School Trips

[George 1978]

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I know it is, but the fact that two different cities have areas called Clifton which in turn have bridges can be rather confusing to one or two people such as myself.

[Gothic]

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Yes, Leeds Castle is in Kent, and nowhere near Leeds - in the same way that Clifton Suspension Bridge is not Clifton Bridge (as confused by my younger self) and is nowhere near Clifton in Nottingham, and the Royal Albert Hall is not the Albert Hall either.

Clifton Suspension Bridge is in Clifton, Bristol.

[George 1978]

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Yes, Leeds Castle is in Kent, and nowhere near Leeds - in the same way that Clifton Suspension Bridge is not Clifton Bridge (as confused by my younger self) and is nowhere near Clifton in Nottingham, and the Royal Albert Hall is not the Albert Hall either.

[Mulletino]

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Kentwell Hall!

The place where they pretend to be from olden times and you'd try your best to catch them out. Of course it being near an Airforce Base didn't help with fighter jets flying over sometimes. I remember drinking water with mint in there and also having to help round up the sheep.

I remember going to a castle, maybe in Kent or Essex, I thought it was Leeds Castle but that seems too finished to be it. The one we went to was built enough to walk around (including the top, with barriers) but it wasn't livable. A far cry from Hadleigh Castle which I used to cycle to a lot in the summer holidays.

[George 1978]

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Why did I miss this thread the first time around? Anyway, I think I have mentioned this before, but I will list them again...

Only went on daytrips as my parents didn't want me to be away from home for more than one day (no passport) - I won't count the ones that are already in Nottingham.

Skegness - 1984
Twycross Zoo - circa 1984-1985
King John Mines (Derbyshire place with caves) - 1987
London Planetarium (I think it's now part of Madame Tussaud's these days - first ever trip to London) - 1988
American Adventure Theme Park - 1990
Alton Towers - 1992
Imperial War Museum (Second trip to London) - 1993

There were probably others, but I either cannot remember them as I write this, or they were not school trips. Both London visits were linked to topic work we were doing at the time.

[Hair Bear]

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Back in the 70's, my Junior school offered two trips. France for 9 year olds or Netherlands for 10 year olds. I went to the Netherlands for a week. Coach to Dover - ZeBrugge ferry, then on to a hostel in or near Oisterwijk in North Brabant. Visited Madurodam, De Efterling, The Evoluon, Rotterdam etc., then returned through Belgium and France for the Calais - Dover crossing home.
So here's the question... It was a small hostel and appeared to be specifically designed for school tour groups with 2 rows of white chalets, 2 or 3 to a room with a large log cabin style canteen and a similar rec building with a football pitch but I can't remember the name of it!
Did anyone else stay there? What was it called???

[darren]

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The ulster f and t museum was wonderful lots of houses that people lived in going back like say a hundred yrs they wore the clothes people did back then they even did bread by the fire when u went in.

And u saw loads of old carts and horses etc.

A real trip down memory lane just wonderful to see.




The breakdown seems a good memory too did u eventually get to where u where going.

that must have been amazing going to the transport museum darren!!

At primary we had a trip arranged to york railway museum - but sadly i was poorly so could not go. Activites week in year 9 at my 2nd secondary was the best week ever - we went ligh****er valley and just did crazy arty tihings in lessons you'd never do normaly. Flamingoland was another option too i think, but you ad to choose it like in a timetable! Format!

I will have to seek out if anyone still has the booklet - i'm sure some must! What memories too! Especialy the coach to ligh****er valley breaking down and being stuck in a lay-by near ripon for hours .... No mobiles then in 1991, unless you was joey boswell and owned a car phone! Still a great great day!

80schav

[80sChav]

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we went to bangor portrush.

to a few museums.
to the ulster folk and transport museum.

thats all i remember.

That must have been amazing going to the Transport Museum Darren!!

At Primary we had a trip arranged to York Railway Museum - but sadly I was poorly so could not go. Activites Week in Year 9 at my 2nd Secondary was the best week ever - we went Ligh****er Valley and just did crazy Arty tihings in lessons you'd never do normaly. Flamingoland was another option too I think, but you ad to choose it like in a timetable! format!

I will have to seek out if anyone still has the booklet - I'm sure some must! What memories too! especialy the Coach to Ligh****er Valley breaking down and being stuck in a lay-by near Ripon for hours .... no mobiles then in 1991, unless you was Joey Boswell and owned a Car Phone! Still a great great day!

80sChav

[akb48fan]

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There was one primary school trip in which half of the school went to Dublin, Ireland just for the day on a ship from the port of Holyhead. I do remember the terrible lunchtime meal we had at The Victor Hotel which was in Dun Laoghaire with beef that tasted like cardboard. I only seem to remember that one plus another to Knowsley Safari Park in Cheshire

[darren]

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we went to bangor portrush.

to a few museums.
to the ulster folk and transport museum.

thats all i remember.

[havasack]

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I've always had a memory of one trip in particular but could never remember where it was. A nice sunny day, packed lunch on a hill looking down on a small school. As that school came out into their yard for playtime we toddled on down. the boys were aggressive, the girls flirty, well as flirty as 10yr olds can be with each other. Then off again. A year or two back, some 35 plus years later I accidentally stumbled on the place, in Hexham at the far end of the park.

Other trips....
Warkworth (40mile to end up fighting with the school at the opposite end of the estate aged 12)
Bamburgh
York (for a week aged 10)
Netherlands football trip (for week aged 13)
hadrians wasll, various parts, various times and allowed to walk ON the wall
Newcastle uni to be experimented on by students ( we turned the tables aged 9 ha ha)
Tynemouth
High force
Rothbury/Simonside
Durham

[Twocky61]

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Tell me about it! We went to the Lake District for a week in the last year of primary school but were too young to do stuff like abseiling or wind surfing etc so all we did was walk and walk and walk and watch Andrew and Fergie getting married on a busted TV.

Awwwwwww Trickyvee - what about day trips then? On one we went round Oldbury nuke power station. We wanted to go round the exciting bits wearing radiation suits but weren't allowed lol

[Trickyvee]

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We went to the Lake District in the secondary school minibus which was an adventure in itself as opposed to the usual obligatory hired coach. Our school bought a minibus so we could have more trips cheaper than hiring a coach each time. At the Lake District we hiked across heathland and cliff-top and stopped on the top for our packed lunch. Dead exciting lol

Tell me about it! We went to the Lake District for a week in the last year of primary school but were too young to do stuff like abseiling or wind surfing etc so all we did was walk and walk and walk and watch Andrew and Fergie getting married on a busted TV.

[Twocky61]

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We went to the Lake District in the secondary school minibus which was an adventure in itself as opposed to the usual obligatory hired coach. Our school bought a minibus so we could have more trips cheaper than hiring a coach each time. At the Lake District we hiked across heathland and cliff-top and stopped on the top for our packed lunch. Dead exciting lol

[Razed]

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Any Essex folks remember going to Watt Tyler Park with Primary school? I remember day trips there taking part in different arts and crafts (I still have some souvenir rubbers and pencils in a box). I remember the day usually wrapped up with us making bread in plaits and then my mum pretending to enjoy my handywork, clearly trying keep a false smile while chewing through the sour, floury leather that I'd created . I go there with the mrs sometimes on summer evenings for a stroll. It hasn't changed much (even the mini railway is still there). I remember one of my cousins (about 5yrs older than me) saying in his day of going on trips there they even used to swim in the green mushy pond!

My biggest memory was in year 6 (1999), going to an activity centre in Norfolk called Kingswood. It was a 5 day thing and my mum used to pop in to school once a week to pay installments towards it. I remember the big 'dorms' with bunk beds, each room named after a city in the U.S. Being an ofsted 'concern' school in Essex we did run a bit wild but we had a great time. Loads of different physical and educational activities. I remember 'caving' (hard hat and torch while crawling through a maze made of breeze blocks part covered in dirt) and BMXing. There were some cheesy school discos, fuelled with cherryade and a lot of really bad American summer camp style theming. It was great mixing with other schools and being 'independent' almost.

In Secondary school I didn't really go anywhere. There was a ski trip and Euro Disney but my parents couldn't afford that. I went to the Space museum in Leicester (amazing) and a few trips to Chessington but nothing more than that.