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| We have a large group of chickens that live at Kench Hill. Children feed and look after the chickens when they visit.
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| The Front Lawn can be used for games and relaxation, including croquet and badminton.
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| The Car Park is free to use for visitors. You can also use our minibus for trips, at an extra cost. See Days Trips for more details
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| The Barn is a fully fitted workshop and classroom, where children can participate in wood work and handicrafts.
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| Children can relax on the tyre swings.
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| Recreate life in Saxon times. At night in the lamplight around a small fire wonderful stories can be told of heroes, heroines and far away places.
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| The NEW Kitchen Garden is growing. It is where we grow organic fruit and vegetables that are used to feed our visitors throughout the year. |
| The Picnic Tables are located at the rear of the house and can be used by visitors to eat and socialise all year round. Ideal for BBQs in the sun!
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| The Hard Court houses football goals and basketball nets and can be used all year round.
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| The ponds offer a beautiful and interesting location for children to study and relax. Watch the ducks or carry out Pond Dipping and Bug Hunts at both of our large ponds.
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| The field will soon be our new kitchen garden where visitors can grow and harvest fresh fruit and vegetables for their meals.
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| The Castle is a fun and robust structure that the children love to play on.
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| Ever popular, there are so many different challenges the children can complete on the rope course once they have mastered the basic route
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| Facilities |
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| Roll over the map to find out more about the facilities at Kench Hill
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- A comfortable, homely, secure setting in beautiful grounds with ponds and playing fields
- Resident Head of Centre on-site in adjacent building 24 hours
- Expert tuition if required
- First aiders on site at all times
- Separate boy/girl dormitories in comfortable bedrooms (2-8 beds)
- Single bedrooms for visiting staff/adults
- Visitors lounge with digital TV/DVD, sound system, piano
- Separate staff lounge with TV, fridge
- Indoor classrooms, library with weather station
- Wireless internet access and network points
- Range of catering options from self-catered to fully catered
- 17-seater minibus with seatbelts
- Wheelchair access to most areas
- Wet weather gear – coats, Wellington boots (all sizes)
- Tuck shop with sweets (optional!) and pocket-money gifts
- Football and basketball hard surface courts
- Games hut with table football, table tennis, pool tables
- Indoor and outdoor games (board games, croquet, badminton, cricket etc)
- Outdoor equipment - Linear rope course, swings
- Kitchen garden and home grown food (seasonal)
- Brick-making and clay facilities, including pug mill and kiln
- Contact with animals – chickens, ducks, rabbits
- Orienteering course
- Campfire areas – outdoor or undercover in our ‘Saxon hut’
- Historical artefacts in the ‘Barn’ – Victorians, World War 2
To view a sample of the most popular activities on offer, visit the Activities page.
To find out about our most popular days out, using our minibus or coach hire, visit the Day Trips page. |
