Venue
Make music in beautiful surroundings. In 2026, HISS 2026 returns for its ninth year at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley – one of UK's leading agricultural training centres, set in idyllic rural surroundings.
The college is set in 360 hectares of wonderful landscaped gardens, including a Victorian walled garden, a tree-lined walk, a large glasshouse and extensive grounds, walks and woods. At any point in the course, you can walk out across fields and among trees – but the classrooms are easily accessible in a compact block.
In addition there is an animal centre, which houses mongoose, porcupine, red ruffed lemurs, swamp wallabies, Asian short-clawed otters, alpacas, and other species.
Find out more at the Bishop Burton website.
Before or after the course, explore Beverley, where Beverley Minster, a Gothic masterpiece bigger than most cathedrals, has the largest collection of medieval musical carvings in the world, showing more than 70 musicians with at least 20 different instruments.
About the area
The market town of Beverley, with its Minster, historical buildings, cobbled streets, and small town charm, is about 3 miles away. The Georgian Quarter has architecturally fascinating streets, divided by the 15th Century North Bar and contains a great number of listed buildings, and a wide variety of shops.
Accessibility
We are committed to making HISS as accessible as possible. The site is fully accessible. The rooms used for the course, dining hall, bar, and the accommodation are all within a short walk of each other. The whole site is non-smoking. The teaching rooms are in the main building, grouped together and they are accessible by lifts, as well as stairs and all have natural light.
Find Us:
By Car:
Bishop Burton College
York Road
Bishop Burton
HU17 8QG
By Public Transport:
The nearest train station is Beverley. Trains run regularly between Beverley and stations including Hull and Sheffield.
Taxis are available from the station, and shared taxis can be arranged by HISS to take participants between Beverley Station and the campus on the opening and closing days of the course (for a small fare).