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We’re launching our October programme in the Community Making Space, continuing the summer season with the next Clay Social and our Kids Holiday Clubs, including the very popular Stone Club for teenagers, with local carver Lewis Morrison. Finishing up with the Lumsden Halloween Party taking place at the Lumsden Village Hall! How to take part Check out the full programme with the menu on the right and sign up for your free sessions online by emailing communities@ssw.org.uk with the following […]

SSW welcomes visitors and residents with families and child dependents and can move furniture around to suit your sleeping arrangements.  The Community Making Space on site at SSW, when not in use for workshops and community events, can be used as a family hang-out room/playroom and we can provide some soft mats and toys.  You can choose which accommodation would suit your family best, between on-site accommodation and the off-site house accommodation.  There is a park with a playground just […]

There is off-site accommodation (called No.17) in a house down the road from the main SSW site in Lumsden. It is around a 3 minute journey at a leisurely pace or around 1 minute in a car. There is a pavement for the entire journey and drop curb silent crossings. The pavement is uneven in places including directly outside the front door of the house.  There is no step-free entrance into the house. There is a small 15cm step at […]

The metal, wood, casting and store workshops are the two large buildings in the courtyard across from the main building. Surrounding the buildings are lots of large objects and materials. These workshops are currently closed and access information will be added when they are reopened. The metal workshop is due to be open in August 2024 allowing access to welding, the forge and stone work.

The Sauna is the small wooden hut in the courtyard next to the Bothy.  The entrance to the sauna is around the back on the narrow paved path through a door with a pull hole-handle. There is a low seat next to the door and higher benches. The sauna needs to be prepared by a member of staff and safety information will be provided. There is natural lighting in the sauna through the small window. The space can get very […]

There are four independent SSW buildings in the courtyard, separate from the main building. The two large barn-style buildings are wood, metal and casting workshops as well as a store. The small wooden clad structure is an outdoor sauna that was constructed as an artwork in 2017. The small stone building is The Bothy. The wood and metal workshops are currently closed so there is no thorough access information for these spaces for now. The Bothy is currently being refurbished […]

The layout of SSW can be confusing, especially for the first couple of days or the first couple of times you visit if you are a day visitor. The main SSW building contains

Onsite Accommodation Bathroom 1This bathroom is at the end of the hallway where the bedrooms are. It contains a toilet, shower, sink and bins. A shower seat is available to use, ask a staff member for this. The decor is neutral and there is natural lighting from the skylight window or bright ceiling lights. There is a pole to open and shut the window. Onsite Accommodation Bathroom 2This bathroom is at the top of a set of stairs, and is […]

There are four on-site accommodation rooms with two bathrooms. The on-site accommodation can be accessed through the side door which is a code locked heavy fire door with a small turn latch and no door handle and it is not automated. This is the most direct entrance to the accommodation but it can also be accessed through any other door into the main building.  From the side entrance you access the ground floor landing, this entrance is step-free but the […]