Minstead Trust - 02380 812297

The Minstead Training Trust is a registered charity. Registered Charity No. 1053319

Minstead Trust ensures its specialised services are as flexible and individually centred as possible because each person's needs are different.
The training provided at the Minstead Training Project will not only equip students with new skills and strengthen existing talents but also enhance self-respect, sense of fulfilment and, above all, quality of life.

The Minstead Trust is situated in the New Forest in the picturesque village of Minstead near Lyndhurst. The main accommodation is Minstead Lodge, a large Victorian country house in its own grounds within easy reach of village facilities and a few miles from the shops and amenities of local towns.

Within the 17 acres of grounds are ornamental and kitchen gardens with greenhouses and workshops. A further three acre site with a nursery, art gallery, shop and cafe is situated at nearby Furzey Gardens, ornamental gardens which are open to the public.

The Residential Service is for people aged 18 and above and is open all year. Vacancies may occur at any time because the Project does not need to operate on a college term basis. The Project’s aim is to help students achieve their greatest level of independence. In consultation with family and the funding agency the Project is willing to be involved in identifying appropriate accommodation or other services when they are ready to move on. It is therefore difficult to guarantee exactly when places will become available although it is possible to give an indication.

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