3 Day Residential

Our 3 day, 2 night residential course for the 7 – 11 year old age groups typically packs in 15 exciting activities providing the right balance by offering activities that will challenge, develop teamwork and stimulate the imagination. We have developed our facilities to be able to operate high-quality activity courses in virtually all weather conditions.

3 Days, 2 Nights, 15 Activities

Three full days away from home is generally enough for most 7 to 11 year olds. Since our first course in 1994 we have consulted closely with thousands of teachers and the feedback we have received tells us that a busy three day programme works best. Children have really busy days at Robinwood with activities starting at 9.00am and finishing at 9.00pm. In a 3 day course we typically pack in 15 different activity sessions, which is more than many providers manage to include in a 5 day course.

Keeping the sessions relatively short not only allows us to fit more in but also helps to ensure that children are more focussed and engaged throughout each session than they would typically be if we spent the whole morning on one activity and the whole afternoon on another.

The right balance of activities

We are conscious of the importance of providing the right balance within the activity programme including a range of adventure activities, themed problem solving sessions, watersports sessions, activities that will challenge, activities that will develop teamwork, activities that will stimulate the imagination and activities that present fantastic learning opportunities in a way that goes beyond what can be offered in a classroom environment. 

Typical 3 Day Programme

Around 24 hours of high-quality activity sessions packed into a 3-day course. Please note that this activity programme does vary dependent in particular on weather conditions and the timetable given is only a sample.

Day One

  • Arrivals are typically about 11.00am
  • Lunch
  • Giant swing
  • Raft building
  • Crate challenge
  • Evening meal
  • Trapeze
  • Quest
  • Hot chocolate and review

Day Two

  • Breakfast
  • Zip wire
  • Canoeing
  • Archery
  • Lunch
  • Nightline
  • Piranha Pool
  • Caving
  • Evening meal
  • Team challenge
  • Hot chocolate and review

Day Three

  • Breakfast
  • Dungeon
  • Climbing
  • Challenge course
  • Lunch
  • Departures are typically about 2.30pm

Activities at Robinwood

We typically have 15 high-quality activity sessions packed into three days. Some sessions differ from centre to centre, but all centres run a similar programme, focussed on key stage two. There are some variations according to the time of year.

What Schools Say About Robinwood

We really appreciate all the recommendations we get from schools who have visited Robinwood and the number of schools who come for the first time as a result of recommendations from friends and colleagues. We are constantly updating the comments from schools who have recently attended a Robinwood course. The schools that attend come from areas of the Midlands, throughout the North of England and up into Scotland. But don’t just take our word for it, See what they have to say about Robinwood. For more testimonials and recommendations visit our Highly Recommended Page.