Useful Resources for School / Youth Group Visiting Staff

Welcome to the useful resource section of our website.  We hope that you find it helpful when planning your visit here.  For more details about instructed sessions and outcomes, flexible programming and bundle pricing please see our residential visits page.

Pre-visit promotion resource

 

Pre-visit administration

When writing letters to parents and students you may find this example kit list, which can be adapted for your group and the time of year, useful.

 

When applying for visit approval you may find the following useful.

 

Other accommodation in the local area

Here are links to helpful websites for accommodation if you are attending one of our multi day courses or just need overflow for a weekend booking:

You will need to provide us with the details of all the pupils and staff who are coming to the centre.

Group member lists

For Sheffield schools (maintained and academy), please use for form below and send it to us via the AnyComms system.

For everyone else, we will email you a link to be able to input the details straight into your booking via an online portal.

Bedroom / tent lists

Make allocating bedrooms and / or tents easier by completing list(s) electronically beforehand.  These lists are to assist with your visit planning and we don’t require copies to be handed in.

 

Room plans

The room plan will help you to visualise the layout of the building and allocate rooms to your group members appropriately.

 

Stores loan list

Help to reduce the time taken to issue kit to your group, by completing a stores loan list beforehand and bringing it with you.  For ease, you can cut and paste the names from your room list into the stores loan list.

The following forms may be useful when planning your visit, and copies will be provided in the information folder that you’re given on arrival.

Site Map

 

Fire practice notes

Notes for group leaders intending to do their own fire practice.

Departure check lists

A useful checklist of tasks which must be done before departure.

 

Domestic guidelines

Good practice guidance notes on personal hygiene and the safe storage and preparation of food.

Good practice guidance notes and top tips regarding safety in the kitchen.

Welcome notes & extra information

 

Lost Property

When we find lost property we try and get in touch with the owner / group we think it belongs to.  If we hear nothing and the property is not collected within 1 month of the visit, it will be taken to the local charity shop.

Medical centres close to Thornbridge Outdoors

Where is the nearest doctor’s surgery / A & E to us?  Description of the local medical facilities and directions.

Dietary Information Sheet For Groups

Food Standards Agency

We have more information about the different catering options we offer and useful information of local shops and eateries.

Low Ropes

  • Low Ropes Guidance Notes (PDF, 0.2mb)
    Guidance notes and ‘Top Tips’ for leaders who have attended a Low Ropes training course.

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New for 2026!
We're excited to be running @mtntraining's Hill Skills courses from the centre.
Ideal for people who are new to the hills, or people who aren't confident enough to go beyond the routes they know well, we look forward to supporting more people getting out into the hills.
Course dates 20-21 June and 15-16 August.
See https://thornbridgeoutdoors.cinolla.com/course/mountain-training-hill-skills-course for more details and to book.
Thornbridge Outdoors - adventure learning centre
Thornbridge Outdoors - adventure learning centre1 Day ago
We work hard looking after our slice of the Peak District - both for now and for the future. Returning guests will notice that a number of trees have been felled but worry not - we've done so on expert advice and will replant with native trees soon. #woodlandmanagement #peakdistrict #nature