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' An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. ' - G. K. Chesterton
Group leaders are responsible, before booking a visit, for making reasonable checks that any venue/accommodation/activity provider that they intend to use is safe and suitable for the group.
Information for Group Leaders Arranging Residential Visits
List of Local Educational Venues and Providers of Accommodation and Activities in the North of England (including reviews by previous users)
This list has been specifically compiled to enable East Riding teachers and youth leaders to:
- search for addresses and information (including reviews and contact details of previous users) about educational visit venues (e.g. museums, visitor attractions), and accommodation (e.g. hotels, hostels, residential centres, and campsites) or service providers (e.g. adventure activity providers) in the North of England;
- and share relevant feedback (e.g. personal impressions), information (e.g. venue specific risk assessments or photos), and guidance (e.g. recommendations and cautions) regarding venue/accommodation/service providers that have been visited recently, and that other leaders might find valuable.
PLEASE NOTE: The list is not comprehensive and is continually being updated.
The providers listed have in no way been 'approved' as safe and suitable.
To access this list of providers and/or provide feedback, please click on the following link:
View 'Educational Visits feedback' (Educational Visits Leadership and Management) via the link to the left of that page.
Useful Websites
The following links may provide assistance for group leaders:
The British Activity Holiday Association is the trade association for private sector providers of activity holidays and courses in the
UK. Member centres have all agreed to abide by the BAHA Code of Practice and are committed to high standards of safety, value for money
and customer service.
CCI is an association of Christian centres, organisations and individuals involved in camps, holidays, conference and outdoor activity
ministries.
School travel ideas, including a detailed guide to curriculum-oriented travel.
Links for school visit ideas and information:
Click the logo above to visit the Forestry Commission website.
Forestry Commission Education Services
The Forestry Commission site, Sherwood Pines near Mansfield, North Nottinghamshire is keen to generate interest within schools in striking
distance of their facilities, to hopefully encourage a wider range of schools to visit.
Below is a link to the flyer that the Forestry Commission have been distributing, but more information is available on request.
If you would like to visit to view the site, talk to staff and obtain copies of risk assessments, please feel free to contact:
Lindsey Brown, Education Ranger,
The Education Team
Forestry Commission
Sherwood and Lincolnshire Forest District
Edwinstowe
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG21 9JL
Tel: 01623 822447
Skidby Windmill
Skidby Windmill, Yorkshire's last surviving working windmill.
Skidby is Yorkshire’s last surviving working windmill and is an excellent venue for school visits.
Education packs and the use of a classroom are available.
Built in 1821, Skidby Windmill has been grinding grain almost continuously for nearly two centuries, and is Yorkshire's last surviving working
windmill.
During the week, the miller works between Wednesday and Friday, and, weather permitting, will be able to have the sails turning and producing
wholemeal flour.
The tower is accessible as far as the Stone Floor.
The warehouses either side of the mill tower house the Museum of East Riding Rural Life, which tells the story of the rural East Riding over the
last hundred years, including a range of simple interactive exhibits which are suitable for use by Early Years and upwards.
The courtyard outbuildings include a blacksmith's forge together with the mill's café.
The mill is set in attractive, enclosed grounds which include a wildlife garden, pond and field, and backpacks are available free for
independent study.
Skidby Mill has the facilities to accommodate educational visits.
The museum can also provide workbooks and trails as required, and for a small additional charge, can work with school groups in the galleries.
There is an Education Room which can be reserved for school use.
For further information about the facilities available at Skidby Mill, or to book, please contact:
Jane Bielby, Museums Outreach Officer
Tel: 01482 392773
E-mail: jane.bielby@eastriding.gov.uk
For more general information about educational visits please contact:
Taff Bowles, Educational Visits Consultant
Tel: (01482) 392417
E-mail: taff.bowles@eastriding.gov.uk
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