Residential Visits School Trip
Thornbridge Outdoors
Our fantastic 30 acre site, range of accommodation options, excellent location in the heart of the Peak District and experienced staff team enable many tailored brilliant residentials and day visits.A relatively unique aspect of Thornbridge Outdoors is that we give guests sole use of their accommodation buildings (each with their own kitchen/dining room) and a lot of flexibility as to how they plan and run their residential.
Some schools opt for fully instructed and fully catered residentials, many others choose to lead some activities themselves, some self-cater and some rent just the facilities and choose to do their own thing.
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What activities are available during educational visits?
We offer a variety of activities suitable for all ages and abilities; some are on-site and some are off-site in the beautiful Peak District: High Ropes (Sky Ropes, Cargo Net & Tree Climb, Jacob’s Ladder, Zip Wire); Low Ropes; Environmental; Bushcraft; Problem Solving; Team Building; Biking; Caving; Canoeing; Climbing; Bouldering; Walking and more.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Physical Education School Trip
Climbing Canoeing Orienteering High Ropes Caving
Visits are an excellent way for pupils to experience outdoor and adventurous activities. By utilising our rural site, fantastic location and experienced staff we aim for you to get the most from any residential here. Designing a programme starts with the visit leader and what they hope to achieve during their stay – outcomes – which become central to the planning the residential itself.
PSHE School Trip
Teamwork and resilience
A big focus of our residentials is character education where we use outdoor learning experiences to foster resilience, independence, team working and leadership skills, boosting self-esteem and promoting health and wellbeing. We work with groups of up to 12 young people and generally run activities over sessions of 3 hours to get the most from them.
Team Building School Trip
Work with your team to build a den in our woods. Can your team come up with some great construction ideas?
Problem Solving Challenges are ideal for developing team work / co-operation / leadership and communication skills for groups of all ages and abilities. Some problem solving tasks are mentally challenging whilst others require a more physical input.
What size groups do we cater for?
We have indoor accommodation for up to 86 plus our 9 teepee's and camping field. Our indoor accommodation is made up of the 'Lodge' which sleeps 38, the 'Farm House' which sleeps 38 and 'Woodlands' which sleeps 10 (and has accessible features). Each accommodation has a fully equipped kitchen and is self contained, enabling you to create your own ethos during your residential visit.
We can cater for small and large day visits, please get in touch for details.
We can cater for small and large day visits, please get in touch for details.
On-site classroom facilities?
We have a number of different spaces that can be used by schools which are equipped with a projector, screen and speakers.
Is there first aid on site?
All our instructors and most of our onsite staff are outdoor first aid qualified. We do not provide first aid cover outside of office hours / when not on an activity with one of our instructors. Therefore we recommend at least one school staff member is suitably first aid qualified. We also run a variety first aid courses, please contact us for further details. Each building has a first aid kit and we also have a defibrillator on-site.
Access for visitors with disabilities
We have an ethos of accessibility for all, our accommodation building Woodlands is designed from the ground up to cater for groups which include those with additional needs. It is all on ground level and contains facilities such as hoists and an accessible shower room. We have an accessibility guide for Woodlands on the Visit England & Scotland Accessibility Guides website. The Lodge also has accessible facilities including a wet room and is ground level throughout making both buildings suitable for wheelchair users and those with mobility difficulties. We also have a variety of activities that are suitable for all abilities, for example bikes, trikes and karts in a range of sizes including a tandem bike. There is an introductory 850m bike and trike trail on site as well as the traffic free Monsal Trail on our doorstep; a perfect way to learn how to ride a bike whilst soaking up the scenery of the beautiful White Peak. We have a variety of high rope activities on site, some of which are accessible by hoist and we can also provide specialist harnesses. Our Sky Ropes has been adapted to allow those with additional needs to have a go.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
We welcome visitors from special schools and through personalised programmes and our experienced instructors we can provide excellent opportunities and experiences. Recent special school programmes include High ropes and cycling days for hearing impaired students; part week and full week residentials for students with communication difficulties; high ropes part days for students with behavioral difficulties. Our accommodation building Woodlands is designed from the ground up to cater for groups which include those with additional needs. It is all on ground level and contains facilities such as hoists and an accessible shower room. We have an accessibility guide for Woodlands on the Visit England & Scotland Accessibility Guides website.
Who are Thornbridge Outdoors?
We have been providing outdoor learning residentials for school groups for over 40 years on a not-for profit basis and are proud of the range and quality of what we offer to schools.
We offer activities to a whole range of people from year 1 to adults including day visits, residentials, outdoor activities at other Peak District venues, in school training and accredited training courses.
We are owned and operated by Sheffield City Council.
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