Dates
1 April — 7 April 2012
Quote...
"Wonderful music, superb tuition, terrific food, great company - what more could one ask from a course?"
...will be at the course
St. George's School, Ascot
St. George's is a girls' boarding school for 300 pupils, set in 35 acres of Green Belt land on the outskirts of Ascot, a small Berkshire town famous for its racecourse. It is on the edge of Windsor Great Park near Virginia Water and Windsor Castle and the Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley are among the tourist attractions within reach.
There is a rail service to Ascot with two trains an hour from London Waterloo or from Reading. Taxis are available at Ascot station or it is about fifteen to thirty minutes walk depending on your pace and load. Heathrow airport is a taxi ride away, approximate cost (2011) £35 (it does not have a direct public transport link to Ascot).
If you want to check the location of the school for travel purposes, its address is Wells Lane, Ascot, SL5 7DZ — please do not contact the school about the course.
Accommodation
St George's provides superb food with lots of choice. All meals are provided and specific dietary needs can be catered for.
Being a school, accommodation is college standard rather than hotel. Rooms are in three blocks and the main building (which also has the refectory and most playing rooms).
Single rooms with washbasins are on two floors in the sixth form blocks, about 200m on the level from the main building.
Larger rooms with two or more beds but no washbasins are on three floors in the main building or adjacent block and most will require at least one storey of stairs. There are few ground floor rooms of this type so book early if this is important to you.
All rooms are single occupancy unless you ask to share.
Bathroom facilities are communal for all rooms.
There are sitting rooms in all blocks with basic kitchens and facilities for drinks.
The school is not ideal for anyone with severely limited mobility as it encompasses several buildings, some of them old and unable to be further adapted. Every effort will be made to accommodate disabilities within the constraints of the site but you will need to be able to cope with some steps and numerous doors. Unfortunately it is not fully wheelchair accessible.