Opening Times

all year round

What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

BF Adventure Goodygrane activity Centre, comprises 60 acres of land including four rain filled quarries and enjoys outstanding views of Falmouth Bay and provides an ideal environment for all the activities for both day courses and residential visits.

Our exciting and inspiring programmes help pupils to develop important life skills such as confidence, trust and communication but also link with the curriculum programme such as Design and technology, Science and PE.

Day activities:

Archery, Climbing. Abseiling, Mountain boarding, Canoeing, Kayaking, Raft building, Problem solving, Woodland skills, Snorkelling, Zip wire, Water challenge, Forest school, Woodland skills, Nature walks, Power boating, Coasteering,

Evening activities (as part of residentials):

Camp fire, Night photography, Team challenges, Night walks, Tin foil boats with glow sticks, Beach art, Various workshops i.e. Circus skills, Creative writing, Healthy living.

Residential:

Bunkhouse, camping in tipis or own tents, accommodation at a local youth hostel can be provided upon request.

What are the Curriculum Topics or Benefit to the students from a visit?

Our exciting and inspiring programmes help pupils to develop important life skills such as confidence, trust and communication but also link with the curriculum programme such as Design and technology, Science and PE.

What are the activities?

Archery, Climbing. Abseiling, Mountain boarding, Canoeing, Kayaking, Raft building, Problem solving, Woodland skills, Snorkelling, Zip wire, Water challenge, Forest school, Woodland skills, Nature walks, Power boating, Coasteering,

Evening activities (as part of residentials):

Camp fire, Night photography, Team challenges, Night walks, Tin foil boats with glow sticks, Beach art, Various workshops i.e. Circus skills, Creative writing, Healthy living.

What is the age range of the activities?

7 - 65 years old

Sample programme of the activities:

Depending on the activities of your choice, the group will be able to take part in 3 – 4 activities per day. After arrival the group will be briefed to then ventured to their first activity. Upon request we can arrange transport for you.

A regular day is 10am – 3.30pm with an hour lunch in between.

Here some examples of our most popular activity days:

Rocks challenge.
Challenge yourself in this fun and exciting climb and abseil session. Learn how to put on a harness and helmet and master different climbing techniques. Feel comfortable to test yourself at your own level with the gentle encouragement and support from our instructors. Discover how to abseil and when feeling confident join in with the fun challenges we have to offer on the rocks.

Survival Skills.
Get in touch with the surrounding nature on our woodland survival skills day. Discover the art of fire building and creating your very own shelter. Explore and learn about the woodland through fun and exciting games. Test your senses on the blindfold trail and swap stories round the campfire whilst toasting marshmallows.

Water Challenge.
This is a fantastic opportunity to test your wits on the water. Challenge yourself and your team in areas such as communication and teamwork. Learn the skills to power your canoe across the course, mastering now to manoeuvre in and out of the obstacles. Take part in fun games such as tug of war, grand old duke and a variety of races to insure you have a splashing good time!!

NEW – Float your Boat (matched with KS2 curriculum)

In this practical, creative and physically active day pupils float and test different shaped “boats” before working with others to create a full-sized raft that will carry them across the quarry pool.

During the programme students will have to master three different challenges that can be recorded and evaluated after the session:

Challenge 1 – Pupils test different shaped “boats” that they have designed in the classroom.

Challenge 2 – Pupils rescue wayward vessels from the quarry pool.

Challenge 3 – Pupils make a water-worthy raft and race it around the quarry competing with other teams.

For more information on this or other programmes please contact us anytime or visit our website.

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

most protective clothing, wet suits, equipment for activities, teaching materials, but we suggest that groups bring a change of clothes and wear suitable clothing for the activities.

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

minimum size is 8 people (or smaller for groups with special support needs) - maximum groups size per instructor is 10 - 12 people (depending on the activity). The site has a maximum capacity of 120 people.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

Our activities are risk assessed and each client is covered by our personal liability insurance. We are also registered and licensed with the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority. For more information, please contact ainfo@aala.org

BF Adventure is an approved provider by County council and LSC.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

We are happy for every teacher to come and see the facilities and meet our friendly staff before deciding whether they would like to book with us.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

• Bunk house and camping area

• Kitchen

• Activity rooms

• Outside seating

• Forest school with fireplace (for BBQ’s)

• Marquee

Is specific clothing required?

Each group will be pre-briefed on what to bring for their stay depending on activities and time of the year. Most equipment for the activities will be provided.

Do you have first aid on site?

All our staff is qualified first aiders.

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

BF Adventure works in accordance with the Child protection protocol and therefore can’t allow pictures to be taken of children who are not part of your group or do not have parental consent.

Photos of your group are not restricted; however we ask you to use BF Adventure logos (can be provided upon request) and/or indicate where the material was taken, when publishing film or photo material.