Opening Hours
We are open daily 10am to 5pm.

Grounds Opening Hours
Our Natural Burial site and grounds are open to visitors during this holiday, however the cafe, shop and reception will be closed.
Opening Hours
The burials office will be open in normal business hours. 

​If you need to see a member of staff, please make an appointment to avoid a wasted journey.
Christmas Opening Hours
The Cafe is closed from Friday 24th December to Tuesday 25th January. 

Normal Opening Hours
Wednesday to Sunday
​8:30 am- 4 pm

Breakfast served from
8.30 am - 10 am
Lunch served from
11.30 am - 2.30 pm

​Booking recommended but not essential.
New Job Opportunity

​Special Offers This Winter

Winter 15% Discount Offer 
This is available midweek in our newly refurbished Bed & Breakfast, all with en suite bathrooms.
Winter Camping Rates
These are now in place until the spring.
£10 per adult
​£5 per child
Our 2022 courses are available to book online.
Volunteering sessions have resumed in small numbers only.
Authorised parking is for those visiting the site for:-
  • Hostel Guests
  • B & B Guests
  • Camping Guests
  • Natural Burials
  • School Visits
  • Beech Cafe
  • Course Participants
Opening for Schools Bookings
We are taking bookings for day visits and residential trips in 2022, so please do get in touch.

Join Our Friends Scheme Today

​We have lots of loyal supporters, followers and people and you may be one of them. If you are, we would like you to consider becoming a Friend.​
The Elve's Cure
​A New Book Available in the Shop

A story of magic, adventure and young Earth Protectors written by Sarah Hillyer, is now available in The Sustainability Centre Shop.
 
Written for 8 to 80-year-olds, this lovely book leads the reader into a world of nature spirits, whilst presenting a strong message about the need to protect our environment.
 
The book gives insight into the herbal knowledge of our ancestors as well as giving modern day uses of the herbs the two young adventurers encounter on their quest.
​We are a learning and study centre, a beacon for sustainability, based in the heart of Hampshire's South Downs National Park in the UK.

​We are an authentic model of sustainability. We share practical solutions to inspire and enable people to become the planet protectors and change makers that our world needs.

We offer an immersive, practical and creative approach to education. We inspire and support change-makers. We make it possible for everyone to be part of eco evolution in action.
​​The Sustainability Centre is owned and operated by ​The Earthworks Trust (Reg No.1079866).   

jOB oPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated and passionate team here at The Sustainability Centre. We seek a flexible individual who enjoys presenting accommodation to a high standard and delivering exceptional customer service.
 
Our ethos is to demonstrate authentic sustainable living in action, throughout the whole organisation, including accommodation. Successful candidates will enjoy offering transformative experiences and providing practical eco solutions for daily life to empower people to live differently.
 
CLOSING DATE
31st January 2022  

​Mid-Week
Bed & Breakfast
15% Discount

Dec 2021 to Feb 2022

Why not indulge your inner nature lover. Enjoy the winter sunshine and take on the blustery weather.
 
Come and try some winter walks along the South Downs and find some great local pubs along the way.

Stay in our warm and cosy Bed & Breakfast from Monday to Thursday and get 15% discount with the promotion code:   SNOWFLAKE


​AWARDed BEST NATURAL BURIAL SITE, UK 2022


​The Natural Death Centre and Association of Natural Burial Grounds has just awarded The Sustainability Centre with ' Best Natural Burial Site' UK overall winner!

This is fantastic news and is so well deserved by our hard working burials team including our Burials Manager Al Blake, his assistant and our award winning grave diggers.

Online Sustainability Shop

We have a wonderful Gift Shop with lots of lovely things made by local makers. Sally Mareike is the artist who made these beautiful pots.
Our shop sells gifts and items which are locally made or are eco friendly.

​We also have Permaculture books at 10% off the RRP. All the profits help us to raise funds.

SPONSOR A ROOM IN THE ECO LODGE
MAKE YOUR MARK

In the final stages of our eco retrofit of the South Downs Eco Lodge we are inviting you, our wonderful supporters, to help dress and equip the new rooms, with many levels of sponsorship to match any budget.

WHATS CHANGING
When finished the new wing will provide a further eleven new B & B rooms. All will be en suite with double rooms, twin rooms, triple and a family room.

NATIVE TREES
Each room is themed with a native tree from our woodland. Using sustainability principals we are choosing or making art and furnishings from natural, sustainable or recycled resources, which makes each room unique.

Your sponsorship will be used for a range of projects and purchases. You can express a preference for a room to contribute to or sponsor. If you donate £2000 then you will become the sole sponsor of a room of your choice. No matter how large or small we would love to hear from individuals, businesses or organisations.

Women's health evening - Talk by Sarah Hillyer

Wednesday 20th April 2022
7pm - 9pm
£10 Full
​£9 Friends

​Our current 21st century lives come with masses of stress and pressure. These can have a huge impact on hormones, physical and mental health.

If you feel you are overwhelmed by a veritable minefield of information which might have left you confused and disempowered, this is the talk for you.

Sustainability Clothing Shop

Organic Cotton T Shirts 

​We have created a new range of organic cotton, truly sustainable 
T-shirts and bags. 

Pop over to our virtual shop and take a look. Its a really good way to support us, by ethical clothing and get a really cool shirt or bag!

Check Out Our Eco Active Blog

​Painting as Meditation

There are lots of different methods of meditation and I have explored a few over the years. I have found that meditation has carried me through both the most profound joys and through the darkest hours of my life.

On The Wild Side

​This blog makes a case for letting the wild in to all garden spaces and working with and not against nature in our own back yards. Taking a look at how to achieve a bio-diverse mix between a formal garden and an untamed wild wood. With the current focus on re-wilding and creating more diverse nature spaces, how much intervention is appropriate and how much interaction will be right?

Raise Funds For Us ​While ​You Shop

Click on Give As You Live every time you shop online and the Sustainability Centre will recieve a donation.

When you shop at over 4,000 top stores including Amazon, Expedia and John Lewis via Give as you Live, they'll turn a percentage of your spend into free funds for Leaves for Learning! 

Simply follow the link below, search for the retailer and start shopping. It's that simple.