Skomer Island NNR Booking Form 2017
Skomer Island is managed by the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales
Prices are per person per night – Children 12 and under half price
Room / CurlewTwo single beds / Guillemot
Two single beds / Chough(sleeps four)
Two single beds
Set bunk beds / Puffin (sleeps three)
One single bed
and set bunk beds / Shearwater – sleeps five
Mixed bunk room - three single beds and set bunk beds
April / £40 / £40 / £40 / £40 / £35
May-July / £60 / £60 / £60 / £60 / £45
Aug / £40 / £40 / £40 / £40 / £35
Sept-Oct / £30 / £30 / £30 / £30 / £30
Children (12 and under) / Half price / Half price / Half price / Half price / Half price
Single/twin occupancy / Price + 50% / Price + 50% / Call for prices / Call for prices / N/A
NOTE: May to July are two night stays except for Saturday. Two nights are Sun/Mon, Tues/Wed, Thurs/Fri. These can be combined for a longer stay.
Boat fare paid direct to boatman (cash only please). Children’s boat fare rate applies to under 16s. 2017 prices £11 adults, £7 children.
Spring Migration Special(3 nights) 8th,9th 10th April £249. Autumn Migration Special (3 nights) 16th 17th 18th September £199.
Shearwater Watch (2 nights) 22nd-23rd,24th-25th,26th-27th,28-29th August, Adults £99,Children £49
Photography Workshops with Andy Davies(3 nights) 11th,12th,13th April £160 & 12th,13th,14th Sept £120 provisional dates ring to check
Skomer Moth Event (2 nights) 22nd,23rd September £60
Yoga Event (2nights) 13th ,14th August £99
Full name and address for correspondence (please print) (IMPORTANT: We may need to contact you to give an update on sailings)
Title …….. First Name …………………………………… Surname ……..………..…………….………….…………………………..…..
Address ………………………………………...……………………………...Town………………………...... PostCode…..………………
Tel No ………………….…...………… Mobile tel ………………….….…...... E-mail .……………….…………………………………………………….. Membership Number ……………………………
Day and date of first night ………...... Number of nights …….. Leaving date …………………………..
Please give names of everyone in your party (including addressee) and indicate ages if under 16 years at time of holiday
Name of guest / Male / Female / Name of guest / Male / FemaleTOTAL SUM DUE …………… Non returnable booking fee (25% of total) ……………
If booking is made 12 weeks or less before start of holiday then the full amount is payable
Our booking conditions state that if the boat cannot sail or land on Skomer due to weather conditions your booking fee is forfeit. Please read the booking conditions overleaf fully before making a booking or sending in the booking form. You are advised to take out your own appropriate travel insurance cover.
Please sign here to show you have read and understood the booking conditions………..……………………………………
In the event of the boat being unable to reach Skomer due to weather conditions please tick here
if you would like your booking fee to be treated as a gift aided donation to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.
I would like to pay by …… CHEQUE (payable to DWT Enterprises Ltd) …… DEBIT/CREDIT CARD (Visa/Mastercard)
Or phone us with your card details (details below). Credit card details are shredded after payment has been taken.
Card no ……………………………….…………………………… Expiry date ……..… Security Number.………..
Name, postcode and house number applicable to card if different to correspondence address above
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Please return to: Island Bookings, The Nature Centre, Fountain Road, Tondu, Bridgend CF32 0EH
Tel 01656 724100 Mon-Fri 9-5 Email Website www.welshwildlife.org
BOOKING CONDITIONS – Skomer Island
Visits to the islands are periodically subject to the influence of weather, most frequently in May and September. The vast majority of visits go ahead as scheduled, but in the unlikely event of travel difficulties, here is what you need to know.
GENERAL
1. Your booking must be for holiday purposes only. The property must not be used for business or commercial purposes (unless registered as a commercial operator – please contact the Booking Office on 01656 724100 for further information.)
2. No pets or other animals of any description are permitted on the island
3. No fireworks, Chinese lanterns, kites, BBQ’s or trolley carts shall be taken on to the island.
4. Camping and pop up hides are not permitted on Skomer.
5. We reserve the right to refuse landing for baggage that does not comply with our quarantine procedures (details enclosed with booking information)
6. Whilst the information in our Booking Information leaflet is correct at the time of going to print, we reserve the right to change any of the prices, services, or other particulars contained in published information at any time before we enter into a contract with you. If there is any change, we will notify you before we enter into any contract.
CONTRACT AND WARRANTIES
7. Once we have accepted your booking and payment then a contract has been entered into which includes these conditions, and those set out in the booking form, and such contract is governed by English Law. Payment of all required amounts when they are due is of the essence of the contract.
8. When you sign and return your booking form you warrant that you are over 18 years old and have read the Booking Conditions and other information contained in the leaflets, and that all members of your party are aware of the same.
BOOKINGS
9. Provisional bookings made by telephone will remain firm provided we receive the amount due within 21 days of the date of booking. Any bookings made by email will remain firm provided we have the accommodation available and will then need to be confirmed by sending the booking form, along with payment within 21 days of the date of your email.
10. Domestic group bookings – the group leader is responsible for complying with the booking conditions and ensuring that all members of the party understand the Code of Conduct for Skomer Island.
11. Domestic group bookings – At the time of final payment all group members’ names and contact details must be supplied for fire registry purposes.
12. If your holiday starts within 12 weeks of the date you make your booking, you are required to pay the total price at the time of booking.
13. If your holiday starts more than 12 weeks from the date you make the booking, you are required to pay a booking fee of 25% of the total cost of the booking.
14. If you pay a booking fee the balance must be received at least eight weeks before the beginning of the period booked. We will send an invoice 12 weeks in advance to remind you. If we do not receive the balance when due, we shall, with regret, cancel your booking and make it available to others.
15. We can in some cases transfer bookings to a new date in the same year for a charge of £5 per booking. If there is a surplus we will hold that against a future booking, and will not refund it.
PAYMENTS
16. We accept Switch, Delta, Visa, MasterCard, direct transfer and sterling cheques. All payments must be in Sterling.
LOSS OR DAMAGE
17. When you book, you agree to indemnify us against all loss and damage arising (including unreasonably large amounts of cleaning) directly or indirectly to the property and its contents from any deliberate or negligent act or omission by yourself, without limitation of the foregoing to pay us forthwith upon written demand our costs in making good any such loss and damage and cleaning.
18. We shall not be responsible for any loss, or damage to any belongings, or injuries sustained by your or any member of your party.
CANCELLATION
19. If you cancel a booking for any reason, you must first telephone the Island Booking Office and then confirm to us in writing within seven days. Your booking fee of 25% of the total cost of the booking is non-refundable and the following cancellation charges will apply:
20. more than 56 days before start date: the booking fee
21. 15-56 days before the start date: 50% of the total cost of the stay less the booking fee.
22. within 14 days of departure: the total cost of the stay
23. If we are able to re-let the accommodation then we will refund your booking costs less the booking fee.
24. The Trust is unable to accept responsibility for any extra costs that may be incurred if a sailing is cancelled or you become stormbound on the island.
25. Please Note: We do not operate a cancellation insurance scheme and strongly recommend that you ensure that you have your own appropriate cover.
26. We may cancel a booking at any time before that date on which it begins. We would expect to do this only for essential building work or for some other reason unforeseen by us at the time your booking was accepted. In this unlikely event we shall refund in full all money received by us for the booking, but will not have any liability beyond this, and, without limitation of the foregoing, we will not have any liability for travel costs incurred by you in relation to the booking.
27. If we cannot transport you to Skomer by boat at the beginning of your stay we will refund the cost of each night until you reach Skomer, less the booking fee.
28. If the weather forecast is looking poor enough to not ensure your scheduled departure time, and you therefore decide to come as a day visitor instead, then a normal day landing fee will apply on the day.
29. If the weather forecast is looking poor enough to not ensure your scheduled leaving departure time, and you therefore elect to stay overnight until the next sailing rather than leaving the island via an earlier boat, then a fee of £20 per person per night will be charged via an invoice after your stay.
30. We reserve the right to cancel the trip completely if there are adverse weather conditions and the boat is unable to land on Skomer or the weather conditions for subsequent days would impair the safe departure of guests from the island. We shall refund all the cost of the holiday less the booking fee. Please note that in bad weather conditions the boat may only make the one morning run to the island at 10am or possibly earlier. Please also note that the boatman has the final say on whether conditions are safe for the boat to travel to and from Skomer Island.
31. Refunds for trips cancelled due to bad weather should be applied for at the Booking Office on 01656 724100
VAT
32. Our prices include VAT where appropriate. If VAT rates change, we reserve the right to amend our prices accordingly.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE A BOOKING AT ANY TIME IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET IN FULL.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY BOOKING.