Boundless Outdoors Bell Heath Adventure Activity Centre Stourbridge

A day at Bell Heath or Malvern gets a class outdoors and into a full programme of activity in a matter of hours, no residential stay required. Both centres sit in their own private woodland in Worcestershire, one near Belbroughton, the other beneath the Malvern Hills, so pupils are properly out of the classroom rather than just outside it.

On the day, pupils take on low and high ropes, climbing, archery, zip wire, bushcraft, orienteering and raft building, and bring it together in team problem-solving challenges. Subject-specific curriculum days, including Victorian Water Cure, Iron Age Battles, Rocks and Fossils and STEM, turn a classroom topic into something pupils physically do outdoors.

It’s the moment a nervous pupil makes it across the high ropes, or the cheer when the last raft holds together. Boundless creates those moments, and the day is built around your group from the start: one point of contact from enquiry to departure, and instructors who adjust pace and challenge on the day, so every pupil gets to succeed at something.

Both sites hold the LOtC Quality Badge, AALS licensing, Adventure Mark and AHOEC Gold accreditation, and both have step-free access in key areas, so there’s something concrete to point to when you’re asked how you know the day will be safe and well run.

AALS licensed, Adventure Mark, LOtC Quality Badge, AHOEC Gold.

Curriculum days for Key Stage 2 include Victorian Water Cure, Iron Age Battles, Rocks and Fossils, and STEM. We also offer day visits focused on mental health and wellbeing outdoors.

Every day trip can be tailored to a school’s own learning outcomes and combined with the standard activity programme (ropes, climbing, archery, bushcraft, orienteering and raft building) on request. We also run dedicated History/Geography curriculum days and Year 7 transition team-building sessions, both designed to be booked as a standalone day visit.

Minimum group size for a day activity session is 12 pupils.

Schools receive a school brochure ahead of their visit, covering what to expect on the day.

Photography, videography and audio recording of pupils on site is only permitted with written consent from parents or guardians.

Boundless carries out risk assessments for all activities as part of its AALS licensing and Adventure Mark accreditation.

Boundless Outdoors booking and enquiries team.

Email: enquiries@boundlessoutdoors.co.uk

Phone: 01684 574546

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Half day activity sessions (3hrs), covering two outdoor activities: £26pp. Full day activity sessions (6hrs): £46pp. Minimum group size 12 pupils. Selected half-day dates are available in September and October. Curriculum-linked History/Geography days are £330 per class, and Year 7 team-building sessions (10am-2pm) are £26pp.

For schools within a 10-mile radius of the centre, we can also offer transport collection for groups of 24 pupils for £100.

Pupils should wear old clothes that can get muddy or wet, along with sturdy, closed-toe shoes. Waterproofs and protective equipment, including helmets, are provided on site for any activity that needs them.

All Boundless staff hold basic first aid training, so there is always someone qualified on hand across the site during a visit.

• Dining hall
• Toilets and changing areas at both sites
• Accessible toilets and showers at both sites

Both sites have disabled toilets and showers, and key areas at both are single-storey or step-free.

Staff work with SENCOs and EVCs ahead of a visit to plan for individual needs.

Day activity sessions run from 10am to 2pm.

“The catering support here is a great example of Boundless flexibility. The chef sent menus to us in advance so parents can pre-order meals, which is incredibly reassuring for our families. Knowing the food is all prepared beforehand helps everyone feel confident that our young people are safe and well looked after.”

• Cynthia May, Sellyoak Trust School

“A fab day. Lots of things to do and everyone got lots of goes on the activities. The instructors are really friendly and helpful.”

• Ellie Capel

“I was quite nervous, but I still did it. You were so funny and Kind I rate everything we did 10/10 – thank you.”

• School pupil

Both centres also run residential trips for schools, alongside dry hire and group bookings outside of term time, which some EVCs and bursars find useful to know when comparing venues that only offer day visits.