Circus in the UK
The following organisations are not necessarily affiliated with the National Centre for Circus Arts but offer various circus arts activities and training opportunities.
The facilities available may vary and some only offer seasonal options rather than a year round programme of activity.
Belfast - Belfast Community Circus School
02890236007
23 & 25 Gordon Street
Belfast
BT1 2LG
Belfast – Streetwise Circus
028 9068 7828
8-10 Lorne Street
Morton Community Centre
Belfast
Birmingham - CircusMASH
0121 439 2530
The Old Church Hall
2 Vicarage Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham B14 7AG
Brighton - BandBazi
01273 245584 / 07805 451530
Office: YPC, 69 Ship St, Brighton, BN1 1AE
Workshop Venue: Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward Street, Brighton BN2 0JR
Brighton - Trickswap
07855215122
Brighton,
Sussex
Bristol - Circomedia
0117 924 7615
St Paul's Church
Portland Square
Bristol, BS2 8SJ
Bristol - Cirque Bijou
0117 902 9730
Epstein Building
Mivart Street
Bristol
BS5 6JF
Cambridge - Cambridge Community Circus
07729420644
St George's Church Hall
Chesterfield Road
Cambridge, CB4 1LN
Cambridge - Cambridge University Juggling Association
Emmanuel College
Cambridge
CB2 3AP
Cardiff - NoFit State Circus
02920 221 330
NoFit State
John Street
Cardiff, CF10 5PE
Cheltenham - All Bars Flying Trapeze Club
07989 188807
Pittville Park
Cheltenham
GL50 4RN
Cinderford - Artspace
New Mercury
3 Woodside Street
Cinderford
Glos
GL14 2NL
Cornwall - Circo Kernow
01326 377008
10 Lower Market street
Penryn, TR10 8BG
Cornwall - Cirque du Ciel
01736788463
Nanquidno Farmhouse
St Just
Penzance
TR19 7NU
Cornwall - Swamp Circus
01326 377008
Croydon - The Flea Circus
http://www.thefleacircus.org.uk/classes/
020 8664 645
Kidspace,
Purley Way
CR0 4RQ
Durham - Bell and Bullock Circus Theatre
01207 571 791
25 Pikesyde,
Dipton,
Co Durham,
DH9 9EQ
Eastbourne - Circus Monkeys
01323 514322
Ratton School
Park Avenue
Eastbourne
BN21 2XR
Glasgow - Aerial Edge
0141 416 0202
Websters Theatre
Great Western Road
Glasgow
Gloucester - Engage
http://www.artspacecinderford.org/index.php/youtharts/
01594 825111
The New Mercury
3 Woodside Street
Cinderford
Glos
GL14 2NL
Gloucestershire - School of Larks
07552 688 546 or 01453 835363
Nailsworth Subscription Rooms and Centre for Science and Art,
Lansdown
Stroud
GL6, and Gl5 1BB
Gloucestershire - Circus Maniacs
For more information, click here.
01684 – 854 412
TewkesburyUnit 62,
Basepoint Business Centre,
Oakfield Close,
Tewkesbury Business Park
Kent - Airhedz
Whitstable Sports Centre,
Bellevue Road,
Kent
Kent - Kinetic Circus Workshops
http://www.kineticworkshops.com/
0774 8957564
Kent - Jugglez Club
01634 579561
Rainham School For Girls
Derwent Way
Rainham, Gillingham
Kent ME8 0BX
Lancashire - Blackpool Circus School
info@blackpoolcircusschool.co.uk
www.blackpoolcircusschool.co.uk/
01253 735725
34 Rutland Road
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire, FY8 4DX
Leeds - Leeds University Union Circus Skills
www.leedsuniversityunion.org.uk/groups/circusskills/
0113 3801 413
Leeds University Union,
Lifton Place,
Leeds LS2 9JZ
Liverpool - UK Acrobatic school
(+44) 0845 – 860044
Grange Road West Sports Centre
Grange Rd West
Prenton
Merseyside CH43 4XE
London: Bankside, Battersea, Old St. and Wimbledon - Flying Fantastic
020 7928 2093
Arch 27
Old Union Yard Arches
229 Union Street
London SE1 0LR.
Gym box
Old Street
201a Old Street
London EC1V 9NP
London: Beckton - Aerial Gymnastics London
info@aerialgymnasticslondon.co.uk
www.aerialgymnasticslondon.co.uk
07477804630
Aerial Gymnastics London
1 Triumph Road
Beckton
E6 5LW
London: Camden - Skylab Studio
07876440404
5A Ferdinand Street,
Camden,
London,
NW1 8EU, UK
London: Dalston - Mimbre
02079238354
Studio 9, 139B Church Walk
London
N16 8QW
London: Finchley (East) - Airborne Circus
020 8123 6261
9 Dollis Park
London, N3 1HJ
London: Hammersmith - Albert & Friends Instant Circus
info@albertandfriendsinstantcircus.co.uk
www.albertandfriendsinstantcircus.co.uk
020 8237 1170 / 020 8237 1030
Albert & Friends Instant Circus
65 Aspenlea Road
London
W6 8LH
London: Harringay - Aerial Arena Circus
Unit K5 Arena Design Centre
71 Ashfield Road
London N4 1FF
London: Highgate - Aerial days
info@aerialdays.com
www.aerialdays.com
07974 980756
Highgate Newtown Community Centre
25 Bertram St.
N19 5DQ
London: Highgate - Jacksons Lane
020 8340 5226
269a Archway Road
London,
N6 5AA
London: Holloway - Highgate Newtown Community Centre
http://www.highgatenewtown.org.uk/
020 7272 7201
25 Bertram St,
London
N19 5DQ
London: Primrose Hill - Circus Glory
079 7345 1603
Primrose Hill Community Centre,
29 Hopkinson’s Place,
NW1 8TN
London: Shoreditch - National Centre for Circus Arts
02076134141
Coronet street
London, N1 6HD
London: Shoreditch - Upswing
+44 (0)20 7613 4843
Unit 1,The Energy Centre,
Bowling,
Green Walk,
London, N1 6AL
London: Soho - Splats Entertainment
07944 283659 or 0800 028 8101
5 Denmark Street
London
WC2H8LP
London: Supaclass
London: Sydenham - My Aerial Home
aerialhome@live.co.uk
http://www.myaerialhome.co.uk
07770 431448 / 0203 817 4870
Unit A2
Bell Green Retail Park
Lower Sydenham
London SE26 4PR
London: Regent’s Park - Gorilla Circus
0203 287 7179
(May – Sept) Regent’s Park
Chester Rd
London NW1 4NR
London: Woolwich - AirCraft Circus Academy
020 8317 8401
AirCraft Circus Academy
Thames-Side Studios
Unit 7A, Mellish House
Harrington Way
SE18 5NR
London UK
Manchester - Circus Zapparelli
0161 227 9551
4 Mallow Street
Manchester
M15 5GD
Manchester - The Circus House
http://www.thecircushouse.co.uk/
07428947432
Unit 40, Longsight Business Park,
Hamilton Road, Longsight,
Manchester, M13 0PD
Newcastle - Circus Central
(0191) 2462836
Circus Central,
7 Rothwell Road,
Newcastle, NE3 1TY
Norwich - The Oak Circus Centre
https://theoakcircuscentre.org/
(+44) 01603 568 634
The Oak Circus Centre
St Michael Coslany Church
1 Oak Street
Norwich NR3 3AE
Operated by Lost in Translation Circus
Norfolk - Fools Home Ed Circus Camp 2015
www.foolhardycircus.org/workshops-schools/fools-home-ed-circus-camp/
01603 460446 / 07775691273
11 Church Lane
NR7 8AY
Norwich,
Norfolk
Northampton - The Circus School Northampton
07575 429 088
The Wooldale Centre of Learning,
Wootton Fields,
Northampton, NN4 6TP
Oxford - Oxford Circus Academy
www.oxfordcircusacademy.co.uk/
07915818006
St. Peters Rd,
Wolvercote,
OX2 8AU
Reading - Circus Scene
http://www.circus-scene.co.uk/
0118 976 1702
Hunters Point,
Hughes Green
Arborfield
RG2 9JF
Sheffield - Greentop Community Circus Centre
0114 244 8828
Greentop Community Circus Centre
Saint Thomas Building
74 Holywell Road
Sheffield, S4 8AS
Sheffield - Jamboree Arts
0114 2618600
Jamboree Arts Ltd
203 Abbeyfield Road,
Sheffield
S4 7AW
Surrey - Circus Suburbia
07984 017223
Hollyfield School gymnasium,
via Lambert's Road,
Surbiton, Surrey
KT5 8AA
Sussex (East) - The Circus Project
01273 739106
Hangleton Community Centre,
Harmsworth Crescent Hove,
East Sussex, BN3 8BW
Swansea - Circus Eruption
volunteer@circuseruption.co.uk
01792 474004
Unit 4D
Cwm Rd
Hafod
Swansea
SA1 2AY
TLCC Trapeze School
TLCC Trapeze School
www.tlcctrapeze.com
info@tlcctrapeze.com
Ruskin Park, Denmark Hill
SE5 8EL London
Touring - The Academy of Circus Arts
07774 608090
The Academy of Circus Arts,
Circus Headquarters
Enborne
Newbury
RG20 0LD
West Midlands / Warwickshire - Jester Academy
0770 946 9815
Based in Warwickshire, The West Midlands, London and Devon.
West Midlands / Leominster - Circus-Skills
01568 780301
Streetentertainers Unit 2,
Cockgate School, Bircher,
Leominster, HR6 0BL
York - York Jugglers
york@juggler.net
Lawrence Street,
York,
YO10 3WP
Yorkshire - Stumble Dance Circus
http://www.stumbledancecircus.com/contact/
Hebden Bridge,
Yorkshire
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