Kingswood Residential Centre North Devon

Kingswood offers a complete educational and adventure activity programme for young people across the UK and around the world; an experience that aids personal development, teaches key life-skills and helps build confidence and self-belief.
With stimulating environments, state of the-art facilities and highly qualified instructors, Kingswood works with you to go beyond classroom teaching and textbook theory.
A perfect setting for an exhilarating coastal adventure with a wide range of water sports on offer, this residential centre in North Devon is also surrounded by rolling countryside, just a short drive from Bideford and Westward Ho! Beach.
Kingswood will provide the perfect blend of excitement, creative learning and adventure in North Devon to meet your needs and requirements.

With classrooms, break out spaces, presentation rooms and quiet areas; this centre is well suited to most types of educational visit and programmes offered are mostly bespoke.

We are AALA Licensed, and Ofsted registered.

Our centre is self-contained on one main site, with night duty staff overseeing safety.

Our Facilities include:

• 2 large Dining Buildings with Commercial Kitchens. They comfortably cater for around 80 people per sitting in each building.

• A Café and Tuck Shop is open at set times, working around your needs and activity schedule.

• Free WI-FI for visiting staff.

• A Teaching Room is available, equipped with a projector and screen.

• Several undercover areas for activities/lunch.

• Plenty of green areas for playing games.

Our Centre has space for up to 350 people.

Our bunk rooms range from 9 – 16 beds.

In addition to this, we also have ample camping space and washroom facilities.

Kingswood, in partnership with Enrich Education, provide visitors with pre- and post-trip activity packs. These include a selection of activities that support PE, English, Maths, Science and Geography curricula, taken from the Enrich School Orienteering and Outdoor Learning Digital Hub. Each activity links with one of the six Kingswood curriculum categories (Challenge, Play, Explore, Discover, Social, Reflect). All activities include a teacher’s plan and children’s resource sheets where required.
In addition, Kingswood offers schools a unique ‘confidence tracker’ tool, created in partnership with insight specialists, Spike, and with counsel from Dr Alice Jones Bartoli and Professor Justin Dillon, to enable them to evidence and evaluate the success of a trip.

We encourage you to take photos and videos of your experience.

We will work with you to ensure we have photo consent if we take photos/videos for promotional use. 

Policies page – Risk management arrangements for each of the Kingswood centres.

Simon Luck – Activities Manager

Simon.luck@inspiring–learning.com

01237 880028

Kirsty Darlington – Business development Manager

Kirsty.darlington@inspiring–learning.com

01237 880028

Rebecca Collard – Guest Services Manager

Rebecca.collard@inspiring-learning.com

01237 880028

For a 3 day/2 night residential or a full week (5 day/4 night) stay

We offer free staff places on a 1:8 ratio

All our instructing staff are first aid trained, we have first aid facilities onsite, and all instructing staff carry emergency equipment for offsite activities.

Boasting the highest high ropes course in the south-west and the ultimate water assault course, stretch yourself to the limit with the challenges available at this exciting adventure location. Water sports such as surfing, SUP, kayaking and coasteering can be added to your package of activities and evening entertainment options include movies, adventure trails and sensory trails for something a little different.
Adventure lodges are the perfect accommodation at this location with dedicated lounge areas for party leaders to relax and unwind.

Our site buildings, accommodation, and washroom facilities are DDA compliant.

Due to the adventurous nature of our activities, some may be more suitable than others.

Please contact us if you have a group with specific needs and we will work with you to tailor the best experience.

We operate most of our activities and Residentials from March through until October, mainly because it is warmer and dryer.

Day activities run from 09:30am to 17:00pm, depending on your arrival and departure times.

During Residentials, we also run evening activities between 19:00pm and 21:00pm, depending on the age range of the group.

We have ample parking for minibuses and coaches.

We are adjacent to the A39 – 1 hour by coach from the M5, Junction 27.

From here, groups have access to the gorgeous North Devon coastline and the many towns and facilities found along there.

We have three types of accommodation, depending on your requirements and availability.

The Adventure Barns (138 beds): 

We have two Adventure Barns, each split in to 6 rooms with ensuite facilities. Each room sleeps between 8-10. These are perfect for KS1/2 groups and easy for teachers to supervise.

The Atlantic Lodges (112 beds):

Our Atlantic Lodges are arranged over 10 bunk rooms, ranging from 3-16 beds. Young people love the 3 tier bunk beds, and teachers love the self-contained teachers block with a kitchenette and bathroom.

The Lodges share a large toilet/shower block.

The Lakeside Cabins (36 beds):

As the name suggests, these overlook our kayaking lake. Each cabin sleeps 12 and has a toilet/shower room. These are perfect for a small school group.

The Octocabins (36 beds + 8 teacher spaces):

This is our newest accommodation. Sleeping 12 per cabin, these are spacious and perfect for a small school group. Teachers have their own cabin sleeping 8 across two rooms. Washing/toilet facilities are in the main shower block.