Facilities at Hald

As a work retreat, Hald Hovedgaard is perfectly situated: at once both far from the world’s turmoil and close to everything. Many daily city buses and motor coaches connect Hald to the charming town of Viborg as well as to the closest shops that lie 5 kilometres away.

Hald Hovedgaard provides the facilities that a modern writer needs:

• Internet connections (wireless throughout the main building)
  
• Reference library
  
• Computers that may be borrowed; with word processing and access to the internet
  
• Printer and photocopy machine
  
• Washing machine and dryer

There are three or four people employed by Hald on a daily basis (fewer in the summer and other vacation periods) who can provide information and other practical assistance. Otherwise, it must be understood that Hald residents are required to be able to take care of themselves, including the procurement of food and other personal items.

“Refugiehåndbogen” (The Retreat Handbook) is sent to all writers who are accepted for a working residency at Hald’s main building. The handbook provides an impression of how the place functions with eight working guests.