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13 beautiful rural centres for a UK Rehearsal Tour
- Beautiful rural settings
- Wonderful rehearsal facilities
- Lots to explore and see
Lovely locations for a UK rehearsal tour
If you’re looking for a short rehearsal tour, possibly culminating with a performance, we have 13 beautiful rural locations for you to choose from.
Each are set in their own grounds and offer wonderful rehearsal and living facilities for young ensembles. A rehearsal tour to one of these centres will also include the chance to explore the area and make the most of being in these lovely parts of the country.
Below we feature four of these centres and what they can offer your ensemble.
Please contact us if you’d like to know more.
FSC Flatford Mill (East Berghol, Suffolk)
Set in the quintessentially English countryside of the Dedham Vale in Suffolk on the banks of the River Stour, Flatford Mill’s facilities include rehearsal room/s, a campfire area, woodland, grassland, an island, a games field, a common room with table tennis and table football, picnic benches and a wildlife pond.
Performance opportunities: Perform in the bandstands in the beautiful grounds of a nearby castle or abbey; in churches in Long Melford or Needham Market; or at a fort at the mouth of the River Orwell.
Activity programme: Visit the historic Bridge Cottage, the location for many of John Constable’s works; take a stroll around the famous university city of Cambridge; or visit Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park to see animals from crocodiles and camels to emus and wallabies.
Flatford Mill is 1.5 hours from Gatwick Airport.
FSC Blencathra (Keswick, Cumbria)
Located 300m up the south facing slope of Blencathra in the Lake District National Park, Blencathra offers spectacular views across Keswick, Helvellyn and Skiddaw. Facilities include rehearsal room/s, a games room, an extensive range of on- and off-site activities, shop and lounge.
Performing opportunities: Perform in the popular bandstand at Grange-over-Sands. Surrounded by seating, this bandstand has an unusual zinc pagoda roof and ornamental ironwork and is Park Road Garden's central feature.
Activity programme: Spend a day at Go Ape Whinlatter Forest Park for its forest segway, tree top climbing challenge and more; visit Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum for an underground tour and a unique insight into the workings of a quarry site; or watch the magical birds of prey display at the Lake District Wildlife Park, a 24-acre parkland with over 100 species.
Blencathra is 2 hours from Manchester Airport.
FSC Margam Park Discovery Centre (Port Talbot, Glamorgan)
Margam Discovery Centre lies within the beautiful Margam Park, an 850-acre country estate nestling on the narrow coastal plain and southern slopes of Mynydd Margam. In addition to rehearsal facilities, the centre offers an extensive range of on- and off-site activities, a common room and shop.
Performing opportunities: Perform in a church in Oystermouth; or in a church or popular hall in Swansea.
Activity programme: Visit Margram Country Park, an 850-acre park with a castle, orangery, gardens, narrow-gauge railway and rare breeds farm trail; enjoy the Treetop Challenge, Zip Lines, Zip Wires, High Ropes and more at Go Ape Margram; or visit the beautiful Aberavon Beach in Port Talbot.
Margram Park is 2.5 hours from Birmingham Airport.
FSC Juniper Hall, Surrey
Set at the foot of Box Hill near Dorking in the Surrey Hills AONB, Juniper Hall is surrounded by stunning scenery and countryside. Its facilities include rehearsal room/s, a common room and an extensive range of on- and off-site activities and games. It’s just an hour from Brighton and the Sussex coast.
Performing opportunities: Perform at bandstands in Godalming, Farnham or Kingston Upon Thames.
Activity programme: Explore Reigate Caves and learn all about Reigate’s historic underground heritage; explore the trails around Leith Hill and Box Hill; or head to the beach on the south coast.
Juniper Hall is 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport.
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We work hard to generate excellent attendance at each concert, as we understand that an appreciative audience makes all the difference. We produce eye-catching posters and handbills, which are displayed and distributed in the environs of your concerts. We also advertise your concerts in online and hard copy local What’s On Guides as well as newspapers, by way of press releases. In addition, we invite local dignitaries, music societies and music students to your concerts. Last but not least, we provide you with posters for your concerts, which will be displayed in your coach and placed on your Club Europe poster board at your venue by your tour manager before each concert.
You should book your tour between 8-18 months in advance. This will give us time to find the best possible venues for your tour and you will have ample time for fundraising should you need to do so.
We accept any group as long as they are used to performing together as an ensemble, even if only to their fellow students and parents. We always ask for a recent recording of your group and we have range of venues on offer that will welcome beginner groups as well as experienced ensembles.