North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo | | | 06 July 2023 |
Warwickshire Country Parks - Hartshill Hayes Country Park | | A good venue for geography, biology (ecology) and environmental science fieldwork. | 06 July 2023 |
Colchester Zoo | | | 06 July 2023 |
Touchstones Rochdale | | | 06 July 2023 |
LEGOLAND Windsor | | They tested out their new advanced programming workshop on two of our groups and the students loved it and all felt challenged and learnt something new. | 06 July 2023 |
Valley Farm Equestrian Centre | | We went for an enrichment opportunity.
It was amazing! | 06 July 2023 |
Grafham Water Centre | | | 06 July 2023 |
Holkham Enterprises | | | 06 July 2023 |
Wicksteed Park | | | 06 July 2023 |
European Study Tours | | The itinerary had some issues, as the company had not thought about the distance between one activity and the next, and how this would impact the group. We were delayed for one activity due to this, but for the others were able to find alternative routes to ensure pupils had the full experience. | 06 July 2023 |
Imperial War Museum Duxford | | | 06 July 2023 |
Patterdale Hall | | | 06 July 2023 |
Copthall Athletics Stadium | | | 06 July 2023 |
Carlton Lodge Activity Centre | | | 06 July 2023 |
North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo | | | 06 July 2023 |
Fireground | | | 06 July 2023 |
Fireground | | | 06 July 2023 |
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum | | | 06 July 2023 |
Travelbound | | | 06 July 2023 |
Imperial War Museum Duxford | | | 06 July 2023 |
UK Parliament Education Centre | | | 06 July 2023 |
Tower of London - Historic Royal Palaces | | | 06 July 2023 |
Pro Active Adventure Ltd | | | 06 July 2023 |
Hyde Park Learning Centre | | | 06 July 2023 |
Greenpower Education Trust | | | 06 July 2023 |
The Branston Golf & Country Club | | | 06 July 2023 |
Study Experiences / Sport Experiences - NGT | | | 06 July 2023 |
Banham Zoo | | | 06 July 2023 |
RHS Garden Harlow Carr | | If the weather is good this has lots of potential. Last minute cancellation of the workshop was tricky | 06 July 2023 |
Patterdale Hall | | Incredible trip again! We enjoyed the rock climbing and paddle boarding. We may be allowed to visit overnight next year! | 05 July 2023 |
Bank of England Museum | | Business and Economics | 05 July 2023 |
Conkers Discovery | | | 05 July 2023 |
Science and Industry Museum | | | 05 July 2023 |
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | | | 05 July 2023 |
North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo | | | 05 July 2023 |
Yorkshire Wildlife Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
Paultons Park Education Team | | | 05 July 2023 |
North York Moors National Park Education Service | | | 05 July 2023 |
BeVenturesome Trips | | co-curricular | 05 July 2023 |
BeVenturesome Trips | | outdoor pursuits - co-curricular | 05 July 2023 |
Conway Centre - Tattenhall | | Lovely staff very supportive and welcoming. Building needs a bit of work as it's looking very tired and a bit out of date. Felt there should be a main gate security gate separating the site from the main road in terms as there was of easy access for the public. | 05 July 2023 |
Drayton Manor Resort (Day Visits) | | | 05 July 2023 |
Freightliners City Farm | | outstanding and the felt making workshop was appropriate to the needs of the group. | 05 July 2023 |
Twycross Zoo | | So many learning opportunities across the curriculum for all ages. | 05 July 2023 |
Kingswood Trust | | This venue was ideal for our walking route and secure location for just our school to be in attendance. | 05 July 2023 |
Hilltop Outdoor Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | | Good for team building. | 05 July 2023 |
National Science and Media Museum | | | 05 July 2023 |
Cuffley Active Learning Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Kingswood Trust | | | 05 July 2023 |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | | | 05 July 2023 |
NWT Ranworth Broad | | Great trip- the children loved it. | 05 July 2023 |
NWT Ranworth Broad | | | 05 July 2023 |
London Eye | | | 05 July 2023 |
Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | | Great venue - great choice to use in future | 05 July 2023 |
Water Park Adventure Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
William's Den | | | 05 July 2023 |
Museum of London Docklands | | The lectures delivered by the course facilitators were relevant to Psychology, Business, Economics and Computer Science students | 05 July 2023 |
Essex Wildlife Trust The Naze Education and Visitor Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Lyme Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
Hilltop Outdoor Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Stockwood Discovery Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
PGL Caythorpe Court | | | 05 July 2023 |
Harlow Carr Gardens | | A great trip but a shame that our workshop was cancelled due to staff absence. We saw another school group with 2 members of Harlow Carr staff, surely some rearranging could have been done? | 05 July 2023 |
Standon Bowers Outdoor Education Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Harlow Carr Gardens | | A great trip but a shame that our workshop was cancelled as we saw another school group that had 2 members of Harlow Carr staff with them, surely some rearranging could have been done? | 05 July 2023 |
Château de la Baudonnière | | | 05 July 2023 |
Knowsley Safari Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
Woolley Firs Environmental Education Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
RHS Garden Hyde Hall | | A fantastic trip | 05 July 2023 |
WEST NORWICH and DEREHAM SSP (Taverham High School) | | Children enjoyed tennis activities - links to multi skills too | 05 July 2023 |
Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | | We had a short teacher led tour only | 05 July 2023 |
Anglia Tours - NGT | | | 05 July 2023 |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | | | 05 July 2023 |
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | | | 05 July 2023 |
Yorkshire Sculpture Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
Yorkshire Sculpture Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
No Limits Development | | | 05 July 2023 |
Hertfordshire Scouts - Phasels Wood Activity Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Banham Zoo | | | 05 July 2023 |
Pensthorpe Natural Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
Royal Observatory | | | 05 July 2023 |
Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | | | 05 July 2023 |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | | | 05 July 2023 |
Thorpe Park | | Departure from LVS time to be brought forward – coach appeared to get lost on the way!
Departure from Thorpe Park time of 2.45 worked very well. We arrived on-site at 3.50 pm
Lunches: Would advise handing these out before arriving at Thorpe Park as it is not safe to do so in the coach park. Also, the large trays can be returned – we came back on a different coach so have no idea what happened to the trays and unclaimed lunches. 17 lunches went unclaimed as students would not take them.
Ride queue time ran to an hour for the popular rides and the park wasn’t particularly busy.
Changes for next year:-
1. Leave earlier to arrive at 10 am at the latest: the new Thorpe Park coach park protocols are time-consuming.
2. Give out the tickets on the coach as everyone must show their tickets to the Thorpe Park steward s they disembark the coach. A green / red placard is provided and must be displayed in the window of the coach before anyone can disembark.
3. Full bag checks are being carried out as standard.
4. Meeting point: Suggest the Dome. We used the picnic seating area near Stealth and were bombarded by Country and Western music all day!
5. Suggest using the fast track – although this will add to the cost.
| 05 July 2023 |
Rockley Watersports - Rockley Point | | | 05 July 2023 |
Lotus | | | 05 July 2023 |
Crucial Crew | | | 05 July 2023 |
Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | | Reward | 05 July 2023 |
Essex Wildlife Trust The Naze Education and Visitor Centre | | | 05 July 2023 |
Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre | | A great venue for team building and pushing students out of their comfort zones without them realising it. Very helpful and friendly instructors. Access by coach is difficult though. | 05 July 2023 |
Go Ape Grizedale Continuous Belay Course | | A long and exhilarating course! | 05 July 2023 |
West Lodge Farm Park | | | 05 July 2023 |
Hereford Cathedral | | | 05 July 2023 |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | | | 05 July 2023 |
Harlow Carr Gardens | | Harlow Carr as a venue would be suitable for a range of subjects and age groups. | 05 July 2023 |
Ackers Adventure | | | 04 July 2023 |
Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | | As a rewards trip | 04 July 2023 |
Rushall Farm | | A wonderful location to enjoy our local wildlife and to experience the pleasure of being outside. | 04 July 2023 |