The Geoffery and Eileen Adams Garden Room

The Garden Room is your private space for the duration of your booking.  If you are taking a workshop with a Schools Learning Officer or Community Learning Coordinator, part of your learning may be based in the room and you will have the use of it for lunch time and the remainder of your day after the workshop ends.  It has everything you need for a comfortable visit.

Toilets and handwashing

• There are three male and three female toilets plus an accessible toilet
• In addition to sinks in the toilets, there is a large trough handwashing sink in the lobby, allowing for fast handwashing without needing to enter the toilets
• Paper towels and hand driers are provided

Kitchen facilities

• Teachers and group leaders are able to use our small kitchenette
• We provide tea, coffee and sugar but you need to bring your own milk
• The kitchen taps are drinking water
• Mugs and cutlery are available
• Food waste can be recycled in the marked bin

Equipment

• 50 stackable chairs
• 8 tables which can be moved into your preferred configuration

Room access

• Two sets of double doors onto the veranda can be opened
• You will be given a key for the duration of your visit, please lock the room and return this to either Gate on exit
• The Schools Garden can also be closed to visitors if you wish – please ask the staff member attending you

Accessibility

• There is a ramp to the veranda and double doors can be opened
• An accessible toilet is situated off the lobby

There are a number of resources that visiting groups can use. These are found in the yellow drawers at the front and back of the room and include:

• Paper collecting bags for storing fallen treasures
• Pencils and paper
• Scavenger hunt sheets
• ID guides and spotter sheets
• Sensory activity books
• Magnifying glasses
• Copies of our self-led teaching guides
• Picnic blankets

On request we can also loan the following:

• Clipboards
• Equipment for our tree measuring activity

The Garden Room is used by the following groups:

• School groups taking a workshop with our Schools Learning Officers
• School groups who have booked the room in advance for their self led visit
• Community groups taking a workshop with our Community Learning Coordinator
• People taking part in activities with our Family Learning Officer

The Garden Room is not available for private bookings for meetings or birthday parties.

The Geoffery and Eileen Adams Garden Room was opened in 2015 following a generous donation from Chris Adams in memory of his parents, who were both passionate gardeners.

The building was constructed with environmental considerations in mind. It is heated with an air-source heat pump, uses light tunnels to reduce the need for electric lighting and has solar panels in the roof.  The construction also used 80% recycled insulation and a method for the foundations which used less concrete than traditional builds.  We also collect rainwater in water butts which is used in the Schools Garden.