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Want to get away from it all?

We have four Break Centres located in prime locations across the country. For those who are recovering from an illness, bereavement or other life affecting events, we aim to provide a comfortable and enjoyable break.

Click here for a map of their locations.

We also provide Family Holidays & Adventure Breaks for young people.

Introductory video

Find out more about Break Centres from our video below.

How to apply

Our Break services are available to serving or ex-Service men or women and/or their dependants who are in genuine need of a break.

Contact your local Legion office to apply or call Legionline on 08457 725 725 for more information.

Catchment details for each centre are:

Alderson House
North East & Midlands, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Durham, Scotland*

Bennet House
Northern Ireland, Irish Republic & Scotland

Byng House
North West, West Midlands, North Wales, Cumbria, Cheshire, North Staffordshire, North Shropshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Isle of Man, Ceredigion, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Anglesey, Montgomeryshire, Meirionnydd, Scotland

Somerset Legion House
South Western, South Eastern, Metropolitan, West Midlands, South Wales, Bedfordshire, Birmingham, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hereford, Worcester, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, South Staffordshire, Brecon & Radnor, Carmarthen, Pembroke, Rhondda & Pontypridd, Vale of Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Gwent