Beach Party

(For the Teenager / Junior course activity programme, please Click here)

During the high season, there is a programme of activities and excursions offered to adult students - all are optional and you only pay if you choose to take part. During the week there will be at least 2 afternoon trips/activities, 2 evening trips/activities and one full day trip at the weekend. There is also an optional orientation walk on the first day.

The school's summer activities programme is carefully chosen to give a balance of sightseeing, sports and social events. The school offers a wide range of supervised activities, many designed to encourage further English practice, in the afternoons, evenings and at weekends. Some are organised by the school, others are organised by reliable and experienced tour-guides. Some activities will be free - for example the welcome evening and weekly football.

During the low season, although there isn't a full programme offered, there is at least one full day excursion per week. Half-day trips, afternoon/evening activities are also offered frequently. Football is played most Sundays during the year. We also have a pub lunch with adult students on many Fridays during the low season.

Activities can also be arranged on request.

Restaurant Evening

Local Attractions/activities

• Boat trips around Torbay and to the coastal towns of Brixham
  and Dartmouth - famous for sailing and the Britannia Royal
  Naval College
• Night Clubs - Torquay is famous for its excellent nightlife
• Kents Cavern - underground caves
• Cockington Park - a living museum of a traditional English
  Village (just a short walk from central Torquay)
• Agatha Christie Tour (she was born and raised in Torquay)
• Coastal walks and many beautiful sandy beaches
• Ten-pin-bowling (just across the road from the school)
• Quaywest - waterpark with big water slides
• Riviera Centre - Sports and Leisure complex
• Dartmoor National Park with its wild ponies, spectacular
  scenery and great hiking and climbing possibilities
• Plymouth - City with maritime history. The Pilgrim Fathers set
  sail from Plymouth’s Barbican for America
• Totnes town with old castle and alternative lifestyles
• Babbacombe Model Village (mini-England)
• Torre Abbey - Historical building with museum and art gallery
• Exeter - Cathedral and Market City, historic quayside, good
  shopping
• Paignton and Dart Valley Steam Railway
• Evening pub tours, pub quiz evenings and live music evenings
• Restaurants, Cinemas and Theatres
  
  A typical half-day excursion will cost between £8 and £12, and a typical local afternoon activity will be between £3 and £6 (depending on entry charges)

Cockington Country Park in Torquay

Weekend Excursions
Day trips, overnight stays or even whole weekend visits with accommodation are arranged to major tourist destinations such as London, Oxford, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, as well as all the wonderful places to visit in Devon and Cornwall. There is always something interesting on offer at the weekend.

A typical full day excursion will cost between £15 and £25 (depending on distance and entry charges). Trips involving overnight accommodation will be more expensive.

Surfing trip to Cornwall

Sports
Tennis, Football (played most weeks throughout the year), Volleyball, Golf, Swimming, Sailing, Surfing, Wind-surfing, Parascending, Table Tennis, Horse riding, Bowling, Fishing, Canoeing, Basketball, Scuba Diving, Mountain Biking, Dry-slope Skiing/snowboarding - and many more!

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