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A truly inspirational base
A football tour at the FA’s national football centre St. George’s Park just outside Burton upon Trent is a truly inspirational base for our young football squads.
Built in 2012, this £105m facility, set in 330-acres of Staffordshire countryside, is the home to all of England’s 27 national teams. With 13 outdoor pitches, including a replica of the Wembley surface, a full-size indoor 3G pitch, a suite of rehabilitation and sports science areas, and an indoor futsal arena, St. George’s Park provides world-class facilities for all England teams ahead of international fixtures.
Sample itinerary
Availability of tickets for professional matches will be dictated by tour dates.
Day 1
Arrive in Manchester. Explore this vibrant city and its National Football Museum.
Day 2
Visit Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, for a stadium and museum tour. Enjoy lunch in the Red Café. Free time and see a professional match. (Availability of tickets for professional matches will be dictated by tour dates).
Day 3
Transfer to St. George’s Park for The Ultimate St George’s Park experience. Free time to relax.
Day 4
Make the most of St. George’s Park facilities by playing a match against a local team. In the afternoon let off some steam at the Outdoor Leadership Centre with a game of laser combat.
Day 5
Enjoy a day at Alton Towers theme park.
Day 6
Depart for school.
Teams can hire the Centre’s facilities to organise and play a match against local teams. Depending on tour dates, you can also take part in One Tournament. One Tournament takes place over the course of one day and there are 2 types of tournaments – One Tournament England Experience, played at St. George’s Park, and One Tournament Nationals, a new regional grassroots competition for U8 and U15. The winners progress to St. George’s Park for the National Finals.
Extra activities and excursions
Browse a selection of our favourite activities and excursions.
- The Elite Athlete Centre - Enjoy a workshop, campus tour or training session at this world-class centre at Loughborough University
- Etihad Stadium tour
- Cadbury World
Highlights of the St. George’s Park experience include
- A tour of the National Football Centre
- Use of changing room
- Use of an indoor or outdoor 3G pitch for the session
- A FIFA 11+ Warm up and dynamic movement session on the running track. A complete warm-up programme that reduces injuries as well as teaching correct posture and good body control
- A fun-based football activity with an FA Licensed coach, designed to be fully bespoke for your team - A hydrotherapy session taking you through the same routine as a professional sports team. After stability and recovery work in the vario pool, you will also experience the physiological benefits when using the hot and cold contrast pools
St. George’s Park’s Outdoor Leadership Centre offers teams the opportunity to let off steam through activities such as high ropes, low ropes, laser combat and archery.
A stay at St. George’s Park can be complemented with time spent in Manchester to enjoy the variety of excursions the city has to offer.
Where to stay
Popular places to stay.
The Hilton at St George’s Park is the National Football Centre’s on-site accommodation within the grounds of the park and the heart of the National Forest. The hotel’s innovative guestrooms are ideal for teams. Students can unwind in the hotel’s swimming pool after a day of football. Packed lunches can be provided to allow flexibility during the day.
Alternatively, groups can stay in youth hostels in the nearby cities of Birmingham and Manchester.
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You will have your own bilingual sports tours rep for the whole of your tour. Their role is to coordinate your training/matches and activities/excursions and to ensure your stay is enjoyable, safe and memorable. All our reps are carefully selected, fully trained and are on duty 24 hours a day should an emergency arise.
We will endeavour to make alternative arrangements.
We can include as many training sessions as you wish.