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Primary School Residentials Primary school residentials KS2 guide Package prices fixed until 2023 Our charitable Hello, and welcome object Contents To help all, especially young people of limited to YHA About YHA means, to a greater 4 knowledge, love and 8 Meet the manager Over the next few pages we’re going what we stand for. Today, YHA has care of the countryside, to tell you a lot about the memorable, more than 80 Learning Outside the and appreciation of the 10 Winter and self led residentials perspective-shifting residentials that Classroom accredited sites, more than cultural values of towns we offer, and help you discover which any residential provider in the UK. Our and cities, particularly by 12 Make your own itinerary one is right for you. But first, we’d like diverse network of hostels is full to providing youth hostels Activity packages to tell you a bit about YHA and how we bursting with knowledgeable staff who or other accommodation 14 came to be one of the leading outdoor make every school trip memorable for them in their travels, 26 Bolt-on activities education providers in the UK. and rewarding. Our action, adventure and thus to promote and activity packages are national their health, recreation YHA officially formed on 10th April 1930. 28 Day stays curriculum-linked and can be tailored to and education. We were established on a shoestring by meet the specific requirements of your 30 Our recent investments a band of passionate volunteers. Our group. We offer self-led residentials as founders gave ordinary young people in well as day activities. And everything 34 Familiarisation events Britain the opportunity – for the very first we offer is set against a backdrop of time – to escape to the countryside and inspiring surroundings in the natural 35 Mental health and wellbeing enjoy leisure pursuits on a scale only environment. previously possible for the wealthy. We’ve spent decades perfecting what we Our ‘from’ pricing is based on our low season Ninety years on, and our founding rates. Please note that prices, locations and do. And we’d love to share it with you. purpose still goes to the core of activities quoted in this brochure are all subject So, let’s get started. to change without prior notice. Please contact our advisors for more details. 2 01629 592 501 groups.yha.org.uk 3 Why choose YHA Take your school to any • 130+ locations across England and Wales one of our 130+ hostels • Over 80 LOtC accredited sites and counting – the most of With a YHA school trip you can You can enhance your stay by adding any provider in the UK be assured of a safe, fulfilling and on options such as searching for • A wide range of unforgettable residential that will stay life on the seashore, taking part in properties from 10s to with students long after the coach medieval banquets or learning the art 100s of beds journey home. of teamwork. • Sole use of hostels Working together with teachers and Our flexible approach to planning available experts in their fields, we have prepared your residential sets us apart from • Free planning visits a range of fully flexible residential other providers. Whether you want and free leader places options for school groups of all shapes, a self-led adventure, the whole place • Tailored, affordable sizes and abilities. to yourselves, activities and meals packages to suit you provided, or a bespoke combination, our Instead of sitting in a classroom or even • Expert, friendly staff experienced staff will create a tailor- climbing an indoor wall, your pupils made residential to meet the educational • Support measures could be scrambling up a rock face, needs of your class and offer exciting available for schools in abseiling down a viaduct or canoeing ways to engage, challenge and inspire disadvantaged areas on a real lake. every member of your group. 4 01629 592 501 groups.yha.org.uk 5 Some of our green Berwick We want to initiatives: Our Wooler Alnwick • We’ve increased on site The Sill at Hadrian’s Wall recycling by 8%, saving Newcastle Central be as green network Buttermere Ninebanks Keswick 888 tonnes of carbon Ambleside Borrowdale Langdon Beck Wasdale Hall Helvellyn in the first six months Patterdale Hawes Whitby Eskdale Grasmere Grinton Lodge Boggle Hole Langdale Coniston Coppermines Scarborough as our logo • We’ve saved 22 Ingleton Helmsley Coniston Holly How Key Osmotherley Hawkshead Kettlewell tonnes of carbon Malham Windermere York per year by installing Package hostels Haworth Beverley Friary We have a long history of caring LED lightbulbs at our Manchester Castleton Losehill Hall for the natural world. And we know Bolt-on Liverpool Albert Dock Edale Hathersage National Office Conwy activities only Snowdon Llanberis Ravenstor Eyam just how vital it is to be aware of Sherwood Forest • We’ve introduced a 25p Snowdon Ranger Snowdon Pen-y-Pass Youlgreave our environmental impact. Since Hartington Hall Hunstanton Snowdon Bryn Gwynant discount on hot drinks Self-led Ilam Hall Sheringham September 2019, we no longer Kings Ironbridge Coalbrookdale for guests who bring a National Forest residentials only Ironbridge Coalport provide single-use plastic bottles Wilderhope Manor reusable cup Borth in packed lunches at any hostels. • We swapped our Stratford-upon-Avon Cambridge Blaxhall Thanks to a successful bid for grants St David’s Milton Keynes membership cards from Day stays available at: Broad Haven from Waitrose and Partners and Brecon Beacons Wye Valley plastic to cardboard Brecon Beacons Danywenallt Oxford Hostelling International, we have St Briavels Castle • YHA Castelton Manorbier Streatley London Thameside been busy rolling out water refilling • We’ve removed single- Bristol London St Paul’s Losehill Hall Cardiff Central Bath London Earl’s Court Medway stations across our network. This will use plastic straws and Canterbury • YHA Edale Cheddar Holmbury St Mary remove 500,000 plastic bottles from drinks stirrers from our Exford Truleigh Hill South Downs • YHA Ilam Hall New Forest our network every year. bars and cafés, saving Okehampton Beer Lulworth Cove Brighton Eastbourne Swanage 100,000 per year • YHA Grasmere Dartmoor Portland Treyarnon Bay • YHA Whitby Eden Project Boswinger Penzance Please note that self-led stays and bolt-on activities Coverack • YHA Okehampton Land’s End may also be available from our package hostels. 6 01629 592 501 groups.yha.org.uk 7 Meet the manager We’re a 900-year-old I really enjoy the castle that can literally castle tour as it is an bring history to life for Our hostel staff are pretty special. are filled with visiting other castles opportunity to share What subjects do you cover? How do you support teachers planning students. No biggie! With backgrounds ranging from and places of historic interest. I my love of history and a school trip? education to hospitality, travel to started working for YHA in 1995 reveal the castle’s hidden The castle is a superb base for a outdoor adventure, each member and enjoyed it so much I came back secrets. It also hopefully residential. There are a range of options From the moment of the initial booking of staff is as unique as our hostels. the following season and never inspires young people to to choose from, with bolt-on added we have contact with the teachers to They do, however, have one thing left. I have managed hostels in the go out and explore other extras like a full-blown medieval banquet help them plan their visit. We provide in common: an absolute passion Yorkshire Dales and Devon, and then amazing places. or archery or you can choose a full lots of information and advice, welcome for helping young people discover in 2012 discovered the hidden gems activity package. Although we offer a teachers on preliminary visits and have a skills and abilities they never knew that are the hostels in the Forest of fantastic range of medieval themed pre-arrival pack that contains everything they had. Dean and Wye Valley. activities to support castle and history needed for a successful trip. We are themed topics, we are not only about always happy to help. history at this site. We also transform What is your favourite activity to into a secret spy training ground for Linda is the hostel manager What makes your hostel the perfect provide on a school residential? the Alex Rider packages that focus at YHA St Briavels Castle in base for school trips? Gloucestershire. I really enjoy the castle tour as it on teamwork, literacy and personal is an opportunity to share my love development (including a chance to be There’s nowhere like St Briavels. Can you tell us a bit about of history and reveal the castle’s adventurous and kayak on the Wye or A residential with YHA guarantees a your background and experience hidden secrets. It also hopefully abseil Symonds Yat Rock). Schools can memorable experience in a fabulous with YHA? inspires young people to go out and also choose the discovery package and setting, with the security and assurance mix and match activities to suit their of our LOtC accreditation. We’re also I studied archaeology at university explore other amazing places and aims and objectives for the visit, even if a 900-year-old castle that can literally and have a lifelong interest in look after our heritage for future that is ‘just for fun’! bring history to life for students. history, so the castle and I are a generations to enjoy. perfect fit! My holidays and time off 8 01629 592 501 groups.yha.org.uk 9 Contact us Winter residentials Our experienced team Self-led are here to support you with every aspect of We know the dramatic impact option.
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