The School and Surroundings

Our 2012 Course is at The Mary Hare School, Newbury. 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 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.

SCHOOL ADDRESS AND DIRECTIONS

The Mary Hare School [click for map]
From London, follow M4 to Exit 13 (Newbury). Leave M4 and follow signs to ‘Services’ and then ‘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 (10.07.2012 – 08.08.2012 only)
Payphone (for students):
National: (01635) 244261 International: +44 1635 244261 (10.07.2011 – 08.08.2012 only)

The telephone numbers and address given above are only for
use during the Courses. During the rest of the year, please contact me:-

Ian G. Mucklejohn
Vacational Studies

Email: vacstuds@vacstuds.com
Web: http://www.vacstuds.com

Telephone in UK: 01635 523 333
Telephone international: +44 1635 523 333
Fax in UK: 01635 523 999
Fax international: +44 1635 523 999

Vacational Studies,
Pepys’ Oak,
Tydehams,
Newbury,
Berkshire RG14 6JT,
United Kingdom

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. The Mary Hare School is a 10 minute taxi ride.

Visits to the school

Visits to the School outside the Course dates may be made
only by appointment through our Newbury Office.