Ardmore Educational Travel
Ardmore Educational Travel Language and Cultural trips
Ardmore Educational Travel - How to Book
How Do I Book?

Language and Cultural Programmes

1. Choose the most suitable programme for your students.

2. Contact us with your possible dates, number of students, destination and choice of programme or fill in the Provisional Booking Form at the end of the brochure and fax it or post it to us. We will then discuss your requirements and make a provisional booking for you.

3. Once we have received your booking, you will be allocated a unique reference number.

4. We will send you a Booking Pack with a Booking Form, students details sheets and our Safety Management Policy Guidelines. Our Booking Conditions and Guidelines give comprehensive information as to what is required and when – please ensure you read these carefully.

5. Now just recruit your students and leave the rest to us!


10 REASONS TO BOOK


We have 30 years experience in the school travel field

We are ABTA bonded, ATOL licensed and we are members of nationally and worldwide recognised youth travel organisations

Inspection visits and familiarisation trips available for group leaders – for your Risk Assessment and peace of mind

Our Safety Management Policy is available on request to help you with your Risk Assessments

Huge choice of centres and programmes to choose from

Travel dates decided by you

Free leader places 1:8 (DfEE suggests 1:10)

Flexible payment terms – staged payments available

Discounts for teachers’ children

Experienced staff will manage your booking – you only deal with our Head Office – no call centres or multiple phone numbers to call!

SOME IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW


Party numbers:

the prices shown for each programme are in bands according to the minimum number travelling. If the number of students decrease, the price may increase.

Insurance:
all groups who book are automatically insured by a special insurance scheme with Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd, on receipt of deposits. Refunds are not applicable if you choose to take out your own insurance. IMPORTANT – STUDENTS WITH PREEXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE COVERED. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DETAILS.

Travel arrangements:
Coach hire – the UK companies Ardmore use have been taking our groups abroad for many years. Standard coaches are used for all destinations in Paris, Northern France, Normandy and Brittany but if you require an executive coach for these destinations, do let us know as a supplement will apply. Executive coaches are used for all other destinations. These coaches usually have 49 seats and standard coaches have 53 seats. Double deckers may be available for larger groups and these will be subject to availability and a supplement charge will apply. All of our UK suppliers of coach services provide lap belts.

IMPORTANT – YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT THE PROVISION OF LAP BELTS IS NOT YET A LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSPORT PROVIDERS IN THE REST OF EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE.

Channel Crossing:
although your tour includes a short channel crossing from Dover to Calais, if you have a particular request to travel by another route eg. Eurotunnel, Portsmouth/Cherbourg, please let us know and we would be happy to advise you of availability and any supplements which may apply.

Flights:
Flights are not included in our programmes.We would be happy to provide a competitive quote if you require us to book this aspect of your trip.

Northern Ireland and Scotland groups:
we can make all of your arrangements, including coach pick up at the school gates, ferry crossing or flights. Please contact us for prices and further details as supplements will be applicable.

Booking Conditions

This section of the website contains brochure pages for you to download. The files are in PDF format and require you to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. This can be obtained, free of charge, from the Adobe website.

Download Booking Conditions PDF

ATOL ABTA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Ardmore Educational Travel Limited, Gibbs House, Kennel Ride, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7NT. United Kingdom
Tel: 01344 883888 Fax: 01344 885913Email: