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Beneficiary breaks at our Centres of Wellbeing

Wellbeing and theme weeks for beneficiaries
Published on 1 Mar 2023

Breath in the sea air and enjoy our fabulous holiday experiences, designed to give our beneficiaries a much-needed boost.

Scroll down to find out what's on offer across our Centres of Wellbeing Excellence in Llandudno, north Wales, and Rustington in West Sussex.

All the following activities are available to registered beneficiaries of Blind veterans UK. If you think you could be eligible for support, please complete our online application form.

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These activities, which take place at our Centres of Wellbeing Excellence in Llandudno and Rustington, have been organised following feedback from many of our blind veterans. We offer breaks focused around all kinds of themes, from entertainment to hobbies to outdoor adventure. And they're all accessible, regardless of your age, ability or needs.

Of course, one of the advantages of staying at our Centres is getting to spend time with other veterans and rekindling that sense of camaraderie so unique to the Armed Forces. So come and spend some time at our ‘home from home’, and we will do everything we can to ensure your holiday by the sea is one to remember.

We’d love to hear how you get on - do let us know!

Tell us what you thought of your break?

Our general wellbeing breaks

We run holiday weeks all year round, which you can book up to 6 months in advance. Get outdoors, see the sights, eat great food and sit back to enjoy lots of fantastic entertainment. What more could you want.

Please contact the Llandudno booking team on 01492 868700 or our Rustington team on 01273 391500.

Timetable of themed activities 2023/24

We’re also running a fantastic range of themed wellbeing breaks and activity weeks which you can find listed below:

April

Date Activity Location Break type
28 March–3 April  Walking week Brighton Activity week
4–11 April Easter break Brighton Themed wellbeing break
2–8 April Easter break Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
9–15 April Easter break Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
12–17 April Easter break Brighton Themed wellbeing break
18–24 April Sports and fitness Brighton Activity week
23–29 April History week Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
23–29 April Recreation taster Llandudno Activity week
25 April–1 May Food and drink week Brighton Themed wellbeing break
30 April–6 May Kings and Coronations Llandudno Themed wellbeing break

May

Date Activity  Location Activity type
2–8 May Kings, Queens and coronations Brighton Themed wellbeing break
7–13 May Driving Llandudno Activity week
9–15 May Cycling Brighton Activity week
16–22 May Craft week Brighton Themed wellbeing break
21–29 May Military week: Battle of Atlantic 80 Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
23–29 May Pamper week Brighton Themed wellbeing break
23–29 May Health and retreat Brighton Activity week

 

June

Date Activity  Location Activity type
4–10 June Hillwalking Llandudno Activity week
4–10 June Volunteer celebration Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
6–12 June Beside the seaside Brighton Themed wellbeing break
11–17 June Beside the seaside Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
13–19 June Strolling Brighton Activity week
18–24 June Fishing Llandudno Activity week
20–26 June Military week Brighton Themed wellbeing week
25 June–1 July Woodlands and wildfire Llandudno Themed wellbeing week

 

July

Date Activity  Location Activity type
2–8 July Photography Llandudno Activity week
9–15 July Castles of Wales Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
16–22 July Strolling Llandudno Activity week
23–29 July Beside the seaside Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
30–5 August Target Llandudno Activity week

 

August

Date Activity  Location Activity type
6–12 August Cruise week Llandudno Themed wellbeing week
13–19 August Golf Llandudno Activity week
20–26 August Beside the seaside Llandudno Themed wellbeing week
27 August–2 September Wood week Llandudno Activity week

 

September

Date Activity  Location Activity type
3–9 September Adventure week Llandudno Activity week
3–9 September

Planes, trains and automobiles

Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
10–16 September Water week Llandudno Activity week
17–23 September All about the arts Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
24–30 September Cycling Llandudno Activity week

 

October

Date Activity  Location Activity type
1–7 October Music and dance Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
1–7 October Cycling Llandudno Activity week
15–21 October Autumn colours Llandudno Themed wellbeing week
22–28 October All about the arts Llandudno Themed wellbeing week
22–28 October Strolling Llandudno Activity week

 

November

Date Activity  Location Activity type
5–13 November Military week Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
19–25 November Photography Llandudno Activity week
26 November–2 December Turkey and tinsel Llandudno Themed wellbeing week

 

December

Date Activity  Location Activity type
3–9 December Turkey and tinsel Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
10–16 December Turkey and tinsel Llandudno Themed wellbeing week

Christmas and New Year breaks

Our first Christmas in our new Rustington Centre will be a truly special time. If you’d like to come and stay with us over the festive season, please register your interest via your community team before the end of October 2023. Once spaces have been allocated, those who have secured a place will be notified as soon as possible.

Our Bookings team will not be able to take requests for these dates.

January

Date Activity  Location Activity type
14–20 January Energy boost Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
21–27 January Highland fling Llandudno Themed wellbeing break

 

February

Date Activity  Location Activity type
11–17 February  Dancing and romancing Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
25 February–2 March Dragons and daffodils Llandudno Themed wellbeing break

 

March

Date Activity  Location Activity type
10–16 March Potting and planting Llandudno Themed wellbeing break
24–30 March Easter break Llandudno Themed wellbeing break

 

How to register your interest in an activity week?

If you have any questions, our bookings teams will be happy to help. Please call our Rustington bookings team on 01273 391 500 and our Llandudno bookings team on 01492 868 700.

Bookings are limited to one activity week per beneficiary, but if you’d like to take part in more than one, you’re welcome to add your name to our waiting list.  If there’s significant demand for places, we may be able to re-run the activity later in the year for those who missed out first time around.  We’ll be sure to let you know if this happens.

Rustington 

Please contact our Rustington bookings team between 27 February-9 March, 8.30am-4.30pm, on 01273 391 500*. We will confirm your place during the week commencing 13 March.

Llandudno 

Call our Llandudno bookings team on 01492 868 700. Bookings for our wellbeing breaks are open six months in advance.

*If you reach the answer machine, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

The cost of your stay

Our costs vary depending on whether you need care and if you lost your sight as a result of your service. The charges from April to September 2023 are set out in the table.

Please note, Blind Veterans UK has a comprehensive grants policy, so should you feel that cost is a barrier to you coming to stay please do speak to your community team.

All trips and activities are included in your holiday costs. If there's an opportunity to enjoy a visit to the theatre, we will contact you in advance to gauge your interest and request that the cost of the ticket is covered on arrival.

Care stays

  Seven-night nursing stay Daily cost for nursing stay Seven night residential stay Daily cost for residential stay
War-blinded beneficiary £470.40 £67.20 £386.40 £55.20
Non War-blinded beneficiary £772.80 £110.40 £571.20 £81.60

Independent stays

  Seven-night independent stay Daily cost independent stay
War-blinded beneficiary £319.20 £45.60
Non War-blinded beneficiary £411.60 £58.80
Child aged 3-16 £159.60 £22.80

Access full Centre Supplement

If you would like more information about any of our breaks, please access our Centres Supplement 2023, in the format that best suits you.

PDF version with Audio

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