Accommodation

Cooking

The kitchen is equipped with three gas cookers and a vast array of crockery and utensils. Visitors bring their own food and cook their own meals. Washing-up is a communal effort and is usually carried out once or twice a day to avoid wasting water and gas. If you are staying for longer than a weekend, it is advisable to bring a cool box. The observatory has a fridge for storing perishables.

Drinking water

It is recommended to bring your own drinking water to the island. 5L jars of water can be purchased at most stores. The water in the kitchen taps is collected from the roof and is only suitable for hand washing or dish washing (after boiling).

Sleeping

There are four bedrooms. Two of them are dormitory-style with comfortable bunk beds. The other two are family rooms with double beds and one or two single beds. Bring your own towels and bed linen or a sleeping bag. There are plenty of pillows and and extra blankets.

Heating

As the buildings are old, it can get quite cold, especially in March-April and September-October. The Common Room has a large open fireplace where we burn driftwood when it is available and coal when it isn’t. The other rooms are not heated so, in colder weather, be sure to bring plenty of warm and waterproof clothing.

Toilets

There is a flush toilet in the Observatory buildings and relies on rain water collected from the roof for flushing and may not be available during very dry weather.