Aylmerton Residential Outdoor Education Centre Norfolk

We are a small, family run business established in 1989. We offer fully residential outdoor education visits for primary-aged groups only, fully linked to the curriculum, but which are such good fun that children don’t realise how much they are learning. We were established by teachers, and still run by teachers, so we know exactly what works and what doesn’t. What particularly works is our warm family atmosphere – with a maximum of 2 groups on site at any time and each group having their own separate accommodation, dining room (meals are taken together, as a school, rather than impersonal canteen style), activities and even use of the grounds. The end result is Aylmerton Outdoor Education Centre, providing such excellent residential educational visits that schools return to us year after year – some are now in their 25th season and several teachers have returned here following their own trips as children. They do this because we are, in their opinion, unmatched by any other centre.

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Aylmerton OEC provides a truly unique experience with an indefinable special something that ensures schools return to us year-in, year-out. Some of that is due to the activities we offer – where children learn whilst having fun – doing activities that are also unique including our famous mud walk. But our USP is the extraordinarily high quality of our instructors. We differ from most other residential activity centres in two crucial areas, namely that we employ all our instructors on permanent contracts and pay them as much as we can afford rather than as little as we can get away with. As a result, all our staff are paid well above average and our team stay with us for many many years gaining a wealth of experience that, we believe, is unmatched.

We offer fully instructor led outdoor education courses, tailored to individual group requirements, and including activities such as team building, ropes course, bushcraft, woodland fun, hide building, archery, beach visit, river study, seal trip etc.

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20-90 children

Dorm rooms varying in size from 5 to 14 beds, all en-suite

Risk assessments available on request (with permission of LA educational visits advisor, where relevant)

Groups may do the above, of their own groups only, for their own in-school use only

Sara Holroyd sara@aylmertonoec.co.uk

• Prices vary according to time of year, length of stay, and size of group – please contact for availability and prices.
• There is a reduced price late availability 2 night stay in Autumn 2025
• One free adult per 8 children.

Our staff hold the Emergency First Aid at Work certificate so a first aider will always be available during activities, and will frequently be available at other times too, between 7 am and 10 pm on site. Groups do need their own first aid cover at times when they have responsibility e.g. lunch time, overnight etc.

• Groups have their own secure accommodation for their group only, with dorms, dining rooms, classrooms etc.
• Separate adult only staffroom per group
• Playing field and agility course
• Pavilion and bouldering wall
• Free WiFi
• Gift shop

Fully catered with breakfast, packed lunch, evening meal and bedtime hot chocolate/biscuit.

We are not a specialist disabled travel company, but we will do our best to cater for disabilities. We do have some wheelchair accessibility to some of our buildings, and we do have an accessible toilet/shower in our larger building.

Open from late January to early December, including weekends and bank holidays.

Aylmerton Outdoor Education Centre, is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the heart of rural North Norfolk. Adjacent to the magnificent National Trust estate at Felbrigg, but just 15 minutes from the beach with Blakeney Point and The Broads both within easy reach,