Open-plan apartments that usually accommodate four campers with a few larger 5-bedded apartments – all with air-conditioning

 Each apartment has en suite facilities with a walk-in shower, separate WC, a small kitchenette area, a sitting area and modern workspace

 Free internet and VOIP telephone calls at permitted times of the day

 Individual common rooms for the Yellow, Blues and Red age-groups

 Vast new ‘Atrium’ space for evening entertainment and "chilling out".

 The impressive sports and leisure facilities used by Village Camps are all grouped close to the accommodation or are set in the extensive grounds that surround the campus buildings.

 Air-conditioned Sports Hall with vast spaces for indoor sports PLUS state-of-the-art basketball courts

 Superb 25-metre heated indoor swimming pool

 Impressive air-conditioned theatre with a large stage, sprung floors, quality acoustics , rehearsal rooms and 300+ comfortable seats

 ‘Muggles’ entertainment centre with 3D cinema, Xboxes with 200 games and an array of digital games and music

 Outside are impressive new state-of-the art grass pitches that have been re-drained and levelled with a mix of real and synthetic grass. This spacious, professionally-designed grass playing area is modelled on the new surface at Wembley Stadium in London. The new playing area remains in great condition even in adverse weather. There is an array of spectacular floodlights covering most of this area.

 Artificial standard pitches for rugby, cricket and field hockey as well as outdoor practice tennis and basketball courts

 The celebrated ’Secret Garden’ with its impressive original statues and the Gardens – ideal for outdoor events, open-air meetings and BBQs.

Vegan, vegetarian and special diets catered for by arrangement

 The fresh food, prepared in the state-of-the-art, hygienic kitchens, is presented self-service style, allowing campers to choose from the daily selection. Healthy appetites are well catered for!

 Efficient self-service counter with a generous choice of different dishes at each meal time – with substantial portions!

 Meals are taken together in the spacious air-conditioned ‘The Undercroft’

 Breakfast is usually continental style with a hot English breakfast once or twice a week and a typical American-style hot brunch on Sundays

 A vegetarian option is presented for each meal - with other diets available by written advance request

 Salad bar with fresh salad available at every lunch and dinner

 Fresh fruit and cold drinks are available at breakfast, lunch and dinner

 BBQ in the Secret Garden – once every week.

All campers choose a basic speciality camp (from the list above) for their stay. These specialist activities take place during the two sessions of the morning period of 3 hours – from Monday to Friday. For the rest of the day campers from all programmes come together for a variety of general camp activities.

The typical Village Camps day is divided into four main activity periods with two sessions in the morning and two sessions in the afternoon. Campers are assigned to groups according to their choice of programme and then by age and/or skill levels. On weekday mornings all campers join the speciality camp that is chosen in advance.

During the first and second afternoon activity periods, campers in the English Language, Adventure and Football, Performing Arts, Riding and Golf programmes join together and choose from a wide selection of activities. Occasionally, due to the programmes being off site - Riding, Adventure and Golf campers may remain in their speciality camp during one or both of the two afternoon sessions. Then these programmes join the rest of the camp, choosing their activity from the exciting range available for the remaining session of the afternoon (see below).

All the activities are organised and supervised (at an average ratio of 1:6) by a carefully selected group of dedicated, experienced counsellors who are fun, friendly, caring and there to ensure that every camper has a great time.

The busy and exciting programme of evening events is a real mix of house nights for each colour group contrasting with the spectacular, popular and favourite all-camp special nights. Here are some of our fun-events:

 Carnival Night – Stalls, games, tricks and challenges plus the thrills and spills of some spectacular 'inflatables'
 Mission Impossible - Village Camps version of this challenging game
 Team BIG DAY - Fast moving competitive games, sports and fun team competitions
 Talent Night - Mainly for the campers with some fun presentations from staff members. Always a great night!
 International Night - Campers are divided into different country groups and work together to prepare and serve traditional dishes from around the world to the whole camp. Afterwards each group presents a sketch, act, song or dance, typical of the country they are learning about as part of a colourful and fun all-camp spectacular show
 Pool Party - Supervised fun in the pool - with the evening divided into colour groups
 Last night Awards Night & Farewell Party Disco - with the presentation of camper-awards followed by a farewell disco-style party.

Excursions and visits are an important part of the Village Camps mission of "Education Through Recreation™."

Full Day To Manchester – Saturday.

Manchester with a visit to the extensive Trafford Shopping & Leisure Centre. Time for shopping in this large complex with restaurants, coffee bars, leisure facilities and most of the major UK and international shopping chains represented. Leisure activities include spectacular games and a possible cinema visit depending on what films are available and the ages of each colour group.

Half day excursion to nearby York – Sunday

York - after a lazy late morning and lunch, there is time to chill-out before the afternoon excursion to York, less than half an hour away. There is so much to see in this historic, walled city, notably the famous York Minster. Campers are divided into groups for the York Photo Challenge, encouraging each camper to explore, under supervision, many of the impressive buildings of this great city. There is time for shopping including the traditional shops in the ancient 'Shambles' area with its medieval buildings and cobbled streets.

A choice of a wide variety of activities is offered each weekday to all campers after their speciality programmes have finished each morning.