Barnstondale Outdoor Education Residential Centre

What makes us a great choice for education

We are the only residential and activity centre in Merseyside that caters for children with disabilities to enjoy all our facilities alongside their able-bodied peers.

Barnstondale offers a high impact woodland adventure!

Our staff team go above and beyond to make a stay at Barnstondale truly an adventure that sparks something more

Accreditation and Awards

all information is found here. AAIAC and LOtC Quality badges are all referenced.

What is typically included on our school trips

• Sensory garden
• Firepit
• Climbing Wall
• Sports Hall
• Archery Range
• MUGA football pitch
• Games room
• Conference Room (Cinema Room)
• Dining Room
• Cabin Hall
• Sports Pitches (Outdoors)

Group Sizes Catered For

Overall, our site can sleep up to 170 people. Groups can range in size to fill each of our cabins, that offer a range of needs, from 15 specialist en-suite rooms to 63 people in our largest cabin, all of our cabins have accessible bedrooms and lifts for upper floor access.

Photography, Filming & Audio Restrictions

Guests are authorised and permissions are requested as part of the booking process.

Risk Assessment Details

our risk assessments can be found on the website here.

Pricing Information

Prices vary depending on each booking, season and whether catering is required. For more information on pricing an enquiry to our booking team would be recommended.

Prices start from £138 per child for a 2.5-day residential, £26.75 per child for a day of activities and £20.25 for half-a-day of activities.

Group Discounts

For 30 booked 1 person free

10% for a new customer

Bursary scheme, up to 50% per place discount for children who are disadvantaged. Learn more here.

First Aid Information

All of our staff are first aid trained, most of our staff are first aid qualified.

Available Facilities

Our site is a key code gates site, have a canteen and dining area, toilet facilities, a conference room, outdoor picnic tables spaces across site, free wifi, social areas in each of our cabins, sports hall and conference room where cinema screens are accessed by schools at their request.

Accessibility & Disabled Facilities

Our site is a fully accessible and inclusive facility.

Opening Hours & Information

the office is open between 9am and 5pm Monday – Friday but there are duty staff on call whenever the site is occupied

Testimonials

https://www.barnstondale.org/

“We had an absolutely fantastic time. The staff were amazing – so accommodating, reassuring and organised. The children LOVED the food, it was a huge hit. Barnstondale is an amazing place and the experience is even more fantastic with an enthusiastic team. The children were exhausted, which shows you how into the activities they got. A HUGE thank you for everything!”

“I would like to thank you for the most wonderful 3 days. They were most probably the best days of my life.”

“Barnstondale offers children the opportunity to play and learn in an outdoor environment.  Children appear more active, absorbed, motivated and purposeful, and develop a more positive attitude to learning. Exercise improves children's emotional health, allowing for relaxation and calmness and a heightened sense of well-being.  The outdoor experience not only supports physical and emotional well-being but also develops children's social, communication and language skills.  At Hayfield, we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which will enable children to develop personally, socially, emotionally, spiritually, physically, creatively and intellectually to their full potential.  Barnstondale would have a huge impact on our pupils who all display a range of social communication difficulties.  This would be an excellent opportunity for our pupils who have not been away from home/parents.”

Location Information

We are located in Barnston in the Wirral, lots of groups come and stay with us and visit Liverpool and its tourist spots for the day. We are of an equal distance to North Wales and Chester in the opposite direction

Room Sizes and Facilities

We have 4 cabins for residential stays.

Orchard (32 beds) and Dale (22 beds) Cabin can accommodate a group of 58.

Meadow cabin (15 rooms) is our specialist disability cabin, that provides disability specific equipment such as hoists, a shower bed, soft play, and sensory area.

Pine is our largest log cabin that can accommodate (63) people on a residential stay.

Wirral is our smallest dorm and can host (45)

All of these cabins are dormitories that can hold from 4-8 children in each room, all rooms have ensuite toilets and bunk beds for our visitors, complete with a kitchenette facility and a hall space/social area ?

Booking information

Gill Burkey

Email: info@barnstondale.org

Phone: 0151 648 1412