Type: Accommodation

WEBSITE LINK: www.lodgehill.org.uk

EMAIL ADDRESS: admin@lodgehill.org.uk

CONTACT: 01798 831 411

School Trip & Group Educational Information

Introduction for school trips and educational visits

This venue has LOtC quality Badge

Every young person remembers their residential trips – a time of laughter, exploring exciting new experiences, learning new skills, as well as discovering a little more about themselves and those around them.
We provide this at Lodge Hill Centre, which is a short stay education centre with a camp site, Eco Lodges & challenging activities contained within 30 acres of woodland. Over the course of 60 years the centre has become a firm favourite with schools, youth groups, voluntary organisations, young musicians & community groups of all ages.
Our aim, for every participant, by the end of their stay is to have gained knowledge of their own abilities, self-confidence and real pride in their achievements, both as individuals & team members.
It is great to see young people & adults build in confidence & self- esteem by accepting the challenges that we are able to set them.

Why is this venue great for School Trips and Educational Visits?

Lodge Hill Centre is run by a small, experienced team, which makes your stay with us very personal. We are flexible in our working and can adapt to any situations. We believe the biggest barrier to achievement is fear of failure, and in the environment we provide we allow people to extend their skills and learn new ones.
We have 23 activities all on our site, ranging from Archery, Circus Skills workshop, Sand Karts and North American Indian experience.

What does a typical school trip or educational visit include?

Each Group’s residential stay is different and we tailor them to your requirements. They range from just using the centre on an accommodation basis, having breakfast, leaving for the day and returning for dinner, to Groups staying on site throughout their residential, partaking in various onsite activities supplied by Lodge Hill, or organised by themselves.
Residential trips can be self catering on the Campsite & in the Eco Lodges to fully catered in the main house.
Activities we have on offer are: Abseiling/Parachute jump, Animal Encounters, Archery, Climbing tower, Basic Circus Skills Workshops, Environmental Project / Shelter build, High All Aboard, High Ropes, High Zip Line, Low Ropes, Low Zip Line, Mountain Biking, Night Hike, North American Indian Experience, Orienteering, Rifles, Sand Karts, Sledge Run, Team Building, Traverse Wall, Treasure Trail, Tunneling, Water Sports [off site]

What size groups do they cater for?

Lodge Hill Centre can accommodate residential groups of up to 72 people in 28 bedrooms, staying in the main house.
Our campsite can hold up to 100 campers.
The 2 Eco Lodges house up to 14 people each.

What can they provide you with to support your school trip or educational visit?

We are accredited by LOTC, BAHA and Adventure Mark (AAIAC).
Because we tailor learning objectives for each group, we work closely with schools and voluntary youth groups.

Can you take photos, video or audio? Are there any copyright restrictions?

We welcome children to take photos, video or audio as a record of their stay with us.

How do you arrange a risk assessment?

We encourage teachers / group leaders to organise a convenient date for them to visit the site in order to produce their own risk assessments. We do have copies of our own risk assessments that can be provided, together with our insurance certificates.

What are the contact details for their education officer?

We do not at present have an education officer, however the chair of our Trustees is a retired headmaster.

What does it cost?

Residential costs, which include bed, linen, refreshments, food, meeting room, range from £40.20 per person, per 24 hours.
A 10% discount will be applied to groups totaling 50 and over residents.
Additional costs will be added if your group will be doing activities. These range from £60.90 for groups of up to 12 persons.
The hire of our Campsite is from £107.80p, for up to 100 campers. Tent hire is available.
With the introduction of our Eco Lodges, we are offering these at a special price of £135 per night for up to 14 people. These are self-catering units, where bed linen is provided.
All prices include VAT standard rate 2011 @ 20%.

Is specific clothing required?

If you are doing activities we advise that you bring OLD clothes. Your kit should include trousers / tracksuit bottoms, short & long sleeved t-shirts, waterproof jacket [& trousers, if you have them], fleece, trainers, slippers / indoor shoes, sun hat [for summer] and gloves [for winter].

Do you have first aid on site?

It is requested that each group have their own qualified first aider, however Lodge Hill staff are qualified and can provide cover for groups without a qualified first aider.

What facilities do they have for school trips and educational visits?

We have a souvenir shop, with items costing from 15p for a postcard to £5 for a t-shirt.
There are picnic tables available for packed lunches.

Are there disabled facilities?

Lodge Hill Centre is suitable for disabled users, with appropriate access to all buildings.
We, however, can only accommodate guests on the ground floor, where the bathrooms are suitable. We have specialised activity equipment, which enables all to partake, and a golf buggy that can transport people around the grounds.
There are disabled facilities on the campsite and in the Eco Lodges.
In 2008 Lodge Hill Centre was awarded the Go Easy award.

What are your opening days and hours?

We operate 24/7, seven days a week. We close for Christmas.

Is there anything else that you feel is important and want to include in your information?

Lodge Hill Centre is a charitable trust.
We are independently inspected by the British Activity Holiday Association (BAHA), and have the Learning Outside the Classroom quality badge and Adventure Mark (AAIAC)
The Centre has secure & clearly defined borders, with CCTV in operation, and an electronic door entry system in the main house.

Within our Bradbury Meeting Hall we have our Open Learning IT Centre; where you can look up your family tree, learn about digital photography, Microsoft software and much more.

Lodge Hill Centre also provides Day Meeting facilities, for up to 170 people.
Our various sized rooms can be booked for the whole day, morning, afternoon, evening sessions, or any combination. We can provide for all your catering needs, from cooked breakfast to barbecues.
Coffee, tea & biscuits can be provided throughout your meeting. A house specialty, not to be missed, is afternoon tea with homemade cake.
We can supply a range of audio visual aids from flipcharts to data projectors.
Room hire is available from £42.85p per session & catering from £6.75p per head for a working lunch.
 All prices include VAT standard rate 2011 @ 20%.
Rooms can be booked for the whole day, morning, afternoon or evening sessions and any combination. We can provide for all your catering needs from cooked breakfasts to barbecues. Coffee, tea and biscuits can be provided throughout your meeting. A supply it!

Featured Listing: No

Age of Children / Pupils:

• Pre-school
• 5 – 7 years
• 8 – 10 years
• 11 – 13 years
• 14 – 16 years
• College

Region:

• South East England

Type of visit:

• Cycling
• Climbing
• Film Making
• Green Awareness
• High Ropes
• Hotels-Hostels-Inns-Lodges
• Outdoor Education
• Outdoor Pursuits
• Performing Arts Workshops
• Residential School Trips
• SEN
• Sports
• Team Building

Curriculum topics:

• Citizenship
• Environmental Studies
• Geography
• ICT
• Music
• PE
• Science

Months Open:

• All Year Round
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Disabled Facilities: Yes