Residential and non-residential Outdoor Activities for school groups
Description
Set in the beautiful surroundings of Thetford Forest, Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre offers a fantastic range of great value adventurous outdoor activity programmes (from 1 to 5 days) for primary schools, secondary schools, youth groups, FE colleges etc. We are open all year round and we pride ourselves on being able to tailor our activity programmes to the needs of your group.
Our modern facilities include a warm and comfortable 46-bed residential centre, Climbing tower, high ropes challenges, caves, water activities, mountain bike tracks, archery ranges, campfires and much more. Our friendly team of instructors will guide participants through a range of activities ensuring that everybody has fun and gets the most out of their experience.
Reviews
Overview
5.0
106 reviews
Excellent
95%
Very Good
5%
Average
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(November 2024 - Primary School)
(November 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School)
(October 2024 - Primary School)
(October 2024 - Primary School)
Excellent activities, staffing, food, accommodation, organisation (October 2024 - Primary School)
It was a lovely two days. The children really enjoyed being in the forest area and the leaders were great at adapting to our needs. The leaders were very hands on with the children.
This time, we stayed in the pods. I think that these would be better suited for older children (UKS2 and beyond) as when they needed the toilet at night they had to get dressed, reorientate themselves, and walk through the rain. They coped, but it meant that Mrs Thomas got very little sleep. We also found it hard to support and monitor the children getting up from our pod (they were very well insulated though!). Given age of the children, I would recommend booking the residential centre next time. (October 2024 - Primary School)
DofE (September 2024)
The children need to communicate. They are aware of where they had travelled to and the facts that it is a 'living' place with wild creatures etc. The children also discussed a lot of values from within the citizenship and PSHE curriculum. (September 2024 - Primary School)
Brilliant range of activities, knowledgeable instructors, equipment was all in good order, site was tidy and easy to navigate through. (September 2024 - Primary School)
Self Confidence Building, team work, sense of belonging (August 2024 - Secondary School)
Self Confidence Building, team work, sense of belonging (August 2024 - Secondary School)
Self Confidence Building, team work, sense of belonging (August 2024 - Secondary School)
Building Self Confidence, Team Building Skills and a sense of belonging (August 2024 - Secondary School)
Confidence Building, Team Work (August 2024 - Secondary School)
(July 2024)
(July 2024 - Primary School)
(June 2024)
Used for DofE Bronze expedition (June 2024 - Secondary School)
(June 2024 - Primary School)
Understanding of the world and Personal and social development (June 2024 - Primary School)
(June 2024 - Primary School)
Great camping venue with all the required amenities at hand. (May 2024 - Secondary School)
(May 2024 - Secondary School)
Encouraged children to develop team working and communication skills, take responsibility for getting themselves organised and clean up after themselves. (April 2024 - Primary School)
(April 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School)
(April 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School)
(April 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School)
Personal Development (April 2024 - Primary School)
Great facilities and well organised/planned activities. The instructors were great with the children who had a fabulous time. No-one was forced to do anything, but everyone was encouraged to push themselves out of their comfort zone. (April 2024 - Primary School)
(March 2024 - Primary School)
(March 2024)
Team Building (January 2024)
team building, working together, resilenace (January 2024 - Primary School)
PSHE (January 2024 - Primary School)
The team at Thorpe Woodlands were yet again brilliant. They catered to the needs of the Year 6 class attending. A supportive approach was used with all activities and, as before, children's confidence grew across the three days. Communication was appropriate with children and staff found the right approach with our current class. The Pods were something different for our school this year and they really added to the trip, a first for some children staying away from home. (October 2023 - Primary School)
(October 2023 - Primary School)
(October 2023 - Primary School)
(October 2023 - Primary School)
(October 2023 - Primary School)
(October 2023 - Primary School)
(September 2023 - Primary School)
A really fantastic centre full of so many activities and populated by incredibly helpful, knowledgeable staff (September 2023 - Secondary School)
Excellent outdoor activities centre - very helpful staff. (July 2023 - Secondary School)
Great venue - great choice to use in future (July 2023 - Secondary School)
(June 2023 - Primary School)
(June 2023)
(June 2023 - Primary School)
(June 2023 - Primary School)
(June 2023 - Primary School)
A fantastic venue for camping ,exploring the beautiful woodland areas, team building ,Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and to participate in outdoor learning (June 2023 - Secondary School)
See evaluation (May 2023 - Primary School)
(May 2023 - Primary School)
Use for Bronze Expedition DofE and very good - fit for purpose. (May 2023 - Secondary School)
(March 2023 - Primary School)
(March 2023 - Secondary School)
Excellent trip-children loved it and the staff at the center were fantastic (February 2023 - Primary School)
(October 2022 - Primary School)
Good for team building skills (October 2022 - Secondary School)
(September 2022 - Primary School)
(September 2022 - Primary School)
(August 2022 - Secondary School)
(July 2022 - Secondary School)
(July 2022 - Primary School)
An excellent venue with many different options for outdoor based teambuilding. (July 2022 - Secondary School)
PSHE, Team building, School values (June 2022 - Primary School)
(June 2022)
An amazing place, our children love visiting each year (June 2022 - Primary School)
(April 2022 - Primary School)
(March 2022 - Primary School)
(December 2021 - Primary School)
(December 2021 - Primary School)
Staff engaging, enthusistic and supportive. Good accommodation, exciting activities (November 2021 - Primary School)
(October 2021 - Primary School)
Was good day. All went smoothly. Group enjoyed it very much! (October 2021 - Secondary School)
(September 2021 - Primary School)
(September 2021 - Primary School)
very good as ever - clean facilities and lots of space. Fire pits for all sites (July 2021 - Secondary School)
Fantastic venue ,that fitted our Duke of Edinburgh needs perfectly. (July 2021 - Secondary School)
Excellent activities dekivered by excellent instructors. (June 2021 - Primary School)
(June 2021 - Primary School)
(June 2021 - Primary School)
(June 2021 - Primary School)
(May 2021 - Primary School)
Terrific - the team are really welcoming and fun. They put the children at ease. They guide and encourage and never force the children to participate. The social distancing measures are in place as much as possible but don't detract from the experience. (September 2020 - Primary School)
(January 2020 - Secondary School)
(January 2020 - Secondary School)
Excellent facilities and staff - always helpful and on hand. (September 2019 - Secondary School)
(September 2019 - Primary School)
(September 2019 - Primary School)
Excellent venue - never lets us down. (July 2019)
Wonderful, I booked for next year as soon as I got back to school. Staff were very accommodating and went at the pupils' pace. They were extremely supportive allowing many pupils to achieve beyond their own expectations. (July 2019 - Primary School)
Excellent staff and facilities- we had a wonderful day. (July 2019 - Primary School)
(June 2019 - Primary School)
The staff were very accommodating and were very adaptable to our children's individual needs. The accommodation was clean and tidy and the food was very nice. All activities were great and all the children had a fantastic time. (May 2019 - Primary School)
Our children (and staff) had an excellent few days at Thorpe Woodlands. The children were able to challenge themselves in a safe and supportive environment and throughly enjoyed a memorable experience. (March 2019 - Primary School)
The team at Thorpe Woodlands were excellent and really supported the children as they challenged themselves with the activities. (March 2019 - Primary School)
(March 2019 - Secondary School)
Excellent provider! (February 2019 - Primary School)
Absolutely superb place. (October 2018 - Secondary School)
Excellent facilities. Outstanding staff. Exactly what we wanted and expected. (July 2018 - Secondary School)
Great Facilities for camping. Clearly very good full accomodation and eco pods available as well. A lot of options for outdoor/team challenges on and around site. (June 2018 - Secondary School)
Staff brilliant with the children, especially the children with challenging behaviour. (June 2018 - Primary School)
(May 2018 - Primary School)
Excellent facilities, pupils had a fantastic experience and it is likely that we will go back again in the future. (April 2018 - Secondary School)
(March 2018 - Primary School)
The centre was clean and they have new washing facilities. (February 2018 - Secondary School)
