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Downside occupies a beautiful 500-acre estate at the foot of the Mendip Hills and offers excellent facilities.

The centre is ideally situated just 30 minutes south of the city of Bath, in Somerset, and three hours from London.

Facilities

  • 100 acres of sports fields for football, rugby, cricket and other games
  • Badminton, basketball and tennis courts
  • Large sports hall
  • Indoor 25-metre swimming pool
  • 600-seat theatre
  • Art room
  • Large, historic dining room and student cafe
  • Campus-wide WiFi

Accommodation

  • Mix of traditional accommodation embedded in the stunning main quad in addition to separate and self-contained boarding houses.
  • A mix of single, twin and multi-bedded rooms for 3 – 8 students
  • Communal bathroom facilities
  • Boys and girls are housed in different accommodation areas/ boarding houses
  • Student:bathroom ratio 6:1

Meal plan

  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided every day.
  • Lunch and dinner are usually hot; on excursion days students are given a packed lunch.

Special dietary requirements

  • Vegetarian always available. Others available on request.

Programmes available at Bath

Summer Course

15 hours of English lessons per week plus full programme of sports, activities and excursions.

  • Start dates: 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 July 2026
  • Duration: 1 – 4 weeks
  • Minimum entry level: Elementary
  • Age range: 8 – 12 and 13 – 17 (separate classes and some separate activities for the two age groups)

Summer Course Plus Tennis

Everything the Summer Course offers plus 6 hours per week of professional tennis coaching (on-site).

  • Start dates: 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 July 2026
  • Duration: 1 – 4 weeks
  • Minimum entry level: Elementary
  • Age range: 13 - 17
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Summer Course Plus Horse Riding

Everything the Summer Course offers plus 6 hours per week of horse riding tuition at local approved riding stables.

  • Start dates: 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 July 2026
  • Duration: 1 – 4 weeks
  • Minimum entry level: Elementary
  • Age range: 8 - 12, 13 - 17

Year-round Study Tours

Create a study experience tailor-made for your group. Combine English with an exciting programme of activities and excursions. Choose a sample programme or build your own.

  • Start dates: Year-round, 31st of August to 14th of December 2025 / 4th of January to 21st of June 2026 / 6th of September to 13th of December 2026
  • Duration: Flexible, 6 nights minimum
  • Maximum class size: 15
  • Minimum group number: 10
  • Minimum entry level: Beginner
  • Minimum age: 10
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Spring Programme

An exciting Spring Programme with lessons in the mornings and a range of on-site activities in the afternoons and evenings as well as fantastic trips.

  • Start dates: 22 March - 11 April 2026
  • Duration: 1 – 3 weeks
  • Age range: 10 - 17
More about Spring Programme

Proud of our nationality mix

The best way to learn another language is to have to speak it to communicate so we make sure we mix nationalities and get the young learners to use English in and outside the classroom.

See in the graphic the nationality mix at our Bath centre in Summer 2025.

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The Kings Admissions Team