Ashridge Campus

Ashridge campus
Monks Barn

For organisations choosing to hold part or all of their programme or intervention at Ashridge, they receive a unique and memorable experience in our neo-Gothic residential campus set within acres of National Trust Parkland, yet only 30 minutes from central London.

Part of the magic of Ashridge is the ability to truly get away from the immediate pressures of daily work life and become absorbed in a development experience which has been designed carefully around specific organisational and individual needs. The environment provides a backdrop which promotes inspiration and self-reflection, key elements for both transfer of learning and organisational/individual development.

On a practical level, Ashridge offers organisations unparalleled facilities:

  • numerous main meeting rooms with their own private tea/coffee facilities and dedicated ‘break-out’/syndicate areas to hold project/smaller team activities
  • main meeting rooms all equipped with projector/beamer, projection screen, computer and video playback
  • CCTV facilities installed in many rooms to enable team-work to be recorded easily for development and feedback opportunities
  • fully equipped media centre and recording studio to be utilised on experiential development activities such as Newsday, role-plays and media training
  • residential accommodation (up to 190 en suite bedrooms in purpose built facilities on the Ashridge campus)
  • 24hour delegate rates which include, as standard, accommodation and meals/tea and coffee plus* the use of all main meeting rooms, break-out spaces (as required by the programme or intervention design), and all audio visual presentation equipment and flip charts (*items usually charged for separately by venues)
  • wheelchair accessibility throughout
  • free Wi-Fi access throughout
  • learning and development resources including videos, CD ROMs, business databases, books, articles etc in our campus Learning Resource Centre, supporting work on projects, tasks and individual learning goals
  • A Lifestyle Centre and health and fitness facilities including swimming pool, gym, sauna, steam room, classes, tennis and squash courts.

Food for the Brain

Ashridge believes that developing a competitive edge through improved performance and productivity has as much to do with what one “knows and understands” as how one “feels”. We therefore take seriously the link between body and mind, and are aware of the impact that nutrition and diet plays in our lives. In accordance with this, the food that we provide at Ashridge is designed with a focus on both menus and snacks that provide balanced nutritional value, help increase concentration and that boost memory and brain function.

Ashridge has been working with Food for the Brain (FFB), the UK educational foundation which promotes awareness of the link between learning, behaviour, mental health and nutrition. Audited on over 130 criteria, Ashridge were the first organisation in the UK (2007) to be assessed and accredited by FFB. In 2009 we re-gained our accreditation with the highest ever score of 90%.

Ashridge’s approach to menu design includes reducing the sugar rush effect by lowering the glycemic load in our food, reducing the quantity of red meats, minimising the use of hydrogenated fats in cooking, using locally sourced produce, and providing healthy alternatives (nuts, seeds and fresh fruit) to sugar-based biscuit snacks at all programme break times.

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