We offer

FREE VACATIONS to people with HIV and the  elderly


who are on limited incomes and really cannot afford it, and we go way beyond anything you are ever likely to find in any hotel, anywhere- gay or straight - in offering friendship, support, counseling, companionship and a  'home from home' feel with a huge difference - for here,  we do not judge you according to your lifestyle.

I also spend hundreds of hours every month with customers, talking, listening,  guiding,  and supporting them through some personal problem or other,  sitting together - often until 2 or 3am -  seeing what I can do to help them with their troubled lives.  For I believe sometimes, we all need a shoulder to cry on, a friendly person who will listen and not judge,  a caring soul to point the way or even just to allow a space for you to speak your struff aloud and often hear the answers coming from within yourself - but you do need the space and the caring attitude of someone to honour and respect you enough, to open that space and allow you the courtesy and freedom to speak honestly and open your heart and cry, shout, be angry - to get it off your chest ,-  and with a sympathetic manner,  help see you through to a better - more healing space within,  and as the gay scene can be quite a harsh and dangerous place to survive intact and undamaged,   Hamilton Hall serves many purposes in healing the gay soul. 

Saldly, the one time in my life when I needed help, I turned to 2 of my best friends and they turned away - one saying 'It is boring John, boring.'  and I was extremly hurt. After around 16 years of supporting them,  the first and only time I was desperate for help in dealing with an extremly awful and ugly relationship which was taking me to hell and back,-   they turned away,   and one has never returned. It seems - there are the givers and there are the takers, and even us givers - sometimes - need someone to give to us in return and when these two friends turned away, it hurt more than the relationship pain I was seeking help with,  and it still hurts deeply to this day. 

The relationship problem - we sorted and became good dear loving friends... but having 2 friends after so many years of being there for them, turn away, - left me desolate and alone with no one to turn to... and I know how hard it can be to find a way through a trauma,  and for this,  we work long and hard here at Hamilton Hall. 

To be honest,  a client of mine from my escort days phoned one evening when I was at my lowest ebb and I cried on the phone when I heard his voice.  He always offered support and friendship and it was as if the angels had guided him to call me right at the time he did and I desperately needed a friend.  I am deeply saddened it was not one of my friends - it was a client - but when the chips were down and when all was said and done,  it was a client who had the heart, the understanding and the compassion to stick with me through the tough times and come through a better friend than ever - and my two friends - well one of them I never see any more and the other, we kept the friendship going and he died recently and it did upset me,   as I did love him dearly,  but I understood exactly what true friendship meant, and obviously it was different for the two of us and realizinbg this was a painful lesson.

Life changes, and I have met new and dear friends through Hamilton Hall who now live locally and help and support wherever they can and for this, I thank them, I thank  my client friend and the Angels and I even thank the Universal Mother who sees all,   hears all,   and understands all.

We also have all the current and up to date Fire, Health & Safety Certificates, Insurance, and all the legal business requirements for your safe keeping, which most of the smaller venues do not have - ie: No fire doors - No alarm systems - No business insurance - No electric safety checks etc. and this puts you at risk. Many of these venues charge just the same as us while taking your cash and not spending it on your safety - as it's just all about making money money money... and to hell with you and your safety.
  Hamilton Hall is fully equipped with Fire Doors, Alarms & everything which is religously checked and serviced for your protection -  Plus I live at the top of the building so - kinda - have a vested interest in safety. 
 

 If you would like to visit but still cannot afford it, please get in touch and we shall see what we can do to help - and we may ask that you help with the washing up, serving breakfast or even sweeping the car park...as nothing in life is ever free and every little helps... ( sounds like a Tesco advert...)

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