Beneficiary breaks at our Centre of Wellbeing
Wellbeing and theme weeks for beneficiaries
Published on 1 Jan 2025
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 Rustington centre 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.
These activities, which take place at our Centres of Wellbeing Excellence in 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 Centre 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!
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 our Rustington team on 01273 391500.
How to register your interest in an activity week?
You can register your interest in a centre stay my visiting our beneficiery area.
If you have any questions, our bookings teams will be happy to help. Please call our Rustington bookings team on 01273 391 500.
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.
The cost of your stay
Our costs vary depending on two things: whether you need care and whether you lost your sight as a result of your service.
The table below reflects our pricing from April 2024.
Please note, Blind Veterans UK has a comprehensive grants policy so if you feel that cost is a barrier, 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.
Independent stays:
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|
Seven-nights |
Daily cost |
|
War-blinded beneficiary |
£368.68 |
£52.67 |
|
Non war-blinded beneficiary |
£475.40 |
£67.91 |
|
Child aged 3-16 |
£184.34 |
£26.33 |
Care stays:
|
|
Seven-night nursing stay |
Daily cost for nursing stay |
Seven-night residential stay |
Daily cost for residential stay |
|
War-blinded beneficiary |
£543.31 |
£77.62 |
£446.29 |
£63.77 |
|
Non war-blinded beneficiary |
£892.58 |
£127.51 |
£659.73 |
£94.25 |
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