Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre

School Trips

Why book Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre for Residential School Trips and Educational Visits?

We stand for delivering fantastic outdoor experiences that help shape young people and adults into the best versions of themselves- through proactive programmes that develop respect, confidence, communication and resilience. We go above and beyond to give you the power to achieve your desired outcomes in a safe, relaxed, and fun environment at affordable prices, in order to ensure that everyone can have them.

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Winter Package

Current School Trip Offer

Stay with us during November to February, and we'll pay your accommodation costs!

valid until: June 2025

What activities are available during group visits?

Abseiling
All-Aboard (High Ropes)
Archery
Ball and Wobbly Log (High Ropes)
Bungee Trampolining
Bushcraft
Canoeing
Rafted Canoeing
Cargo Net (High Ropes)
Crate Stacking (Roped)
Gladiator Challenge (High Ropes)
Indy Bridge (High Ropes)
Jacob's Ladder (High Ropes)
Kayaking
Leap of Faith (High Ropes)
Low Ropes
Nightline
Paddleboarding (SUP)
Mega-SUP
Raft Building
Team Building
Zip Wires
Aeroball
Bouldering Wall
Geocaching
Orienteering
Grass Sledging
Artificial Tunnels
On and Off-site Hikes
Campfire
Wide Games

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Accommodation Only

We have three lodges on-site, ranging from traditional to modern, with the capacity to sleep 93 in total.

Restrop Lodge is a traditional lodge with single dormitory for 22, staff room for 3, self-catering kitchen, communal lounge and shared bathrooms.
Wagtail Lodge is a traditional lodge with single dormitory for 26, staff room for 4, self-catering kitchen, communal classroom and shared bathrooms. Wagtail and Restrop sit side-by-side on our site and are often booked together for multi-gender groups.

Weavers Lodge is a modern eco-lodge for 38 with 4 x 8 bed dormitories plus en-suite rooms for staff. It has a self-catering kitchen and two communal lounges plus bathrooms.

Bushcraft

Our bespoke Bushcraft sessions can be tailored to your specific outcomes, but generally teach participants a range of topics, including shelter/den building, tarp craft, camp craft, fire lighting methods, fire lighting, foraging and tinders, camp fire cooking, water collection and filtering, knots, survival skills and knifework.

Watersports

SUP Stand Up Paddleboarding Kayaking Canoeing Raft Building Kata Kanuing

We deliver a range of watersports on our reservoir, from kayaking, canoeing, rafted canoeing, paddleboarding (SUP) and MEGA SUP! Our qualified instructors offer a quality coaching experience ensuring well-rounded fun in a safe and relaxed environment.

Team Building

With over fifty team building activities, we use progressive plan>do>review techniques to encourage team members to identify strengths of character and skill in their peers, recognise the benefit of diversity and inclusion, and apply learning in order to succeed. From mental to physical challenges, you can be sure that groups will leave cohesive and enlightened from our sessions.

Physical Education

Canoeing Climbing Orienteering Archery Kayaking High Ropes

We deliver a variety of physical outdoor activities, from climbing on both artificial indoor and artificial outdoor walls, to our local sandstone crag, high ropes, target sports, watersports and navigational sports. We aim to deliver to bespoke outcomes agreed with the school and it's participants in order for students to actively engage in their own development. We are providers of the National Navigation Award Scheme, Paddle UK awards and National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme, as well as activities at GCSE level.

What size groups do you cater for?

Our recommended group size is 12, but our safety provisions allow us to operate up to groups of 16.
We can cater for all size groups, into the several hundreds!

Do you offer on-site classroom facilities?

We have three lodges and various meeting rooms onsite with wifi and classroom facilities.

Is there first aid on site?

24/7 First Aid Cover onsite

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

The centre is rural and comes with natural limitations for visitors with disabilities, though we aim to be as inclusive as possible to allow everyone the opportunity to access adventure.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Yes- we are well versed in a variety of SEN and additional needs. Whether you are an all-SEN group or have individuals that require additional support, we can offer inclusive programmes with our experienced instructors. In addition, we have created a stand alone programme designed to assist students with alternative needs or those displaying Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), allowing them to access outdoor education and activities through Learning Outside the Classroom in line with their mainstream core subjects. This programme has proved effective among young people from differing backgrounds, especially those who struggle to cope with generic classroom based learning. The programme can be tailored to suit any age group, ability, or requirement of the education establishment.

Who are Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre?

We are a friendly, independent, locally owned outdoor centre, standing for delivering fantastic outdoor experiences that help shape young people and adults into the best versions of themselves- through proactive programmes that develop respect, confidence, communication and resilience. The team, led by Nic, Rachael, and Mark, don't just pay lip service to quality outdoor provision and the impact it can have.

We go above and beyond to give you the power to achieve your desired outcomes in a safe, relaxed, and fun environment at affordable prices, in order to ensure that everyone can have them. We value our relationships with customers-well established, and new, treating everyone with integrity and respect to achieve our shared outcomes.