Conway Centres Anglesey Wales

The Conway Centres in Anglesey is perfect for schools and groups looking for an immersive residential experience. Situated adjacent to the Menai Strait, within 169 acres of National Trust parkland, we are ideally placed for you to enjoy all that the wild outdoors has to offer.

Whether groups want to be part of a true outdoor adventure in the mountains, or on the sea, or use the setting to inspire their creative and artistic imaginations, Anglesey is the perfect place for all residential and educational needs.

Why Schools Love Anglesey:

• We can accommodate up to 400 people, making it perfect for whole year groups – why not consider a Transition to Secondary course?
• With a private dock on the Menai Strait, vast woodlands, and spacious arts facilities, we have activities that will suit every child, no matter their level of experience.
• This centre offers real-life true adventure – from abseiling down a rock face, to navigating through the currents on the Menai Strait, children will not only take part in activities, but will also learn & develop their skills in each session.

With over 48 years’ experience in delivering activities to young people, our problem-solving approach and reflective style of teaching allows learners to become creative thinkers, reflective learners, and team players.

We are dedicated, experienced, and enthusiastic education professionals who have the ability to differentiate, plan bespoke programmes, and deliver high quality teaching.

Courses at our Anglesey Centre are wide ranging and can provide whole school curriculum opportunities to enable life-long learning.

• Risk Assessments
• Inspection Visits
• Resource Packs
• LOtC Quality Badge
• AALA License
• Institute of Outdoor Learning
• Adventure Mark
• Duke of Edinburgh Award
• Adventure Activity Associates
• RYA Centre
• BCU Centre

Activities:

• Canoeing
• Kayaking
• Stand-up Paddleboarding
• Surfing
• Body Boarding
• Raft Building
• Dinghy Sailing
• Keel Boat Sailing
• Powerboating
• Mountain Biking
• Rock Climbing
• Abseiling
• Bouldering
• Zip Wire
• Mountaineering
• Low/High Level Ropes, Via Ferrata
• Mining
• Orienteering
• Gorge, Sea Level Traversing
• Den Building
• Bushcraft
• Pond Study
• Habitat Walks
• Environmental Art
• Geography & Biology Field Studies
• Duke of Edinburgh provisions & expeditions
• Year 7 and Year 12 inductions

Creative & Performing Arts:

• Visual Art
• Drama
• Dance
• Music
• Storytelling
• Raising Attainment Courses in Arts & PE at GCSE, A-Level & Degree level
• Arts Education in a Multi-Cultural Society

The centre has a wide variety of classrooms and workshops. These can be used by the school if you wish to deliver some teaching onsite, such as revision sessions as part of the residential experience.

Anglesey accommodates up to 380 students and 55 staff, all in standard dormitory-style accommodation.

Sheets, duvets, and pillows are provided for all guests.

Menai:

• 235 student beds.
• 42 staff rooms.
• Ideal for whole year groups.
• 234 students without E42.

Lafan:

• 17 student beds.
• 4 staff beds.
• 19 student beds.
• 4 staff beds.

Hafod:

• 34 student beds.
• 2 staff beds.
• Supported by extra accommodation in the main dormitory block – 39 student beds and 2 staff beds.

Penmon:

• 43 student beds.
• 4 staff beds.

Gogarth:

• 52 student beds.
• 5 staff beds.

Mountain View Lodge:

• Situated within its own private area in the grounds, Mountain View Lodge is a fully accessible facility, specially equipped for children with special needs (aged between 0 – 21 years). It is available to hire for short breaks for children and their families.

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We have over 50 first aiders onsite.

Outdoors:

Activities are integrated into the stunning woodland, including a high and low ropes course, a zipwire, a mountain bike track, and a real quarry used for via ferrata and abseiling.

Watersports:

All watersports courses have access to the Menai Strait via our private dock, providing a sheltered area for introductory sessions before venturing out into the ‘swellies’.

The varied conditions found on the Strait make it suitable for all levels of students, from beginner to expert.

Indoors:

Our spacious hall is used as a dance, drama, and movement space. Kelvin building consists of an indoor climbing wall, teaching rooms, an art studio, and equipment stores.

Other facilities:

We have an on-site shop, dining hall, chill out areas, and party-leader lounges.

The centre site is fully secure, with boundary fencing and coded accommodation access.

Our main building is fully accessible and there is access to stair lifts.

Two of our smaller buildings have disabled access and appropriate bathroom facilities.

We also have a self-contained holiday home – The Mountain View Lodge – with onsite facilities for families with children who have specific needs.

At Anglesey, we work in partnership with SEAS Sailability which offer support and enable accessible adventure watersports.

We are open all year-round, excluding bank holidays.

“We’ve been running Residential Trips for over 20 years and Conway Centres – Anglesey is far and away the best site we’ve used. Apart from the stunning setting, the accommodation is ideal – there is a huge indoor and outdoor programming space, great facilities, and activities. But most importantly, the staff are warm, friendly, and extremely professional, as well as being able to accommodate all our needs and requests – no matter how bizarre! I cannot recommend this centre highly enough!”

“During their outdoor maths revision Residential Trip, the pupils really enjoyed their experience at Conway Centres – Anglesey and they learned more in a weekend than they would achieve in a school term in real terms improvement. The trip also sparked an increased interest in all revision activities across school, which led our results to increase by 13%. I have been coming to Conway Centres: Anglesey for 5 years now and this is certainly the best facility in the whole of Great Britain for intervention weekends as the staff are organised, helpful, and understand of how teenage children operate.”

“I do not believe there is a better week than that spent with the entire year group at Conway Centres: Anglesey. The children have so much fun gaining in confidence, independence, and self-belief in a relaxed and safe environment. I have staff who beg to come to Anglesey year after year. It’s a 70-hr week, full on away from their own family….so that just about says it all. It’s an enriching experience for everyone.”

At Conway Centres, education is at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is simple. We are all about:

• Increasing achievement and development through real-life outdoor activity learning and immersive cultural experiences.
• Natural environments, adventure, creative approaches, and a team that challenges, inspires, educates, & motivates.
• Safe experiences which make a life-changing difference to young people’s lives.

Away from the usual routines, staff and students can experience extended and meaningful engagement in carefully designed activities which offer a broad exploration of the curriculum to embed understanding, whilst exploring new challenges together to develop their resilience and confidence.

The Conway Centre Anglesey is set on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey, near Snowdonia, just off the A55, within two hours of Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester.

C: 01248-714501

E: conwaycentres@edsential.co.uk

W: www.conwaycentres.co.uk