Our popular Golf Camp is aimed at enthusiastic golfers of all abilities who are serious enough to look forward to spending about 3 intensive hours a day learning to play the game or to improve performance. Lessons are held every weekday morning from about 09.00 through to 12.00 at the Forest of Galtres Golf Club, Aldwark Manor and Swallow Hall, each about 30 minutes drive from the campus. These professionally designed parkland courses lie in inspiring settings throughout the wooded countryside with splendid views across to the famous York Minster.

Village Camps is always committed to high quality coaching standards for all its sports camps. This is nowhere more important than with its long-established golf programme where dedicated professional lessons and a patient approach encourage and motivate the aspiring young golfer. Next summer will be our 10th year working with our much admired, long-time PGA professional golf instructor, Alastair Grindlay and his friend and colleague, Nick Marchant, the new Club senior PGA professional. Alastair has been a well-known club professional and an Advanced PGA qualified instructor for many years. He is one of the most qualified golf professionals in the area and has more than 20 years of teaching experience in England, Germany and Spain. Nick Marchant has worked with Alastair and with young Village Camps golfers for many years and both are looking forward to another summer together. Nick is a local and it was at the 'Galtres' club where Nick began playing golf as an 11 year old. After many years as a professional working extensively with young people Nick is delighted to be the senior new professional at Forest of Galtres.

Alastair and his team have achieved notable success with the young Village Camps golfers over the many years that they have directed the golf programme. In this time our beginners invariably achieve their first ever handicaps whist experienced players usually show a dramatic improvements in their handicaps to take back home to their ‘home’ club. A few years ago, a 13-year old Village Camp golfer had the thrill of making a hole in one!

The golfers are divided into ability groups to enjoy friendly putting and chipping competitions as well as opportunities to play a full 9 or 18 holes. The highlight is the much anticipated 18-hole ‘Village Camps Championship’ on the penultimate day. Alastair and his team consistently deliver a friendly, effective programme with so many of the young golfers returning to our Golf Camp year after year.

Forest of Galtres- A fine professionally-designed 18-hole course of 6000 metres with a par of 72. The greens are built to the specification of US Golf Association. Aldwark Manor- Winding along the beautiful River Ure, the par 70 course will be a magnificently challenging 5922 yards for golfers of all levels. Swallow Hill- An 18 hole par 64 course, ideal for those who are learning to play, have recently taken up golf as a hobby, or are a budding young professional. At each venue our young golfers have their own changing area and relaxation space where at the brief lunchtime break they can enjoy a drink and packed lunch before continuing the short afternoon lesson. The golfers are divided into ability groups and use all the facilities during the two-weeks with friendly putting and chipping competitions as well as opportunities to play a full 9 or 18 holes from time to time, based on ability. Golf is great fun but is also hard work and requires dedication! This is a 'must-attend' camp for those who really want to experience top instruction by leading pros playing on a superb course. Every golfer can expect to improve skills, lower his or her handicap and make significant progress over the two-week session.

Sets of clubs are available for hire at a reasonable cost for those campers who do not bring their own.

The Village Camps site, Queen Ethelburga's College, provides an exceptional standard of state-of-the-art accommodation. The Camp has an impressive range of leisure and sports facilities all in the glorious 'parkland' setting of the green Yorkshire countryside. Highlights include a full day excursion to Manchester with time for shopping and planned leisure activities in the impressive Trafford Centre as well as a half-day excursion to the historic, walled city of York. Here there is time to visit the famous York Minster and other major points of interest. In the afternoons and evenings, campers at York enjoy an exciting range of activities. Highlights are the fun team competitions on BIG Night, International Night and the Talent Show.

Further details about the excursions and activities can be found in the "Country England Overview Pages".