School trips to the Lake District give students the opportunity to discover and experience one of the most spectacular regions of England!

While most of our groups choose to visit the Lake District on an Activities Week school residential, whatever your reason for choosing to visit, we’ll tailor make your school trip to the Lake District to ensure that it suits your curriculum and specific learning objectives.

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Why visit the Lake District?

Enjoy a real adventure

Most groups who choose to visit the Lake District do so during Activities Week. That’s because an Activities Week school residential to the Lake District offers groups the opportunity to stay at a dedicated school and youth group activity centre where you can try a great variety of water and adventure sports, all within a spectacular setting.

On an Activities Week school residential to the Lake District, you’ll stay at a purpose-built accommodation and activity centre for school and youth groups on the southwest shore of Windermere.

Hidden within 400 acres of private woodland, with sheltered bays in which to get to grips with the basic skills of a variety of watersports, this is the ideal destination for your group.

On your school trip to the Lake District, your students will have the opportunity to try archery, canoeing, ghyll scrambling and kayaking. They can even take on a high ropes course!

Here, on your school trip to the Lake District, your students will not only have the unforgettable experience of trying a variety of water and adventure sports, but they’ll also improve their self-confidence, resilience, teamwork and communication skills. All under the watchful guidance of the centre’s fully-qualified instructors.

Spectacular landscapes

The Lake District boasts some of the most dramatic, beautiful scenery in the UK. It is a mountainous region – in fact, all the land in England higher than 3,000ft lies within the Lake District National Park!

That includes Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain. This is one of the best places in the country to see how glaciation can leave its mark on the landscape – many of the landscape features were formed during the last ice age, over 20,000 years ago.

If you do choose an Activities Week school residential to the Lake District, you’ll stay on the shores of Windermere, the largest natural lake in England. Windermere has been a popular tourist attraction since the late 19th century, when people started arriving to spend their summers by this beautiful lake.

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Take a look at our range of Lake District school trips below, and then get in touch with one of our tour advisers to discuss your requirements.

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Activities for Lake District

High Ropes

High Ropes in the Lake District

The high ropes is a real challenge, both physically and mentally. Students will not only take on the course themselves,… Read More

Kayaking in the Lake District

Kayaking in the Lake District

Your students will jump into a single-seater kayak in one of the centre’s bays on Lake Windermere, where they’ll get… Read More

Canoeing in the Lake District

Canoeing in the Lake District

Hop into one of the centre’s 2 and 3-person Canadian canoes, or one of the 15-person large canoes and take… Read More

Sailing in the Lake District

Sailing in the Lake District

Your students will learn to sail a dingy or stable boat under the guidance of the centre’s fully-qualified instructors in… Read More

Archery in the Lake District

Archery in the Lake District

Your students will be given a basic introduction to bows and arrows and will learn basic archery skills under the… Read More

Raft Building in the Lake District

Raft Building in the Lake District

Your group will work together to build a raft out of wooden poles, barrels and ropes.They’ll then put their work… Read More

Ghyll Scrambling

Ghyll Scrambling in the Lake District

A mix of rock climbing and caving using the stream bed, ghyll scrambling is a real adventure sport.Your students will… Read More

Alton Towers

Alton Towers

The UK’s biggest theme Park with tonnes of fun and thrilling rides and attractions to enjoy. We can also arrange… Read More

Why choose Halsbury?

Here are just a few reasons why teachers choose Halsbury for educational school trips that inspire.

School trips designed by teachers for teachers

Originally founded by teachers in 1986, we understand the pressures on you as Group Leader and are here to make the process of running your school trip as easy as possible.

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School trips tailored to your curriculum

We'll design your trip around your specific learning objectives and curriculum, to ensure your school trip is a truly educational experience.

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Health & safety prioritised

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Support every step of the way

We'll be with you every step of the way, from your very first enquiry until the moment you return home, including 24-hour support while you’re on your school trip.

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Financially secure school trips

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Rewarding loyalty scheme

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The Halsbury Difference

School trips designed by teachers for teachers

Originally founded by teachers in 1986 and with several former teachers in our team, we understand the pressures on you as Group Leader and work hard to relieve them.

Trips tailored to your curriculum and learning objectives

We’ll design your trip around your specific learning objectives and curriculum, to ensure it meets your particular requirements.

Rewarding loyalty scheme

Work together with other teachers in your school to save thousands of pounds on future school trips with our multi-trip loyalty scheme!