UK Explorer

Capture their imagination

Discover the culture and history of Britain through its great cities, museums and landscapes.

Roman Bath and Chester, the Eden Project, London's Christmas markets, Edinburgh Castle; all these and more are bursting with learning opportunities for your pupils.

Based at your chosen centre, choose your itinerary of inspiring local excursions, led by a PGL Tour Leader. Between excursion days, challenging adventure activities make for an action-packed experience. Bring home happy, excited children who have seen more, experienced more and learnt more too.

Activities

We work with you to arrange the perfect selection of trips to inspire and motivate your KS2 group. Theme your visit to tie in with a particular subject area or choose a destination for cross-curricular enrichment. We provide advice on timings and entrance fees and look after all the details to ensure your trip runs as smoothly as possible.

To complement your excursion programme, PGL’s unmissable adventure activities and a busy programme of evening entertainment add that little bit extra that makes all the difference.

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A typical itinerary for this course

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Sample programme for a 5 day UK Explorer course for Primary Schools
	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Breakfast
09.00-10.30		High Ropes Course	Full Day Excursion	Archery	Jacob's Ladder
10.30-12.00		Fencing	Full Day Excursion	Zip Wire	Giant Swing
Lunch
14.00-15.30	Excursion (en route to centre)	Half Day Excursion	Full Day Excursion	Half Day Excursion	Depart for home
15.30-17.00	Arrive & unpack	Half Day Excursion	Full Day Excursion	Half Day Excursion
Dinner
Evening	Scavenger Hunt	The Great Egg Race	Talent Show	Disco

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Learning outcomes

Our UK Explorer course focuses on aspects of your pupils’ cross-curricular knowledge and personal development which will support their ongoing education including:

Direct experience and better understanding of Britain’s historical and cultural heritage
Dealing with new and unfamiliar situations
Integration – making new friends
Personal organisation and taking responsibility
Supporting and encouraging each other

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Location

Barton Hall, South Devon Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk Beam House, North Devon Boreatton Park, Shropshire Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire Dalguise, Perthshire Ford Castle, Northumberland (NEW!) Liddington, Wiltshire Little Canada, Isle of Wight Marchants Hill, Surrey Newby Wiske Hall, North Yorkshire (NEW!) Osmington Bay, Dorset Tregoyd House, Powys Windmill Hill, East Sussex Winmarleigh Hall, Lancashire