The
Schools and Surroundings
For 2008 we have Courses at
Schools near Newbury - The Mary Hare School and Cheam
School. Newbury is a small country town in a pleasant
part of southern England in the Berkshire Downs. It
is 70km west of London and 45km south of Oxford. The
Schools we use are among the best in the area.
The Mary Hare School
 The
Mary Hare School is a campus comprising several buildings
that we have used since 1982. Various architectural
styles are represented. There are formal gardens and
woodland and extensive grounds which include several
playing fields, a range of tennis courts, a gymnasium
and a large indoor swimming pool.
Cheam School
 Cheam
School is a late nineteenth
century mansion that we have used since 1975. A
particular feature is the sunken formal garden. The
School’s large grounds with playing fields, lawns
and woods, back onto Watership Down. There is a sports
hall/gymnasium and a range of tennis courts. It has
an open-air swimming pool.
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SCHOOLS’ ADDRESSES AND DIRECTIONS
The Mary Hare School
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From London, follow M4 to Exit 13 (Newbury). Leave M4 and
follow signs to ‘Donnington’. Continue for 2 kms.
The Mary Hare School is signposted on the right.
Address for students’ letters:
The Mary Hare School
Newbury Berkshire RG14 3BQ.
Telephone (to contact Course Manager):
National: (01635) 244221 International: +44 1635 244221
Payphone (for students):
National: (01635) 244261 International: +44 1635 244261
Cheam School
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From Newbury, take the A339 road (signposted ‘Basingstoke’)
for 10km into Headley village. Cheam School (Front Entrance)
is signposted on the right.
Address for students’ letters:
Cheam School
Headley, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 8LD.
Telephone (to contact Course Manager):
National: (01635) 267814 International: +44 1635 267814
Payphone (for students):
National: (01635) 268225 International: +44 1635 268225
The telephone numbers and addresses given above are only for
use during the Courses. During the rest of the year, please
use our Newbury Office address and telephone numbers detailed
in 'Contact Us'.
Directions by rail
By train from London, leave from Paddington Station. Arrive
at Newbury Station. There are normally taxis at Newbury Station.
If not, there are taxi numbers in the phone box near the Station.
Visits to the schools
Visits to the Schools outside the Course dates may be made
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