Barnstondale is a outdoor education and activity centre based in the Wirral, hosting a myriad of facilities that offer a wide-range of sporting activities, as well as 15-acres of woodland, perfect for large or small groups looking for an adventurous trip
MONTHS OPEN
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
DAYS OPEN
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holidays
AGE GROUPs
5 to 7 years, 8 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years, 14 to 16 years, College, University
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Listed under: Accommodation & Residential| Archery| Bushcraft| Climbing, High Ropes & Zipwires| Conservation| Curriculum Subject / Activity Type| Dance| Drama / Performing Arts| Duke of Edinburgh Award| Ecology & Green Awareness| Enrichment Learning| Environmental Studies| Geography| Orienteering| Outdoor Education| Outdoor Residential Centres| PE (Physical Education/Sport)| Personal Development-Mentoring| Safety Awareness| Social Skills| Special Educational Needs (SEN)| Team Building| Walking and Hiking|
What we offer on a school trip residential experience
Barnstondale is an inclusive outdoor education and activity centre based in the Wirral. Our accessible woodland site offers a range of diverse activities, for confidence building from climbing, abseiling, archery, and axe throwing, to team building activities including, search & rescue, forest skills, river crossing and orienteering.
Our rural location offers three log cabin dormitories for your residential stay, one of which is a specialist cabin for young people with disabilities, and 15-acres of woodland to explore.
Barnstondale Residential Centre
Barnstondale Oudoor activity centre
What makes us a great choice for educational visits
We are the only residential and activity centre in Merseyside that caters for children with disabilities to enjoy all our facilities alongside their able-bodied peers.
Barnstondale offers a high impact woodland adventure!
Our staff team go above and beyond to make a stay at Barnstondale truly an adventure that sparks something more
Accreditation and Awards
all information is found here. AAIAC and LOtC Quality badges are all referenced.
What is typically included on our school trip adventure
- Sensory garden
- Firepit
- Climbing Wall
- Sports Hall
- Archery Range
- MUGA football pitch
- Games room
- Conference Room (Cinema Room)
- Dining Room
- Cabin Hall
- Sports Pitches (Outdoors)
Group Sizes
Overall, our site can sleep up to 170 people. Groups can range in size to fill each of our cabins, that offer a range of needs, from 15 specialist en-suite rooms to 63 people in our largest cabin, all of our cabins have accessible bedrooms and lifts for upper floor access.
Photography, Filming & Audio Restrictions
Guests are authorised and permissions are requested as part of the booking process.
Risk Assessment
our risk assessments can be found on the website here.
Pricing
Prices vary depending on each booking, season and whether catering is required. For more information on pricing an enquiry to our booking team would be recommended.
Prices start from £148 per child for a 2.5 day residential, £29.00 per child for a day of activities and £22 for a half-day of activities.
Group Discounts
For 30 booked 1 person free
10% for a new customer
Bursary scheme, up to 50% per place discount for children who are disadvantaged. Learn more here.
First Aid
All of our staff are first aid trained, most of our staff are first aid qualified.
Available Facilities
Our site is a key code gates site, have a canteen and dining area, toilet facilities, a conference room, outdoor picnic tables spaces across site, free wifi, social areas in each of our cabins, sports hall and conference room where cinema screens are accessed by schools at their request.
Accessibility & Disabled Facilities
Our site is a fully accessible and inclusive facility.
Opening Times
the office is open between 9am and 5pm Monday – Friday but there are duty staff on call whenever the site is occupied
Testimonials
“We had an absolutely fantastic time. The staff were amazing – so accommodating, reassuring and organised. The children LOVED the food, it was a huge hit. Barnstondale is an amazing place and the experience is even more fantastic with an enthusiastic team. The children were exhausted, which shows you how into the activities they got. A HUGE thank you for everything!”
“I would like to thank you for the most wonderful 3 days. They were most probably the best days of my life.”
“Barnstondale offers children the opportunity to play and learn in an outdoor environment. Children appear more active, absorbed, motivated and purposeful, and develop a more positive attitude to learning. Exercise improves children’s emotional health, allowing for relaxation and calmness and a heightened sense of well-being. The outdoor experience not only supports physical and emotional well-being but also develops children’s social, communication and language skills. At Hayfield, we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which will enable children to develop personally, socially, emotionally, spiritually, physically, creatively and intellectually to their full potential. Barnstondale would have a huge impact on our pupils who all display a range of social communication difficulties. This would be an excellent opportunity for our pupils who have not been away from home/parents.”
Location
We are located in Barnston in the Wirral, lots of groups come and stay with us and visit Liverpool and its tourist spots for the day. We are of an equal distance to North Wales and Chester in the opposite direction
Room Sizes and Facilities
We have 4 cabins for residential stays.
Orchard (32 beds) and Dale (22 beds) Cabin can accommodate a group of 58.
Meadow cabin (15 rooms) is our specialist disability cabin, that provides disability specific equipment such as hoists, a shower bed, soft play, and sensory area.
Pine is our largest log cabin that can accommodate (63) people on a residential stay.
Wirral is our smallest dorm and can host (45)
All of these cabins are dormitories that can hold from 4-8 children in each room, all rooms have ensuite toilets and bunk beds for our visitors, complete with a kitchenette facility and a hall space/social area 😊
Booking Detials
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