Robinwood Courses throughout the year

The greatest demand is generally for courses in May, June and July but we operate very successful courses at other times of the year, from early January to mid December.

We offer 3 day courses as described throughout our website, but adapt these in different ways according to the time of year and the weather conditions. We have developed our facilities to be able to operate high quality activity courses in virtually all weather conditions.

Courses in the autumn term provide a great opportunity to develop team work for groups of children in a different environment at the start of the school year. The schools that regularly attend these courses tell us of how they reap the benefits of the Robinwood experience, throughout the rest of the school year. Teachers have the opportunity to stand back and see the way that children respond and develop throughout the 3 days, whilst the children are instructed by their group leader and other Robinwood staff.

In the late autumn as the nights draw in we still operate a full activity programme. We have floodlighting in many activity areas so that these activities can continue in the late afternoon and evening. We also have many indoor facilities available for use.

Robinwood courses run through December, January and February and although the weather can be lovely, these courses generally provide the most challenging weather conditions we experience. We are able to adapt our programme in a variety of ways according to the needs of the group and the weather conditions experienced. Courses at this time of year see the biggest benefit from the extensive indoor provision at each centre. Many outdoor activities also have areas under shelter.

We can either adapt watersports sessions or schedule an alternative activity. Open canoeing can take place with the canoes rafted up together, which is still a fun session but means that we are virtually certain that children won't fall in. Raft building and stream walk are replaced with alternative indoor sessions.

Most schools, when they make their initial enquiry for a course at Robinwood, want to bring their year 6 after SATS. We can understand why and we do have a great course for year 6 groups to experience, just before they move on to secondary school. Our courses from mid May to late July are so popular, that it is generally very difficult to get booked in, particularly as the same schools return to us year after year, but it is always worth checking availability.