curling up in front of the TV to watch a favourite video, rollerblading, a whole host of weekend excursions, tea and toast before bed (a Battle Abbey institution) and much else...

Older children board in the Abbot’s House; boys and girls have spacious, well-furnished bedrooms, in different wings, which they share with two or three others, while some Sixth Formers have single rooms. Various communal rooms allow the boarders to come together. The Head of Boarding is assisted by his wife and the Headmaster.