About Dalguise
This inspiring Highland hideaway will help your primary school group discover just how much fun learning can be. Dalguise adventure centre is set in a beautiful wooded valley, just five miles from Dunkeld and is the perfect setting for some motivational adventure activities.
Curriculum for Excellence
PGL residential adventure courses feature many of the key learning and development outcomes as described in the Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice in the Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland.
In order to help you correlate the requirements of the CfE you can find the relevant statements from the CfE followed by a description of how the PGL experience meets the learning and development outcomes in our CfE document.
Accommodation
The Lodges
- Pupils - En suite rooms sleep 4-6
- Teachers - Twin en suite rooms
The Stables
- Pupils - En suite rooms sleep 4-10
- Teachers - Single or twin en suite rooms
Facilities
- Sports dome
- Lake
- Meeting rooms
- Shop
- Indoor games areas
- Wet storage room
- Classrooms
Activities available
All activity sessions are led by our well trained, enthusiastic instructors and are specially designed to motivate, build confidence and encourage development in pupils.
The full list of activities available at Dalguise is featured below. Each evening there'll be a lively entertainment programme to enjoy too.
Food
Enjoyable mealtimes with nutritious and tasty food
Our meals are freshly cooked, balanced and will give your pupils plenty of energy to keep them going throughout the day.
- Hot and cold meals with vegetarian options
- Homemade soup every day
- Self-service salad bar
- Fresh fruit with every meal
- Allergies, intolerances and special diets catered for - see our Teacher Guide
- Support for fussy eaters - see our Parent Guide
Sample Day
Schedule | Activities |
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07.00 - 08.50 | Get up, get ready and fuel up for the day ahead with a hearty breakfast. |
08.50 - 12.00 | Morning activities - 2 sessions with a 10 minute break in-between. |
12.00 - 13.50 | Enjoy a fresh and tasty two-course hot lunch and some free time. |
13.50 - 17.00 | Afternoon activities - 2 sessions with a 10 minute break in-between. |
17.00 - 19.00 | Time to eat again - a different dinner menu each day. |
19.00 - 21.00 | Discos, campfires, quizzes and more - our evening entertainment programme keeps everyone engaged until bedtime. |
21.00 / 21.30 | Bedtime. Catch up on some zzz's ready to do it all again tomorrow! |
Excursions for Primary Schools
- Beatrix Potter Exhibition
- Dunkeld Cathedral
- Blair Castle
- Dundee Science Centre
- Camperdown Wildlife Centre
- Dynamic Earth Edinburgh
- The Scottish Crannog Centre
- Edinburgh Castle
- The Palace of Holyroodhouse
- The Edinburgh Dungeon
- The Lighthouse, Glasgow
- New Lanark
- Stirling Castle
- Scone Palace
Courses available at Dalguise:
Course type
Shortcuts
Centre address
PGL Dalguise
Dunkeld
Perthshire
PH8 0JX
FREE Teacher Preview Weekends
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