Countryside Education Trust Outdoor education day trips Hampshire

Established in 1975, The Countryside Education Trust’s mission is to connect people to the wonders of the British countryside, rural life and farming. Our expert teaching team tailors national curriculum-based modules to the needs of each school and we have great feedback from our visitors.

We offer a broad range of curriculum linked, day visit programs to suit every need. Our expert Education Officers, many of whom are former teachers, take pride in offering engaging and fun sessions at our Treehouse Study Centre.

We are currently in the process of renewing our LOTC certification.

Schools attending for a day visit have the option of choosing from one of our set programs. A member of our Education team will be happy to suggest a suitable program depending on your desired learning outcomes. All of our sessions are delivered by a member of our education team who will meet you on arrival, look after your group during the day and make sure you get back to your coach on time once your visit is over. We also offer teachers who have not visited us before the chance to arrange a pre-visit to view the site and meet one of our education officers in person before their trip.

We can accommodate a maximum of two classes per day.

We supply all of the resources and materials required to run each session. Resources are available upon request.

We are happy for teachers to take photos and/ or videos while they are here.

All of our activities are risk assessed and are available on our website at Schools – Risk Assessments (cet.org.uk). We encourage all group leaders who have not visited us before to arrange a pre-visit before their trip for the purpose of writing their own risk assessment.

C: Lewis Morgan

E: Mail@cet.org.uk

T: 01590 612401

Day visits are charged at £8.50+VAT per child and run from 10.00am – 2.30pm.

We offer free adult places in a ratio of 1:10 for KS2 groups and 1:5 for KS1 and early years groups.

We recommend that all groups bring weather appropriate clothing with them for their visit.

All of our Education staff are qualified in Outdoor First Aid and carry their own first aid kits. First aid kits are also kept at various locations across all of our sites.

Our Treehouse study center is equipped with toilets and two indoor classrooms where groups can have their lunch.

All of our facilities are DDA compliant with wheelchair accessible buildings and fully accessible toilets.

Unfortunately, due to the majority of our activities taking place outside not all of our programs are suitable for wheelchair users. For further details please contact us at mail@cet.org.uk or on 01590 612401.

Our office is staffed on weekdays between 9am and 5pm. Due to the busy nature of our work there are times when all of our staff will be out of the office. In the event that a member of staff is not available to take your call you can leave a message on our answer phone or email your enquiry to mail@cet.org.uk