Beaumanor Hall

What will students see and do?

Looking for days out in Leicestershire? Located in Woodhouse, Beaumanor Hall is an outdoor activity centre, and conference and training venue set in a Victorian manor and 34 acres of idyllic countryside.

It has a rich and varied history – built between 1842 and 1854 by architect William Railton for the Herrick family, it remained in their possession until World War II when the estate was requisitioned by the War Office.

Throughout the war, the manor was used as a secret listening station to intercept encrypted enemy signals. Beaumanor Hall was bought by Leicestershire County Council in 1974 for use as a conference and learning centre.

Beaumanor Hall offers an unparalleled range of educational and outdoor activities for kids, from adventure activities to nature studies and history-themed days. It also offers residential overnight accommodation.

Fun activities for kids include high ropes, zip wire, climbing (both indoor and outdoor), abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, walking, archery, survival and bushcraft, orienteering and team-building games.

There are many Beaumanor Hall events. For Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 educational experiences, there are pirate days, Gruffalo days and Stickman days. For Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 educational experiences, there are Victorian days, World War 2 days, Iron Age Celt days and ecology/nature studies.

For older students (Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and up), there are National Governing Body awards and team-building activities.

How does the trip link to the curriculum?

All of the activities are created in line with the relevant National Curriculum for each age group and can be tailored to suit the needs of individual school trips to support any projects or areas of work.

The programmes provide physically and mentally challenging experiences that encourage teamwork skills, good communication skills, leadership skills and self-motivation, and provide a platform to discover and hone competence, performance and creativity.

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Details of risk assessment

Beaumanor Park holds the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOTC) Quality Badge which is the only nationally recognised indicator of good quality educational provision and effective risk management.

As a holder of the badge, schools can be assured that the site has passed a robust assessment designed to ensure that it is meeting schools’ learning and risk management needs, so teachers do not need to carry out their own risk assessments regarding the activities provided.

The risk assessments and other documents can be downloaded from the website.

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