Social activities and excursions
Staff and students get together for a variety of fun and interesting activities during the week and at weekends. Our Social Activity Organiser is here to find out what you would like to see and do, and to help you get the most from your time in England. Please note: our programme is busier during the high season.
Here are some examples of the kind of activities we offer during the year:
- Ten-pin bowling (£15 including transport and two games)
- Cinema visit (£15 including transport and cinema ticket)
- Visits to local pubs (cost is for drinks and any food)
- Visits to local restaurants (Approximately £15, for main course & drink)
- Quiz evenings in the school (£4)
- Film afternoons or evenings, including snacks (free)
- Salsa evening (£8)
- Barbecue (£8)
- Snooker (£8)
- Live music (free)
Excursions
We also organise excursions to places of interest in the area. Here are some examples of the trips:
- London £25: including transport and a sightseeing tour
- Brighton £22: including transport and a sightseeing tour
- Hastings £22: including transport and a sightseeing tour
- Canterbury £30: including transport and a sightseeing tour
- Tonbridge £13: including transport and a sightseeing tour
- Maidstone £12: including transport and a sightseeing tour
You can also book a wide range of trips with Anderson Tours. These depart from Central London (either London Bridge or Baker Street). There are frequent train services from Tunbridge Wells to London (train fare to London not included in the following prices). Our team will be pleased to give you advice about these and book places for you. Trips include...
- Oxford, Stratford & Cotswolds villages £65: including a guided tour of Oxford, a scenic drive of the Cotswolds and a visit to Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford.
- Stonehenge & Bath £52: including admission to Stonehenge and an audio tour plus admission to the world famous Roman Baths in Bath.
- Windsor, Eton & Oxford £45: including a guided tour of Windsor and entrance into Windsor Castle, a walking tour of Oxford and entrance into Christ Church College.
- Isle of Wight (overnight) £109: a tour with a guide of the some of the island's most popular places including overnight accommodation in Sandown.
Excursions abroad
You can also book trips further afield including ...
- Paris from £219 ... by Eurostar train; 3 or 4 days including hotel accommodation with en suite rooms, bed and breakfast and sightseeing tours.
- Amsterdam from £179 ... by coach; 3 days including hotel with en suite room, bed and breakfast and a walking tour of the city.
- Edinburgh from £189 ... by train; 3 days including hotel with en suite room, bed and cooked breakfast and a sightseeing tour.
