Dowsing Room Hire

Hire of the club's "Dowsing Room" for BYC members private use

The Dowsing Room (the large bar) is available for members to hire for parties, meetings, and other events. The room can be arranged in a variety of ways, whole or in part, and you have exclusive use, including the bar.

Under the terms of our licence the facilities can only be hired by members.

Hire is subject to there being no Club events on the day requested and approval by the General Committee.

The fees for members personal use are shown in the table below.

The booking of the hall is handled by Penny Lowen (Assistant Secretary) Click here to send an email

All charges are "plus bar staff & cleaning" as required and is paid direct to the Steward. This is set at an hourly rate and depends on the type of function, number of people present etc. The Steward will help you with this.

Catering for your private event

Our new "in house" caterer, Kirsty ("Sailors Rest" kitchen), will be happy to quote for your function. Please contact her in the first instance for details of what she is able to offer.

There may be an additional charge if you employ an outside caterer who requires full use of the kitchen.

Did you know?

The name of the "Dowsing Room" came from our previous club headquarters, a former light vessel named the "Inner Dowsing".