Whitlingham Adventure | | Reward, team building, working together etc. | 06 June 2023 |
Land and Wave | | Land and Wave instructors are among the most professional I have worked with. The activities are incredibly well run and the site is idyllic. | 06 June 2023 |
PGL Liddington | | | 06 June 2023 |
Gulliver's Valley Theme Park Resort | | | 06 June 2023 |
Durham University Botanic Garden | | | 06 June 2023 |
Grace Darling Museum | | | 06 June 2023 |
Bamburgh Castle | | | 06 June 2023 |
Nell Bank Charitable Trust | | The centre is fantastic. It has a huge range of activities and is mostly outdoors. It has a great residential area for overnight trips. The staff are knowledgeable and engaging. The range of topics is brilliant. | 06 June 2023 |
Science Museum | | | 06 June 2023 |
Hilltop Outdoor Centre | | | 06 June 2023 |
Hilltop Outdoor Centre | | | 06 June 2023 |
Wilderness Expertise | | | 06 June 2023 |
Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | | | 06 June 2023 |
National Roman Legion Museum | | | 06 June 2023 |
YHA Swanage | | | 06 June 2023 |
Holkham Enterprises | | | 06 June 2023 |
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | | | 06 June 2023 |
Field Studies Council - Nettlecombe Court | | | 06 June 2023 |
PGL Osmington Bay | | | 06 June 2023 |
Bedlam Paintball | | | 05 June 2023 |
Banham Zoo | | | 05 June 2023 |
High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre Limited | | | 05 June 2023 |
Rand Farm Park | | | 05 June 2023 |
Wellington College | | | 05 June 2023 |
Whitlingham Adventure | | Very Supportive staff and the pupils had a great time with many improving their confidence levels | 05 June 2023 |
Kingswood Dukeshouse Wood | | | 05 June 2023 |
Grittleton House | | Excellent range of activities for outdoor and adventure education. | 05 June 2023 |
Abernethy | | HWB | 05 June 2023 |
Field Studies Council - Epping Forest | | Good small group course - would recommend to any A level students who haven't managed to attend their own schools fieldwork | 05 June 2023 |
The Hardelot Centre | | The pupils practised their French every day. | 05 June 2023 |
Manor Adventure - Chateau du Broutel | | | 05 June 2023 |
PGL Bawdsey Manor | | | 05 June 2023 |
Cuffley Active Learning Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Paxton House | | | 05 June 2023 |
LEGOLAND Windsor | | | 05 June 2023 |
BXM Expeditions | | Duke of Edinburgh | 05 June 2023 |
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | | This was an adventurous trip to celebrate the completion of SATs which linked to our English topic (Harry Potter) in the Spring term. | 05 June 2023 |
Cuffley Active Learning Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Cuffley Active Learning Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Hilltop Outdoor Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Science Museum | | | 05 June 2023 |
Tall Ships Youth Trust | | A great trip resulting in strong personal development amongst the students group. | 05 June 2023 |
PGL Winmarleigh Hall | | | 05 June 2023 |
Lichfield Cathedral | | | 05 June 2023 |
Kingswood Chateau de Chantereine | | Positive points:
• The location of the chateau is ideal, in terms of distance from Calais and near a beautiful beach
• The building and grounds are very attractive and provide a generous green space on which the children could play in the evenings
• The area is safe and quiet
• The trip to the cow farm was excellent and I would definitely go back to this
• Amiens is a wonderful city to visit with lots to see, including the zoo. I would like to repeat this but with a better idea of what we are doing (*see below)
• The chocolate making experience was great and we would do that again.
• The animateur was fabulous with the children
• The trip to the planetarium on the way home was great and definitely worth doing again.
Negative points/to improve:
• The accommodation inside was not of a very high standard. In the boys’ rooms, much of the wallpaper was peeling off etc. In mine and the girls’ room, we had problems with ants invading the rooms through cracks in the windows and going into their beds. Three of the teachers had to sleep in dorms meant for students, so of a similar standard. I was informed that the accommodation for teachers is going to be improved over the winter, so this is something I would like to see in place before any further trips.
• The animateur was not trained at all: he had arrived a few weeks earlier, but had not been trained. Everywhere we went, we got lost and he had no knowledge of the places/activities. We did manage and he worked it out in the end, but it felt disorganised.
• We arrived at the boulangerie at 3.30pm to be told that we were meant to arrive at 1.30pm, and the baker could not accommodate us at that time – so we missed out on that activity. This was not the fault of the animateur, but of the Voyager itinerary.
• When we arrived at the zoo, they said they were not expecting us, and it transpires that I should have been sent a voucher. That took a while to sort out.
• *In Amiens, we didn’t have time to see the floating gardens – we had a quick 20 minutes picnic lunch on the far edge of the park instead. We had to keep stopping/buying drinks in cafes too in order to use the toilets: toilet stops hadn’t been factored into the day so then we lost time elsewhere.
• The market in Le Treport was very disappointing. I understand that Dieppe has a better market for a more authentic experience.
• It would be useful for the trip leader to do a pre-trip recce in order to better organise the daytime activities and choose the most suitable. The days could have been better organised though it is hard to know this until you have tried out the activities/been to the places.
• There was no permanent management on site for Voyager and I feel that this should be improved for future trips.
| 05 June 2023 |
Cuffley Active Learning Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
SEA LIFE Brighton | | Whilst the sealife centre itself was lovely and the staff were very helpful the education room was very poor. It was in a state of disrepair. wires coming out of the walls, rodent traps and old equipment laying around. | 05 June 2023 |
Bluestone | | | 05 June 2023 |
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | | | 05 June 2023 |
The Mill Adventure Base | | | 05 June 2023 |
Outspark Ltd | | | 05 June 2023 |
Simply Cycling | | | 05 June 2023 |
PGL Marchants Hill | | | 05 June 2023 |
East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium | | Build in as much free explore time as possible and not to be too prescriptive or try to teach in the interactive areas. The staff at WSC were great in the workshop and the Planetarium and very visible and helpful generally. | 05 June 2023 |
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm | | | 05 June 2023 |
Halsbury Travel Ltd | | | 05 June 2023 |
Plantasia Tropical Zoo | | | 05 June 2023 |
BXM Expeditions | | | 05 June 2023 |
Warwickshire Country Parks - Ryton Pools Country Park | | | 05 June 2023 |
PGL Barton Hall | | This is an activity centre so most options are physical. | 05 June 2023 |
Techniquest | | | 05 June 2023 |
Centreparcs | | | 05 June 2023 |
European Study Tours | | | 05 June 2023 |
Cadbury World | | | 05 June 2023 |
Knowsley Safari Park | | | 05 June 2023 |
High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre Limited | | | 05 June 2023 |
Greenpower Education Trust | | STEM | 05 June 2023 |
Barton Turf Adventure Centre | | A great stay a Barton Turf Activity Centre. Di and her team were brilliant and the sailing was fantastic. | 05 June 2023 |
Sporta Tours | | | 05 June 2023 |
Pellennig | | | 05 June 2023 |
Rayburn Tours Ltd | | | 05 June 2023 |
Diverse School Travel | | | 05 June 2023 |
Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | | | 05 June 2023 |
Alfreton Leisure Centre | | Great venue | 05 June 2023 |
White Hall Outdoor Education Centre | | An amazing venue and trip | 05 June 2023 |
Scout Adventures Gilwell Park | | | 05 June 2023 |
Andrew Simpson Centre Portsmouth | | | 05 June 2023 |
Mendip Activity Centre | | Team building | 05 June 2023 |
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | | A very full and well planned day. All of the activities brought the story of the Three Pigs to life and covered aspects of what we had learnt in class. | 05 June 2023 |
Hooke Court | | | 05 June 2023 |
Ogden Water Country Side Services | | | 05 June 2023 |
UK Parliament Education Centre | | | 05 June 2023 |
Girlguiding UK Blackland Farm | | | 05 June 2023 |
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | | | 05 June 2023 |
RHS Garden Wisley | | | 05 June 2023 |
Team Sport Crawley | | | 05 June 2023 |
Team Sport Crawley | | | 05 June 2023 |
Bletchley Park Trust | | | 05 June 2023 |
National Memorial Arboretum | | | 05 June 2023 |
Harewood House Trust | | | 05 June 2023 |
Acclimbatize Adventure Activities | | Perfect for a team bonding day and pushing pupils out of their comfort zone. | 05 June 2023 |
Royal Armouries Museum | | | 05 June 2023 |
Halsbury Travel Ltd | | | 05 June 2023 |
NST Travel Group | | | 05 June 2023 |
WEST NORWICH and DEREHAM SSP (Taverham High School) | | | 05 June 2023 |
Essex Outdoors Danbury | | | 05 June 2023 |
NST Travel Group | | NST were efficient, friendly and helpful in the organisation of this trip. The itinerary was perfect for our needs. | 05 June 2023 |