, after giving prior notice one can be borrowed from the Company Shed.
    

3. Smoking and naked flames are not permitted at any time anywhere in or near the shed because of its flammable structure.  Cooking may be carried out using the microwave and water boiler only.  Bar-B-Qs are permitted at a safe distance from the shed and must be supervised at ALL times.
    

4. There are three fire extinguishers and a fire blanket in the shed and users should familiarise themselves with their locations and instructions for use.
    

5. All users must respect the fragile nature of the ecology of the island.  During the nesting season (April to June) birds and their nests should not be approached.  “Nests” are often no more than a scrape or hollow in a pebble or shell bank, just above the summer high tide line and are not obvious.
    
6. The Union Jack should be hoisted on the flagpole to signify approved use of the shed.  The flag should be lowered and replaced in the shed prior to departure.  All doors and windows must be fastened securely before departure and the shed left in good and clean condition.
    

7. Users must provide their own rubbish bags and take all rubbish back to the mainland for disposal.
    

8. Any damage to the shed or island should be reported to the Trust.
    

9. A toilet is provided – if any attention to it is required, the Trust should be informed.
    

10. The water available for the toilet is rainwater and NOT suitable for drinking or even for the washing of hands.  Users should provide their own fresh water for these purposes.  There is a water tap at the hammerhead from which containers may be filled.
     

11. A First Aid Kit is provided in the shed.
     

12. Please do not walk on or permit children to play on the granite stone bunds - they are for defence against sea erosion.