Zip World Tower South Wales

Located just outside of Aberdare in South Wales, Zip World Tower is located at a former coal mining site, which was the oldest continually working coal mine in the UK up until 2008. Zip World Tower offers a unique insight into the history and rejuvenation of a local coal mining site in Wales. Nestled amongst the sprawling Rhigos mountain range and sitting proudly alongside historical coal mining buildings, you will push your limits and create core memories at this epic location.

Pick an exceptional adventure experience from any of our incredible UK locations and embark on the school trip of a lifetime. Bring the whole class along, whether you’re zooming along a coaster or learning a thing or two on a quarry tour and make the most of our schools group booking discount. Build an itinerary that will expand your pupils’ minds as well as get them moving and push their boundaries, complete with food and beverage options and classroom spaces. Unlock your school trip today.

We’re proud to hold the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge for all our adventures and sites.

Choose from a selection of showstopping Zip World Educational Programmes, made with teachers as well as pupils in mind. These National Curriculum-linked programmes include lesson plans, presentations, workbooks and a hosted Zip World visit, focusing primarily on Science (forces), Geography and Language. We offer curriculum tailored programmes for both KS2 and KS3, 5-10 years, 11-18 years and 18+ years.

We can cater for groups of up to 40+ pupils and teachers. If the group is participating in an adventure, one adult is required to participate for each group of up to 7 children. This participating adult also goes free of charge. There is no minimum age for the adventure, but the pupils do have to be a certain weight and height.

Available in either Welsh or English, these educational programmes will offer the chance to escape the classroom, learn whilst doing, and take the pressure of planning off the teacher. Fly through the programme, or take it at a slower pace, with multiple pre-planned lessons to complete before you visit Zip World and put it all to practice. We provide work sheets in both Welsh and English, tailored to the topic and curriculum depending on the pupil’s age. These are available to download from our website:

https://www.zipworld.co.uk/groups/schools

Pupils and teachers may take photos and videos, but we do restrict the use of personal cameras on the adventures. We suggest you use our souvenir video cameras that can be provided to each pupil and teacher.

We provide a full risk assessment and public liability insurance documents for teachers.

info@zipworld.co.uk

01248 601 444

Our pricing starts from £15 per pupil and every 7 pupils include a supervising adult that goes for free. Food packages are also available upon request. We offer a percentage discount depending on group sizes.

We recommend that you wear long sleeves and something that covers your knees. We also recommend sensible and comfortable shoes that cover your toes. These sites are also based outside so you will need to wear warm clothing and optional elements in case the weather changes.

Safety is our number one priority and so we always have a first aid team on site and conduct regular training.

Our site offers on-site toilets with disabled access and a giftshop to buy souvenirs. We also have an on-site restaurant and place to eat for large groups. Our sites is purpose built with plenty of study spaces to hold a lesson.

We aim to offer our experiences to as many people as possible and so we do our best to tailor our adventures. These sites have accessible entrances and disabled toilets. Due to the nature of the adventures, please contact us beforehand to discuss various needs to accommodate for the adventure being participated in.

We are open Monday to Sunday, 7 days a week. Our times vary due to seasonality. This can all be verified once the tailoring begins for the programme.

Our school programmes have been developed alongside education industry experts to ensure they align with the National Curriculum.