Picnic Areas

Cheddar Gorge and Caves is not only one of Britain's most spectacular natural landmarks, but it also provides an immersive and engaging location to support and develop a range of school curriculum areas. The Gorge boasts awe-inspiring cliffs and extraordinary subterranean, international centre for caving and rock climbing, plus many fascinating secrets about our prehistoric ancestors. It is a perfect venue for students to experience a school enrichment learning experience.

Boston Manor House Jacobean Heritage Site is located in Brentford near London, offering a wide range of activities for school groups of all ages throughout the academic year.  Your students will be able to immerse themselves in the rich historical past of this grand Jacobean house. Their learning workshop programmes will inspire and support your students in topics such as History, Geography, English, Art and design.  

Stratford Butterfly Farm Warwickshire offers an excellent opportunity for school pupils and educational groups to enrich their learning. They cover topics such as the tropical rainforest ecosystem and the challenging environments for plants, animals, and life cycles within these habitats covering Key Stage 1 and 2 subjects.

Gulliver’s Land Resort Buckinghamshire provides an enjoyable learning environment for students, where they can discover various attractions and animals such as, dinosaurs, reptiles and farm animals.

All Things Wild has a range of educational packages linked to the National Curriculum. Your school visit can be tailored to meet your needs; from self-led visits, to a range of activities such as animal encounters and educational activity workshops.

UK Active Outdoors is the perfect outdoor activity centre for school days out. It provides challenging and rewarding adventure experiences and outdoor education for school groups. Whether you're looking for water sports or land activities for your students, UK Active Outdoors offer endless opportunities.

Located in 20 acres of outdoor space including woodlands & lakes, award winning Nuclear Wild Forest delivers unique, adventurous school trips. Being outdoors is beneficial to mental & physical wellbeing. Students grow in confidence, developing coordination skills & resilience.  New for 2025 we have launched an outdoor team building  programme that can be brought to your very own school offering a wide range of activities for the students.

Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer offers high quality outdoor and adventurous activities with on site accommodation for up to 70 students and support staff.

Cadbury World in the West Midlands offers a unique experience that gives a fascinating insight into the rich heritage of the nation’s favourite chocolate. Your visit will take around 4.5 hours. This includes an educational talk or workshop (optional).

New Forest Wildlife Park Southampton is located in the New Forest (National Park), your school or educational group will enrich their learning and understanding of  Europe’s largest collection of otters, owls, deer, badgers, lynx, mink, polecats, foxes, Scottish wildcats, pine martens, wild boar, wolves & many more species of indigenous wildlife.

Imagine That! Science and Discovery Centre in Liverpool offers a fun-filled experience through four different zones. Each zone designed with a unique blend of imagination, creation and learning to stimulate the minds of all school ages. They provide exciting, interactive activities which are designed to inspire and entertain students.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is an independent, educational charity dedicated to deepening the understanding of Shakespeare’s works & times. We offer a range of informative & inspiring tours to bring Shakespeare to life for all key stages.

Located in the New Forest National Park, Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Activity Centre provides school and educational groups fully inclusive outdoor learning opportunities and many fun rewarding activities. We have an extensive list of on-site outdoor pursuits for your educational day trip with experienced instructors with safety and adventure enrichment challenges a top priority for your groups needs.

Located within the rolling hills of Exmoor National Park, there are lots of ways for your students to get active at Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre. This 530 acre site has something for all school ages to enjoy. With walking and cycling trails winding around this beautiful place, and a wide range of watersports and other land activities available, this is the perfect location to spend a school day outdoors.  

Stithians Lake Activity Centre is located in the heart of West Cornwall’s beautiful landscape, providing a striking setting for your students to experience an active, fun and challenging school trip.  Stithians lake is the largest inland water in West Cornwall offering a huge array of water based outdoor pursuit activities such as sailing and windsurfing giving your group a wonderful, memorable enrichment learning adventure.  

Blue John Cavern in Castleton, Derbyshire provides great school trip experiences such as Show Caves which have in-depth specific geological interests. The caverns within the cavern, showing stalactites, stalagmites and excellent examples of Blue John.