AA School Tours: Hooke Park

Please note: The date and times of this tour have changed. The new tour times and date are listed below.

Hooke Park contains a growing educational facility for design, workshop, construction and landscape-focused activities. The site is home to the Design and Make postgraduate masters programme, sees visits from AA units and programmes, and hosts numerous short courses, lectures and events through the year.

Take a tour of our Hooke Park campus in Dorset to experience first-hand what it is like to study in our satellite campus, to find out about the facilities you may use if your course is based in Bedford Square and to get a sense of AA life at our woodland studio.

You will be shown around by a current AA student who will share details of their experience in the Design and Make programme as they guide visits around the premises.

The tour will run on Thursday 23 March (updated date) at 11.15am (updated time). A mini-bus will collect attendees from Crewkerne train station at 10.51am. Please see further details regarding travel arrangements below.

Schedule -

Thursday 23 March

8.20am Train from London Waterloo to Crewkerne (participant to book themselves)

10.51am Arrive Crewkerne – mini-bus to Hooke Park (please let me know if you would like to book this)

11.15am Arrive Hooke Park, Introduction and Tour

12.30pm Lunch (available to purchase)

1.30pm Student Presentation / Design and Make Jury

5.00pm Mini-bus to Crewkerne Station

5.35pm Train from Crewkerne to London Waterloo (participant to book themselves)

8.18pm Arrival into London Waterloo

The tour will include an introduction to Hooke Park, the main highlights of the Hooke Park campus including our facilities like the Fabrication workshop and Assembly workshop, as well as the on-site lodging and refectory. There will also be an opportunity to view student work from the Design and Mark Programme being presented as part of the Jury taking place on the day.

If you cannot attend in person, we will be hosting a guided tour on Instagram Live on Thursday 30 March at 2pm BST so make sure to join us then @aaschool.

Please also note: Prospective applicants may bring up to one accompanying guest.

TRAVELLING TO HOOKE PARK, DORSET:

Attendees are required to make their own travel arrangements to Hooke Park.

REACH US BY TRAIN:
The most convenient route for travel from London is to Crewkerne (2.5 hours). A mini-bus will be available to collect attendees arriving on the train that departs London Waterloo at 8.20am and arrives at Crewkerne at 10.51am.

The mini-bus will drop attendees back to Crewkerne station in time for the train departing Crewkerne at 5.35pm and arriving back in London Waterloo at 8.18pm.

Please contact events@aaschool.ac.uk to book the mini-bus and include the number of seats you would like to book. The mini-bus has a limited number of seats and will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please note: only the cost of the mini-bus will be covered, all other transportation costs including the train fare should be covered by the attendee.

Dorchester, Yeovil and Maiden Newton stations are also near by. See Trainline for details of train departure times.

TAXIS:
Taxis for transfer to Hooke Park can be pre-booked with Just Drive Taxis at 0800 062 2111, Novus Taxis at 01308 297 000 or with Craig’s Taxis at 01308 861000. Download more information on taxis.

REACH US BY CAR:
Road access is via the main entrance gate on the north-east side of the site, close to Hooke village. Approach from Crewkerne via the A303 and A3066, from Beaminster via the B3163, or from Dorchester via the A37 and A356. The approach road to Hooke Park is narrow and single-track in places.

FOOD AND DRINK:
Lunch will be available to purchase in the refectory on campus.

ADDRESS:
Architectural Association
Hooke Park, Beaminster
Dorset DT8 3PH