Residential Trips
Welcome to Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre, where residentials are transformed into unforgettable adventures! Nestled in the heart of nature, our centre offers students the perfect blend of learning, exploration, and fun. With a wide range of outdoor activities, from team-building challenges to watersports, we create immersive experiences that inspire growth, confidence, and lasting memories.
Our dedicated team ensures a safe and supportive environment, making it the ideal destination for groups looking to enrich their curriculum with hands-on learning and outdoor excitement.
Come discover the magic of the great outdoors with us!
Residential Package
Our residential package takes the pressure off the planning and gives you a few extras. We design a bespoke programme to your desired outcomes and needs, provide you with a dedicated Account Manager for all your pre-arrival queries, and a dedicated Course Director throughout your stay to ensure your students maximise every second of their trip. Accommodation ranges from pre-pitched bell tents to indoor lodges.
Our package includes the following:
• Accommodation costs
• A choice of 50+ adventurous activities
• Full, nutritious catering (including serving and washing up!)
• All cleaning and servicing
• Welcome talk with objective setting and Exit talk with outcome review
• Complimentary early check-in / late check-out
• Dedicated Account Manager and Course Director
• Pre-visit school assembly or site visit (subject to location)
• Free teacher places
• Complimentary refreshments
We also offer bespoke packages to suit all budgets and needs- if you have a residential in mind, we also offer a DIY residential option where you can run your own programme entirely, or alongside our instructor led activities. The options are unlimited!
ACCOMMODATION
Weavers Lodge
Weavers Lodge has two activity rooms for games and socialising plus a large self-catered kitchen, four dormitories with eight bunks in each, sharing two communal bathrooms, plus two ensuite private bedrooms which sleep 3 people in each.
Weavers Lodge features step-free access, as well as accessible sleeping, toilet and bathroom facilities. Feel free to contact us should you have any specific access requests or requirements and we will be happy to discuss this with you.
All bunks come with mattresses, however you will need to provide your own bedding (sheet and duvet or sleeping bag) and pillows.
Key Features:
- Sleeps 38
- 6 bedrooms
- 4 bathrooms
- Fully equipped kitchen with cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery
- Dining Room equipped with tables and chairs
- Front room with sofas
- Drying Room / Boot Room
Wagtail Lodge
Ideal for large groups, Wagtail Lodge has a communal living and dining space, a separate kitchen and a large dorm room and a small private bedroom.
All bunks come with mattresses, however you will need to provide your own bedding (sheet and duvet or sleeping bag) and pillows.
Key Features:
- Sleeps 30 (26 Bunks in the dormitory / 4 in a separate room)
- 2 bedrooms
- The bathroom has wash-basins, toilets and a shower
- The kitchen has a gas stove and comes with cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery.
Wagtail is right next to Restrop so the two are often used together by groups, especially as separate male and female accommodation.
Restrop Lodge
Our spacious bungalow has a communal living and dining space, complete with an open fireplace to keep you warm on chilly evenings. There is a large dorm room and one private bedroom.
All bunks come with mattresses, however you will need to provide your own bedding (sheet and duvet or sleeping bag) and pillows.
Key Features:
- Sleeps 25 (22 bunks in the dormitory / 3-person room with sink)
- 2 bedrooms
- Multiple toilets, washing facilities and a shower
- Gas stove, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery
- Indoor log burner
- Outdoor BBQ
Restrop is right next to Wagtail Lodge. The two are often used together by groups, especially as separate male and female accommodation.
Our Campsites
We have 34 campsites for you to choose from, with multiple toilet and shower blocks, including sites with ready-pitched tents and others to take you completely back to basics. We welcome camps of all sizes up to 3,000 people!
‘We have campsites suitable for everyone – from experienced outdoor lovers to those who’ve never pitched a tent before. Whatever your needs, we have a site to suit you’
Our Tented Village
If it’s your first time camping out, you might want to try our tented village. You can sleep under canvas in our permanent structures, allowing you to just turn up and get stuck straight into all the activities on site. Come rain or shine, the tented village is ready and waiting for guests.
Our Back to Basics Sites
At the other end of the scale, if you’re keen to get back to basics we have a number of totally unequipped sites. These just have a water tap – all other equipment you’ll need to bring yourselves or learn to perfect your skills!
In total, we have 10 spacious sites. Each camping group is allocated a toilet block for their sole use with hot water and electricity included in the charge.
Don’t worry if you don’t have any camping equipment – we have tents, shelters and equipment available to hire.
Our Fully-Equipped Sites
We have equipped campsites with space for up to 50 people on each. Hire of these sites includes cooking pots & pans, a toilet block, a hut and a fireplace. Tents are not included but are available to hire at an additional cost.
Catering & Staffing
If you choose our site caterer we will provide breakfasts, lunch and evening meals. We do however ask that you bring a packed lunch on your first day with us.
- Professional, well qualified and experienced instructors comprise our core staff. They know our practices and procedures comprehensively.
- Our customers regularly comment that a major characteristic of our staff is the fun they bring to the course.
- We also run a 16 week Fast Track Programme which helps to introduce new Outdoor Instructors to the industry.
- Visiting group leaders appreciate and applaud these policies and our staff development programme.