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Kings Bath Summer Centre: Residential English Camp at Downside School

Bath, United KingdomKings Education (Young Learners)

Latest published dates: Jul 1 – Aug 4, 2026
Duration: 1–5 weeks
Ages: 8–17

2026 price

$1,727

Course price for 1 week

Summer Course

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The Kings Summer Course at Downside School is on a historic boarding-school campus in the Somerset countryside near Bath, for students aged 8 to 17. It offers 15 hours of English a week plus a full programme of sports, activities and excursions, with students in traditional boarding-school accommodation. It may suit families wanting a countryside campus that also takes younger children.

Language

English

Program type

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Accommodation

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About

About the Course

The Kings Summer Course offers 15 hours of English lessons per week in international classes, with separate age bands for 8-12 and 13-17 year olds. Optional add-ons: 6 hours per week of tennis (13-17) or horse riding (both subject to a minimum of 6 students). Season 1 July - 5 August 2026, arrival and departure on Wednesdays.

What’s Included

£1,320-£1,700 per week (depending on course option) includes the course, full board accommodation, the activity and excursion programme and a final overnight London stay. Registration fee £85. Optional student insurance £6/week. Transfers per the official Kings table (e.g. Heathrow Shuttle £105 arrival / £20 departure via London).

Accommodation

Traditional boarding school accommodation at Downside School with rooms supervised by Kings residential staff; boys and girls housed separately.

Meal Plan

Full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, with packed lunches on excursion days. Vegetarian and other dietary requirements catered for on request.

Activities & Excursions

A full daily programme of sports, activities and evening entertainment in the Kings style: arts and crafts, team sports, swimming, dance, discos, karaoke, talent shows, quizzes and movie nights, plus optional tennis and horse riding academies.

Facilities

Downside School is a historic boarding school in the Somerset countryside near Bath with extensive grounds and sports facilities used for the Kings activity programme.

Camp Experience

An English boarding school summer in the South West: excursions include the UNESCO city of Bath and other destinations from the Kings excursion programme, and every stay finishes with an included overnight stay in London before departure.

Language Camp prices

Summer Course + Horse Riding

20 Lessons · 8–17 yrs · A1–C2

2026 price

Summer Course plus 6 hours of horse riding per week (subject to minimum 6 students). Two age bands: 8-12 and 13-17. £1,700 per week.

15 hours of English lessons per week; season 1 July - 5 August 2026, arrival/departure Wednesdays

General English with daily sports, activities and excursion programme

Daily Schedule

Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30

Included items

24/7 supervision
International students

Arts & Crafts
Disco
Excursions
Football

Outdoor fields
Residence accommodation
Sports hall
Student lounge

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Heathrow Shuttle (arrival)

Supervised Heathrow Shuttle to Downside on arrival day; departures via London £20 after the included overnight stay. Private transfers per official table.

Registration fee

One-off registration fee per student, per official Kings price list 2026.

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School

Kings Education (Young Learners)

Kings Education has been running English language programmes for many decades, welcoming young learners from nearly 60 countries every year. Kings Young Learners offers summer courses, Summer Experience and Summer Academy programmes for ages 8-17 at city and residential centres across the UK (Ascot, Bath, Berkshire, Bournemouth, London, Oxford) and the USA (Malibu, New York), combining English lessons with a rich activity and excursion programme. Kings is accredited by the British Council and a member of Young Learners English UK and English UK.

View Details

www.kingseducation.com/young-learners/

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Kings is accredited by the British Council and a member of Young Learners English UK, with separate age bands (8-12 and 13-17), separate boys’ and girls’ housing and Kings residential staff supervision.

The weekly price includes the English course (15 hours per week), full board boarding accommodation, the activity and excursion programme and an overnight London stay at the end of the course. Registration fee £85. Transfers and insurance are payable separately.

Optional student insurance is available at £6 per week. Details of Kings’ care, safety and support programme can be confirmed directly with Kings.

Bath (Downside) accepts students aged 8 to 17 in two age bands (8-12 and 13-17); the tennis option is for ages 13-17. Season 1 July - 5 August 2026, stays of 1-5 weeks, Wednesday arrivals.

More about this camp

The Kings Bath Summer Centre runs the Kings Summer Course at Downside School, a historic boarding school in the Somerset countryside near Bath, in south-west England. It accepts a wide range of students, aged 8 to 17. Programme and activities. Students take 15 hours of English lessons per week alongside a full programme of sports, activities and excursions, using the school's facilities and countryside setting, with Bath and Bristol within reach for trips. Accommodation. Students stay in traditional boarding-school accommodation at Downside School, in supervised rooms. The school's own year-round boarding infrastructure is used. Families should confirm room configurations at booking. Ages, dates and duration. The centre accepts students aged 8 to 17 — reaching younger than the Kings Ascot centre, so it works for a primary-age child as well as a teenager. Fifteen arrival dates are listed from early July, one of the widest calendars in the Kings network. Families of the youngest children should ask how age groups are separated. Location and travel. Downside is near Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset, close to Bath. Bristol is the nearest airport, around forty-five minutes away, and Bath has direct rail to London. Transfer arrangements are not published. Who the programme may suit. This centre may suit families wanting a historic countryside campus near Bath, with a wide choice of dates, for a child anywhere in the 8-to-17 range — including younger children, who cannot attend some of the network's other centres. Families wanting a city rather than countryside setting should compare the Kings London or Bournemouth centres, and those of younger children should confirm the age-grouping arrangements.