Venue & Accommodation

The course will take place at the Wessex Institute of Technology at Ashurst Lodge located in the New Forest, an outstanding National Park that borders the South Coast. An ideal venue for conferences, courses and seminars, Ashurst Lodge comprises a newly-built conference centre with an excellent standard of accommodation in surroundings which are equally appealing to those who enjoy walking, horse riding, cycling, sailing and fine landscapes.

For more information on how to find Ashurst Lodge and to arrange accommodation during the course please use the information provided on the Contact Us page.

 Location

The New Forest is one of the UK's most popular tourist destinations and offers many attractions all year round, including picturesque forest villages as well as beautiful scenery. It is located in Southern England, spreading over 150 square miles of Hampshire. The New Forest was established as a royal hunting ground by King William I, and by the 14th century the land was being used to produce timber for the ship building on the south coast. Today, after 900 years, the forest is still owned by the Crown and is administered by the Forestry Commission. Since the reign of King William I commoners have been given the right to graze their livestock, normally ponies, cattle and pigs, on Forest land where they wander freely. In the New Forest the well-being of the animals and the special needs of the countryside come first. The Forest is unarguably recognised as one of the most unique and important wilderness areas in Western Europe and due to these charms it is now a National Park.