School Rugby Tour to the Lake District

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Meet your coach and transfer to the Lake District

Afternoon

Arrive in the Lake District

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 2

Morning

Breakfast at accommodation Team building activity - high ropes

Afternoon

Free time for lunch First friendly fixture against local opposition

Evening

Post-match meal with your hosts Return to accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Breakfast and check out of accommodation Climbing activity

Afternoon

Second friendly fixture against local opposition Post-match lunch with your hosts Begin return journey

Evening

Arrive back at school

49 seater executive coach with 1 driver (TV/DVD/WC)
2 nights' full-board accommodation
2 friendly fixtures against local opposition (per team)
2 team building activities (e.g. indoor climbing, paintballing or high ropes)
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Itinerary planning service
Detailed final pack
Access to the Vamoos travel app
Motorway tolls and taxes
VAT

Accommodation

YHA Ambleside

The YHA exists to ensure that young people can afford to stay somewhere safe and comfortable while exploring the United Kingdom, and YHA Ambleside is one of their best locations. Groups will primarily be accommodated in rooms with several bunk beds, while group leaders will stay in private rooms. Not all rooms at the hostel are en-suite, but we endeavour to reserve as many private bathrooms for our groups as possible.The hostel serves up hearty, locally-sourced food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and all in healthy portion sizes.Elsewhere in the hostel are classroom facilities and a small library for the use of the guests.

YHA Keswick

YHA Keswick is a great location for school adventure trips in the bustling Lake District town of Keswick. The hostel is located in a grand old house overlooking the River Greta and opposite Fitz Park, which has plenty of green space for groups to enjoy. The hostel's 85 beds are mostly in multi-bedded dorm rooms with shared bathroom facilities. There is free WiFi in the hostel, home-cooked food, a classroom, a games and TV room and a drying room, which is useful for groups on activity stays. Activities are exactly why you would choose Keswick and visiting groups can enjoy a popular activities programme based out of the hostel. With Lake Derwent Water just 10 minutes' walk away and Skiddaw Mountain just 10 minutes' drive, the full activities programme includes canoeing, kayaking, gorge scrambling, raft building, climbing/abseiling and mountain/hill walking. The hostel has been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Site Provider Award as a result.

Excursions

River Scrambling

River scrambling, or ghyll scrambling as it's known round these parts, is fun, team-building activity. You'll scramble over rocks and boulders, climb up waterfalls and plunge into deep pools of water - an exciting way to explore the landscape!

Indoor Climbing

With a number of climbing walls suitable for different levels, this indoor climbing centre in Keswick offers an exciting challenge for your group.

Paintballing

Not had enough competition on your tour? Ramp it up by taking your group paintballing! A guaranteed crowd pleaser, this makes a great addition to any sports tour.

Kayaking on Coniston Water

Learn to kayak on beautiful Coniston Water - the perfect way to experience the Lake District.

Via Ferrata

Try your hand at a via ferrata – the original high ropes adventure. You’ll be safely attached to the course via a harness and ropes. Your group will enjoy an active half day filled with the spectacular views that used to be reserved for the birds!

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect sports tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour to parents and students

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).

Support while you’re away

While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After your trip

When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you).