Knowledge Hub
Whether you're a teacher planning a trip, a parent whose child is off on one of our residentials, or a curious onlooker, our Knowledge Hub houses all the key information you may need.
Looking for insight and advice? Take a look at our blog, with lots of exciting topics for schools, groups and international visitors.
A home away
from home
A residential experience with us is all-inclusive, with meals, accommodation and bedding included with your stay. Our daily housekeeping checks ensure that everything stays clean and comfortable.
Our accommodation options vary from centre to centre, including 2-16 bed dormitories, adventure lodges and eco cabins. All dormitories are gender-separated and bathrooms are either en suite or communal and close by. All our centres have accessible accommodation
For teachers and group leaders
A residential is an exciting time for your young people, but we want you to enjoy the trip as much as possible too. That's why all our centres have a dedicated group leader lounge fully decked out to give you space to relax, reconnect or catch up on some work.
Group leader rooms are all single or twin, and fully-equipped with amenities like tea and coffee making to allow you to feel at home in your accommodation.
Spaces that suit
your needs
Let us know what you’d like to from your stay, and we’ll find the right centre for you. As well as adventure and immersive learning in beautiful natural landscapes, our locations have a wide range of indoor and outdoor facilities to help you get the most from your visit.
Whether your team wants more practice on the pitch; you class is looking for immersive environmental studies, or your uniform group wants to achieve a certain badge, we can find a space for you.
Our indoor facilities are also ideal for sports, drama rehearsals, music practice, and much more. These can be booked independently or incorporated into your programme.
We also accommodate various religious groups, giving you space to worship or run self-led sessions, simply let us know what you require.
Food that fuels
adventure!
Days packed with adventure, learning and new experiences require tasty, nutritious meals that feed both bellies and brains!
To keep our young adventurers going during their packed itinerary, we serve three freshly prepared, healthy, buffet-style meals each day, with plenty of variety available - including hot and cold meals, a salad bar and plenty of water available at all times.
To help us ensure a tasty, nutrition meal for everyone in your group, you’ll be asked to log dietary requirements in the Trip Planner portal.
We can cater for most religious dietary requirements and take allergies seriously, read our Allergy and Intolerance Policy here. All centres have been awarded 5 stars from the Food Standards Agency.
Taking the stress out of
trip planning
Once you've booked your trip, it's time to get planning and tell your group the good news!
You’ll find everything you need in the Trip Planner portal. Here, you can upload all of your group information, including medical information, dietary requirements, gender splits, etc.
You’ll also find lots of useful resources for launching your trip, such as packing lists and an introduction letter to parents.
Safeguarding and
wellbeing
We understand the importance of providing a safe space for adventure, and Kingswood proudly maintains an environment that allows us to have a positive impact on the lives of young people, whilst protecting them from harm.
Every Kingswood centre is independently inspected by the British Activity Providers Association (BAPA) and accredited by Adventuremark.
Every centre also holds a Quality Badge from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, the only national award assessing both the quality of risk management and educational provision.
Every member of staff, including office-based roles, has an Enhanced DBS check; all centres have at least three fully trained designated safeguarding leads; and the designated Duty Manager and first-aiders are on call 24 hours a day.
Robust
risk management
All aspects of our operation are subject to risk assessment by our own in-house team. These are individuals who are qualified and experienced in outdoor education, adventurous activity and health and safety.
The content of the risk assessments are subject to further review and scrutiny by external Technical Advisors, statutory regulators and inspectors from the British Activity Providers Association.
All of our risk assessments are reviewed on an annual basis as a minimum but may be subject to additional review and updates following incidents, external inspections, feedback from user groups or changes to operational practices.
Click the link below to download Risk Management documents for each of our centres.
Getting you
here
Our partner company, Britannia Coach Services, offer a convenient and competitive travel service for you to save time and money. Once you've booked your trip, Britannia Coach Services will contact you to provide a personalised transport quote for your trip.
Hassle-free travel
When you book your visit to Kingswood, we will automatically send you a competitive transport quote tailored to your trip – so you won’t have to spend time shopping around. Just let us know if you’d like to take us up on the quote and we will do the rest.
Transport you can trust
We require all operators to comply with BAPA code practice and all drivers have been through a DBS background check. Their vehicles are kept in top condition and meet all European safety standards as a minimum.
By land or sea
We also have links with trusted ferry companies for those visiting our Isle of Wight centre. For those visiting the Château, all transport is included.
