Girlguiding UK Blackland Farm

5-16+
Communication Skills, Confidence Building, Geography, History
, Leadership, PE, Problem Solving, Science, Team Building
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What will students see and do?

School residential trips are adventures that your students will remember for a long time. They allow your pupils to spend quality time together, experience independence and learn a whole new set of skills. If you’re looking for the ideal way to support classroom learning, outdoor adventure trips might be just the thing.

Taking your class out of their normal environment will help them to grow. That’s why a trip to one of Girlguiding UK’s adventure centres is a great idea for your next school trip.

Set in beautiful Sussex in the south east of England, Blackland Farm welcomes thousands of guests a year who come to learn, have fun and make memories.

The centre provide countless fantastic activities. Whether you stay for an activity day or plan a longer trip, there’s plenty to do. Activities include:

Abseiling

Bouldering

Giant Jenga

Grass Sledding

High Ropes

Zip Wire

With so much to choose from, you can be sure that your trip won’t contain a single dull moment.

How does the trip link to the curriculum?

Blackland Farm is the perfect place for your students to supplement the learning they do in the classroom. Learning outside the classroom can help them to develop a whole different skillset, including key life skills such as communication, confidence, and safety outdoors.

The activities are all designed to aid learning in areas such as self-belief, environmental awareness, and problem-solving. Here are some key things your students will work on at Blackland:

Teamwork

Overcoming fears and worries

Interpersonal relationships

‘Leaving no trace’ in natural settings

Confidence in learning

Safety outside the classroom

All activities are integrated into learning and development at KS2-3 of the national curriculum. They also fulfil the ten key outcomes as specified by the English Outdoor Council. Blackland also offers a curriculum enrichment programme.

Subjects covered

Communication Skills

Confidence Building

Geography

History

Leadership

Problem Solving

Science

Team Building

Teaching resources provided

Blackland Farm is a centre for outdoor, hands-on learning. This means you can tailor resources to your needs by sourcing whatever supporting materials you feel are appropriate for what you’d like to teach and using them both before and after your trip.

Minimum and maximum group size

Blackland Farm can host your whole class. However, pupils may need to be split into smaller groups to take part in activities.

There must be at least one adult to accompany each smaller group. Please bear this in mind when trip planning.

Details of risk assessment

Though fun is a huge part of a trip to Blackland Farm, safety is just as important. All of the exciting outdoor activities on offer have been fully risk assessed.

Qualified, accredited staff lead the sessions at Blackland Farm. They will be on hand from the beginning to support you and your group in your visit. Full risk assessments can be provided to support trip planning.

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Facilities on-site

Blackland Farm has a huge range of facilities that cater to whatever sort of trip you’d like to provide for your students. Accommodation includes a tented village, basic or fully equipped campsites and lodges.

Whatever types of accommodation you choose, there are bathrooms and shower blocks allocated to your group. Water taps are available on all campsites, and the tented village and equipped site have tents, huts, and fireplaces.

Three of the lodges are wheelchair accessible. The lodges have running water, electricity, and bathrooms inside.

The site is equipped to provide many outdoor learning activities, with the different areas dotted around the site. Download a map of the site before you go from the website.

Opening times

Blackland Farm is about four miles from East Grinstead. If travelling by coach, you can reach the site via the M23 and M25.

Pricing

The cost of your trip will depend upon the adventure package you choose to book. The team at Blackland will work with you to plan the ideal trip for you, within your budget! You can download price lists from the website.

To book, simply let staff know what you want from your visit, choose a date and time, then complete a booking form. From there, it’s a matter of paying deposits and receiving information from the Blackland team.

Travel arrangements

Blackland Farm is about four miles from East Grinstead. The grid reference for the site is TQ381135.

If travelling by car, you can reach the site via the M23 and M25, postcode RH19 4HP. By train, travel to East Grinstead, and then take a taxi or bus 84 to Blackland Farm.