Gaunts House

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About the project

Gaunts House

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Gaunts House is a large mansion house where visitors come take time to explore, embrace and express their potential, to share experiences, teach, laugh, play, and flourish. It hosts events, workshops and education to support the emergence and expansion of human consciousness, seeking to explore and establish real, safe and holistic ways of living which may support and evolve individuals and society alike.

💼 What the programme involves

Here is a list of the possible jobs for this year's workcamp... - Create a wildlife pond and meditation area. - Create areas for planting and the encouragement of wildlife in the lake area. - Make and install Doormouse boxes, Owl boxes and bird boxes across the woodlands of the estate. - Clear, level and widen pathways to allow wheelchair access. - Make and install bat boxes to encourage our nocturnal friends. - Renovations of accommodation areas. - Creation of small sheds and outbuildings ad hoc (wood sheds, storage areas, etc).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be in the stable block, shared rooms.

📍 About the location

LOCATION: Gaunts House is a 2 hour walk (or short taxi ride) from Wimborne which is a short bus ride from Poole, Dorset. Nearest airport and train station is Southampton. LEISURE: Weekends free for trips to nearby seaside at Bournemouth, Swanage or Salisbury cathedral, etc.

ℹ️ Additional information

VAP HOSTING FEE: Volunteers will be asked to pay a fee of £80 GBP upon arrival. VAP charges this fee as without it we would be virtually unable to organise any projects in the UK.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

VAP UK-01

16/07/2019 → 30/07/2019

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

80.00 GBP ≈ 96 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Wimborne Minster, Wimborne BH21, UK

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🌍 Location info

Local currency

United Kingdom Pound (GBP / £)

Exchange rate

1 GBP = 1.195652 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:00 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English