Kingswood – Colomendy




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What will students see and do?
Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this 130-acre site is of significant scientific interest, with wildlife and views of Moel Famau. Located 30 minutes from Chester and around an hour from Liverpool, Colomendy is perfect for schools looking for an immersive outdoor adventure.
Set in a valley surrounded by scenic hills and woodland, Loggerheads Country Park is also opposite the activity centre, allowing plenty of exploration opportunities.
On-site, there are three huge climbing and abseiling towers as well as both low- and high-rope activities, a 3G swing and a 200-metre giant zip wire. Students can also participate in caving, as there is a realistic system built right into the rock seam.
For water lovers, there is a fantastic lake for canoeing, kayaking and raft building, and if you want to avoid a rain shower, a spacious sports hall can be utilised for some popular team games and fencing.
Whilst staying at Colomendy, you should consider a hike through the AONB to reach the summit of Moel Famau (1818ft). A great challenge and one that you will remember for some time.
How does the trip link to the curriculum?
Kingswood offers a range of educational outdoor adventure programmes that are suitable for all key stages. Integrating a variety of curriculum content within activities and working with teachers to bring subject content to life, its teams also support GCSE and A level field work studies for geography and biology at some centres. (Check which locations by contacting Kingswood directly.)
For key stages 1 and 2, pupils explore and learn about natural landscapes, develop their creative writing and numeracy skills, and improve their verbal reasoning and confidence by taking part in discussions about topics such as conservation and sustainability.
Kingswood has adopted a ‘challenge by choice’ philosophy, incorporating a balance of outdoor adventure experiences matched to the capabilities of the learners.
Activities are designed to be exciting but not too far removed from pupils’ everyday experiences. This is to provide relevance for home and school life, acting as a motivator for personal growth.
Self-reliance, communication skills and teamwork are developed by reflecting upon and sharing information about challenges that require effort and perseverance. This type of strength-based learning allows participants to learn as much from their unsuccessful activities as they do from their successes.
Subjects covered
Teaching resources provided
Kingswood, in partnership with Enrich Education, provide visitors with pre- and post-trip activity packs.
Packs includes a selection of activities that support PE, English, maths, science and geography curricula, taken from the Enrich School Orienteering and Outdoor Learning Digital Hub, which is home to over 200 cross-curricular physical activity plans. Each activity links with one of the six Kingswood curriculum categories (Challenge, Play, Explore, Discover, Social, Reflect). All activities include a teacher’s plan and children’s resource sheets where required.
The packs enable schools to create opportunities to introduce outdoor adventurous activities to children, developing their initial orienteering skills and helping to foster a love for outdoor learning.
In addition to the activity packs, Kingswood offers schools a unique ‘confidence tracker’ tool, created in partnership with insight specialists Spike and with counsel from Dr Alice Jones Bartoli and Professor Justin Dillon, to enable them to evidence and evaluate the success of a trip. This is a fantastic take-home to share with parents or carers after a trip and can also form a wider project on character education or development.
Minimum and maximum group size
The maximum number of students per activity is 15.
Kingswood can usually accommodate smaller groups with complex SEN requirements on request.
Details of risk assessment
Please click here for Colomendy’s risk management arrangements.
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Facilities on-site
- Outdoors: climbing and abseiling towers with giant zip wire and a lake for watersports.
- Indoors: spacious sports hall for team games and fencing.
- Gift shops: selling snacks, drinks and souvenirs.
- Other facilities: diner, classroom areas and party-leader lounges.
- Accommodation: dormitories as well as lodges and tented villages.
Opening times
Colomendy is open daily, year-round.
Pricing
Prices start from just £86pp for a mid-week residential trip.
Travel arrangements
Kingswood’s partner company, Britannia Coach Services, offers a convenient and competitive travel service that may save you time and money.
Call 01603 309 373 or email bcs@inspiring-learning.com.
Address
Colomendy
Loggerheads
Near Mold
Denbighshire
CH7 5LB
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