Venues and Accommodation

The S.E.E.D. Institute runs courses at our two venues - Ash in Surrey and Stour Row in Dorset. We also run courses in Binfield in Berkshire and Queen Camel in Somerset

Please note that our Tutors will travel to any suitable location in the UK or abroad, to teach 12+ students. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Details of accommodation near our training venues can be found at the end of this page.

Surrey Venue

Website: https://www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk/ash-centre/

Directions

The address is: The Ash Centre, Ash Hill Road, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 5DP.

40 miles South of London on the Surrey/Hampshire border. Easily accessible from Gatwick or Heathrow Airports and the M3 and A3. Good railway access.

There is a car-park in front of 'The Ash Centre'. If the car park is full, continue up Ash Hill Road and, at the top of the small hill, there is another large overflow car-park on the left.

Our courses are usually held in the Meeting Rooms.

If you use What3Words the Ash Centre is: edges.enter.drama

By Rail

Ash: from Aldershot, Guildford, Reading and Tonbridge - 0.8 miles from venue.

Ash Vale: from Alton/London Waterloo line, via Ascot - 1.2 miles from venue.

North Camp: from Reading/Guildford/Gatwick Airport - 1.4 miles from venue.

Farnborough: from London Waterloo via Woking (Woking-Heathrow Airport Rail-Air link) - 2.5 miles from venue.

If travelling by train, it is often possible (after the first morning) to arrange lifts to the station with other students. Similar possibilities might arise with lifts to your B & B accommodation.

London Venue

Directions

The address is: Hurlingham Studios, Room 1, Ranelagh Gardens, London SW6 3PA.

The venue is a 1 minute walk from Putney Bridge Station. As you leave the station turn left and then left again, go under the bridge, the building is on the left hand side.

If travelling by train, it is often possible (after the first morning) to arrange lifts with other students to/from the station. Similar possibilities might arise with lifts to your B & B accommodation.

Dorset Venue

Website: https://stourrowvillage.org/stour-row-village-hall/

Directions

The address is: Stour Row Village Hall, Dover Street, Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 0QG

Take the turning off the A30, opposite The Kings Arms and travel approx. one and a half miles until you reach a T-Junction, opposite a long concrete private drive. Turn left at T-junction. Stour Row Hall is a few yards on the left (looks like a small church).

By Rail

Nearest rail station is Gillingham (approx. 5 miles) which is served by services from London (Waterloo) Service interval is approximately hourly. Twenty minutes journey east from Gillingham is Salisbury where passengers can change for trains to Bristol, Cardiff and Swindon then on to Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton.

If travelling by train, it is often possible (after the first morning) to arrange lifts to the station with other students. Similar possibilities might arise with lifts to your B & B accommodation.

Somerset Venue

Website: https://www.oldschoolqueencamel.org.uk/

Directions

The address is: The Old School, Queen Camel, BA22 7NH

The postcode takes you to the middle of the village - the Old School is at the A303 (north) end of the village directly opposite the church. Coming from the north, the car park is immediately on the right just after the road bears left and narrows to go across the bridge. Drive in through the metal gates and park; the venue is through the entrance on the left hand side of the building.

Coming from the south, immediately after the road bends to the left by the church, the car park is on your left just before the road narrows to go over the bridge.

If you use What3Words the venue carpark is: barmaid.professes.librarian.

By Rail

Local train stations: Castle Cary, Sherborne, Yeovil Pen Mill.

Taxis: Craig’s Taxi: 07563 612473 (Castle Cary)

If travelling by train, it is often possible (after the first morning) to arrange lifts to the station with other students. Similar possibilities might arise with lifts to your B & B accommodation.

Binfield Venue

Directions

The address is: 42 Knox Green, Binfield, Berkshire, RG42 4BZ

In KNOX GREEN, take the FIRST LEFT, then FIRST RIGHT, Number 42 is the VERY LAST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT, tucked away in the corner.

If you use What3Words the venue address is: strong.bronze.cheek.

If travelling by train, it is often possible (after the first morning) to arrange lifts with other students to/from the station. Similar possibilities might arise with lifts to your B & B accommodation.

Accommo­dation

The suggestions below, for Bed & Breakfast accommodation, are offered in good faith amidst changing circumstances. Let us know if details have altered, or you are not happy with the accommodation, and we will amend the list. If you need transport to and from your accommodation on Course-days, other Students will often provide it if they are staying nearby: it is always worth asking.

Prices are only approximate and were last checked in 2019.

Surrey:

Somerset:

Dorset: