Pershore College
A national centre for horticulture situated on a 60
hectare site near Evesham, Pershore College offers the very best in
land-based learning.
Pershore has a well-established reputation for excellence
in land-based training with some of the best horticulture
facilities in the country.
Further and higher education courses and
apprenticeships in:
- Animal welfare and veterinary nursing
- Arboriculture
- Equine
- Floristry
- Food manufacture and quality assurance
- Garden design
- Horticulture and floristry
- Tree surgery
- Landscaping
- Motor vehicle maintainance
For more information go to Pershore study options.
Facilities
The campus has student accomodation, built in 2010, with 97
ensuite bedrooms.
Teaching facilities include:
- soil and plant science laboratories
- lanscape design studios
- organic unit, specialist plant unit, fruit unit with juice production
facilities
- newly built glasshouses
- specialist animal unit
- 12 hectares of conservation area
Extensive and landscaped gardens are home to several national
plant collections.
The site is a regional centre for the RHS who offer courses, lectures and
workshops at the site.
The site is a member of the Alpine Garden
Society.
Transport is
provided for some areas.
Sports facilities
The centre is also home to the Pershore Tennis Club which
has outdoor and indoor courts.
Commercial
The Plant Centre is open to the public
and the plant
nursery provides wholesale to trade
customers.