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Ferrar House, Little Gidding, Huntingdon, PE28 5RJ Tel: 01832 293 383 Email: Info@Ferrarhouse.Co.Uk Web Site Ferrar House, Little Gidding, Huntingdon, PE28 5RJ tel: 01832 293 383 email: [email protected] Web site: www.ferrarhouse.co.uk Booking Form for Day Groups Name of group: ....................................................................... Name of contact person: ......................................................... Address: ................................................................................... ................................................................................... Telephone: ................................... Email: ................................................................... Date of proposed visit to Little Gidding: ................................... Approximate number of people in group: ................................. Approximate time of arrival: ..................................................... Approximate time of departure: ................................................ At what time would you like: coffee ....... Lunch ....... Tea ....... Which lunch would you prefer? Light lunch (£20 pp) /2 course lunch (£26 pp) …………………………………………………………………………………………. Are there any special dietary requirements? (Note – the soup for the light lunch is vegetarian and gluten free, but please inform us of any needs anyway.) Where did you find out about Ferrar House? ..... Please let us have precise numbers one week before your visit together with your final payment and final details of dietary needs. We ask for a deposit (non returnable) of £50 Please return this form to the above address, with a cheque payable to Little Gidding Trust. Cancellation Policy Deposit for group day bookings: £50 (non-refundable) Deposit for residential bookings: £20 per person (non-refundable) Your booking will not be confirmed until we have received your deposit. As these deposits are non-refundable, we strongly recommend that you take out cancellation insurance. Late cancellations severely compromise our budget, and deprive others of the opportunity to book. We obviously don’t like asking you for money if you have to cancel, but nor does it feel right to ask others to make up the shortfall when suitable cover would have been available. We currently offer payments facilities of cash, cheques or internet banking. Apologies but we cannot accept credit or debit cards because of excessive bank charges. Times of prayers in Church Morning prayers are at 8 a.m. when we open the Church. Evening prayer is at 5 pm when the church is closed. The Franciscan Daily Offices are used. These times are the normal practice (except Monday and Tuesday) but could be subject to variation depending on the availability of staff. You are of course very welcome to join us at any of these times. Directions to Ferrar House –These are also on our website: www.ferrarhouse.co.uk. By public transport From North, West, East: train to Peterborough. No. 16 bus to Sawtry Green (takes 45 mins; bus service hourly from bus station which is 10 minute well-signposted walk from rail station, over bridge, or link Citibus. From London and South; train to Huntingdon from Kings Cross, twice an hour. 10 mins walk to bus station, not well signposted. Go out of station to road, turn right, look for footpath on right; if you miss it walk on to ring road and turn right and follow to bus station on left, for the same 16 bus, every hour, also to Sawtry Green. Taxis cost about £20 but you may have to give directions, as below. By car From Peterborough and North, leave A1 at Norman Cross, junction 16, following signs first to Stilton, then to Glatton. Turn left to Glatton, Ramsey and Giddings, over bridge, through Glatton on B660 to Fox & Hounds at entry to Gt. Gidding. Turn left at pub, Little Gidding is second turn on right, (1.5 miles) and Ferrar House is at the bottom of the road, just past car park, on left. From South follow A1 past A14 junction to first turning to Sawtry. Go through Sawtry village. Turn left after parade of shops set back on left (T junction) on to Gidding Road. (Care – this road is uneven.) Take first right at top of hill to The Giddings. Little Gidding is second turning left. From Cambridge: A14 to Huntingdon, then follow A1 North and turn left to Sawtry and follow directions above. From Birmingham and West: Take A14 to junction 16 with B660 where you turn left. Turn right at T junction to Old Weston and Winwick and follow through to Gt. Gidding; drive up main street and turn right at Fox and Hounds and follow instructions from Peterborough and North By bike: ask us for routes. Walking: 3-4 mile hike from Sawtry Green along Gidding Road. Footpath to right (signed) at top of hill (11⁄2 miles out of Sawtry) 100 yards after left bend cuts off a chunk. .
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