Bentley Copse Activity Centre School Trip

Guildford Surrey GU5 9JH

Residential Trip Residentials London & South East

Bentley Copse is located in the heart of the Surrey Hills, combining environmental and key skill learning alongside challenging and rewarding adventure activities.

Our Activity programmes are for all ages. All activities encourage life skills and personal development and always include elements of communication, team working, decision making and self awareness.

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school trip at Bentley Copse Activity Centre

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Bentley Copse Activity Centre school groups

Current special offers for school groups

With over 30 different activities to choose from we have plenty of capacity for schools to bring their students here for fun and exciting activity days. With travel costs having such an impact on the

Activity Day Specials - From £20 per student

valid until: September 2027

Teacher Checklist

Risk Assessments
Inspection Visits
Free Places for Teachers
Duke of Edinburgh Award
£25m PL Insurance

What activities are available during educational visits in 2026?

Abseiling (Adventure, Personal Challenge)
Adventure Course (Adventure, Teamwork, Physical Education)
Aeroball (Teamwork, Physical Education)
Air Rifles (Adventure, Skill Progression)
Air Pistols (Adventure, Skill Progression)
Archery (Adventure, Skill Progression)
Cave Maze (Adventure, Personal Challenge)
Campfire (Social, Personal Development)
Challenge Bucket (Team Work)
Climbing (Adventure, Personal Challenge)
Crate Stacking (Adventure, Personal Challenge, Teamwork)
Crossbows (Adventure, Skill Progression)
Den Building (Adventure, Teamwork, Woodland Awareness)
Discos (Social)
Fencing (Physical Education)
Frisbee Golf (Physical Education, Skill Progression)
Ghillie Suit Stalk (Physical Education, Team Work, Woodland Awareness)
Giant Inflatable Table Football (Physical Education, Teamwork)
Gladiator Challenge (Adventure, Physical Education, Personal Challenge)
Head Of Doom (Teamwork, Social Skills)
Jacobs Ladder (Adventure, Physical Education, Personal Challenge)
Knot Orienteering (Teamwork, Geography)
Leap Of Faith (Adventure, Personal Challenge)
Mini Beasts (Woodland Awareness)
Mini Crossbows (Skill Progression)
Movie Nights (Social)
Nerf Battle (Social, Physical Education)
Night Line (Adventure, Teamwork, Personal Challenge)
Orienteering (Geography, Teamwork)
Pedal Karts (Physical Education, Teamwork)
Pirate Climb (Physical Education, Adventure, Personal Challenge)
Photo Quiz (Teamwork, Georgraphy)
Pioneering Flintstone Cars (Adventure, Teamwork, Skill Progression)
Surrey Hills Hike (Physical Education, Geography, Personal Challenge)
Slack Line (Physical Education, Skill Progression, Personal Challenge)
Soft Archery (Skill Progression)
Soft Tomahawks (Skill Progression)
Site Shop
Team Building (Teamwork, Personal Challenge, Social)
Tetris Tumble & Giant Games (Social, Skill Progression)
Tomahawks (Adventure, Skill Progression)
Zip Line (Adventure, Personal Challenge)

Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

Bushcraft School Trip

Small group bushcraft sessions teach safety around fire and tools. Your students will light their own fires, pop some popcorn or make a refreshing hot drink.
Our woodland environment is idea for quiet bushcraft sessions among the trees.

Team Building School Trip

Bespoke team building sessions delivered to your group. Our instructors will challenge your students with team puzzles that will test their resilience, dexterity and problem solving. For schools wishing a greater emphasis on teamwork our site activities can be adapted to provide additional challenges.

Physical Education School Trip

Climbing Orienteering Archery High Ropes Caving Zip Line Circus Skills

We have many adventurous and physical activities that will challenge your students. Our popular activities include our zip wire, climbing wall, abseil tower, crate stacking, gladiator challenge, leap of faith, pirate climb, night line, aeroball, jacobs ladder, archery, crossbows, giant table football, team building, orienteering.

Wildlife School Trip

Surrounded by ancient woodland your students will experience the natural environment of the Surrey Hills. Your students may see our local badgers, see the squirrels among the trees while accompanied by bird song.

What size groups do we cater for?

From small groups of 12 pupils to year groups of up to 220 pupils.

On-site classroom facilities?

We can cater for 240 in tented camp and 38 in buildings, this number is split across three buildings.

Is there first aid on site?

All staff hold a valid first aid qualification.

Access for visitors with disabilities

We have an accessible toilet and showers in one of the buildings.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Our bespoke residentials can be tailored to the needs of your group. Our instructors are permanent specialist instructors and not seasonal staff; they have the experience and patience to allow every student to thrive, choose their own personal challenges and collect worthwhile memories and learning experiences.

Anything else?

If you are bringing more than 150 children you will have the centre to yourselves as we do have a unique set up at Bentley Copse.

We have many schools using Bentley Copse for their residential experiences, many of these return year after year. All schools receive a tailored activity programme of activities. These packages are created in conjunction with the trip leaders and can range from shooting arrows in Archery to flying through the air on our Zip Wire.

Who are Bentley Copse Activity Centre?

Teachers can opt for one of our packages which include accommodation, activities and catering or design your own programme and choose all the options they require.

Our aim is to enable young people to develop through taking part in outdoor activities in a fun and safe environment. This simple aim has led us to develop our Centre that rivals commercially run Centres in terms of both facilities and activity provision.