The Old School House Robin Hoods Bay Yorkshire
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Fisherhead Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4ST
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What we offer on a school trip
The Old School House is a residential centre for schools & other groups. We offer exclusive use, full board accommodation for groups of up to 42 in 9 bedrooms.
We are located in the coastal village of Robin Hoods Bay in the North York Moors National Park. Robin Hoods Bay is 6 miles south of Whitby and is the finishing point for the Coast to Coast walk. The Cleveland Way and The Cinder Track (disused railway path) both pass through the village and are ideal for safe, short, medium or long walks.
There are a wide range of activities available locally from rock-pooling with the National Trust wardens, fossil hunting with the North East Yorks Geology Trust both based in the village to canoeing on the River Esk with local instructors. We can help you to arrange and book all these and many more.
What makes us a great choice for education?
Robin Hoods Bay is 6 miles south of Whitby and is the finishing point for the Coast to Coast walk.
There are a wide range of activities available locally from rock-pooling with the National Trust staff, fossil hunting with the North East Yorks Geology Trust both based in the village to canoeing on the River Esk with local instructors. We can help you to arrange and book all these and many more.
We can give advice about the local area and help to arrange activities for all age groups.
The Old School House is ideal for beach, village and moorland activities for all stages of education.
What is typically included on our school trips?
The Old School House is in a fantastic location for school visits. The centre is in the old village primary school now converted into residential accommodation for schools. The village of Robin Hoods Bay dates back to & beyond Viking times with a history of fishing and smuggling. The narrow cobbled pedestrian streets, lined by listed buildings dating from the 17th& 18th century, are a far cry from the urban areas most of our schools come from. We are just 2 minutes walk from the village centre and the beach.
Activities available in the village or locally for primary schools include, rock pooling, fossil hunting, walks of varying length along the coastal path or disused railway line, Robin Hoods Bay museum, canoeing, orienteering, Whitby Abbey, boat trips from Whitby, the Sealife centre in Scarborough and more. Evening activities include town trails, smuggling talks, a magic lantern show and ghost walks.
The location & diversity of Robin Hoods Bay makes it ideal for secondary school groups for geography & biology field trips. It is particularly suited for coastal processes and coastal erosion for geographers and rock pool ecology & diversity/density and moorland habitats & ecology for geographers.
Materials, Resources & Information Provided
We can give advice about the local area and help to arrange activities for all age groups.
Risk Assessment Details
Risk assessments for the building are available. The centre has a modern fire detection and alarm system that is tested weekly and serviced annually. The fire extinguishers are also serviced annually.Kitchen staff have food hygiene certificates and the centre is inspected by Scarborough Borough Council.
Pricing Information
Full board weekends are from £25 per person per night.Full board midweeks in the peak season from April to October are £31.50 pppn for primary schools & £32.50 pppn for secondary schools. Peak season midweeks have a minimum numbers requirement of 30. One free leader place is offered for every 10 pupils.
First Aid Information
Schools are responsible for ensuring that they have first aid cover when they staying with us.
Available Facilities
Schools have the use of a dining room, classroom, staff lounge, staff kitchen, drying room/cloakroom, TV & DVD player in the classroom, data projector & screen & internet access.
Accessibility & Disabled Facilities
The centre meets the needs of some disabled people. Please contact us for further discussion.
Location Information
The Old School House is in a unique village setting and can offer unrivalled access to beach, village and moorland activities for stages of education.
Room Sizes and Facilities
Bedroom accommodation is in bunk bedded rooms. We have 6 rooms that sleep 4/5 and 3 rooms that sleep 6/7. Sinks with hot and cold water are in each room with showers and toilets close by. Duvets, pillows and bedding is provided but not towels. As we offer exclusive use schools decide the room occupancy.
