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Newbattle Beekeepers Association

Book the Bee Academy for your next Event

Venue information:

Newbattle Bee Academy is situated in the grounds of beautiful and historic Newbattle Abbey College on the outskirts of Dalkeith in the heart of central Scotland.

It could well be the perfect setting for your next event.

To arrange a viewing or to find out more please contact us.

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Planning an Event and looking for a venue? 

Please Note:

A session is considered to be a half (1/2) day (4 hours maximum ) use (morning, afternoon or evening). The minimum hire period is one session.

The room hire charge is £50 per session. 

Length (metres)

Width

Maximum Capacity

50 - 60 standing (chairs can be arranged along a side wall if required)

40 seated (theatre style) comfortable 

50 seated (theatre style) tight

50 is the maximum number of seats available

12 seated (boardroom style)

24 seated (cabaret style)

36 seated (at individual tables of 6)

12 seated (horseshoe style)

15 seated (open space style)

Read & Download the Documents Below

Room Layout Configerations

Catering Options

General Conditions of Letting

Booking Form (Pdf) 

Booking Form (Word Download)

Privacy Policy (Download)

Privacy Policy (Read only) 

The best way to layout a room is dependant on a number of factors including:

  • The size of the audience
  • The level of activity and interaction required


Make Your Booking Request

  • Check the calendar below to make sure the Bee Academy is available on the date(s) you require. Click on the event to find out if it is being held at the Bee Academy. 'For Information Only' means that the event is being held at another venue. 
  • To proceed with a booking request download the booking form here.
  • Complete the form in BLOCK CAPITALS
  • Confirm that you have read the Conditions of Let and agree your responsibility for ensuring compliance with these conditions
  • Make a copy of the Booking Request Form, keeping a copy for yourself and attach it to the Booking Request Email  

Year: 2025

1January, 2025
Jan 18 Demonstration - Oxalic Acid Treatment for Varroa on Honey Bees
Jan 22 Foster Parent Forum (J S-F) - Bee Diseases, Poisons and Pests & Apiary Cleanliness
February
Feb 02 Quarterly Mentor Meeting
Feb 02 February Monthly Meeting - Preparing for the Bee Season Ahead - Guest Presenter, Matt Richardson, President, SBA
Feb 15 Araucaria Fine Foods Mead Making Workshop with Bruno Hannemann
Feb 26 Foster Parent Forum - Plants and Bees & The June gap
March
Mar 02 Monthly Meeting - Presentation - 1st Colony Inspection, Reading a Colony, Queens - Looking for Issues, Varroa Board, & Supering
Mar 26 Foster Parent Forum - A Healthy Brood Nest - Review FEDSS - Feeding - Uniting
2April
Apr 06 2025 Annual General Meeting - Sunday 6 April, 2025
Apr 23 Foster Parent Forum - Swarming, Stings & Anaphylaxis
May
May 04 May Monthly Meeting -
May 06 Support Sub Group Meeting - Tuesday 6 May, 2025 - Hybrid (Live at the Bee Academy or via Zoom)
May 24 Honey Processing - Extraction
May 28 Beekeeping Promotion - NAC visitors
May 28 Foster Parent Forum - Questions & Answers & Preparation for the Basic Beekeeper Examination
May 29 Honey Processing at the Bee Academy - Member Booking - Martin Wylupek - All Day
May 31 Honey Processing at the Bee Academy - EMBA
May 31 31 May - Join the Work Party & Help Prepare the Cottage & Teaching Apiary for the for the Basic Beekeeper Examinations
May 31 Honey Processing - Extraction
June
Jun 01 June Monthly Meeting - Guest Speaker Alan Riach - Sunday 1 June
Jun 07 Advance Notice for the SBA - Basic Beekeeping Examination - 2025
Jun 07 SBA - Basic Beekeeping Examination - 2025 - 10.00 Start Time - Newbattle Teaching Apiary
Jun 07 SBA - Basic Beekeeping Examination - 2025 - 11.45 Start Time - Newbattle Teaching Apiary
Jun 07 It is Basic Beekeeper (BB) Examination Day! Come On Over to Celebrate & Encourage our Candidates
Jun 07 SBA - Basic Beekeeping Examination - 2025 - 14.30 Start Time - Newbattle Teaching Apiary
Jun 07 SBA - Basic Beekeeping Examination - 2025 - 16.15 Start Time - Newbattle Teaching Apiary
Jun 14 Train the Trainer
3July
Jul 06 2025-26 Basic Beekeeper Course - Your Invitation to Reserve Your Place
AugustSeptember
4OctoberNovemberDecember

Newbattle Abbey College is on Newbattle Road, Dalkeith

The Postcode is EH22 3LL

Enter the college grounds through the main gate and proceed towards the main college building directly ahead. At the end of the main drive bear to the left towards the boundary fence between the College grounds and the Business Park. Do not enter the Business Park. At the boundary fence bear to the right and proceed ahead with the fence now on your left. The Bee Academy building is straight ahead and to the right

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