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The Campus

The College Estate extends to 485 hectares, with a further 170 hectares rented as grazing for the farm livestock. Much of the estate is farmed commercially and provides a realistic commercial resource for use by agriculture students. A number of other commercial businesses are based on the estate, providing financial and production data for use by students across a wide range of programmes. The extensive sports facilities act as both a learning resource for undergraduates on sport programmes, and also a superb recreational resource for all students.

The Main Site is located on the edge of Moulton village, which provides students with easy access to the shops, post office, garage and health centre, which are all within easy walking distance. A service bus runs from the centre of the village to Northampton and Kettering, and there is also a public bus service linking the College to the University of Northampton, which may be used free of charge by College staff and students.

The Learning Resources Centre (including library and IT suites), Higher Education Centre, Residential Accommodation, Social Centre (including common rooms, bar and coffee shop), Student Welfare Centre and central Dining Room are all located on this site, as are the College's Central Administration, Student Services, Shop and Transport Office.

The Main site is linked to the Holcot Centre by a footpath bordered by the Millennium Arboretum, which was planted in 2000 with the sponsorship of local organisations and businesses.

The Holcot Centre is the base for Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Welfare, Furniture and Design , Construction, and Floristry courses. The Centre offers a range of high quality teaching rooms together with laboratories, workshops, IT suites and other specialist resources. Located on this site are the Garden Centre, Florist, Pet Store, Veterinary Practice and Animal Therapy Centre which are open to the public throughout the year. All these resources exist to provide practical training for students in a realistic commercial environment.

There are two Coffee Shops on the site which serve hot and cold snacks, drinks and confectionery, and are open throughout the day and evening during full-time student terms.

A wide range of sports facilities occupy the space between the Holcot and Pitsford Centres. These include two sports halls, complete with fitness suite, free weights gymnasium, dance studio and climbing wall; together with a range of specialist artificial and turf pitches catering for football, hockey, netball, rugby and tennis. The sports centre operates seven days a week throughout the calendar year and is heavily used both by students and by local sports clubs and associations.

The Pitsford Centre is the base for Equestrian Studies and Sports Studies courses, and is also the location of the dairy unit. High quality teaching rooms and excellent practical facilities are the hallmark of the Centre. The Restaurant, Study Centre and IT Suite mean that students based at this Centre have most of their needs catered for on site. The Equestrian Centre operates commercially to provide students with credible practical experience, and a new International size indoor riding arena and livery yard opened in the Autumn of 2006 and a large Animal Therapy Centre was added in 2008.

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