Social Life &
Activities for Adults
Make friends, practise English, and explore the UK – it's not all work!
An exciting social and cultural calendar
… it's not all work
At Loxdale we offer our students a fantastic social programme. We make sure you have every opportunity to socialise with your fellow students and enjoy a wonderful social life. You will even get to know the teaching staff outside the classroom environment sometimes.
A Typical Week at Loxdale
Every week brings a different mix of activities. Here's a sample of what your social programme might look like:
| Day | Afternoon (free or £1-£15) | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Sports activities (sports hall) | 🎬 Film night in Common Room |
| Tuesday | Visit to local place of interest | 💬 Conversation session (free) |
| Wednesday | Art and crafts / Baking session | 🎶 Pub evening or live music |
| Thursday | Walk to Beachy Head or Devil's Dyke | 🧩 Quiz night or games evening |
| Friday | Brighton exploration / shopping | 🍕 Barbecue or international food night |
| Saturday | Weekend trip – London, Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, etc. | 🚌 Full day trip |
| Sunday | Free day – explore Brighton or relax! | ☀️ Enjoy the day! |
Programmes change each term. Here's a sample from Winter 2025:
Afternoon Activities
Throughout the year, we offer a good selection of activities as part of our school social programme. Our Social Manager organises a programme with lots of variety so there is something for everyone to take part in and enjoy.
These include a range of sports activities, visits to local places of interest, conversation sessions, art and crafts, baking, team building games, barbecues and many more. The afternoon trips that we put on include Beachy Head, Lewes, Devil's Dyke and Rottingdean where you can enjoy a traditional English cream tea.
Our adult students have lots of input into their social programme and each month, we ask for their suggestions and ideas of new things for them to enjoy.
Sports
Badminton, volleyball, football, basketball
Art and crafts
Creative workshops and projects
Baking sessions
Learn to make British treats
Walks
Beachy Head & Devil's Dyke
Local visits
Lewes and local attractions
Cream tea
Traditional English tea at Rottingdean
Conversation sessions
Practise speaking with staff
Team-building games
Fun group activities
Evening Activities
Each week there are at least two evening activities organised in conjunction with the School staff. These may include games evenings, barbecues, sports activities, class events, film nights, quizzes, wine and cheese evenings, traditional English barn dances, pub evenings and many more.
Weekend Trips
At Loxdale we normally offer our students the opportunity of going on at least two weekend trips each month. Some are free and others cost between £10 and £55.
Some of the destinations that you might be able to visit include a local village, Chichester, Chartwell (home of Sir Winston Churchill), Salisbury and the New Forest, Stonehenge, Hastings, Portsmouth, Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, Lewes and many more towns and cities in the area.
Throughout the year we also offer additional trips which are more expensive, these include trips to Scotland, West Country, Paris, the Warner Bros. – Harry Potter Studio Tour and Thorpe Park.
Regular Trips to London
Of course, we also have regular trips to London (only an hour from Loxdale). Amongst the various options, students get the opportunity to visit The British Museum, The National Gallery, The Tate Britain, The Tate Modern, The Natural History Museum and The Science Museum.
Free London Trip for Term Students
Students studying for a whole term visit London on a cultural visit as part of their course fee. In the morning, students visit the Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum or the Science Museum. In the afternoon they might go on a South Bank tour, visit the Imperial War Museum or the National Portrait Gallery.
Regular Destinations
London
£10-£25
Cambridge
£25-£40
Oxford
£25-£40
Bath
£30-£55
Salisbury & Stonehenge
£30-£55
Chichester
£10-£25
Hastings
£10-£25
Portsmouth
£15-£30
Chartwell
£20-£35
New Forest
£25-£40Premium Trips (additional cost)
Scotland
Multi-day adventure
Thorpe Park
Theme park day out
Isle of Wight
Full-day island trip
Brussels
European city break
West Country
Explore Devon & Cornwall
Paris
Weekend via Eurostar
Harry Potter Studio Tour
Warner Bros. Studios
🏛️ London Museums You Might Visit
Most of the trips are organised by Loxdale and one of our staff travel with you on the trip to give you some information. If there isn't a school trip on one weekend, we also work with a great, local tour company who can offer even more tours for you.
On-site Facilities
We are lucky to have a fantastic variety of facilities for our students to enjoy outside of their classes. Out of the summer, the School facilities are open for you to use Mondays to Fridays until around 5pm. It is sometimes available in the evenings too as you will see from the sample social programme.
We also encourage our students to join local sports teams, clubs, societies, or choirs.
Sports Hall
We have a sports hall on site which is open for students to use in the afternoons. Here you can enjoy playing badminton, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, indoor hockey, Benchball, dodgeball and indoor football.
Common Room
We also have a comfortable Common Room which is available in the afternoons. Here you can play board games, card games, watch TV or films, use the computers or just relax and chat with your friends.
Library & Self-Study Room
We also have a self-study room and library which you can use in your free time. Here you can do your homework, research, enjoy reading a book or article or use the computers.
Musical Instruments
Also available most afternoons and some evenings is our selection of musical instruments. We have several pianos, guitars and percussion instruments for students to enjoy. We love hearing music throughout the school in the breaks and after school.
Garden
On top of all this, we have a large garden for you to use and enjoy watching the squirrels and birds in the trees surrounding the garden. We have a badminton and a volleyball area, and football goals too. For those who just want to sit and chat with your friends or enjoy the sunshine, you can relax by sitting on the lawn or at one of our many picnic tables.
Please note: There is restricted use of these facilities for adults during the summer period.
The Local Community
Brighton & Hove is a wonderfully busy city offering a wide range of activities. Whether you are looking for comedy, a debate club, sport clubs, dance lessons/clubs, music opportunities, poetry, a choir, a book club, you will probably find it here.
For long staying students, we highly recommend that you take the opportunity to join some of the clubs, teams and societies to meet more local people, enjoy one of your interests and to practise your English in a natural setting.
Activities in Brighton
What Our Students Say About Activities
"The activities was very fun. I love the team challenges and trip to London. My host family was friendly, helpful and she was the best!"
"I had the best month of my whole life here! The social activities are great to make some friends for life. And I learned a lot of English. The distance to Brighton centre was short and I love this city."
"They were very accommodating to student ideas and concerns and give students lots of freedom through things like social activities, class events, and of course the activity week where students get to visit and present about some part of England."
"The activities organised are truly fantastic, especially the excursions to explore England."
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Learning English at Loxdale is about so much more than the classroom. From trips to London and beach barbecues to quiz nights and art workshops – there's always something to look forward to.