If you’re thinking about booking a course with us, you may not be sure whether to go for the Intensive or Relaxed version.
The Intensive course includes 2, 1 hour lessons Tuesday to Thursday with the 7th lesson on Friday morning, so requires 4 nights’ accommodation arriving on Monday.
Lesson times are 8.30 or 9.30 am and 1.30 pm.
Some people feel that 2 hours of one to one tuition for 3 consecutive days sounds a bit too intensive. And with 2 hours in the water with us, you may feel less inclined to get in the pool again on your own to practise.
The Relaxed course starts with 2, 1 hour lessons on Monday to kickstart the process, 9.30 am and 1.30 pm then there is just one, 1 hour lesson a day, morning or lunchtime, Tuesday to Thursday with the last lesson on Friday morning. Arrive on Sunday at your leisure, check out on Friday morning.
If you’re happy to stay for the extra night, this gives you more time to absorb and practise. It also means, with a morning lesson Tuesday to Thursday, you’re free for the rest of the day after your lesson, to go walking, for example. Or, if you’re not a morning person, you can have the morning free.
The overall cost of the Relaxed course usually works out about the same as the Intensive, one less lesson with an extra night.
We offer one Intensive and one Relaxed course every week, term time only. We can do 2 Relaxed courses in the same week but not two Intensives.
The choice comes down to which course structure appeals more to you. You can expect to go home with a different relationship with the water, whichever version you choose.