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About Marchants Hill
It’s easy to forget you’re so close to London at Marchant’s Hill activity centre. Surrounded by acres of woodland at the edge of the Devil’s Punchbowl – an area of outstanding natural beauty - it’s a great location for your secondary school trip.
There are adventure activities on land and water to help your students try something new, challenge themselves and build stronger relationships with each other.
Whether it’s paddling a canoe across the lake, a leap of faith to reach the trapeze bar or a morning’s hike to explore the beautiful surroundings, there’s plenty to discover at Marchant’s Hill.
There are great facilities for your group to use too; we’ve got a sports hall, classrooms and a large playing field; there’s also a games room and disco area for the evenings.
All the accommodation at Marchants Hill is en suite and comfortable.
Accommodation
Lodges
- Students - En suite rooms sleep 6
- Teachers - Single or twin en suite rooms
Bethany House
This converted convent provides self-contained accommodation for groups of up to 94.
- Students - En suite rooms sleep 4-8
- Teachers - Single or twin en suite rooms
Facilities
- Sports hall
- Common / games room
- Classrooms
- Drying rooms
- Large playing field
- Disco / indoor area
- Bar
- Teachers’ lounge
- Shop
Explore the facilities, accommodation and activities on a virtual tour (opens in new window):
Activities available
Engaging children to learn through adventure is what we're all about. Our adventure activities are designed to motivate, build confidence and encourage development.
All activity sessions are led by our well trained, enthusiastic instructors who know exactly how to make the most of the challenges and opportunities each activity presents.
The full list of activities available at Marchants Hill is featured below.
Each evening there'll be a lively evening entertainment programme to enjoy too, so everyone is kept busy right up until bedtime!
Food
Balanced, great-tasting meals
We’ve got plenty of hot and cold food options for your students to choose from and all our meals are freshly cooked at every mealtime.
Soup and salad – a meal in itself
Our salad bar is always busy at mealtimes and provides a wide choice of healthy, nutritious salad choices for your group. There’s also homemade soup available every day and lots of fresh fruit – they can help themselves!
For the more particular
We’ll do our best to cater for any dietary requirements your students may have. Our catering team will always find something to suit. For those students who just want a bit more, just ask us – we always have extra food available.
Taking pride in what we do
Providing great food in a pleasant and well-maintained environment is important to us. We want to ensure your dining experience is as good as we can make it and we work hard to ensure you have everything you need.
Sample Day
| Schedule | Activities |
|---|---|
| 07.00 - 09.00 | Get up, get ready and fuel up for the day ahead |
| 09.15 - 12.30 | Morning activities - usually 2 sessions with a 15 minute break in-between
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| 12.30 - 14.00 | Dry off & clean up. Time for a fresh & tasty two-course hot lunch |
| 14.15 - 17.30 | Afternoon activities - 2 exciting sessions with a 15 minute break in-between
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| 18.00 - 19.00 | Time to eat again - a different menu each day |
| 19.00 - 21.00 | Talent shows, campfires, quizzes and more. The evening entertainment programme keeps you laughing until bedtime. |
| 21.00 / 21.30 | Bedtime. Catch up on some zzz's and prepare to do it all over again tomorrow! |
Courses available at Marchants Hill:
Course type
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FREE Preview Weekends
Try out some of our exciting adventure activities for yourself on a Teacher Preview Weekend.
