Phone us on 01302 710415 or drop us an email at info@austerfieldstudycentre.co.uk with the following details:
• School name and staff contact details
• Year group, number of classes and approximate number of pupils
• Activities of Interest – please select from our A to Z list
Please select two activities for a day visit and four if staying overnight.
Please note that to complete two full activities in a day visit, it is necessary
to be on site for 4.5-5 hours, otherwise we cannot do justice to two topics.
• Preferred date/s (date range is helpful)
We will then check our availability and phone you to confirm and discuss options.
Once a date has been agreed, confirmation will be emailed out with booking forms for each class visiting and a deposit invoice.
We are more than happy to discuss tailoring programmes to meet your learning requirements.
Please contact us if there is a topic which you would like to develop further.
For further information on our policies please click here.
We can offer catered residential visits, at a guide price of £20/pupil per day for hot meal, buffet breakfast and packed lunch.
Menu options will be provided if this is requested, with special dietary requests catered for wherever possible.
Example: 2-day 1-night self-catered residential = £40, or with food = £60.
3-day 2 night self-catered residential = £70, or with food = £110.
We also run an evening campfire activity at an additional cost of £75.
Use of a barbecue is available for an additional £15 to cover the gas.
All prices quoted exclude VAT, which will be added on invoice.
Deposit invoices are £50 per class for a day visit, or £100 per class for a residential.
In order to secure confirmed booking dates, payment of deposits is due within 14 days of the invoice date.
Day Visit Itinerary
Timings depend on group arrival & departure times
09:30 Instructors meet groups as coach arrives
Bags into classroom, toilets & welcome with introductory activity
10:00 First activity
11:45 Lunch time (around 45 minutes including short playtime)
12:30 Second activity
14:00 Back on site for toilets and coach departure
As opposite with slightly longer lunch break & second activity
15.30 Back on site for settling in to accommodation & free time
17.00 Dinner time
18:00 Free time (or camp fire activity at extra cost)
Day Two (& Three if staying 2 nights)
08:00 Self-serve breakfast (or earlier if necessary!)
08:30 Clear away in dining hall
09:00 Pack bags and vacate accommodation area
09:30 First activity
11.45 Packed lunch served (if on catered option) & free time
12:30 Second activity
14:00 Back on site for toilets and coach departure
2 heated dormitories sleeping 42 children in total (24 in one dorm and 18 in the other), and 5 adults in two separate rooms.
Communal room with TV/DVD and seating area.
All guests will need to bring a single fitted sheet, pillowcase and a sleeping bag.
Use of main building, kitchen and grounds included in hire.
Main accommodation building:
Two fully equipped disabled wet rooms with toilets
Additional toilet and wash basin
Just inside the back door to the main building:
Boys washroom with toilet, urinal, shower and wash basins
Girls washroom with 2 toilets, shower and wash basins
Fully equipped disabled wet room and toilet, including full size changing table and hoist
Please see map for site plan.
2 fully equipped classrooms each seating up to 35 children
1 animal classroom housing a selection of insects, reptiles and amphibians
Portakabin housing six further toilets (3 female and 3 male)
Secure fenced field with small trim trail play area, bird hide, covered traverse wall and good selection of outdoor play equipment
Two astronomy observatories with bookable Star Gazing sessions (at additional cost)
BBQ available to hire
Pond for supervised pond dipping activity
Access onto 100 acre nature reserve.
Within the old school building there is our main William Bradford room with smart board and wifi.
Also a fully equipped self catering kitchen, with fridge, freezer, microwave, toasters, oven and dishwasher.
There is a dining room facility for groups to use as well as plenty of benches outside for picnics.
All groups providing their own food must ensure their staff have the appropriate training.
Food can be ordered from local supermarkets and delivered to site once a member of the visiting group is on site to accept delivery.
6 tepees sleeping 6-7 people, 3 tepees sleeping 8, plus 2 large tents sleeping up to 12
Use of main building, kitchen, & washrooms included in hire
Local walks around the historic village of Austerfield to explore the Pilgrim Fathers' history.
Park and football field in village centre - 10 minutes walk away.
The Ship Inn, Newington - 15 minutes walk away - will take advance bookings for evening meals for groups https://shipinnnewington.co.uk/
