Castle Head

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Contact

Castle Head Field Centre
Grange over Sands
Cumbria
LA11 6QT
Tel: 0845 330 7364
Fax: 015395 36662
Email: enquiries.ch
@field-studies-council.org
Head of Centre: Paul Bond

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Castle Head News

Fully packaged Eco-Adventure programmes with First Travel Solutions Castle Head field centre are working in partnership with First Travel Solutions to provide schools with a range of exciting day packages, activity focused programmes and eco-adventure residential courses which include fully coordinated travel to and from school either by road or rail.

First Travel Solutions, is part of the FirstGroup of companies, the UK’s largest surface passenger transport company carrying 2.7 million passengers everyday.

Their Education and School Travel team will manage all aspects of the package in partnership with the centre. From the first contact you will be assigned a dedicated Group Travel Coordinator who will be on hand to help you with planning all aspects of your visit at every step.

Facilities

Adventure Activities

The Centre is registered with The Adventure Activities Licensing Service (Tel: 029 2075 5715) as licensed to provide Climbing, Caving, Trekking and Watersports activities.

Castle Head

Lake District

Castle Head Field Centre lies between the fells of the Lake District and the shores of Morecambe Bay, in a secluded corner of north west England. The Centre includes an impressive Georgian house built by John Wilkinson, the Iron Master, which is enhanced by a Victorian verandah. Surrounded by its 20 hectares of grounds, Castle Head presents a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Outdoor Classroom

The environs of Castle Head provide an unparalleled range of habitats including salt marshes, sand dunes, tidal rivers, freshwater lakes and rivers, moorlands, high fell, limestone pavement and cliffs, and varieties of woodland and grassland. For geographers there are opportunities to study upland glaciation, soils, ecosystems, agriculture, settlements and hydrology. The area has a long history of human influence and is ideal for inquiry and issues-based approaches; for example, National Park management, nuclear power and sustainable development.

Fully packaged Eco-Adventure programmes with First Travel Solutions

Castle Head field centre are working in partnership with First Travel Solutions to provide schools with a range of exciting day packages, activity focused programmes and eco-adventure residential courses which include fully coordinated travel to and from school either by road or rail.

To find out more click here or visit the First Travel Solutions website.

Individuals & Families

The FSC offers leisure and professional training courses covering virtually every aspect of learning about the countryside, its wildlife and the environment. Castle Head offers specialist and combination courses in natural history, outdoor adventure, local history, traditional arts and crafts.

Professional Development

The FSC is committed to career development and professional training in the environment and is one of the UK's leading providers of taxonomic training. Each year we offer a wide range of courses, many of which are accredited and certified by awarding bodies, to help individuals develop their skills.