First Night Away 

What’s included?

• Transport to and from school*
• Catering, from the evening meal on day 1 to lunch on day 2
• Accommodation in our Lodge or Farm House building
• Thornbridge Outdoors instructors to lead your adventures
• Outdoor equipment for staff and pupils
• Staff places (up to 4 per class)

*For up to 30 pupils and 4 staff from any Sheffield school or other schools within 45 minutes drive of the centre. If you’d rather make your own way to the centre you are welcome to arrive anytime from 1pm and your instructor will be waiting for you ready to get started with some activities.

How much?

For visits between December 2023 and February 2024 the cost is £66.00 per pupil, with a minimum of 20 pupils to pay for and then 4 staff places are included per class.

If you have less than 20 pupils please get in touch to discuss the options. If you have more than 30 pupils we suggest arranging several back to back visits.

But we come to Thornbridge Outdoors in Y4, Y5 or Y6….

Brilliant and not a problem at all! We have such a range of activities and options for residentials at the centre we could run a brilliant residential for pupils in every year from Y2 to Y6! For example:

• Y2 – First Night Away – As above!
• Y3 – Teambuilder –  A 1 night, 2 day residential focussing on team building skills through our Thornbridge Challenge and the low ropes course. Arrive from 10am on day 1 to make it 2 full days of activities.
• Y4 – Challenger 1 – A 2 night, 3 day residential at the centre introducing challenging activities such as the Cargo Net, Bouldering and Mountain Biking to foster resilience.
• Y5 – ESCAPE Sheffield – Your instructor will come and meet you in Sheffield and help you ESCAPE (Every Sheffield Child a Peak Experience) to the Peak District. Routes taken will depend on where you are in Sheffield but for example you could walk, led by your instructor, to the North Lees campsite above Hathersage where you will camp before descending down to Hathersage to get the train back to Sheffield.
• Y6 – Challenger 2 – A 4 night, 5 day residential ideally early in Y6, staying in our teepee village. Activities to include canoeing, abseiling and a mountain walk exploring Kinder Scout. A full residential to foster independence and great relationships with school staff prior to their final year at primary and transition to secondary school.

Any questions?

If you have any questions regarding ‘First Night Away’ or anything else that we offer please contact us.

If you would like someone from Thornbridge Outdoors to come into school, or you would like to visit the centre to discuss what we can offer your school, please get in touch to arrange it.