5 Days of Building a Yurt
Wednesday, 25th March, 2026
09:00
Sunday, 29th March, 2026
14:00
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5 Days of Building a Yurt
Between the Forestry Week in March and the Garden Weeks in April, we will be assembling a new round-pole ash yurt to join the four others in the Yurt Village. This will be an entirely hand-made structure, whereas the laths and poles of the others were machined.
The laths and the roof poles were prepared some years ago, but the yurt was not completed at the time. The components will need some cleaning up, then the laths assembled into wall trellises, and the roof poles drilled and laced.
If we have time, we hope also to build another yurt platform.
Ideally, we are looking for a team of five or six volunteers to do the work. No prior yurt building experience is necessary, but some manual dexterity would be an advantage…
If you would like to join the team, please get in touch with the Secretary at Chisholme.
COSTS
We suggest a small contribution towards the cost of your stay of £15 per day or £10 for students and unwaged.
Full board and delicious food is included.
Please contact us for payment options.
TO APPLY
Please email
secretary@chisholme.org or call 01450 880 215
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