Beaudesert Activity Centre School Trip

Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4JJ

Residential Trip Residentials West Midlands

Beau Desert - "Beautiful Wilderness". Our amazing 128 acre site provides inspiring and safe introductions to the great outdoors for all ages. Our fantastic range of activities including Target Sports such as Archery, Axe Throwing and Air Rifles, High Ropes activities such as Climbing, Abseiling, Via Ferrata and Zip Wire, Water sports on our pond such as Coracles, Raft Building and Kayaking along with many, many more like grass sledging, fencing and pedal karts, go alongside our 5 accommodation blocks, huge camping areas, our tented village and our adventure day visits & Full Residential packages. They include hearty food, comfortable accommodation and a full programme of activities including evening sing song's around the Campfire or Night walks on Castle Ring - Iron Age Hill Fort. Learn about the rich History of Beaudesert Hall - the Medieval home of the Paget family, the Marquess' of Anglesey and the links to Tudor England until the early 1900's when the demise of the estate lead to our wonderful charitable trust taking over and providing inspiring and magical experiences for young people for 80 years.

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Teacher Checklist

Risk Assessments
Inspection Visits
Free Places for Teachers
Resource Packs
LOtC Quality Badge
AALA Licence
Institute of Outdoor Learning
British Activity Providers Association
Adventure Mark
Adventure Activity Associates

What activities are available during educational visits in 2026?

We can offer fantastic team building days, fun reward days, D of E, curriculum support, residential trips for the younger years from 1 night up to 4 night trips..

Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

Physical Education School Trip

Climbing Orienteering Archery Kayaking High Ropes Circus Skills Caving Zip Line

We can provide a range of levels of Climbing and High Ropes activities, Zip Wire and Via Feratta, Archery, Axe Throwing, sit on kayaks, Coracles, Orienteering and many other fantastic sessions. Our instructors are able to adapt sessions to your needs. Please call or email to arrange a telephone call with our bookings team.

Bushcraft School Trip

We can provide a range of bushcraft sessions at various levels including a number of fire lighting techniques, shelter building cooking and water purification. Our instructors are able to adapt sessions to your needs. Please call or email to arrange a telephone call with our bookings team.

Tudors School Trip

Henry VIII

We have developed our own Brand of "Living History". Beaudesert Hall was gifted to Lord Paget by King Henry VIII during the dissolution of the monasteries. Experience our 1 or 2 day experience of Tudor England with some activities such as Archery and Fencing as well as experiencing some Tudor Pastimes, a history tour and a falconry experience through our partners at Tora Falconry. Expect to learn some of the key parts of the Tudor time line, as well as immersing yourself in a very special location with our passionate guides and activity instructors.

Christmas School Trip

We are running a Christmas based activity residential with some traditional outdoor activities and some Christmas based craft sessions too. Please call or email to arrange a telephone call with our bookings team.

What size groups do we cater for?

We cater for groups of 8 or more

On-site classroom facilities?

Yes we have 2 outdoor classrooms and a number of indoor rooms that can be set up classroom style, theatre style conference meeting style etc

Is there first aid on site?

All of our staff have a first aid qualification

Access for visitors with disabilities

We can cope with most disabilities or special needs give is a call and let us help.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

We cater for all children whatever their needs. Outdoor Education can be a fantastic avenue to improve young people's confidence and development. Our activities can be tailored to many, many needs and our instructors adapt their sessions to the requirements of the students. We see young people really flourish here and the smiles are the measure of success.

Anything else?

The best thing to do is come along for a free tour around the site. See for yourself what we can offer. We are located near Cannock Wood.

Who are Beaudesert Activity Centre?

We offer everything you need from an outdoor centre from curriculum support lessons and GCSE PE to day visits, bonding days and full residential trips. Our residential trips can be anything from one night upwards. We have some great activities including a Via Ferrata, High Ropes, Zip Line, Archery, Rafting, Campfires and more. We have a number of accommodation blocks and you'll never share your building with another school. Our catering team ensure every child is taken care of whatever their needs. Our Staff are amazing and have a genuine desire to help. They are all hand picked and trained to our high standards, they are the people who make your trip and create some fantastic magic memory's for the children.
Based in 128 acres of magical parklands and woodlands, Beaudesert is a non profit making organisation. Our goal is to make fantastic memories for all our young visitors and to make the stay as comfortable as possible for the adults.