School Groups

2024 Availability from Heysham

All prices include:-

On island travel including on island ferry transfers

Bunk house style accommodation for your group.

Full adventure activity programme 9.00 – 12.30 , 1.30 – 5.00 and 6.30 – 8.00

Free places at the centre for group leaders in the ratio of 1 for every 8 full paying guests

All meals whilst at the centre.

Prices does not include

Ferry cost approx. £33 per child , £60 per adult

Travel insurance

Based on Monday 14.15 ex Heysham - Friday 19.45 to Heysham

Low season before Easter £280 plus VAT per child

Misd season easter to 17th May £300 plus VAT per child

Peak season 20th May -19th July £372 plus VAT per child

Prices do not include ferry. estmated ferry cost £30 per child

Short break availability

Monday 18^th March 14.15 ex Heysham – Wednesday 20^th March 19.45 to Heysham £140 plus vat per child

Wednesday 20^th March 14.15 ex Heysham – Friday 22^nd March 19.45 to Heysham £150 plus Vat per child

Monday 22^nd April 14.15 ex Heysham – Wednesday 24^th April 19.45 to Heysham £150 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 24^th April 14.15 ex Heysham – Friday 26^th April 19.45 to Heysham

Sunday 19^th May 14.15 ferry ex Heysham – Tuesday 21^st May 19.45 to Heysham £150 plus VAT per child

Tuesday 4th June  and depart early p.m. Thursday 6th  June £175 plus Vat per child *TT week

Monday 8^th July 14.15 ex Heysham – Wednesday 10^th July 19.45 to Heysham £185 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 10^th July – Friday 12^th July 19.45 to Heysham £185 plus VAT per child

Price does not include ferry cost

We estimate additional ferry cost to be in the region of £30 per child £55 per adult

All th above are subject to availability. Please email admin@venturecentre.im to check if your prefered dates are still available.

Based on Monday 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 15.00 to Liverpool

Low season November 2023 - 29th March 2024 £294 plus Vat per child

Mid season Easter to 17th May 2024 £315 plus VAT child

Peak season 20th May – 19th July 2024 £370 plus VAT per child

Additional ferry cost in the region of £33 per child, £55 per adult subject to confirmation by ferry company.

Short stay visits

Monday 8^th April 11.15 ex Liverpool – Wednesday 10^th April 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Wednesday 10^th April 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 12^th April 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Monday 22^nd April 11.15 ex Liverpool – Wednesday 24^th April 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Wednesday 24^th April 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 26^th April 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Wednesday 3^rd July 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 5^th July 15.00 to Liverpool  £186 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 17^th July  – Friday 19^th July 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 24th April 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 26th April 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Monday 22^nd 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 26^th April 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £315 plus vat per child

Wednesday 24^th 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 26^th April 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Monday 24^th June 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 28^th June 2024 £370 plus VAT per child

Monday 24^th June 11.15 ex Liverpool – Wednesday 26^th June 15.00 to Liverpool £186 plus Vat per child

Monday 3^rd 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 5^th July 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £370 plus Vat per child

Wednesday 3^rd July 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 5^th July 15.00 to Liverpool £186 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 17^th 11.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 19^th July 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £158 plus Vat per child

Monday 9^th September 20.15 ex Liverpool – Wednesday 11^th September 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £112.50 plus VAT per child

Monday 16^th September 19.15 ex Liverpool – Wednesday 18^th September 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £112.50 plus VAT  per child

Monday 23^rd September 19.15 ex Liverpool – Wednesday  25^th September 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £ 112.50 plus VAT per child

Monday 7^th 19.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 11th October 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £280 plus Vat per child

Monday 7^th 19.15 ex Liverpool – Thursday 10^th October 2024 15.00 to Liverpool £187.50

Monday 21^st 19.15 ex Liverpool – Friday 25^th October 2024 15.00 to Liverpool  £240 plus Vat per child

Monday 21^st 19.15 ex Liverpool – Thursday 24^th October 15.00 to Liverpool 2024 £187.50 plus VAT per child

The additional ferry cost will be in the region of £33 per child, £55 per adult.

The additional ferry cost will be in the region of £33 per child , £55 per adult.

Prices for Isle of Man Schools to include pick up from school approx 09.15 on Monday and back to school for on Friday.

Due to availability of vehicles for school transfers we may need to be flexible with exact pick up and return to school times.

Monday 11th March - Friday 15th March £250 plus VAT per child

Monday 18th March - Friday 22nd March £250 plus VAT per child

Monday 25th March - Thursday 27th March £195 plus VAT per child

Monday 25th March - Friday 28th March £250 plus VAT per child

Monday 15th april - Tuesday 16th April £125 plus VAT per child

Tuesday 16th - Wednesday 17th April £125 pus VAT per child 

Thursday 18^th – Friday 19^th April £125 plus VAT per child

Monday 22nd - Friday 26th April  £330 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 24th April - Friday 26th April  £185 plus VAT per child  

Monday 29th April - Friday 3rd May £330 plus VAT per child

Tuesday 7th May - Friday 10th May £247.50 plus VAT per child

Monday 13th - Friday 17th May £330 plus VAT per child (Max 24)

Tuesday 28th May - Thursday 30th May £185 Plus VAT per child

Any Monday - Friday 20th May - 12th July £380 plus VAT per child

Monday 20th May - Tuesday 21st May £130 plus VAT per child

Monday 15th July - Wednesday 17th July 2024 £170 plus VAT per child

Monday 15th - July - Thursday 18th July 2024 £240 plus VAT per child

Monday 15th - Friday 19th July 2024 £280 plus VAT per child

Any Monday /Wednesday or Wednesday – Friday March 2024 £150 plus Vat per child

Any Monday 22^nd  – Wednesday 24^th April  or Wednesday 24^th April – Friday 26^th April 2024 £180 plus VAT per child

Tuesday 28^th May – Thursday 30^th May 2024 £185 plus VAT per child

Monday 8^th – Wednesday 10^th July 2024 £200 plus VAT per child

Monday 15^th – Wednesday 17^th July 2024 £170 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 17th – Friday 19th July 2024 £150 plus VAT per child

Monday 24^th June – Wednesday 26^th June all your year 5 group in one group £190 plus Vat per child

Monday 11^th – Friday 15^th March £250 plus Vat per child

Wednesday 13^th March – Friday 15^th March £150 plus VAT per child

Monday 25^th – Thursday 28^th March (Friday is Good Friday) £195 plus avt per child

Tuesday 26^th – Thursday 28^th March (Friday is good Friday) £150 plus Vat per child

Wednesday 24th April – Friday 26th April £185 plus Vat per child

Tuesday 28th May – Thursday 30th May £185 plus VAT per child

Wednesday 17^th July – Friday 19^th July £150 plus Vat per child

September - November 2024

Monday - Friday £285 plus VAT per child

Monday - Wednesday or Wednesday - Friday £185 plus VAT per child

Prices include pick up from and return to school.  Due to issues with availability of coaches etc we may need to be flexible with exact pick up from school and return to school times.

Monday - Friday before Easter £275 plus VAT per person

Tuesday 6th May - Friday 9th May £270 plus VAT per child

The Venture Centre

Parents Information Pack

Introduction to the Venture Centre.

Thank you for considering our centre as a venue for your child’s activity holiday.  Our, family run, centre has been in operation since 1982 and in that time has run courses for thousands of young people from both on and off the Island.  Our activity programmes are tried and tested and ideally suited to young people who want to do something different and more challenging.

About the Venture Centre

The Venture Centre was in it’s earlier years part of a very large farm and in converting it into sleeping and eating accommodation we have tried to preserve its real character.  The centre's office and shop used to be the dairy.  The dormitories, former milking parlours, provide sleeping accommodation in bunk beds. There are toilets and wash basins adjacent. Group leaders’ accommodation is in separate  rooms.  An additional block contains showers.  The heavily timbered dining area and open plan kitchen was the ground floor of the grinding mill while the upper floor became the recreational room.

Several outbuildings and a massive Dutch barn complete the list of buildings.

Drying facilities (spinners and tumble dryers) are conveniently located so that wet kit can be dried immediately after wet activities.  The glen to the north side contains the centre's purpose built assault course.  Archery and orienteering take place on fields next to the centre.

If you wish to have a look around our centre prior to your child’s visit just phone us on 814240 to arrange a suitable time and date.

Our staff organise a morning, afternoon and evening activity session for your group.  The centre staff are responsible for the supervision of the children during activity sessions.  Outside activity sessions responsibility for supervision is with the visiting teachers.

Bed times will be at the discretion of the visiting groups however we expect lights out and quiet by 10.30 p.m. Your group’s programme will be taken from the following list of activities:-

Orienteering, archery, air rifle shooting, assault course, coastal walk,  abseiling, climbing,  canoeing, crate stacking, kayaking, coastal walk, high ropes course, sailing, stand up paddle boards, raft building, team building exercises, wide game, aerial runway and orienteering, ropes course, bushcraft skills, gorge walking, coasteering.  Final programme will be agreed with your group leaders prior to the visit.

Our aim is maximum participation in each activity by all young persons with encouragement and help in a sympathetic manner from our instructors.

All programmes are subject to suitable weather and other safety considerations.

We reserve the right to alter activity programmes where we consider this to be necessary.

Check out our website www.venturecentre.im

Safety

Safety is our main priority.  Throughout all our activity programmes we adhere to strict safety guidelines.  The centre is annually inspected by the British Activity Providers Association and The Royal Yachting Association Learning Outside the Classroom, Adventuremark   In addition we have our own operating procedures and risk assessments which are available for inspection.

We are approved by the Isle of Man Department of Education.

All introductory paddlesports  activities take place on The Mooragh Park Lake a fully enclosed 12-acre seawater lake.  The maximum depth of the lake is 1.5 metres and it is not possible to be more than 70 metres from the bank.

We allow non-swimmers to participate in water based activities if they are water confident.

Group leaders are responsible for the supervision of any non participants and for their group outside activity sessions.

As safety is our main priority where we consider that a young person may be causing a danger to themselves or others their parents or guardians will be contacted to collect them at their own expense.

All our instructional staff undergo a police check DBS check and a full induction/familiarisation course.

Fire drills take place before the first night at the centre where this is considered practical.

A qualified 1st Aider is on call on site whenever persons are resident at the centre. Instructors carry first aid kits when off site.

Risk Assessments

Risk assessments are produced for all our activity sessions. These are available by request.

Telephone

Under no circumstances should young persons bring mobile phones to the centre.

If it is urgent and you wish to speak to member of staff about your child you can ring at meal times (5.30 p.m.- 6.30 p.m.) and a member of staff may be available to speak to you.

We politely request that parents do not just turn up at the centre to speak to their children.

Meals

Breakfast              A cooked breakfast e.g. cereals, sausage and baked beans, toast and jam/marmalade

                            Tea, coffee or squash.

Lunch                   Sandwiches with a choice of filling, a piece of fruit, biscuits and a drink of squash. Children may also cook their own lunch on a camp fire.

Evening meal       A substantial evening meal ( e.g fish chips peas, pasta bolognaise, barb que ,  baked potatoes and assorted toppings, chicken curry and rice)

Please let us know on the medical form of any food your child is unable to eat or any other dietary requirements.

Vegetarian options are available with prior notice.

National Curriculum

All courses cover the requirements of the National Curriculum with regard to outdoor and adventurous activities.

Medical Information

Personal and medical information of all visitors must be made accessible to Venture Centre staff.  Our attention should be drawn to any potential problems in advance of the visit.  If your child has any unusual requirements please let your group leaders know and phone us at The Venture Centre.

Valuables

These should not be brought to the centre.   We recommend a maximum of £2 per day for pocket money and suggest that group leaders take charge of pocket money.  There is a tuck shop on site selling sweets, drinks and small souvenirs.