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Hartpury College
Hartpury College, set in beautiful Cotswold countryside, is an outstanding provider of further and higher education. The College offers land-based sports, and related courses including Veterinary Nursing, Agriculture, Horse Management and Outdoor Sports Activities. Hartpury was established in 1948 as a small agricultural college but, after recent investment and expansion, it has been transformed into an impressive campus with over 2,500 full-time students during term time.

The College has invested over £30 million over the past 10 years, to ensure that students work with the latest technology and equipment, and enjoy excellent social and leisure facilities.

Arsenal Soccer School
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Premier League Football Club Arsenal. The Arsenal Soccer Schools programme will be running at Cheltenham for Summer 2010. Find out more here, contact us on +44 1227 787740 or download our Arsenal Soccer Schools pdf.

Accommodation
Accommodation is provided in single en-suite rooms on the campus. The rooms are divided into blocks of 16 to 20 rooms, with two small common rooms. There are coin-operated laundry facilities on-site.

Cheltenham
Cheltenham became a spa town in 1716. According to tradition, the medicinal waters were discovered when local people saw pigeons pecking at mineral deposits which had formed around a spring.

Early visitors to the spa included Handel and Samuel Johnson, but it was a visit by George III in 1788 that led to the rapid development of Cheltenham as a fashionable spa. The town’s many fine Regency houses, built between 1790 and 1840, are impressive reminders of this period of Royal patronage.

Nearby, the historic city of Gloucester dates back to Roman times. Gloucester was once an important sea port and equal in importance to London (Richard III was crowned in the city in 1216). More recently, Gloucester Cathedral provided one of the locations for Hogwarts School in the movies 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'.

Quick info

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Horse riding specialist option Rugby specialist option Golf specialist option

Football

Classic course

  • 2 -4 weeks duration (Arsenal Soccer School: 2 weeks)
  • Age: 12-17 (Individuals); 10-17 (Groups)
  • Residential accommodation.
  • A full programme of social and leisure activities is arranged, including discos, quiz nights and talent contests.

Centre highlights

  • Beautiful countryside setting
  • Quality single accommodation
  • Excellent sports facilities

Excursions

  • One full-day excursion and two half-day transfers per week are included in the programme.
  • Full-day sample destinations include Oxford, Bath and Stratford-upon-Avon.
  • Half-day transfers may include Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester, Worcester, Hereford and Tewkesbury.
  • There is also a choice of optional excursions which may include: London & Madame Tussauds, Bristol & Bristol Zoo, Cardiff & Cardiff Castle, Salisbury & Stonehenge, Birmingham & Cadbury World, Drayton Manor Theme Park.

Sports facilities
The campus has impressive sports facilities including a golf course, playing fields, sports hall, outdoor swimming pool and a state-of-the-art equestrian centre with an indoor manège.

Specialist sports options include riding, golf, rugby and football and are available on-site for an extra charge.

New for 2010: This centre is also offering the prestigious Arsenal Soccer School for Summer 2010.

Download course details as a PDF

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