Delivering Excellence Outside the Classroom

RESIDENTIAL STUDY AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CENTRES DORSET & WALES

Delivering Excellence Outside the Classroom RESIDENTIAL STUDY CENTRES Hooke, West Dorset Hooke Court,Hooke Dorset Court welcome to Hooke Court Residential Study Centres

For over 20 years at Hooke Court we have delivered first class residential school trips to children of all ages. We pride ourselves on our educational and inspirational activities designed to enhance curriculum learning within a unique educational environment. As a small family business we offer that extra special, HOOKE COURT, DORSET personal touch, which A delightful 14th Century Manor House set in allows us to meet each the heart of rural West Dorset. Choose to stay in group’s particular needs our dormitory-style accommodation or camp and requirements. in the great outdoors.

“A fantastic stay! The children have loved their time here and have learnt so much.” St Michael, Church of England, Sandhurst, Surrey

HOOKE COURT, LLANSTEFFAN, WALES A beautiful period property set in its own grounds in the tranquil coastal village of Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Hooke Court is recognised for its excellence in Learning Outside the Classroom Hooke Court, Dorset

a taste Dorset of Hooke Court, Dorset

Located just 11 miles from the Jurassic Coast, in the small village of Hooke in rural West Dorset, Hooke Court, Dorset, is a magnificent setting in which to stimulate and educate children. 24 acres of stunning parkland, a Grade II listed 14th century manor house, with ornamental moat, Firs Pond, landscaped gardens, woodlands, playground and playing fields make this a truly beautiful and inspirational Field Study Centre. 10 REASONS TO CHOOSE BRINGING HOOKE COURT, DORSET, FOR LEARNING YOUR FIELD STUDIES VISIT: TO LIFE A fantastic range of exciting activities carefully designed to enhance curriculum learning EXCITING ACTIVITIES Stunning historic, rural setting which really brings learning to life Over 20 years experience of delivering excellence Learning Outside the Classroom accredited Experienced tutors Flexible learning options Personal attention and care Accommodation for up to 190 plus additional camping facilities in the summer months. Fully catered, providing healthy and nutritious food Proven safety record BOOK NOW! 01308 862260

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at Hooke Court, Dorset

At Hooke Court, Dorset, Experience our unique, Enjoy your activities on whatever your learning incredibly popular and site or go off site and and budget requirements excellent value 3 day explore the local area we will work with you programmes of activities and all that it has to offer. designed to enhance to ensure you enjoy a Mix and match from our learning within specific truly memorable and range of activity options to topics of the National create a programme that educational trip. Curriculum for KS2. We want your class to suits your needs! Stay for as long as you like go away having learnt Ask us to design an activity or and enjoy any of our range from, experienced programme just for you. of activities led by our highly and been inspired by trained and experienced Choose from full or half day their activities and tutors. Alternatively, stay or evening sessions. surroundings. and do your own thing!

LIVING HISTORY ACTIVITY OPTIONS We will inspire your children to learn more about their BUSHCRAFT topics through our innovative, creative and practical activities designed to bring the Curriculum to life.

OUTDOOR ACTION LIVING HISTORY - Bring history to life in the 14th Century Manor House and reconstructed Saxon Hut OUTDOOR ADVENTURE & TEAM BUILDING - Build team work, confidence and communication skills

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - See for yourself how our landforms have changed and are changing

SCIENCE - Breathe life into scientific principles

FOOD & FARMING - Bring the field to the fork!

BUSHCRAFT - Test your survival skills, Ray Mears style!

FOREST SCHOOL - A fun day of outdoor activities related to the Curriculum For the full range and details of all our activities see the Activity Pages at the back of this brochure. Choose activities from these pages to create your own bespoke package or contact us for details of our standard 3 day programmes designed to focus on particular topic areas.

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Dorset accommodation at Hooke Court, Dorset

We can accommodate FACILITIES IN EACH up to 240 pupils in 6 self contained units. All groups ACCOMMODATION UNIT INCLUDE: are fully catered and accommodated in their Bunk bedded Common room dormitories with own area. Staff room shared bathrooms for children Boot room Staff bedrooms - twin Play area and single rooms, Shared playing fields some with en-suite and a host of other bathrooms facilities within Kitchenette the grounds. BOOK NOW! 01308 862260 camping * at Hooke Court, Dorset

What better way to FACILITIES ARE PRIVATE, inspire Learning Outside the Classroom YET SECURE, LOCATED than to live outdoors! WITHIN HOOKE COURT GROUNDS: Enjoy the adventure of camping, get back Children’s tents: each Staff tents: equipped to nature, see the stars, accommodating up with divan beds. to 8 children. and relax and bond in Central classroom / front of a campfire. Children’s camp beds staff living room and pillows are provided. Shower and toilet SPACE TO PLAY Staff tents are facilities adjacent interspersed amongst to camp.

the children’s tents. *Camping is SING SONGS available during the summer CAMP IN COMFORT months only

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Llansteffan a taste of Hooke Court, Llansteffan, Wales

Set in fabulous grounds and within 5 minutes walk of deserted beaches this beautiful 10 REASONS TO CHOOSE Centre is perfect for HOOKE COURT, LLANSTEFFAN, those looking for a Coastal Field Trip FOR YOUR FIELD STUDIES VISIT: in an inspirational and safe setting. A fantastic range of exciting activities carefully designed to enhance curriculum learning This truly unique venue cannot fail to inspire: the Stunning coastal setting which really brings Georgian House retains learning to life many of its original Over 20 years experience of delivering excellence features; there are stunning views from the Hooke Court is Learning Outside the house and grounds over Classroom accredited the estuary and Norman Experienced tutors Castle; a plethora of play Flexible learning options areas, dens and hiding places make the Personal attention and care grounds a veritable Accommodation for up to 40 plus staff children’s paradise! Fully catered, providing healthy and nutritious food Proven safety record

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Llansteffan education

at Hooke Court, Llansteffan, Wales

At Hooke Court, Experience our unique, Enjoy your activities on site Llansteffan, whatever incredibly popular and or go off site and explore your learning and budget excellent value 3 day the local area and all that requirements we will work programmes of activities it has to offer. designed to enhance learning with you to ensure you Mix and match from our within specific topics of the enjoy a truly memorable range of activity options to National Curriculum for KS2. and educational trip. We create a programme that want your class to go Stay for as long as you like suits your needs! away having learnt from, and enjoy any of our range Ask us to design an activity of activities led by our highly experienced and been just for you. inspired by their activities trained and experienced and surroundings. tutors. Alternatively, stay Choose from full or half day and do your own thing! or evening sessions.

ACTIVITY OPTIONS WELSH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE We will inspire your children to learn more about their topics through our innovative, creative and practical SCIENCE activities designed to bring the Curriculum to life. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - Get your wellies wet in this investigation of the Seaside and the Natural World. WELSH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE - Get the creative juices flowing. Your beautiful surroundings and the lilting sounds of Dylan Thomas’s work will provide all the inspiration you need! LIVING HISTORY - Bring history to life with our vast range of historical activities. OUTDOOR ADVENTURE & TEAM BUILDING - Build team work, confidence and communication skills. SCIENCE - Breathe life into scientific principles. BUSHCRAFT - Test your survival skills, Ray Mears style! For the full range and details of all our activities see the Activity Pages at the back of this brochure. Choose activities from these pages to create your own bespoke package or contact us for details of our standard 3 day programmes designed to focus on particular topic areas.

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accommodation at Hooke Court, Llansteffan, Wales

The accommodation at Hooke Court, Llansteffan, sleeps up to 40 children plus staff. All groups are fully catered and accommodated in their own area.

FACILITIES INCLUDE:

Bunk bedded dormitories Common room with shared bathrooms for children Staff room BOOK NOW! Staff bedrooms - twin Cloakroom area and single rooms, with A myriad of play areas 01308 862260 dedicated staff bathrooms within the grounds Kitchenette

COASTAL STUDIES

BUSHCRAFT

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Hooke Court,Court Dorset

How to Book To make a booking or to book a preview visit please contact us on 01308 862260 or email [email protected]. For further information visit www.hookecourt.co.uk We very much look forward to welcoming you at Hooke Court. useful information

Safety about Hooke Court

The safety of all our All activities have full risk All Hooke Court staff undergo visitors is paramount. assessments. Contact us to DBS checks on joining our With over 20 years request copies of these team and are fully trained experience our exemplary to operate within our Health All buildings have fire & Safety guidelines safety record is testament detection systems to the experience and Hooke Court is registered Most of our staff are First Aid vigilance of all our staff. with all relevant authorities trained and are able to assist in the event of an accident

Food Wherever possible we All special diets are catered for. provide locally sourced, We provide: We liaise with each group prior home cooked food for our Cooked and continental to their stay to ensure that we groups. Meals are planned breakfast with cereals, fully understand the requirements to be healthy and nutritious. toast, juice, tea and coffee of all members of the group. All groups are allocated A packed lunch Staff eat at the same time as their group. They have their own a meal time and dining Hot Evening Meal dining table within the dining room on arrival so room so that they can enjoy that each group Break time and bed time drinks and snacks their meal whilst still being eats separately. able to supervise their group.

Disability Policy

All guests are welcome Prior to a visit we ensure At Hooke Court, Dorset, we at Hooke Court. We that the individual have some accommodation which endeavour to provide needs of any member is accessible to wheelchair users. all our guests with the of the group are fully Additionally there is a mobile same level of service investigated and necessary home which can be used by any child and/or their carer during their irrespective of any measures implemented stay at Hooke Court. Please let us disability they may have. where possible. know at the earliest opportunity if you require access to any of our facilities for the disabled.

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how to useTo design your programme: this Brochure

The following pages Choose which activities you Remember: you can choose to contain details of activities would like to enjoy and contact enjoy activities led by Hooke available at Hooke Court, us on 01308 862260 to discuss Court staff or your own staff; you Dorset and Hooke how these would fit into the time can stay on site or go off site. Court, Llansteffan. you are planning to stay with us. We will help you to organise the programme you want! 3 Day Programmes

These programmes can Alternatively: be made up of any of Choose from one of our pre-designed programmes the activities on the on the following topics: following pages. They typically consist of 4 Living History: Science: separate activities plus Tudor Traders Life Processes and 2 evening activities. Roman Invaders Living Things Simply choose the Time Team/Archaeology Forces at Work activities you would like Wartime Evacuees Outdoor Activities: to include as part of your Victorian Servants 3 day programme and Bushcraft Celts contact us on 01308 862260 Team building to book your activities. Saxons Challenge WW1 Experience Outward Bound! Food & Farming: Physical Geography: Farm visits Coastal Geography Harvesting Exploring the BOOK NOW! Prepearing & Cooking Environment Wholesome Meals 01308 862260 Caring for Animals Maintaining the Poly Tunnel

If there is an activity you would like to enjoy that isn’t listed please contact us and we will try to design an activity to suit your needs. Hooke Court, Dorset living history Dorset Activity options at Hooke Court, Dorset

Studying elements of the History National Curriculum for KS2. “Well, I’ve learnt that Enjoy these activities individually or as part of one of our excellent value 3 day all-inclusive programmes. the Tudors are a lot more interesting than Most of the activities are enjoyed either in the 14th Century Manor House, at the reconstructed Ancient I thought they were!” History Settlement or even the authentic World War 1 Child from Selsdon trench providing a truly unique learning experience. Primary School, Croydon

Historical Enquirers Building Construction Clay Pots, Writing with Learn about progress in Quills & Wax Seals Time Team Game building construction and design (Evening activity) Use the buildings and artefacts in through the ages. Work in teams Enjoy a range of activities Hooke Court grounds to develop to solve building problems using creating some mementoes to hypotheses on its development. traditional techniques. Build a take home. Play the ‘Time Team Game’ to see hypercaust, a wall using wattle what the experts found. and daub, an aqueduct and an arch strong enough to stand on! Dig & Map your own Trench, Clean & Log your Stained Glass Finds (Evening activity) Work in teams to dig a trench Learn about the importance of looking for any archaeological heraldry and design your own finds to map and clean, then family crest. Paint your design identify, date and log them. onto a transparency to take home.

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Wartime Evacuees Off-site Visit First World War Visit Yeovilton Fleet Air Experience Wartime Cooking & Drills Arm Museum or Bovington Cook delicious treats with Tank Museum. Establish Base Camp rations! Learn about wartime Transport not included. and Field Kitchen drills and shelter from an air Cook and sample a typical raid in our very own bunker! Code Breaking midday meal that would have (Evening activity) been served to the soldiers and Leaving Home & Living Away. Test your skills at code breaking. carry out some of their training Making Presents for Home drills including bayonet practice A drama workshop which VE Day Party & Murder (using wooden poles)! explores the impact of leaving Mystery (Evening activity) home to live life as an evacuee. Celebrate the end of the war Trench Warfare Then, using what items you could with your own VE Day Party. Help to construct a World War 1 have scrabbled together, make After the party solve the trench including filling sand bags. creative gifts to take home at the ‘Whodunnit Mystery’ in the Practice the ‘Morning Hate’ rou- end of the evacuation. grounds of Hooke Court. tine as well as ‘Over the Top’. Letters Home & Artefacts and Periscopes Wartime Smells! Examine World War 1 artefacts and Visit the schoolroom to write build and use your own periscope. letters home to reassure your parents that all is well. Enjoy Bovington Tank Museum a quiz testing your knowledge Visit the Word War 1 exhibition of the nicer and nastier smells at Bovington Tank Museum and you may have come across take part in some of their work in wartime England! shops. Transport not included.

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Tudor Traders Build a Tudor Boat (Evening Mosaics (Evening activity) activity) Learn about life as a sailor Create your own mosaic tile to Investigation of the on board a Tudor vessel and then take home. Manor and Trade & Travel build your own boat to sail across Explore the Manor House, looking the moat. for original features and signs of how Victorian Servants the building has changed over the Mummers Play (Evening activity) Investigating the Manor years. Learn about trading in Tudor Recreate a traditional Mummers play. and Victorian Artefacts times, form trading companies and Start by investigating the manor design your own logo for your boat. Twelfth Night Feast, Dance and house looking for evidence of Entertainment (Evening activity) Victorian additions and alterations, Tudor Cooking and Pastimes Experience a true Tudor Christmas and handle genuine artefacts to Cook Tudor recipes in the Tudor Feast by candle light, and finish the decide what they are and what they kitchens using spices from your evening with Tudor dancing and would have been used for. travels abroad. Once the feast is entertainment. prepared enjoy some time playing Cooking, Laundry and Tudor games and making your own Playground Games candles. Roman Invaders After a thorough inspection from Off-site Visit to the Roman Town the resident housekeeper, the Tudor Crafts & the Schoolroom House & Maiden Castle servants are put through their paces Learn about life as a child in the Under the guidance of a Hooke baking cakes for tea in the Victorian schoolroom. Write with quills, Court tutor, explore the Roman kitchen. This is then followed by a stamp a wax seal on your letter, Town House and then go onto spell in the Victorian laundry and weave your own piece of cloth and Maiden Castle and imagine life in some traditional playground games. make pomanders and leather purses this Iron Age hill fort at the time of to take home. the Roman Invasion, complete with Schoolroom, Table Laying and a mock attack on the hill fort. Polishing, Victorian Tea Party Costume, Drama & Dance Transport not included. Experience the rigours of life in a Learn all about clothing for the Victorian school and prove your wealthy in Tudor times and try Roman Technology skills as servants in polishing and on some of our own Tudor Learn about the remarkable table laying lessons! Those deemed costumes. Learn a Tudor dance achievements of Roman technology. good enough are chosen to serve or enjoy a drama workshop, choose Work in teams to build and test your tea at the Tea Party. two out of three options. own onegars, aqueducts and arches. Victorian Christmas Tudor Christmas Cooking, Weaving and Jewellery Learn about Victorian Christmas If you are visiting us towards Enjoy cooking a Roman feast, weave traditions including making Christmas why not experience it some cloth to make your own clothes cornucopia, a christmas card and Tudor style. Spend the morning and create Roman style jewellery. decorations. Cook some Christmas learning about Tudor Christmas treats and finish the day singing customs as well as trying your hand Clay Pots, Writing and Learning carols around the tree. at some Tudor cooking and candle Latin and the Roman Army making. Whilst in the school room Make clay pots, write in Latin script Victorian Crafts you will make Christmas pockets, and finish the session by organising (Evening activity) a Christmas kissing bough as well yourselves into a ‘testudo’ using our Try your hand at the decorative as an invitation to the Twelfth Night shields and stage your own Roman crafts of decoupage and quilling. Celebration Feast. Invasion of Hooke Court!

Victorian Parlour Games Banquet & ‘Whodunnit’ Life of a Roman Soldier (Evening activity) Mystery at the Court (Evening activity) Recreate a Victorian evening in the (Evening activity) Learn about life in the Roman Parlour including recitations and Sit down to a formal Tudor Banquet Army and participate in ‘Boot playing games of the period. – some of the children will act as Camp’ to find out at first-hand servants and others as entertainers! what life was like! After dinner investigate a ‘Whodunnit’ Mystery in the grounds!

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The Anglo Saxons Splitting Wood, Wattle and Viking Sagas and Poems Daub, Felt Making (Evening activity) Life in the Saxon Hut Using tools of the era, split logs, Sit around the fire and enjoy Try your hand at grinding corn, maintain the hut with wattle and an evening of Viking sagas and cook some Saxon recipes, followed daub and make some felt using poems – a favourite form of by some jewellery designing and authentic techniques. entertainment for the people of weaving. that time. End the evening with a Dyeing, Jewellery and traditional Viking burial. Anglo-Saxon Trades Clay Pots Have a go at writing Saxon runes Dye some cloth using natural Please note that activities may on clay tiles and help maintain ingredients, design and make vary slightly from those listed the Saxon hut with some wattle your own piece of Celtic here. If there is an activity you and daub. jewellery to take away and make would like that is not listed your own clay pots drawing here please contact us and The Royal Saxon inspiration from those of the we will do our best to help. Settlement of Wareham Celtic era. Under the guidance of a Hooke Court tutor investigate this ancient Tribal Meeting Drama and Please contact us if you wish Saxon Settlement of Wareham. Celtic Saga around the Fire to receive more information on Transport not included. (Evening activity) any of these activities, Finish your day with some drama organise your own Saxon Saga (Evening activity) and storytelling around the fire. programme, book a preview Sit around the open fire next to visit or make a booking: the Saxon hut and enjoy listening Celtic Art (Evening activity) to a story told in the style of a Using the traditional spirals, Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Saxon Saga – be ready for the crosses and knots create your Email: [email protected] blood, guts and gore. own piece of Celtic art to take Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk away with you. The Celts Viking Invaders Maiden Castle Cooking and Craft Making Learn about the Durotriges – our Spend some time cooking Viking local Celtic tribe and see for delicacies, followed by jewellery yourself where these people and leatherwork designing would have lived. Experience and weaving. what it would have been like to have been invaded by the Romans Viking Trades in your very own mock battle. Write some Viking runes on clay Transport not included. tiles, create your own Viking God figure and try your hand at some Cooking, Weaving illuminated writing. Practise wattle and Grinding and daub on the walls within the Using traditional methods, cook Ancient History Settlement and griddle cakes, bake bread in the then contribute to your very own bread oven, and prepare and cook class piece to take away. pottage with pulses and foraged food over the fire. Grind the Build a Long Ship Design and build your very own wheat for your bread and have a long ship and test it out on our go at weaving some cloth using moat. Also help to make a Viking our traditional weaving frame burial ship to send to Valhalla in whilst you wait for lunch to cook. the traditional way.

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The following Living History Programmes are 1 day programmes but can be cut to a half day if required.

Ancient Greeks Programmes covering other periods of history are also Cook a Greek feast. available – please ask for details. Greek costume - spinning and weaving. Please note that activities may Make Greek pots. vary slightly from those listed here. Paint tiles using traditional If there is an activity you would Greek designs and pictures. like that is not listed here please contact us and we will do our Greek legends & tales. best to help. Create mud bricks to build your home! Please contact us if you wish Ancient Egyptians to receive more information on any of these activities, Create a traditional organise your own Egyptian feast. programme, book a preview Make and decorate visit or make a booking: canopic jars. Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Make jewellery. Email: [email protected] Egyptian costume – Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk spinning and weaving. Make mud bricks to build your own home. Write in hieroglyphs on papyrus using traditional reed pens.

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Studying elements of the PE, PSHE and Citizenship National Curriculum for KS2. Enjoy these activities individually or as part of one of our excellent value 3 day all-inclusive programmes available throughout the year. Please enquire for further details.

Build a Temporary Home Animal Hunting Using a combination of natural Take a walk to investigate the and man-made resources, the variety of tracks and signs that children work in teams to build a can be found, interpreting which home good enough to sleep in. animals may have passed by and what they may have been doing. Igniting a Fire with Natural Materials & Camp Fire (Evening activity) Cooking A tutor led activity within which Learn about the various ways of the children can join in with igniting a fire. Anyone who is singing songs, telling stories able to light a fire by friction will and jokes as well as acting out get their name engraved on the little sketches. An activity where Board of Honour. Use a variety of children can entertain themselves techniques to prepare and cook without the use of modern day food on an open fire. technology.

Scavenging and Cooking Foraging and Trapping Use a variety of techniques (Evening activity) to prepare and cook food on Take an evening walk to learn an open fire from a range of about collecting and trapping any ingredients, adding flavour potential sources of food in the from what you can find in the local woodland. hedgerows and on the forest floor, dependent on the season.

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Activity options at Hooke Court, Dorset Studying elements of Learn About Hooke Court the Science, PSHE and Animals, Vegetable Plots, Citizenship National Poly Tunnel Curriculum for KS2. Spend time in our poly tunnel and on our vegetable beds learning Enjoy these activities about the food we are growing individually or as part and help to plant, maintain of one of our excellent and harvest as well as gain an value 3 day all-inclusive understanding of composting. programmes available Take a walk around our animals throughout the year. on site and learn about their Please enquire breed, husbandry and care. for further details. Kneading, Rubbing and Visit a Local Cheese Factory Crumbling Visit a local Cheese Factory and Spend half a day making bread, learn about the cheese making pastry and crumble mixtures process. Take some cheese back to and learn to use them to make a Hooke Court to use in the cooking healthy and nutritious meal. of your lunch. Transport not included. Sauce and Soup Carbohydrate Cooking Investigation Learn to cook pasta, mash, roast, Visit the Village Dairy and Learn to make a tomato sauce, baked or even sauté potatoes. Trout Farm a white sauce or soup and then Make a batter and produce Visit the village trout farm to learn use these bases to make a meal toad in the hole. If you have about the life cycle of a trout in- such as fish pie or spaghetti also chosen to learn how to use tended for the plate whilst choos- bolognaise. Make a delicious sauces you may like to make ing one to bring back to cook for chicken pie or make your a lasagne or shepherds pie lunch. Take time to learn about white sauce into a cheese sauce accompanied with some fresh the milking process at our local and make a cheesy leek and seasonal produce harvested from dairy and collect some milk to use potato crumble. our own garden. in your cooking.

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Cook your own Lunch Paint and Plant a Pot Please contact us if you wish Visit our very own on site poly (Evening activity) to receive more information on tunnel to harvest produce to Paint your very own plant pot and any of these activities, compliment the ingredients plant a seed to take home where organise your own brought from the factory and if it is looked after properly may programme, book a preview farm visits to make your own produce something delicious to eat. visit or make a booking: healthy lunch also incorporating Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 whatever is in season. Taste test Rural Crafts (Evening activity) Email: [email protected] challenges will be undertaken to Try your hand at quilling or Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk see if you can taste the difference decoupage to take back home. between home cooked food and that bought ready prepared in The Answer Lies in the Soil the supermarket, taking time to (Evening activity) look at the carbon footprint of the Make compost and learn about foods as you taste them. our wormery. Help to separate out waste to promote our own Historical Cooking compost heaps. Choose from our range of historical eras and select the cooking activity.

What is in your Food, Where does it come from, How is it made? Spend some time learning about calories, fat and sugar content of foods, taste different foods and learn about carbon footprint through a series of exciting games.

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Studying elements of the Geography and Science National Curriculum for KS2. Enjoy these activities individually or as part of one of our excellent value 3 day all-inclusive programmes available throughout the year. Please enquire for further details.

Coastal Defences Lyme Regis The local seaside towns of West Visit the RNLI to find out how Bay or Lyme Regis have undergone they work and dress your teacher extensive re-development of the in their uniform. You may enjoy sea defences. A tutor will lead your walking in the steps of Jane Austin investigation of what has been done and the Duke of Monmouth. and why the destructive power Alternatively you may wish to visit of the sea has made the work the Town Mill and experience necessary in either of these towns. how the mill works and help mill Transport not included. the flour. See the finished product in the bakery next door. Destructive Coastal Transport not included. Systems of Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door River Study Two of Dorset’s most famous Investigate the pools and water- coastal features provide an ways. Study indicator species, excellent venue for studying the wetland flora and fauna, flow of impact of the sea on the coastline. water and cross section of the Transport not included. stream bed. As they walk along the river the children identify river Fossil Hunting at Charmouth features from various vantage After an introduction to fossils points along the route. at the Charmouth Heritage Centre take a walk on the beach with Fossils (Evening activity) a local warden who will help A fun workshop looking at everyone find a fossil to take home. how fossils are made and Will anyone find an ichthyosaur? making casts and impressions Transport not included. of fossils to take home.

Sand Dune Formation Contour & Mapping and Surveying Workshop (Evening activity) A trip to Studland Bay to examine Learn about contours and the sand dune formations. This mapping in a fun way, unique stretch of coastline is building simple models carefully protected and is an of local coastal features. excellent model for the growth of sand dunes and their changing ecology. The children enjoy a series of practical tasks looking at the stages of sand dune development. Transport not included.

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Animal Tracking Food Chains and Food Webs Take a trip on the wild side and A practical demonstration of this improve your animal tracking biological mainstay. skills in the woods. Invertebrate Safari Pond Dipping* Search a variety of environments Children investigate the to seek out, identify and record wildlife in the lake and the moat. the invertebrate populations.

River Life Sand Dune Formation A detailed exploration of the at Studland River Hooke to see what plant, This unique stretch of coastline animal and insect life it has bred. is carefully protected and is an excellent model for the growth Earth Walks of sand dunes and their changing Woodland Study A series of fun games designed ecology. The children enjoy a A study of the trees, plants to heighten children’s awareness series of practical tasks looking and wildlife in both the grounds of the world around them. at the stages of sand dune of Hooke Court and nearby development. The children will Hooke Woods reveals the Fossil Hunting at Charmouth also spend time investigating the nature of how a woodland After an introduction to fossils at characteristics of the plants and ecology evolves and sustains the Charmouth Heritage Centre their role within the ecosystem. itself and why man’s intervention take a walk on the beach with a Transport not included. is sometimes necessary. local warden who will help everyone find a fossil to take home. Rock Pools & Coastal Ecology *This activity can be enjoyed Will anyone find an ichthyosaur? at Charmouth Dorset at no cost. Simply let us know Transport not included. A rock pool study provides the in advance of your visit that children with a chance to learn you would like a copy of Populations & Habitats about coastal ecology in a fun any worksheets and borrow An opportunity to study and stimulating way. any necessary equipment. populations and habitats within Transport not included. Alternatively, a Hooke Court tutor a range of environments – can be booked to lead the activity. woodland, meadow, water…

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Introduction to Energy and Solving (Evening activity) Please contact us if you wish Forces A workshop looking at simple to receive more information on A series of fun games introducing electrical circuits. Working in any of these activities, your class to forces in the world teams the children have to organise your own around us. design and build lighthouses programme, book a preview with their own flashing lights. visit or make a booking: Boat Building Investigate what stops a boat from Kite Workshop Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 sinking. Work in teams to design (Evening activity) Email: [email protected] your own boats to sail across What makes a kite fly? After Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk the moat. an introduction to forces and the history of kites the children Rocket Workshop each make their own kite. After some fun experiments looking at Newton’s Laws the Shell Craft (Evening Activity) children then work in teams to Learn about shells and the design and build their own different creatures that live in rockets before seeing them them. Use the shells to decorate launched high into the air. The boxes to take home. ones that make it back can be taken to school as a memento! Fossils (Evening Activity) A fun workshop looking at how Balloon Buggies and fossils are made and making casts the Ice Man’s Hands and impressions of fossils to take An examination of the properties home. of materials in several fun experiments culminating in a balloon buggy race.

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Studying elements of the PE Archery* Shelter Building National Curriculum for KS2. Test your strength and accuracy In groups, the children have to Enjoy these activities with our archery class. decide on how to build a shelter individually or as part of one big enough for all of them. They of our excellent value 3 day Low Ropes & Orienteering will have to consider how best all-inclusive programmes An excellent way to start your to ensure it is safe and find all available throughout the year. visit. Working in small groups of the necessary materials in Please enquire for further the orienteering exercise will the woods to build their shelter. details. familiarise your class with their new surroundings and the low Tribal Kingdoms Kayaking on the Lake* ropes course will provide them (Full Day activity) Learn basic kayaking skills on with a challenge to start working This activity splits your group the lake. This extremely safe together and communicating well. in two. They have to set up environment and our fully camp on opposite sides of the qualified tutors make this an Forest Orienteering valley. Activities consist of a excellent way to introduce This carefully controlled series of exercises including your class to watersports. orienteering exercise will shelter building, mapping, challenge your class to develop creating a tribal identity, laying Raft Building* their map reading skills further and following trails culminating Challenge your class to work using 6 figure grid references in a Tribal Raid game. A great in groups to build a raft that as they set off on an adventure fun day for everyone! they then have to paddle in Hooke Woods. across the lake! *These activities will incur an additional cost. Please enquire for details.

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Team Building Night line (Evening activity) Camp Fire (Evening activity) A series of fun games which A set of activities designed to Enjoy singing and entertainment are designed to build on the improve communication and around a camp fire in the woods children’s ability to communicate, teamwork skills. in Dorset. negotiate and cooperate, becoming more challenging Night Search and Rescue Please note that activities may as the session progresses. (Evening activity) vary slightly from those listed Practice search techniques and here. If there in an activity you Bridging the Moat then follow the clues to locate would like that is not listed here See if your children can rise to the missing undercover agent please contact us and we will the challenge of ‘Bridging the do our best to help. Moat’. The children will work Night Walk in teams to devise a method of (Evening activity) sending a heavy parcel from Explore the local area at night – Please contact us if you wish one side of the moat to the other can anyone stay quiet for long to receive more information on without it touching the water! enough to spot a badger or deer? any of these activities, A great, fun challenge! organise your own Indoor Problem Solving programme, book a preview Adventurous Ramble to the (Evening activity) visit or make a booking: Magic Tree Work in small teams to solve Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Climb over tree trunks, negotiate problems by selecting and using Email: [email protected] ditches to find the Magic Tree. appropriate materials. Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk Wellies are a must!

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Forest School Taster Day Please contact us if you wish Led by a qualified Forest School to receive more information on Leader. any of these activities, A fun day for your class and a organise your own chance to consider how hands-on programme, book a preview outdoor activities can be linked to visit or make a booking: the curriculum in subjects such as Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Science, Literacy, and Design & Email: [email protected] Technology. Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk The day will include games, challenges, woodland craft and story-making. We’ll end the day by popping corn on the campfire! You will take back to school a sheet containing more information about Forest School. This day works well in combination with Shelter Building (half day) or Tribal Kingdoms (whole day) If you wish to do this programme, you must do both sessions. It is not possible to choose just one session in isolation.

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From Hooke Court, Dorset Beaminster Bridport Dorchester 3.5 miles away. A bright, cheerful country town, Visit the Roman Town House Attractive local town. Bridport was a main centre for and Maiden Castle – both well the making of ropes and nets. worth a visit. Alternatively, enjoy Mapperton Manor House Bridport’s Museum is open all a trip to Dorchester’s old Tudor Manor House is 2 miles year and is said to be haunted! Crown Court, scene of the trial of from Hooke Court along a bridle the Tolpuddle Martyrs and way and is the present home of Abbotsbury & The Swannery the Dorset County Museum. the Earl of Sandwich. The Swannery is home for the only managed colony of mute Iron Age Hill Forts Golden Cap Estate swans in the world that can be Approximately 3 miles from Golden Cap, just west of visited during nesting time. Groups Dorchester are the remains of the Bridport, is the highest cliff on may have a guided tour with the great hill fort - Maiden Castle. the south coast of England. The swan herdsman - a particularly Nearer to Hooke can be found walks and views are magnificent. worthwhile visit in the summer the remains of Eggardon Castle, when the chicks are hatching. another Iron Age hill fort with Charmouth staggering views. and Lyme Regis Abbotsbury Sub Charmouth Heritage Centre Tropical Gardens Maumbury Rings, has an excellent display of Covers 20 acres of natural Dorchester fossils. Enjoy a warden-led woodland and has many rare and Maumbury Rings is an Ancient hunt for fossils along the record breaking plants and trees. Neolithic Henge and Roman shore. Lyme Regis is a beautiful, Amphitheatre. Well worth a visit traditional sea side resort with an Weymouth for those studying Ancient History. aquarium and a life boat station. This traditional seaside town has lots to do: take a donkey ride West Bay & Chesil Beach along the beach or sit back and A fishing village, less than enjoy a Punch and Judy show; 2 miles from Bridport, West Bay visit the seventeenth century marks the end of Chesil Beach, harbour. On the harbour side visit a bank of shingle stretching The Timewalk, The Sea Life Centre, for 18 miles from West Bay Tropical Jungle and Radipole & to Portland. Lodmoor Nature Reserves.

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Activity options at Hooke Court, Llansteffan Studying elements of the History National Curriculum for KS2.

Wartime Evacuees Victorian Servants Schoolroom, Table Laying and Wartime Cooking Polishing, Victorian Tea Party Cook delicious treats with Experience the rigours of life in a rations! Victorian school and prove your skills as servants in polishing and Leaving Home & Living Away. table laying lessons! Those deemed Making Presents for Home good enough are chosen to serve A drama workshop which tea at the Tea Party. explores the impact of leaving home to live life as an evacuee. Victorian Christmas Then, using what items you could Learn about Victorian Christmas have scrabbled together, make traditions including making creative gifts to take home at the cornucopia, a christmas card and end of the evacuation. Roman Invaders decorations. Cook some Christmas Roman Technology treats and finish the day singing Letters Home & Learn about the remarkable carols around the tree. Wartime Smells! achievements of Roman technology. Write a letter home to reassure Work in teams to build and test your Victorian Crafts your parents that all is well. Enjoy own onegars, aqueducts and arches. (Evening activity) a quiz testing your knowledge Try your hand at the decorative of the nicer and nastier smells Cooking, Weaving and Jewellery crafts of decoupage and quilling. you may have come across Enjoy cooking a Roman feast, weave in wartime England! some cloth to make your own clothes Victorian Parlour Games and create Roman style jewellery. (Evening activity) Code Breaking Recreate a Victorian evening in the (Evening activity) Clay Pots, Writing and Learning Parlour including recitations and Test your skills at code breaking. Latin and the Roman Army playing games of the period. Make clay pots, write in Latin script VE Day Party & Murder and finish the session by organising Mystery (Evening activity) yourselves into a ‘testudo’ using our Celebrate the end of the war shields and stage your own Roman with your own VE Day Party. Invasion of Hooke Court! After the party solve the ‘Whodunnit Mystery’ in the Life of a Roman Soldier grounds of Hooke Court. (Evening activity) Learn about life in the Roman Army and participate in ‘Boot Camp’ to find out at first-hand what life was like!

Mosaics (Evening activity) Create your own mosaic tile to take home.

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The Anglo Saxons Splitting Wood, Wattle and Viking Invaders Daub, Felt Making Saxon Daily Life Using tools of the era, split Cooking and Craft Making Try your hand at grinding corn, logs, have a go with wattle and Spend some time cooking Viking cook some Saxon recipes, daub and make some felt using delicacies, followed by jewellery followed by some jewellery authentic techniques. and leatherwork designing designing and weaving. and weaving. Dyeing, Jewellery and Anglo-Saxon Trades Viking Trades Clay Pots Have a go at writing Saxon runes Write some Viking runes on clay Dye some cloth using natural on clay tiles and try your hand at tiles, create your own Viking God ingredients, design and make wattle and daub. figure and try your hand at some your own piece of Celtic illuminated writing. Practise wattle jewellery to take away and make Saxon Saga and daub on the walls within the your own clay pots drawing Sit around the open fire and Ancient History Settlement and inspiration from those of the enjoy listening to a story told in then contribute to your very own Celtic era. the style of a Saxon Saga – be class piece to take away. ready for the blood, guts and gore. Tribal Meeting Drama and Build a Long Ship The Celts Celtic Saga Around the Fire Design and build your very own (Evening activity) long ship. Also help to make a Cooking, Weaving and Finish your day with some drama Viking burial ship to send to Grinding and storytelling around the fire. Valhalla in the traditional way. Using traditional methods, cook griddle cakes, bake bread in the Celtic Art (Evening activity) Viking Sagas and Poems bread oven, and prepare and cook Using the traditional spirals, (Evening activity) pottage with pulses and foraged crosses and knots create your Sit around the fire and enjoy food over the fire. Grind the wheat own piece of Celtic art to take an evening of Viking sagas and for your bread and have a go at away with you. poems – a favourite form of weaving some cloth using our entertainment for the people of traditional weaving frame whilst that time. End the evening with a you wait for lunch to cook. traditional Viking burial.

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The following Living History Programmes are 1 day programmes but can be cut to a half day if required.

Ancient Greeks Programmes covering other periods in history are also Cook a Greek feast. available – please ask for details. Greek costume - spinning and weaving. Please note that activities may Make Greek pots. vary slightly from those listed Paint tiles using traditional here. If there in an activity you Greek designs and pictures. would like that is not listed here please contact us and Greek legends & tales. we will do our best to help. Create mud bricks to build your home! Please contact us if you wish Ancient Egyptians to receive more information on any of these activities, Create a traditional organise your own Egyptian feast. programme, book a preview Make and decorate visit or make a booking: canopic jars. Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Make jewellery. Email: [email protected] Egyptian costume – Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk spinning and weaving. Make mud bricks to build your own home. Write in hieroglyphs on papyrus using traditional reed pens.

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bushcraft At Hooke Court, Llansteffan Studying elements of the PE, PSHE and Citizenship National Curriculum for KS2. Enjoy these activities individually or as part of one of our excellent value 3 day all- inclusive programmes available throughout the year. Please enquire for further details.

Build a Temporary Home Scavenging and Cooking Foraging and Trapping Use a combination of natural Use a variety of techniques (Evening activity) and man-made resources. Work to prepare and cook food on Take an evening walk to learn in teams to build a shelter good an open fire from a range of about collecting and trapping any enough to sleep in! ingredients, adding flavour potential sources of food in the from what you can find in the local woodland. Igniting a Fire with hedgerows and on the forest Natural Materials & floor, dependent upon the season. Please note that activities may Cooking vary slightly from those listed Learn about the various ways of Animal Hunting here. If there in an activity you igniting a fire. Anyone who is Take a walk to investigate the would like that is not listed able to light a fire by friction will variety of tracks and signs that here please contact us and get their name engraved on the can be found, interpreting which we will do our best to help. Board of Honour. Use a variety of animals may have passed by and techniques to prepare and cook what they may have been doing. food on an open fire. Camp Fire Entertainment (Evening activity) Build and light your camp fire and then enjoy a good old-fashioned sing-song!

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Village Trail and Castle Fossils (Evening activity) Orienteering A fun workshop looking at how Orienteer your way around the fossils are made and making village, collecting information casts and impressions of fossils to and finding answers to the clues. take home. then further develop orienteering skills in the grounds of the Contour & Mapping magnificent castle. Workshop (Evening activity) Learn about contours and Sand Dune Formation at mapping in a fun way, Llansteffan, Wales building simple models These unique stretches of coast- of local coastal features. line are carefully protected and are excellent models for the Please contact us if you wish growth of sand dunes and their to receive more information on changing ecology. The children any of these activities, enjoy a series of practical tasks organise your own looking at the stages of sand dune programme, book a preview development. The children will visit or make a booking: also spend time investigating the characteristics of the plants and Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 their role within the ecosystem. Email: [email protected] Transport not included. Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk

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“An amazing educational science resource and competitively Activity options at Hooke Court, Llansteffan priced – excellent Studying elements of the Geography and Science value for money.” National Curriculum for KS2. St Cuthberts School, Surrey Enjoy these activities individually or as part of one of our excellent value 3 day all-inclusive programmes available throughout the year. Please enquire for further details.

Introduction to Energy & Forces River Life Populations and Habitats A series of fun games introducing A detailed exploration of the river This activity allows the children your class to forces in the world to see what plant, animal and to use survey and sampling around us. insect life it has bred. techniques in a range of different environments including Boat Building Invertebrate Safari woodland, meadow and water. Investigate floating and sinking. Search a variety of environments Work in teams to design and to seek out, identify and record Rock Pools & Coastal Ecology build your own boat. the invertebrate populations. A rock pool study provides the children with a chance to learn Balloon Buggies Animal Tracking about coastal ecology in a fun & Ice Man’s Hands Become a super sleuth of the and stimulating way. An examination of insulation animal world by investigating properties and then harness the shells left under the hazel, acorns Woodland Study power of jet propulsion in the on old tree stumps, burrows A study of the trees, plants and home-made balloon buggy race. found in the woods, hairs caught wildlife reveals the nature of how on barbed wire and footprints in a woodland ecology evolves Earth Walks the mud. and sustains itself and why A series of fun games designed man’s intervention is sometimes to heighten children’s awareness necessary. of the world around them.

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Food Chains and Food Webs Indoor Technology Problem Shell Craft (Evening activity) A practical demonstration of this Solving (Evening activity) Learn about shells and the biological mainstay. A workshop looking at simple different creatures that live in electrical circuits. Working in them. Use the shells to decorate Sand Dune Formation teams the children have to design boxes to take home. This unique stretch of coastline and build lighthouses with their is carefully protected and is an own flashing lights. Please note that activities may excellent model for the growth vary slightly from those listed of sand dunes and their changing Kite Workshop here. If there in an activity you ecology. The children enjoy a (Evening activity) would like that is not listed series of practical tasks looking What makes a kite fly? After an here please contact us and at the stages of sand dune introduction to forces and the we will do our best to help. development. The children will history of kites the children each also spend time investigating the make their own kite. Please contact us if you wish characteristics of the plants and to receive more information on their role within the ecosystem. Fossils (Evening activity) any of these activities, A fun workshop looking at how organise your own fossils are made and making programme, book a preview casts and impressions of fossils to visit or make a booking: take home. Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk

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Activity options at Hooke Court, Llansteffan Studying elements of the PE National Curriculum for KS2. Enjoy these activities individually or as part of one of our excellent value 3 day all-inclusive programmes available throughout the year. Please enquire for further details.

Village Trail Team Building Castle Orienteering A great fun way to burn off some A series of fun games which (Evening activity) steam, find your bearings and are designed to build on the Orienteer your way around learn about the local area! children’s ability to communicate, the village, collecting negotiate and cooperate, information and finding answers Tribal Kingdoms becoming more challenging to clues. Then further develop (Full Day activity) as the session progresses. orienteering skills in the This activity splits your group magnificent village castle. in two. Activities consist of a Coast Steering series of exercises including A fun session of scrambling over Camp Fire (Evening activity) shelter building, mapping, rocks to investigate the beach. Enjoy singing and entertainment creating a tribal identity, around a camp fire sat on the collecting resources to lay Beach Art beach. and follow trails and culminate Use whatever flotsam and jetsam in a Tribal Raid game. has been washed up on the Please note that activities may A great fun day for everyone! beach and the inspiration of your vary slightly from those listed stunning surroundings to inspire here. If there in an activity you Shelter Building you to create your own piece of would like that is not listed In groups, the children have sculpture on the beach. here please contact us and to decide on how to build a we will do our best to help. shelter big enough for all of them. Night Line They will have to consider how (Evening activity) best to ensure it is safe and find A set of activities designed Please contact us if you wish all of the necessary materials in to improve communication to receive more information on the woods to build their shelter. and teamwork skills. any of these activities, organise your own Night Search and Rescue programme, book a preview (Evening activity) visit or make a booking: Practice search techniques and then follow the clues to locate Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 the missing undercover agent. Email: [email protected] Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk Night Walk Experience the countryside at night with a walk to the castle or St Anthony’s grotto.

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At Hooke Court, Llansteffan Studying elements of the English National Curriculum for KS2.

Dylan Thomas Welsh for Beginners Please note that activities may Drama Workshop A fun introduction to the Welsh vary slightly from those listed Read, listen to and enjoy sections language, including a look at here. If there in an activity you of Dylan Thomas’s writings. where it is spoken and its origins. would like that is not listed Let the characters and setting here please contact us and inspire you in a set of related Visit to Laugharne & Dylan we will do our best to help. drama activities. Thomas’s Boathouse Go off site and visit the beautiful Please contact us if you wish Poetry in Motion town of Laugharne. Visit Dylan to receive more information on Take a walk along the beautiful Thomas’ Boathouse – you any of these activities, beach, cliff path and up to the will soon see what inspired organise your own Castle. As you walk gather his brilliant writings. programme, book a preview inspiration for our poetry Transport not included. visit or make a booking: workshop. Together we will create a poem to remember! Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk

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These are just a few of the many places you could choose to visit either on your way to or from Hooke Court, Llansteffan.

Laugharne Gwili Steam Railway Please contact us if you wish A short scenic drive over the Steam train ride through to receive more information on hills to the village made famous fields and woods. any of these activities, by Dylan Thomas. organise your own Tenby programme, book a preview Pendine beautiful town with beach. visit or make a booking: A beautiful, 7 mile long beach Boat trips to Caldey Island. where the land speed record was Tel: +44 (0) 1308 862260 set by Malcolm Campbell and JG Carreg Cennan Email: [email protected] Parry-Thomas five times between Stunning castle near Llandeilo. Website: www.hookecourt.co.uk 1924 and 1927. Big Pit National Botanic Gardens Off Jct 25a of M4, is a real coal Set in 568 acres of countryside mine and one of Britain’s leading about 15 minutes from Carmarthen. mining museums. With facilities to educate and entertain all Brecon Beacons National Park ages, Big Pit is an exciting Beautiful scenery and walks. and informative day out.

Pembrey Country Park and St Fagan’s Natural National Wetland Centre History Museum Walking, quad biking, bird 4 miles west of Cardiff City watching, beaches, dry ski slope, Centre, is one of Europe’s Pitch & put. foremost open-air museums representing the life and culture of Wales and situated in 100 acres of parkland.

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M4 BRISTOL M4 CARDIFF SWINDON 95 MILES M5

A303 WOKING A37 121 MILES

A350 SOUTHAMPTON 71 MILES

EXETER BOURNEMOUTH A35 A356

WEYMOUTH

PLYMOUTH 92 MILES

RESIDENTIAL STUDY CENTRES Llansteffan, Wales

ABERYSTWYTH A487 58 MILES

LLANDRINDOD WELLS CARDIGAN A40

CARMARTHEN WORCESTER A40 120 MILES

A48

A477 GLOUCESTER 130 MILES PEMBROKE SWANSEA

CARDIFF 74 MILES

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