Location: Royal Holloway University of London
Dates available: 30 Jun – 18 Aug
Ages: 10 – 18 (18-year-olds accepted as part of a group with a leader)
Groups only
Accommodation: Single room with en-suite / Single standard room
Emergency Number: +44 7771 845978
Our centre is located at Royal Holloway University of London near the town of Egham in Outer London, surrounded by beautiful countryside and only 5 miles from Royal Windsor.
The campus is closed and secure, ideal for younger students and offers a mix of single en-suite and standard rooms, as well as a large activity room for communal use.
Royal Holloway is a nut free centre and no foods/snacks with nuts are allowed, very safe for students with allergies.
Breakfast
Breakfast consists of 3 days with English Breakfast and 4 days with Continental Breakfast per week.
Lunch
Lunch includes a choice of 3 hot meals (one vegetarian) with salad bar, fruit, dessert and bread roll.
Packed lunches (on weekends): sandwich, water, crisps, fruit and cake.
Evening Meal
Dinner includes a choice of 3 hot meals (one vegetarian) with salad bar, fruit, dessert and bread roll.
Snacks
Vending machines offer drinks and snacks.
Facilities
Arrival
Coaches arrive next to the canteen in the car park where groups are met by centre staff before being registered and checked into their rooms.
Welcome
On the first evening there will be a welcome activity which is designed to ensure students have the opportunity to meet staff and other students and get to know more about the campus, its facilities and useful information which will help them during their stay.
Activities
Activities are organised every Monday to Friday and every evening all week, for students not on a prepaid excursion or any additional optional trips. These activities could be on-site or near to the centre. These may include:
Getting to and From School Activities
Our students travel by coach or train for all activities and excursions outside the centre.
Our students get to explore exciting places such as Windsor Castle and Henley Upon Thames with River Cruise.
Students go on two full-day excursions every week. On Tuesdays or Wednesdays they will visit London and explore some of the following:
Extra
Each 14 night stay will include 2 half-day trips exciting places/cities such as Windsor Castle and Henley Upon Thames or Marlow, and 4 full-day excursions to other major cities such as London, Oxford and Brighton. Transport for trips may be by private coach or public transport.
This programme is for illustrative purposes and activities and trips shown may change.
| Week 1 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Arrivals/Departures On-site activities Optional trip: Madame Tussauds and Harrods or River Cruise and/or London Eye |
Testing/Induction | Lessons | Full-day trip: London with Westminster walking tour and visit to the National Gallery |
Lessons | Lessons | Full-day trip: Oxford with walking tour and college visit |
| Afternoon | Walk to Egham Town/On-site sports | Half-day trip: Reading and shoppinh |
Mini-olympics | ||||
| Evening | Welcome games On-site activities |
Photo scavenger hunt | Welcome disco | Culture club | Egg drop/Make your own movie | Themed disco | Film night |
| Week 2 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Morning | Arrivals/Departures On-site activities Optional trip: Thorpe Park |
Royal Holloway walk/on-site sports | Full-day trip: London with visits to the Science Museum or Natural History Museum and Hyde Park |
Lessons | Half-day visit: Henley Upon Thames |
Runnymede Memorial walk/On-site sport | Full-day trip: Brighton with walking tour and visit to the Sea Life Centre |
| Afternoon | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | ||||
| Evening | Welcome games On-site activities |
Capture the flag | Welcome disco | Culture club | Talent show | Themed disco | Film night/Murder mystery |
| Week 3 | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Morning | Arrivals/Departures On-site activities Optional trip: Hampton Court and Richmond upon Thames |
Lessons | Lessons | Full-day trip: London with visits to the British Museum and Oxford Street shopping |
Lessons | Lessons | Full-day trip: Cambridge with walking tour and college visit |
| Afternoon | Walk to Egham Town/On-site sports | Half-day trip: Windsor and Windsor Castle |
Drama workshop/On-site sports | ||||
| Evening | Welcome games On-site activities |
Outdoor football tournament | Welcome disco | Culture club | Quiz night/Capture the flag | Themed disco | Kahoot quiz/Film night |
We place the highest priority on care and supervision at all of our Embassy summer centres so you can rest assured students are well looked after. Members of staff are available 24 hours a day.
Student Services
Our student support staff can help you with:
If a student needs medical attention an Embassy staff member will help make an appointment. Group leaders must accompany the student to an appointment. An Embassy staff member will accompany any student that is not part of a group.
LOCAL DENTIST
Crownhouse Dental Practice, 4 Grange Road, Egham, Tel: +44 (0)1784 432641
LOCAL DOCTOR
RHUL Founders Building, Egham, TW20 0EX
LOCAL HOSPITAL
Walk in Centre: Ashford Hospital, London Road, Middlesex,TW15 3AA, T: 01784 884488
A&E Access: St Peter’s Hospital Guildford Road Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PZ, T: 01932 872000
INSURANCE
If a student does not have insurance to cover their time abroad, guard.me insurance is available to purchase through Embassy Summer.
SAFE
A safe will be available for the storage of passports, travel documents and deposits.
A 24 hour emergency telephone number is available all summer:
Thank you for your trust and support!
