UAL International Summer School

The UAL International Summer School is a fun and intensive three-week course designed to provide students with the unique opportunity to experience art college life at UAL's state-of-the-art campuses, meet like-minded individuals and experience studying in London.

With age-appropriate options available for 11 to 15 year olds and 16 to 18 year olds, the course will support students in building a portfolio for further study and create work inspired and informed by London's rich cultural and social diversity.

UAL offers affordable and convenient short-term and long-term summer accommodation in central London to students who are 16 to 18 years old. Accommodation is exclusively available to students with a confirmed booking for an on-site Summer School 2026 course (11-15 or 16-18 years old). Please note bookings for accommodation are sold separately. Stays are unsupervised.

Need somewhere to stay?

Accommodation is available for students with a live Summer School booking for 2026. Our accommodation is situated in a vibrant area of London, at Sketch House, Finsbury Park which has excellent transport links to access our colleges and explore the rest of the city in your down time.

Key details before you book:

• Rooms are single occupancy, en-suite rooms
• Students aged 11-15 must book with a parent/guardian (requiring two rooms booked in close proximity). 16–18-year-olds are permitted to stay alone.
• Minimum Stay 6 nights. Check-in/Check-out is only on weekends (Sat or Sun). No mid-week arrivals or checkouts.
• Price £99 per night
• Accessible rooms are limited and must be enquired about specifically.
• Priority is given to under 18 students for July bookings

Find out more about Short Stays at Sketch House.

To make your booking please complete our accommodation request form.