SHROPSHIRE
ACTIVITY COURSES
FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
We provide an introduction to outdoor pursuits in a cotton wool environment
Manor Adventure:
● Established in 1991
● Handles over 27,000 students + 500 families each year
● The quality operator in the school market
● Owns Culmington Manor, 100 acre estate in Shropshire
● Owns Lockerbie Manor, 78 acre estate in Scotland
● Owns Abernant Lake Hotel - 55 acre estate in Mid Wales
● Owns Le Château du Broutel, Somme, Northern France
What makes Manor Adventure different?
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First class facilities
Secure safe location
Quality instructors
19 Activity sessions per week (Monday-Friday)
Profits re-invested every year since 1991
93% re-booking levels
Much more offered compared to competitors for a
similar price (in many cases for less)
● Only four centres as opposed to 10-40 centres,
therefore management control much stricter
Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students:
● 4 Separate accommodation blocks
- Woodland Village
Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students:
● 4 Separate accommodation blocks
- Woodland Village
- The Lodge
Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students:
● 4 Separate accommodation blocks
- Woodland Village
- The Lodge
- Mews
Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students:
● 4 Separate accommodation blocks
- Woodland Village
- The Lodge
- Mews
- The Manor
Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students:
● 4 Separate accommodation blocks
- Woodland Village
- The Lodge
- Mews
- The Manor
● Teachers rooms adjacent to students rooms
Culmington Manor has a capacity of 300 students:
● 4 Separate accommodation blocks
- Woodland Village
- The Lodge
- Mews
- The Manor
● Teachers rooms adjacent to students rooms
● Duty Instructor per building (24 hours)
● Schools stay together: eat, sleep and do activities
● Atmosphere like a mini Olympic village
The food is child friendly, plentiful and nutritious:
● Full English breakfast
● Substantial lunch
● Excellent cooked dinner
The food is child friendly, plentiful and nutritious:
● Full English breakfast
● Substantial lunch
● Excellent cooked dinner
● Always plenty of choice
● Vegetarians, Vegans & special diets catered for
Health & Safety our No 1 Priority:
● AALS Licence
● Regularly inspected by Health & Safety Executive
● Approved centre status
Health & Safety our No 1 Priority:
● AALS Licence
● Regularly inspected by Health & Safety Executive
● Approved centre status
● Conform to all Governing Body Guidelines
● Each activity Risk Assessed
Health & Safety our No 1 Priority:
● AALS Licence
● Regularly inspected by Health & Safety Executive
● Approved centre status
● Conform to all Governing Body Guidelines
● Each activity Risk Assessed
● 4X4 Rescue vehicle
● Radio linked activities
Health & Safety our No 1 Priority:
● AALS Licence
● Regularly inspected by Health & Safety Executive
● Approved centre status
● Conform to all Governing Body Guidelines
● Each activity Risk Assessed
● 4X4 Rescue vehicle
● Radio linked activities
● Activities, equipment and instructors continually assessed
and monitored
Instructors:
Our reputation is very dependent on quality of instructors.
Extensive recruitment process – far exceed blue chip
companies
● For every 20 vacancies we receive over 500 applicants
● 50 Invited to assessment weekend
● Then 30 short listed to selection week
Intensive Training follows:
● NGB Qualifications
● Customer Care
● Radio voice procedure
● First Aid
● Emergency procedures
● Drug awareness
Child Perception:
● Dangerous
Child Perception:
● Dangerous
● Exciting
Child Perception:
● Dangerous
● Exciting
● Demanding
Child Perception:
● Dangerous
● Exciting
● Demanding
● Unnerving
Child Perception:
● Dangerous
● Exciting
● Demanding
● Unnerving
● Experiencing the unknown
Child Perception:
● Dangerous
● Exciting
● Demanding
● Unnerving
● Experiencing the unknown
● Away from security of Mum and Dad
Course benefits; for each and every child:
● Education outside the classroom
● Develop an inner confidence
● Personal achievement
● Develop self esteem
● Develop social skills
● Develop team building skills
● Experience new / exciting activities
● Learn respect for others
Every Child benefits enormously from the course
especially children who are not necessarily
academic or sporty.
Activity programme:
● Leave school to arrive at 14.30
● Students shown to dormitories
● Fire drill
● 1st activity at 15.30
● Each activity lasts 1.5 hours
● 2nd activity at 19.15
● 5 Activities per day
● Depart after lunch at 13.30
Activities available: teachers will choose 9 for the
children to rotate around
● Abseiling
● Archery
● Bivouac Building
● Blind Trail
● BMX Bikes
● Camp Craft Skills
● Canoe/Kayak
● Crate Stacking
● Confidence Course
● Caving
● Climbing
● Compass Work
● Educational Visits
● Evening Walk
● Expedition Experience
● Fencing
● Film Studies / Video
● High Ropes
● Hill Walk
● Initiative Exercises
● Manor Olympics
● Nature Trail
● Obstacle Course
● Orienteering
● Overnight Camp
● Raft Building
● Rifle Shooting
● Scavenger Skills
● Swimming
● Survival Skills
● Team Games
● Wide Games
● Zip Wire
Select Course:
● Superbreak Adventure
● Outdoor Challenge
● Action Studybreak
● Personal Development
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Superbreak Adventure
● Most Popular Course
Course Menu
Superbreak Adventure
● Most Popular Course
● Choice of over 30 activities
Course Menu
Superbreak Adventure
● Most Popular Course
● Choice of over 30 activities
● 19 Activity sessions Monday to Friday
Course Menu
Superbreak Adventure
● Most Popular Course
● Choice of over 30 activities
● 19 Activity sessions Monday to Friday
● 14 Activity sessions Friday to Monday
Course Menu
Superbreak Adventure
● Most Popular Course
● Choice of over 30 activities
● 19 Activity sessions Monday to Friday
● 14 Activity sessions Friday to Monday
● 9 Activity sessions Friday to Sunday
Course Menu
MANOR ADVENTURE IS SERIOUS,
STRUCTURED, SAFE, CHALLENGING AND
HELPS DEVELOP AN INNER CONFIDENCE
AND SELF ESTEEM