Charleville Castle Weekend November 3rd & 4th

Sebzy

just back from a meeting with the castle staff and we have an agreement on the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of November. Numbers may be limited depending on demand and people staying overnight will get priority in that case. There may be a small fee as the castle is a registered charity. All all attendees will be required to register their details before arriving and a web form has been created to facilitate this.
http://www.sebastiandooris.com/events/reg-castle.php

Location
Charleville Castle, Tullamore, County Offaly

Wiki Info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleville_Forest_Castle

Things to bring for everyone
- Raingear just in case
- Heavy jacket as it gets quite cold.
- Good warm pair of gloves
- Pen and paper

Things to bring for over night people
- Sleeping bag.
- Ground mat if you have one.
- Good torch/flashlight and spare batterys.
- Fully charged batteries for your camera as the status of electrictity is reevaluated every 15 minutes within the castle.
- Food and drink for both days. there will be a LIDL and Dunnes open just a short drive/walk away(See Map).


Ok the rough plan is
Sat
- We will all be meeting up at the castle at 11:00AM saturday the 3rd of November both day trippers and overnight people to get acquainted, Sign in and lay down the castle ground rules.
- Tour of the castle and grounds.
- Exploring the castle and grounds.
- Day trippers will be required to leave before 8:00PM.
- Late night tour of castle and grounds/forest
- Social gathering in the castle before heading to sleep.
Sun
- Sunday will be for exploring the castle and grounds and any other activity's we dream up.
- Depart back home around 6:00 PM


Gallery from last boards visit
http://www.sebastiandooris.com/Gallerys/CharlevilleCastle2006/


castle safety regulations and recommendations.
• Please give your group Leaders your FULL SUPPORT (Seb and Niall)
• The safety of you and your group and the survival of this wonderful Castle depends on you.
• The servant’s stairs are private and off limits. ALWAYS USE THE MAIN STAIRWAYS!!
• Main Door to be kept Locked at all times. Someone must always be on door duty.
• You are here because you have agreed to take care and act responsibly and protect each other. YOU ARE NOT GUESTS YOU ARE PART OF THE CREW.
• You agree to leave the Castle as you find it
• Please feel at home, respect others and enjoy yourself
• No Excessive Drinking Brawling or Wandering into the residential areas
• Toilets are located in Basement under the main gallery and next to the Red Room.
• Water in Taps is safe to drink..
• Keep Fires lit at all times (autumn, winter especially)
• Make sure you have gathered all your fuel for the night before it gets dark.
• Smoking is Welcome OUTDOORS.

Calina

Damn. I'm already double booked that weekend. Sorry Seb, can't make it.

Sebzy

Calina wrote:

Damn. I'm already double booked that weekend. Sorry Seb, can't make it.

Tried to pick a weekend that worked for most. Maybe next time

sineadw

Ooo I might be free to stay over that weekend! How soon do we have to definitely book Seb?

nilhg

I'm out too, will be sorry to miss it.

sineadw

Toilets are located in Basement under the main gallery and next to the Red Room.

...and will scare the bejesus out of you..

Xios

I should very much like to attend, i'll register now
I need some kind of excuse to use my camera as i've been neglecting it for a long time

mikeanywhere

Boll*x - I am working all weekend in Dublin and I really wanted to go to!!!!!!!!

Roen

Registered, would love to go.

Sebzy

sineadw wrote:

How soon do we have to definitely book Seb?

Cool
I would do it asap as i have no idea what the demand will be. It's only 5 weeks away.

sineadw

Right - looked at calendar and SHOULD be child-free (yay for in-laws!) so I've registered. Please GOD don't make me sleep in the same room as Simon!!

:eek:

Sebzy

sineadw wrote:

Please GOD don't make me sleep in the same room as Simon!!
:eek:

Shall sort something out maybe the stables

bovril

Signed up there too, first attempt failed because I didn't add home ph or a comment. Tried again and said successful.
Thanks for the organising Seb.

elven

Woo, fancy form, very nice very nice.

Oh gawd, it's going to be freezing isn't it? I've never slept with scarf & gloves on before...

Sebzy

elven wrote:

Woo, fancy form, very nice very nice.

Oh gawd, it's going to be freezing isn't it? I've never slept with scarf & gloves on before...

What just scarf & gloves? :eek: :eek:

Roen

What's the kipping arrangements? In the castle or camping in the grounds?

helios

Sebzy, did you update the Wiki entry with a link to your photos?

Sebzy

Roen wrote:

What's the kipping arrangements? In the castle or camping in the grounds?

In the castle. The last time we kipped on the floor of the main room. Well they did I passed out in the haunted room in the tower.

GristlyEnd

Signed up.

Thanks for organising Seb.

Fionn

maybe i should have posted here - well anyway i posted in the other thread

Sebzy

Fionn wrote:

good job Seb

i'd like to revisit this place and see if i could improve on some of the shots

btw i can bring some safari beds - they were well utilised the last time

yep bring the beds and if anyone else has any bring them along too.

DeVore

ME ME ME!!

I havent managed ONCE to get it together to go on one of these trips so I'm going. Thats it. Booked in and writing in ink.

I dont have a bed and would really really like one for my poor old bones.

DeV.

helios

DeVore wrote:

ME ME ME!!

I havent managed ONCE to get it together to go on one of these trips so I'm going. Thats it. Booked in and writing in ink.

I dont have a bed and would really really like one for my poor old bones.

DeV.

Looks like we'll have to be on our best behavior now...

Sebzy

helios wrote:

Looks like we'll have to be on our best behavior now...

LOL yea best behavior. Remember the rules no excessive brawling or drinking. Now nobody said anything about locking Mods in the dungeon

Sebzy

DeVore wrote:

Thats it. Booked in and writing in ink.

Well unless your details are sent to me your not booked on this end. At the moment we have 9 people and may have to stop at around the 15 mark.

Oh yea al has kindly stepped forth to help out with the organizing so anyone with questions ask him It's the all knowing Fajitas!.

Zillah

sineadw wrote:

...and will scare the bejesus out of you..

So true. That area was the one place in the castle where I felt very uncomfortable. The spooky dungeon was fine, but that corridor outside the toilet...creepy as hell.

Sebzy

Zillah wrote:

So true. That area was the one place in the castle where I felt very uncomfortable. The spooky dungeon was fine, but that corridor outside the toilet...creepy as hell.

A spooky sort of pong in the air???

Hey it looks like it's nearly all people on a return visit.

challengemaster

will try my best to go to this.

DeVore

Form submitted!!!

I love the idea of no excessive drinking or brawling...

DeV.

Sebzy

Guys just a note for anyone filling out the form all fields are required for insurance purposes and will only be usable by castle staff.

Oh yea and you will have to sign that "In case of death" disclaimer again

leinsterman

..... may pop down for a day trip ... not certain about staying over again though ... do I need to register ?

Sebzy

yep anyone entering the castle and not just taking the guided tour

leinsterman wrote:

do I need to register ?

440Hz

Sebzy, when is the cutoff point for deciding on this one? Thanks.

Sebzy

440Hz wrote:

Sebzy, when is the cutoff point for deciding on this one? Thanks.

Not sure depends on demand there's about 5 or 6 places left. Wehn they fill that's the cut off.

440Hz

Ok, thanks Sebzy. Im interested but can't make any plan at the moment (im stuck in hop-spee-dal) but Ill try and check available places with you when I get home and back to normality.

Benster

Just added my name... This'll be a first, anyway.

B.

Sebzy

hey if anyone has any ideas about activity's for when we're down there send them on or post them to the thread.

At the moment we have.
- Tour of the castle.
- Late night trip around the grounds.
- Big screen films in the dining room like last time but no idea what yet.

Xios

Limbo tournament?

Roen

I was planning on kipping in the forest (permission pending of course).

So if anyone that is interested wants to learn about the particular style of camping I like they're more than welcome. Bear in mind there's a few weeks of learning and practice going to be crammed into one day so if you want in you can forget about pretty much anything else. Not a whole lot of daylight during November after all

Sebzy

Roen wrote:

I was planning on kipping in the forest (permission pending of course).

Will have to get back you on that

Fajitas!

For the record, Roen is actually of the same gene structure of Bear Grylls.

Roen

Except I don't cheat

leinsterman

Fajitas! wrote:

For the record, Roen is actually of the same gene structure of Bear Grylls.

I met Bear Grylls at one of his after dinner speaking sessions ... he gave a rousing and amusing speach about climbing Everest to us corporate types as a motivation exercise ... but then when you met him in person he came across as a pompus public schoolboy type ...

I think I've had enough of open air sleeping in arctic conditions ... though I have to say there is something really nice about stringing up a hammock or laying out your thermalrest and sleeping under a veil of stars ... though it gets quite cold in the night in some places

Cabaal

Right just saw the dates for this, thought it was in the middle of Nov for some reason but its on 3rd and 4th so can't go as I'm on a three day weekend break down in Cork that weekend....have the monday booked off work already and all.

Oh well perhaps next time, looks like a interesting place

Sebzy

Cabaal wrote: »

Right just saw the dates for this, thought it was in the middle of Nov for some reason but its on 3rd and 4th so can't go as I'm on a three day weekend break down in Cork that weekend....have the monday booked off work already and all.

Oh well perhaps next time, looks like a interesting place

No problem

sky-line

Dose anyone know anything about Ghost investigations at the castle?
how to attend them?
when are they on? etc.

I would really appreciate it! thanks

DeVore

The paranormal forum here has been there before "ghost hunting".

DeV.

DeVore

So, am I correct in saying there are no beds? We'll be sleeping inside on the floor and it will be cold? I shall pack accordingly.

DeV.

helios

DeVore wrote: »

So, am I correct in saying there are no beds? We'll be sleeping inside on the floor and it will be cold? I shall pack accordingly.

DeV.

Instead of all this packing, you could hire some local floozies to keep us all warm

Sebzy

Will get the fire going again and floozies would not go astray either ......

Not too long to go now.

helios

Is their a specific area of the castle that we'll be sleeping in, or is it just wherever we decide to set down?