Adult/Community Education
Life after Dillington House
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ADULT/COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Click here for more details on the closure of Dillington House
There are a number of organisations across Somerset who provide a range of community education courses, recognising the benefits that learning new skills has on health and wellbeing.
The following providers focus primarily on day courses and are based in Somerset:
- Somerset Skills and Learning – Courses – Somerset Skills & Learning: SS&L (sslcourses.co.uk)
- Strode College – Courses > What’s right for you? > Courses for adults > Courses for adults | Strode College (strode-college.ac.uk)
- Yeovil College – Adult Courses | Professional Full-time and Part-time College Courses | Yeovil College
- Bridgwater and Taunton College – Search For College Courses in Somerset – Bridgwater & Taunton College (btc.ac.uk)
- Southwest Heritage Trust – What’s On – South West Heritage Trust (swheritage.org.uk)
If you live near the county border and able to travel outside of Somerset, the following may be worth investigating:
- Eventbrite – Westonzoyland, United Kingdom Hobbies Events | Eventbrite
- Craft Courses: Creative live workshops, online classes, kits & gifts
- Dorset Adult Education – Courses – Skills & Learning Adult Community Education (skillsandlearningace.com)
- Devon Adult Education – Home – Learn Devon
- Wiltshire College – Leisure Courses | Wiltshire College & University Centre
- Bristol Adult Courses – Find a Course | Bristol Courses
There are less organisations providing residential courses and you may need to travel outside of Somerset, however the following may be of interest to you:
- Halsway Manor, Crowcombe – National Centre for Folk Arts- Halsway Manor
- Hawkwood College, Stroud – Centre for arts, well-being, leadership and sustainability – Upcoming Events – Hawkwood (hawkwoodcollege.co.uk)
- The Manor and Ashbury Resorts, Devon – Leisure, Craft, Spa, Golf and Sports Resort – Manor & Ashbury Resorts – Leisure, Craft, Spa, Golf and Sports (manorandashburyresorts.co.uk)