North Yorkshire Residential

15 year 10 pupils recently spent three days in North Yorkshire staying at Ampleforth College, the famous Boarding school.

Accompanied by Mr Organ and Mr Conway the boys visited the historic town of Knaresborough en route and then visited the famous Fountains Abbey a world heritage site which is one of the best preserved Medieval monasteries n the country.

Ampleforth College was our base and this exclusive establishment provided the pupils with an experience of staying at a boarding school for a few days. The boys met one of the Benedictine monks who live there and were able to ask questions about their monastic life.

The boys also had a memorable day in historic York where they were able to sample the very best of the city’s history and culture, including the world famous York Minster. They also went on a York Ghost tour, where they heard from a story teller about some of York’s greatest ghost stories.

The trip concluded with a visit to the town of Pickering, where we boarded the famous North Yorkshire Steam Railway and travelled to Whitby. The boys then saw where Gothic literature was born and the famous Victorian author Bram Stoker wrote his novel Dracula.

Congratulations to all of the boys for their exemplary behaviour and manners throughout the trip. They were a real credit to their families and to Handsworth Grammar School.

Mr Conway