Cockington Country Park
The Park has so much to offer visiting groups with a rich heritage and natural history sessions that cover a range of topics helping to bring your teaching to life.
Torquay,
Devon
About Cockington Country Park
Cockington Country Park is a mix of picturesque well-ordered garden landscapes, open parkland, rural countryside and substantial woodland. In amongst this 450 acre park are 3 pretty ornamental lakes, a historic Manor House and a chocolate box village, complete with thatched cottages and a quaint church.
The country park has so much to offer visiting groups with a rich heritage and natural history sessions that cover a range of topics helping to bring your teaching to life.
We offer a selection of Ranger-led visits all linked to the English National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 & 2. We can adapt sessions according to your group’s needs and sessions can provide a fantastic opportunity to enhance your students’ classroom-based learning.
With access to resources such as tablet computers, recording devices and surveying equipment, our activities are equipped to ensure your learners are able to get the most out of their visit.
Amenities
SEND Facilities
Free pre-visit
LOtC quality badge
Risk assessment available
Resources available
Key Information
Age suitability
Key Stages
Key Stage 1,
Key Stage 2,
Risk Assessment copy available?
Available on request
Risk assessment copy format
by email,
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certification
Yes
Risk Assessment eternally verified
Yes
Holder of Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge
Yes
Topics
Anglo-Saxons,
Buildings,
European history,
Hands on history,
Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter),
Stone Age,
Wildlife and nature,
Risk Assessment Category
A
Annual opening times
January - December
Resources Provided
Yes
Residential Courses
Yes
Suitable for disabled/SEND needs
Yes
Group Size
3-90
Group Rates
Half day package from: £4.75 + VAT per person; full day package from: £7 + VAT per person. Contact us for more details.
Topics
Anglo-Saxons
Buildings
European history
Hands on history
Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Stone Age
Wildlife and nature
Curriculum Subjects
Art & Design
English
Geography
History
Mathematics
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
Science
Social Sciences
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