Nuclear Wild Forest Outdoor Obstacle Centre Essex

Located across 20 acres of woodlands, natural terrain and lakes, award-winning Nuclear Wild Forest delivers unforgettable outdoor school trips complete with land and water obstacles and plenty of mud. We can cater for a whole class or up to 300 students in a single visit, making it perfect for location for any school trip.

Nuclear Wild Forest Outdoor Obstacle Centre Essex / Water sports East of England / Obstacle park East of England

Being outdoors benefits mental and physical wellbeing and we see students grow in resilience, coordination, communication and self-belief. Schools return again and again for our outstanding customer experience, engaging activities and hands-on learning environment that’s often described as “the best school trip ever”.

Now, for even more flexibility, our new mobile outdoor team-building programme brings the Wild Forest experience directly to your school. Packed with exciting challenges and activities, it’s designed to build teamwork, confidence and resilience in a fun, supportive environment.

You can make a day of it by visiting other areas of Nuclear Essex like the historic underground Secret Nuclear Bunker and Nuclear Adventures. It’s an action-packed day out incorporating many aspects of the school curriculum.

Group trips are stress free to organise with full risk assessments.

LOTC & Adventure Mark badge guaranteed.

Neurodiversity Awareness and Strategies for Instructors Training.

We have full day, morning, afternoon or after school session availability. If you’d like to add to your day’s agenda with activities from all or some of our facilities – we can organise timings as required. With one point of contact from first enquiry, to your visit on the day our experienced team will be on hand to make your trip simple to book and a memorable one.

Minimum of 10 to a maximum of 300 students per visit.

We do provide some learning resources which you can find here: nuclearessex.com/schools/

Groups are authorised to take photos and videos of their own party. We actively encourage this and ask permission to take photos ourselves to share across our social media channels.

Risk assessments are available on request.

Sam Alexander – School Trip Coordinator

schools@nuclearessex.com

2 hours £22.00 + VAT: A mixture of land and water obstacles 6+ years.

2 hours £25.95 + VAT: A mixture of land and water obstacles plus the thrilling Deathslide aged 10+ years.

Teachers and Leaders are FREE.

It is an outdoor activity, so we advise wearing old trainers & clothing which you don’t mind getting muddy and wet and to dress for the weather/season. Technical fabric is better than cotton. Sturdy trainers recommended. Remove all jewellery & leave valuables at home.

All lead instructors are first aid trained and instructors carry first aid bags with them at all times. The staff are DBS checked and water safety trained.

On site we have a merchandise shop, vending machine, hot washdowns, changing rooms, separate changing area for teachers.

Disabled access is limited due to the nature of the activity, please contact us for more details.

Our staff are neurodiversity awareness trained, ensuring every student feels supported, included, and empowered to take part at their own pace. With qualified instructors, detailed safety procedures and excellent facilities, students are in safe hands every step of the way.

7 days a week 9-5pm

Please find them here: https://nuclearessex.com/schools/

We hold 6 monthly inhouse training programmes.

We employ a Health & Safety officer.

Staff have been DBS checked.

We have yearly water safety training.

The lake zone is water tested quarterly.

Minimum age to visit us is 6+