Mendip Activity Centre Somerset

Mendip offers safe, action-packed, curriculum-linked outdoor experiences in South West England.

Choose from half-day, full-day, or progressive outdoor activities for: enrichment days, induction days, post-SATs rewards, and team building. Mendip hosts school activity days and residential year-round.

Activities run in a number of locations:

-On-site at Mendip Activity Centre

-At their private Sandford Quarry

-On Bristol Harbour

Activities include:

-Target sports: archery, air rifle, axe throwing and frisbee golf

-Rock sports: rock climbing, abseiling and caving

-Water sports: paddle boarding, kayaking, canoeing, assault course and raft building

-Snow sports: skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing

-Land sports: team challenges, hill walking, orienteering, bushcraft, low ropes, crate stack.

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Mendip has vast experience in delivering high-quality outdoor education. The site is situated amongst 250 acres of the Mendip Hills National Landscape – the ideal setting for outdoor adventure.

Mendip’s pioneering approach to outdoor instructor training means that their fully qualified instructors are some of the best in the industry. They have a detailed and caring approach to risk, enjoyment, and education.

Learning Outside the Classroom Badge

AALA License

AAIAC Adventure Mark

DofE Approved Activity Provider

Institute for Outdoor Learning member

Member of Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres (AHOEC)

Mendip can help support learning outside the classroom, and deliver curriculum-focused days for KS2 and KS3 students. Their links with local ecologists ensures environmental education is a key element of delivery.

The following topics are perfectly suited to Mendip’s activities:

Geography Fieldwork

Science and Nature Studies

PSHE and Wellbeing

Physical Education

Rivers, Rocks and Ecosystems

Curriculum-focused days could include activities such as:

Rivers: explore the water cycle, and understand the challenges faced regarding water security from source to sea

Rocks: explore the geology of the Mendip Hills above and below the ground, learning about its origin and history

History: Mendip’s own cave-mine, Sandford Levy, has a rich history of mineral mining, and then later use as a World War 2 station.

Climate Change: understand practical and positive approaches to nature recovery and re-wilding, and why these are important in the current climate crisis.

Mendip can work with groups of up to 200 students, from ages 6+ right up to university students.

Mendip uses the National Outdoor Learning Award (NOLA). The NOLA captures personal development outcomes of students during their outdoor learning experience. Mendip have adapted this framework to compliment their activity offerings.

More information can be found here: https://www.outdoor-learning.org/standards/iol-awards-and-accreditation/national-outdoor-learning-award.html

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Risk Assessments can be viewed at www.mendip.co.uk/downloads

Please email Garry Chilcott at info@mendip.co.uk

Or enquire at www.mendip.co.uk/school-residentials

Teacher-led sessions from £4 per person

Instructor-led sessions from £35 per person

A full kit list will be provided.

This can be downloaded at www.mendip.co.uk/download/kitlist

All delivery staff are qualified in Outdoor First Aid with Enhanced DBS.

School groups will be allocated a space to leave bags and to eat lunch.

There is a café and small shop onsite. Mendip recommends no more than £5 to £10 to spend at their shop. Teachers will be given free hot drink vouchers.

Toilets, showers and changing rooms are available.

Mendip believes that everyone should have the opportunity to challenge themselves and try adventurous activities. With prior knowledge, many of the activities are suitable for those with additional needs.

Mendip is happy to discuss any needs at the point of booking, to ensure adjustments can be made. This might include additional equipment and different levels of supervision.

Mendip’s sites are open year-round.

“Mendip is a well-oiled machine! The staff employed there are incredibly well trained and are not only experts in their particular activity fields but great when working with children. The activities on offer are varied, well run and offer a variety of challenges. They are incredibly inclusive – I have taken children with a range of needs from long-term medical to short-term bone breaks and each time, children have been able to access activities and succeed.” Ally, primary school teacher.

“Mendip Activity Centre is above the rest in terms of ease of booking and what the centre offers for the children as a place away from home/amazing staff/great facilities/great activity opportunities/yummy food – and plenty of it. The children love the whole experience and this is why we keep on coming back year after year.” Bev, primary school teacher.

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Mendip Activity Centre Residentials Somerset