School residential courses
School residential courses
We have over 45 years experience providing school residential courses for people with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds. Whether your group are autistic, neurodiverse, have physical disabilities, learning or behavioural difficulties, the team at Bendrigg will work with you and enable everyone to participate in adventure activities.
Our friendly team are on hand every step of the way to guide you through the bookings process, give you the warmest of welcomes and make sure that you have a fabulous time. We pride ourselves on being flexible and will work with you to understand what you want from your residential experience to ensure that your needs, aims and objectives are met. So whether you want to stay for two nights or seven, you’ll be offered a pre-course visit to meet the staff, view our facilities and ask any questions prior to your trip.
Find out more with our virtual or in-person tasters
Whether you join one of our in-person ‘Taster weekends’ for group leaders and teachers to experience Bendrigg for yourself, or take advantage of our virtual taster tools, you will be able to find out whether Bendrigg is right for you.
- Get in touch and find out our next Taster weekend dates (families of group leaders are welcome to attend as well!)
- Take a look at our interactive map to see all our bedrooms, bathrooms, communal areas, activity areas and outside spaces
- Download our Action pack to see example timetables, menus, floor plans and learn more about the bookings process
Pricing and help with funding
Our prices vary depending on the following :
- When you want to visit
- How long you want to stay
- How many people you’d like to bring
For an accurate quote please get in touch via our contact form.
Fundraising, donations and grant support helps us to subsidise the cost of a visit to Bendrigg. This allows us to keep our prices as low as possible. We currently subsidise each person by an average of £168 per visit.
We also fundraise for an additional Sponsorship Fund. If you, your family, or your group would like to visit us, but cannot afford to, then you can apply to our sponsorship fund to part-fund the cost of your visit. Sponsorship varies from 10% to 50% of the total cost, and will depend on the availability of funds at the time. Get in touch if you would like to know more.
A separate Funding Pack is available upon request to help you find your own funders and apply for financial support toward your trip. Please contact us via the contact form to request a copy.
Build your confidence and independence
Our residential courses provide the opportunity to :
- Face and overcome fears
- Take on new challenges both independently and together with your group
- Build trust in existing relationships
- Use facilities that enable you to be more independent
- Make new friends
- Relax in a natural and peaceful environment
- Have FUN!
A fully inclusive residential for schools
Our school activity courses are perfect for people of all abilities. We have various course durations available.
- You’ll experience a range of activities and adaptive equipment is provided to ensure that you can take part in everything you’d like to
- Time to socialise and get to know the other participants
- Stay in our accessible accommodation
- Meals are provided from our fantastic cooks, for the duration of the course. Just let us know any dietary requirements prior to your arrival.
Availability and quotes
We often find it is easier to chat about your requirements over the phone so please do give us a call on 01539 723766 to discuss your visit.
Alternatively, fill in the contact form and our friendly bookings team will be in touch shortly. Please let us know an idea of when you would like to visit, how many nights you would like to stay, and the total group size (including staff/carers) that you wish to bring.
