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Cost:

The prices below are all inclusive of food for the weekend. Concession/non-concession ticket costs are as follows:

• £50/£25 for an indoor bed.

• £40/£20 to camp.

• £20/£10 for sleeping offsite (e.g. day ticket, or staying at the nearby Travelodge or Premier Inn). Note: the beds at Pardshaw are quite basic, so anyone who needs a high-quality bed for access reasons should consider sleeping offsite.

Concessions tickets are available for anyone eligible for an Empire concession, or anyone who could not otherwise afford full price. They give you 50% off. If you can't afford the concession price, let us know.

Crewing is free. You'll be asked to help out with logistics tasks like washing up, and help run the event schedule. You'll be playing your Empire character - if you don't have one we'll help you make one on the system.

Booking Form

Other Miscellaneous Logistics Notes/FAQs:

• This event is run OC by Kes Ward and IC by Quinn Seedsower (Kes's Empire character), who are both involved in organising the The Other Roads player events.

• Time-in is at 6pm-ish on Friday and 10am-ish on Saturday. Timeout-ish is at about 11pm each night, but you are free to roleplay later into the night in a group as long as you don't mind people walking round in OC pyjamas.

• Indoor beds are mostly stackable low beds. There are some raised beds which we'll allocate to anyone who can't use a low bed. There are some pillows but please bring your own sleeping bag.

• Booking is first come first served. In the event of booking out we will operate a short waitlist.

• This is a sanctioned event. The organisers can process rituals and ceremonies in line with the Empire rules. We ask that if you are planning to create any effects requiring text on a card, that you bring your own card with the text on.

• This event is combat unlikely or contained, the same risk as in Anvil. There will be no external threat or peril, but LARP combat is OC allowed at the site. IC opinions may vary.

• We will have an out-of-character quiet room and bag room. There are no lockable storage places at Pardshaw: valuables are left at own risk.

• The event menu will be vegetarian and nut-free. It is approximately as follows:

  • Friday night: pasta bolognese

  • Saturday lunch: three-bean chilli in wraps

  • Saturday night: chickpea curry with rice

  • Sunday lunch: things on jacket potatoes

  • Breakfasts: toast, porridge and potato waffles

  • Drinks and snacks available at all times

  • Vegan options, gluten-free options, and "just give me cheese toasties" options are available for those that require them.

• Pardshaw has 5 overnight parking spaces plus a grassy verge for day visitor use. We will be encouraging car sharing and public transport use and running a shuttle to bus stops / car parks in Cockermouth 5 mins drive away. If you're staying overnight and not car sharing, you may be asked to park elsewhere.

• Public transport: The nearest mainline train station is Penrith. The X4/X5 bus to Cockermouth leaves from just outside Penrith station. We will organise pick ups from bus stops in Cockermouth for the final 5 minutes to site.

• Pardshaw has 1 shower, which we expect to get busy after the return from the wild swimming trip. Plan accordingly.

• No alcohol is allowed on site. There will maybe be a froth trip to a nearby pub on the Sunday.

• Children and vulnerable adults are allowed to book and may be present at this event. For more details, consult our rendition of the Profound Decisions safeguarding policy.

• Cost transparency: This is a not for profit low-cost community arts event. Surplus from this event, should it exist, will be donated to Pardshaw Quaker Centre in order to encourage them to take more bookings from LARPers.

• Risk assessment: risks at this event elevated significantly beyond background level include:

  • The site contains woodburners and operating these has risks of burns and splinters.

  • Swimming wild in a lake has risks of drowning and waterborne illness.

  • Spending time outside in summer in rural areas has risks of ticks, sunburn, and heatstroke.

  • Attending an indoor LARP event has risks of catching respiratory illnesses like Covid-19.

This event is insured under LARP Alliance. We have notified all bookers of the above risks on the booking form.

Access: 

• there are a series of shallow steps into the main site at Pardshaw (pictured below). This event is suitable for people who can handle these steps, which may include walking stick or rollator users. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.

• Pardshaw has two toilets (both flushing self-contained cubicles with washbasins), so this event may be inaccessible to disabled people who cannot wait for a toilet.

• Pardshaw's beds are quite basic, so anyone who needs a high-quality bed for access reasons should consider sleeping offsite.