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Boasting its own 12-acre lake with easy access to the River Avon, JCA School Activity Trips Croft Farm Waterpark Activity Centre is the ideal activity centre for schools seeking land-and water based outdoor adventures. Croft Farm and its beautiful setting provides groups with a range of options for enjoying outdoor activities on both land and water, creating memorable school days.

Countryside Education Trust Residential Centre is located in Beaulieu in the beautiful New Forest, and provides the perfect residential base for all school ages as it is surrounded by a variety of habitats, historic places and opportunities for outdoor adventures. Your school groups will have exciting learning opportunities while experiencing animal welfare first hand. Countryside Education Trust is an ideal spot for adventurous school trips and with a variety of wonderful activities for a brilliant school trip. A packed lunch is required for arrival day and then the evening meal is catered. (Group sizes up to 40).

Manor Farm Heritage Educational Farm in Hampshire is an ancient farm where students of all ages can learn all about its fascinating history, meet friendly farm animals as they stroll around a beautiful traditional farm. The farmhouse dates back to the 1400s and is filled with fascinating objects to explore, so school groups can learn about history in Victorian and Wartime periods plus geography in a very visual and exciting way. Animal interactions form an important element of our educational provision. Manor Farm is the perfect school trip destination for educational groups studying environment, history or any animal-based topic.

YMCA Fairthorne Manor offers adventurous residential trips for school groups of all ages. Residential visits provide excellent opportunities for children to learn beyond classrooms and provides pupils with enrichment learning through valuable life skills and challenges. A residential stay at Fairthorne Manor means affordable and comfortable accommodation for residential school trips. Group accommodation 172 bunkhouses, 250 max with tents (full board option)

Whether your students cook over an open fire, build shelters to sleep in, or learn how to navigate through dense woodland, Residential School Trips at The Bushcraft Company have something for everyone, perfect for enrichment learning experiences. (Group sizes 25 to 300).

Close to London but with the tranquillity of a woodland location, Gilwell Park is famous throughout the world for its Scouting heritage, beautiful setting and stunning range of activities. With four modern lodges, plenty of open camping space and spectacular views of the capital, we have 108 acres available for fun and adventure and for young people to experience the freedom of the outdoors. For over 100 years, we’ve delivered safe, challenging and educational experiences to millions of young people.

Located between Norwich and the North Norfolk coast, The Horstead Residential Centre is an outdoor education and adventure Centre for children and young people. The centre delivers bespoke residential and activity day experiences and provides a range of exciting activities and hands-on learning. With full board or self-catering options, the residential centre can accept groups up to 65 students.

At SPYSCAPE London, you can give your students the chance to explore spy secrets, and promote problem-solving skills. SPYSCAPE provides immersive experience to engage students in all kinds of challenges that build teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Here pupils can work together to overcome challenges, or explore virtual environments, promoting cooperation and collaboration at the same time. A visit to SPYSCAPE is an ideal choice for educational visits that combine general knowledge with critical skill-building.

Argoed Lwyd Outdoor Education Centre Wales delivers fabulous residential school trips where students can take part in a number of challenging adventurous activities to enrich their learning with highly experienced instructors. Your educational group can explore the natural environment that surrounds this educational centre which can accommodate up to 46 people. In the warmer months, we can also offer camping for groups, extending our capacity to 66.

Enjoy a fun and exciting school day out at Stubbers Adventure Centre, Upminster. This activity centre encourages your students to step out of their comfort zone and into a world of adventure, with many extraordinary activities across the land, air and water. Let's make school trips invigoriting again!

Herts Young Mariners Base has a wide range of school group activities run by skilled instructors who can deliver these sessions for you. This outdoor activity centre offers schools a comprehensive outdoor-education experience in the Lee Valley, combining land- and water-based activities that support teamwork, confidence and practical skills.  Herts Young Mariners will test your school groups' mental and physical abilities in an exciting team building environment.

Set within 44-acres of beautiful, ancient woodland on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, Ufton Court is a children’s experiential education charity and one of the South East's leading providers of history and outdoor learning programmes for UK school trips. Ufton Court provides a wide range of curriculum-linked history trips and outdoor learning programmes for school groups that spark curiosity and create memories that last and also offers a programme tailored to the needs of the specific group of pupils.

Ghyll Head Residential Outdoor Education and Activity Centre is located in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Cumbria and provides enrichment and adventure activity courses for schools and educational groups.  Students will experience authentic outdoor adventure and team building activities lead by highly experienced instructors.  Group accommodation from a minimum of 12 and up to 72 for activity courses. Various catering options available.

TYF Adventures Residential School Trips in Pembrokeshire offers a wide of range of outdoor activities, courses and workshops for school groups of all ages and provides educational groups with residential school trips experiences.  The main mission is to inspire students to enjoy adventures connected to nature and the environment on an exciting and thrilling school day out. TYF can offer half board, full board and self-catering. (Group sizes up to 150)    

Cuffley Woods in Hertfordshire offers immersive and exciting outdoor learning experiences for school groups, including shelter-building, fire-lighting, all kinds of crafts or archery. The Bushcraft Company is a leading provider of outdoor adventure education, providing Year 3 to Year 8 students the opportunity of a memorable and real outdoor adventure. The learning is curriculum-linked, meaning you can choose the theme, and they’ll align it with your curriculum. Cuffley Woods offers fully catered residential school trips with group sizes ranging from 25 to 300.  

Create lifetimes of adventure with your school groups at TYF Adventure Education Centre. It offers a diverse range of nature-based, outdoor activities, courses and workshops for students of all age groups and skills.  Throughout our activities, students - from primary schools to universities- are given the opportunity to develop essential mental and social skills. With coasteering, surfing, paddle boarding, sea kayaking and rock climbing in the heart of St Davids, Pembrokeshire, this school trip is going to be a memorable one!