Top School Trips -Issue 6

www.teachwire.net/school-trips | 29 1 Head into Tornado Springs Set in a 1950s American town, Tornado Springs boasts eight exciting rides and attractions. The Storm Chaser rollercoaster is sure to have your class in a spin, while the exhilarating Cyclonator will challenge even the bravest pupils. Grab your driving licence at Al’s Auto Academy or tame the wild rivers on Buffalo Falls. There’s something for everyone in Tornado Springs! 2 Book a workshop in the Learning Lab Enjoy a curriculum-based workshop in the UK’s most unique classroom! Paultons Park’s Learning Lab is fully themed, with bubbling test tubes and smoking pipes, and is sure to engage every pupil. Workshop highlights include Rollercoaster Forces, where children learn all about the forces on rides and conduct experiments using the park’s K’Nex coasters. In Ride Programming, children take on the role of engineers to programmini Sky Swinger rides. 3 Walk with dinosaurs! Step into a Jurassic world where dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes greet you at every turn. Lost Kingdom is home to three rollercoasters, including the mighty Flight of the Pterosaur, where riders get a bird’s-eye view of the land as they swoop over the kingdom. Take a jeep tour of the park’s dinosaurs or even come face to face with a T-rex in the meet-and-eat show. 6 THINGS TO DO AT... Paultons Park With over 70 rides and attractions, beautiful gardens, and a host of birds and animals, there is plenty to keep any class entertained… www.paultonspark.co.uk T: 023 8081 4442 E: education@paultons.co.uk // DAY TRIPS Paultons Park operates a ‘no visit, no charge’ policy and invoices after the trip takes place! DID YOU KNOW... 6 Enjoy the variety Whether you are finding out about penguins at the daily keeper talk and feed or dropping 25 metres on the thrilling Magma ride, there is so much variety for school groups. Paultons Park has a range of options, whether it’s for a learning trip, a reward trip, or a mixture of the two. Teachers will also enjoy the complimentary adult ratios, free pre-visits, zero deposit, and the park’s ‘no visit, no charge’ guarantee. PARTNER CONT ENT 4 Venture into Wild Lands Step intoWild Lands and discover a host of birds and animals, set within Paultons Park’s own African village. Enjoy the stunning walk-through aviary and get closer than ever to a range of unique birds. In the nocturnal house, pupils can see fennec foxes, sugar gliders, and tiny pygmy mice up close. Outside, children can meet the cheeky meerkats and stunning porcupines, as well as many other mammals. 5 Picnic in beautiful surroundings Lunch is a key part of any visit! The park boasts several undercover seating areas for hungry pupils. The main seating area can house 450 people. On colder days, heat lamps are available, and the area is conveniently located next to toilets and a free water bottle refill station. If the weather is nice, there is nothing better than eating under the cedar trees within the park’s beautiful gardens.