Golf Camp in England
York, United KIngdom (Manchester Airport / Leeds Bradford Airport)
- English countryside & Yorkshire Moors
- 10-17 years old
- 2 weeks overnight camp
- 200 campers per session
- cell phones OK
At our Summer Golf Camp you can begin to learn the game or make progress to improve your handicap at our 3 friendly parkland golf courses close to camp with excellent facilities and professional lessons in English supervised by our successful teaching partnership of PGA professionals Alastair Grindlay and the popular Nick Marchant. This much-acclaimed, multi-course, intensive golf camp is for golfers of all abilities catering equally for young golfers who want to be encouraged to make a great start learning the game or more experienced golfers who already play the game and are keen to make rapid improvement and bring their handicaps down.
Programme overview
Our popular Golf Camp is aimed at enthusiastic golfers of all abilities who are serious enough to look forward to spending about 3 intensive hours a day learning to play the game or to improve performance. Lessons are held every weekday morning from about 09.00 through to 12.00 at the Forest of Galtres Golf Club, Aldwark Manor and Swallow Hall, each about 30 minutes drive from the campus. These professionally designed parkland courses lie in inspiring settings throughout the wooded countryside with splendid views across to the famous York Minster.
Top Teaching from an Advanced PGA Qualified Professional Instructor
Our Camp is always committed to high quality coaching standards for all its sports camps. This is nowhere more important than with its long-established golf programme where dedicated professional lessons and a patient approach encourage and motivate the aspiring young golfer. Next summer will be our 10th year working with our much admired, long-time PGA professional golf instructor, Alastair Grindlay and his friend and colleague, Nick Marchant, the new Club senior PGA professional. Alastair has been a well-known club professional and an Advanced PGA qualified instructor for many years. He is one of the most qualified golf professionals in the area and has more than 20 years of teaching experience in England, Germany and Spain. Nick Marchant has worked with Alastair and with our camp young golfers for many years and both are looking forward to another summer together. Nick is a local and it was at the 'Galtres' club where Nick began playing golf as an 11 year old. After many years as a professional working extensively with young people Nick is delighted to be the senior new professional at Forest of Galtres.
Alastair and his team have achieved notable success with our young camp golfers over the many years that they have directed the golf programme. In this time our beginners invariably achieve their first ever handicaps whist experienced players usually show a dramatic improvement in their handicaps to take back home to their ‘home’ club. A few years ago, a 13-year old golfer from our camp had the thrill of making a hole in one!
The golfers are divided into ability groups to enjoy friendly putting and chipping competitions as well as opportunities to play a full 9 or 18 holes. The highlight is the much anticipated 18-hole our ‘Camp Championship’ on the penultimate day. Alastair and his team consistently deliver a friendly, effective programme with so many of the young golfers returning to our Golf Camp year after year.
Forest of Galtres, Aldwark Manor, Swallow Hall- 3 professional courses in one programme !
Forest of Galtres- A fine professionally-designed 18-hole course of 6000 meters with a par of 72. The greens are built to the specification of the US Golf Association. Aldwark Manor- Winding along the beautiful River Ure, the par 70 course will be a magnificently challenging 5922 yards for golfers of all levels. Swallow Hill- An 18 hole par 64 course, ideal for those who are learning to play, have recently taken up golf as a hobby, or are a budding young professional. At each venue our young golfers have their own changing area and relaxation space where at the brief lunchtime break they can enjoy a drink and packed lunch before continuing the short afternoon lesson. The golfers are divided into ability groups and use all the facilities during the two-weeks with friendly putting and chipping competitions as well as opportunities to play a full 9 or 18 holes from time to time, based on ability. Golf is great fun but is also hard work and requires dedication! This is a 'must-attend' camp for those who really want to experience top instruction by leading pros playing on a superb course. Every golfer can expect to improve skills, lower his or her handicap and make significant progress over the two-week session.
Sets of clubs are available for hire at a reasonable cost for those campers who do not bring their own.
Camp Organisation
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 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 organized and supervised (at an average ratio of 1:6) by a carefully selected group of dedicated, experienced counselors who are fun, friendly, caring and there to ensure that every camper has a great time.
Accommodation and indoor amenities
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".
Facilities – outdoor and on-campus
The impressive sports and leisure facilities used by our camp 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 meters heated indoor swimming pool
Impressive air-conditioned theater with a large stage, sprung floors, quality acoustics , rehearsal rooms and 300+ comfortable seats
‘Muggles’ entertainment center 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 leveled with a mix of real and synthetic grass. This spacious, professionally-designed grass playing area is modeled 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.
Fresh, nutritious meals
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.
Evening Activities
The busy and exciting programme of evening events is a real mix of house nights for each color group contrasting with the spectacular, popular and favorite 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 - Camp 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 colorful and fun all-camp spectacular show
Pool Party - Supervised fun in the pool - with the evening divided into color groups
Last night Awards Night & Farewell Party Disco - with the presentation of camper-awards followed by a farewell disco-style party.
Excursions
Excursions and visits are an important part of our programme 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 color 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.
Afternoon Activities
A choice of a wide variety of activities is offered each weekday to all campers after their speciality programmes have finished each morning.