Morfa Bay Adventure Wales

Wales
7-16+
Communication Skills, Confidence Building, Geography, History
, Leadership, PE, Problem Solving, Team Building
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What will students see and do?

Morfa Bay Adventure Wales is an outdoor activity residential centre situated in the seaside village of Pendine in Carmarthenshire, on the border of Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park. This venue has been offering adventure seekers of all ages with one-of-a-kind, outdoor physical education experiences for more than 30 years.

During their visit students will be able to take in the breathtaking scenery. From the centre you can see Pendine Sands, where there have been multiple attempts to break the land speed record, including by actor Idris Elba!

Besides the perfect views, Morfa Bay offers countless outdoor activities. Students can track their own land speed times with land yachting, explore caves, navigate through forest trails, crush targets with axe throwing or get messy in the mud assault course.

Students can also head into the water and go sea kayaking, surfing, coasteering or body boarding.

How does the trip link to the curriculum?

For 30 years, Morfa Bay Adventure Wales has been running school-specific activities. The team has an excellent understanding of what stimulates, engages and educates students. The centre’s offering is encapsulated by the ‘four Es’:

– Experience: giving students the chance to get involved in the great outdoors
– Enrich: ensuring young people experience quality and value in every activity
– Educate: pupils should have the opportunity to ask questions and develop a greater understanding of the curriculum
– Everyone: ensuring all students have an enriching experience, no matter their age or ability

Students will return from their trip more motivated and ready to learn. They’ll have experience of solving problems and asking thoughtful questions, and will have more experience of working independently and with fellow classmates.

Subjects covered

Communication Skills

Confidence Building

Geography

History

Leadership

Problem Solving

Team Building

Teaching resources provided

Before your visit, talk to your trip coordinator about your students and what you hope to achieve during your trip. The team is happy to develop bespoke itineraries to match your learning goals.

Minimum and maximum group size

Morfa Bay Adventure Wales is used to hosting both large and small groups – the on-site accommodation can cater for 200 people. Speak to the team about the number of adult supervisors needed for your group size. This varies depending on the age group you are bringing.

Details of risk assessment

This venue has been evaluated by the Adventure Activities Licencing Authorities and Adventuremark. It also holds quality badges from Learning Outside the Classroom and the Institute of Outdoor Learning.

All leaders have undergone first aid training.

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Facilities on-site

Students sleep in bunkhouse accommodation. Dormitory sizes depends on how many pupils you are bringing, and range from smaller en-suite rooms to larger shared facilities. 200 people can sleep here overnight. There is also a multi-purpose conference hall with free wifi on site.

Students will eat meals and meet for daily debriefs in the Roundhouse, a unique building seating 30-50 at a time. The games room has a pool and table tennis table, vending machines and a log burner.