Abbotsholme

Centre Facts

Abbotsholme School was founded in 1889 as a progressive boys school for students of 10-19yrs and quickly proved popular with parents from all over England.

The stunning campus lies within an estate of 140 acres on the banks of the River Dove in rural Derbyshire. Abbotsholme is located in Rocester about 10 minutes from the market town of Uttoxeter. It is within easy reach of, East Midlands, Manchester and Birmingham International Airports (60mins). The school is also only 30mins from Nottingham and the Peak District National Park and Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the UK (15mins), provides a possibility for a great extra full day excursion. The school has a 'state of the art' sports hall and it's own Equestrain Centre as well as plenty of other sports facilities.

Accommodation

Boarding facilities are split between 5 houses on campus (Orchard, Cedarholme, St Vincents, Flaxfield, Clownholme).

All houses have their own common areas and situated around campus close to all the amenities. Rooms are a mixture of singles, twins, threes and fours. Project also has the option to take on some purpose built 'log cabins' which the school use to accommodate older students. Although they are easily supervised they will give older students some sense of independence. We are confident these will prove very popular.

Address of school:
Abbotsholme School, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffs, ST14 5BS.
Recommended airports:
Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester.

Possible Excursion Destinations

Half day:
Matlock-Bath (Heights of Abraham), Stoke on Trent (Potteries Museum), Nottingham (Tales of Robin Hood).

Full day:
Manchester (Science Museum), Birmingham (Sea Life Centre), Liverpool (The Beatles Museum), Stratford (Shakespeare’s Birthplace).