Paxwold

Paxwold is approximately 2 miles from Market Weighton, 12 miles from the historic market town of Beverley and 20 miles from both Hull and York.

Just a few minutes’ walk from Paxwold is the Hudson Way Trail, a disused railway line which offers safe walks away from traffic and which will take you directly into Market Weighton, passing the playground on the way. 

Please note: there is no public transport from Paxwold.  If you want to travel out of the village, you will need your own transport.

Things to do in Hull

1. The Deep – Visit Hull’s award-winning aquarium The Deep, which is home to over 5,000 animals. Marvel at amazing marine life including magnificent sharks & rays, the UK’s only pair of Green sawfish, a colony of Gentoo penguins, Loggerhead sea turtles & more.

2. Streetlife Museum – All aboard! Join us on a journey through 200 years of transport history. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the past at the Streetlife Museum. Take a stroll down a 1940s high street. Hop aboard a vintage tram. And step back in time to a world of bone-shaking bicycles and steam-powered cars!

3. Hull & East Riding Museum – Dig into 235 million years of history with our curious collections. From majestic mammoths to marvellous Roman mosaics, step into a world where history comes alive. Find out about the Saxon invaders. Stroll through an Iron Age Village. Then get a glimpse inside a Roman bath house.

4. Dinostar  – Dinostar is Hull’s Dinosaur Experience – an exhibition of dinosaurs and fossils from around the world. See, touch and smell dinosaurs, and build a volcano. Highlights include full-size T. Rex and Triceratops skulls and dinosaur bones you can touch!

5. Hull Adventure Centre – Feel the thrill of the track as you race against friends! Bump, bounce, and laugh with our action packed Bubble Ball Football! Test your precision in the intense action of Archery Tag!  And, coming soon, a High Ropes Course and Jacob’s Ladder.

6. St Stephen’s Shopping Centre – Is home to Rock Up, Lost City Adventure Golf and Gravity Trampoline Park.

7. In addition to the above, there are all the usual city centre attractions such as:

• swimming pools
• ice skating
• ten-pin bowling
• cinemas
• theatres and art galleries

Things to do in York:

1. The National Railway Museum is a home to iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance as they celebrate the past, present and future of innovation on the railways.  As an added bonus, the Railway Museum has free entry!

2. York Castle Museum brings history back to life. Wander through the Victorian streets, venture into the prison cell of notorious highwayman Dick Turpin and discover what life was like on the front line in the First World War.

3. York’s Chocolate Story is an entertaining and informative guided tour through the history of York’s most famous chocolate-making families and their finest creations.

4. Shambles (or The Shambles as it is often referred to) is a street in the city centre of York with a long and interesting past. Dating back to medieval times it was once the street of the butcher shops but today it is famous for being Europe’s most visited street.

5. York Maze offers an amazing day out with over 20 rides, shows and attractions, many under cover. The giant Maize Maze is the largest in Europe with a new design to solve each year.

6. Jorvik Viking Centre The year is AD960 and the last Viking King in Jorvik, Eric Bloodaxe, has been banished. The city is thriving with a flourishing manufacturing centre and wide trading links. Ride experience with the sights, sounds and of course, smells, of the Viking-Age.

7. York Dungeon brings together an amazing cast of theatrical actors, special effects, stages and scenes. It is a highly sensory experience with dark spaces, loud noises, flashing/strobe lights, pungent smells, water sprays, air blasts and jump scares.

8. York City Walls No visit to York is complete without a stroll along part of the 2 miles of historic walls that have protected the city for nearly 2000 years. The walls are completely free to walk.

9. The Web Adventure Park near York is a fantastic attraction for all ages whatever the weather! The park has a huge indoor play centre with over 23k sq feet of fun. Outside, the park offers a huge variety of play equipment, with a Role Play village, water cushion and two bouncing pillows, sand and water play. There is an animal area with furry and feathered friends. During holidays and weekends the mini theme park opens, with rides all included in the entry price!

10. York Bird Of Prey Centre homes over 90 Birds of Prey, including owls, hawks, falcons and eagles! There is an exciting daily programme which includes the opportunity to handle the birds, flying demonstrations and regular educational talks throughout the day.

11. The Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial is located on the outskirts of the City of York within easy reach of the city centre.

Our insurance only covers members of Girlguiding.  For non-Guiding bookings you must arrange your own cover.

Members of Girlguiding must complete a Residential Event Notification Form and have it authorised in the usual way.

A Hirer’s Agreement Form must be completed for all non-Guiding bookings.

A premises risk assessment is available from the East Yorkshire county website.  Please be aware that this is a ‘best endeavours’ draft produced by the Paxwold Committee.  It has not been professionally drafted and does not mean you don’t have to also do your own risk assessment!

Weekend bookings are usually from 4:30 pm on Friday to 5:00pm on Sunday.  You can obviously make your own arrangements within these times but, if you would prefer to arrive earlier or leave later, please contact the booking secretary on the email address below.

Dogs are not allowed at Paxwold, except for Guide Dogs. Please advise when booking if you are bringing a Guide Dog.

Single-night bookings at a weekend are 50% more than the price per night for two nights.  This is because it is very rare for us to be able to find anyone to book the ‘other’ night at a weekend and so we lose money with single-night bookings.

We ask for a deposit of £30 two weeks after you receive confirmation of booking and then the final balance is due four weeks before the start of your stay.  We’d can always be flexible if you let us know that we need to be, but we’d be grateful if you could remember to stick to those deadlines as we don’t like to chase you for payment.  We know you have busy lives too!

Cheque payments are preferred, and cheques should be made payable to “Paxwold Training Centre”.  If you would like to pay by bank transfer, please contact the booking secretary.  If payment is made by bank transfer, it would be helpful if you could send proof of payment to the booking secretary, as this will speed up the process.

Our dormitories contain bunk beds.  The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents recommends that no child under the age of six sleeps in a top bunk. If logistics require younger girls to sleep in top bunks it is advisable to seek parental permission for this.  

We do not provide sleeping bags, pillows, towels, tea towels, oven gloves, toilet rolls, first aid kit and cleaning materials.

There is no public transport near the house so if you intend to leave the village during your stay you will need your own transport.

There are no shops in Goodmanham.  The nearest ones are at Market Weighton, a couple of miles away.  These include a Tesco, Morrisons Daily, Coupland’s Bakery, and a number of takeaways.  Most large supermarkets will deliver groceries to Paxwold. 

We do not have a caretaker so we would be grateful if you would ensure the house is left clean at the end of your stay.

Finally, the Paxwold committee is made up of a team of volunteers with lives, jobs and families.  Many also run Girlguiding units, as well as doing what they can to keep Paxwold available for use.  Feel free to contact us with any questions, but please don’t expect an immediate response!

Sleeping facilities:

• two dormitories with bunks, each sleeping 12 people
• two twin bedded leaders’ rooms (both en-suite with a toilet and handbasin)
• one single room 

Bathroom facilities

• shower room with three showers
• separate room with three toilets and three handbasins
• bathroom with a bath, two showers and three handbasins
• separate room with two toilets and a handbasin
• accessible toilet / shower room  

Large activity room with tables and chairs for around 30

Dining room to accommodate around 30 and two hatches through to the kitchen

Training room with seating for 20

Kitchen

• electric range cooker
• microwave
• fridge
• freezer
• 2 toasters
• 2 kettles
• 2 large sinks and draining boards (one low-height)
• hand-washing basin
• crockery and cutlery

Utility room

• washing machine
• tumble dryer
• sink and draining board
• clothes airer
• kettle

Leaders Lounge with telephone

Outside

Tarmacked drive and parking

Large grassy area

Washing line

Benches

For further information, please contact the booking secretary on: paxwoldbookings@yahoo.co.uk