Willersley Castle: Thursday

Willersley 2022

Day Four

You'd think that after everything we've already done, there'd be little else left to do... but that is absolutely not the case. Today we've been climbing (on a real cliff face), we've done archery and axe throwing, Via Ferrata, Aero ball and Initiative exercises. We are definitely going to sleep well tonight!

Talk about a cliffhanger!

Willersley Castle: Tuesday

Willersley 2022

Day Two

Today we've been getting to grips with rifles, grass sledging, bush crafts and finishing off with a blind trail. We literally have not stopped still! Good job the food here is delicious.

Grass Sledging

Down at the rifle range

Although we made it look easy using rifles there was lots to learn and think about. Of course, we had to learn all the safety protocols - handling an air rifle is a serious business. Then we learned tips for aiming - hitting the target isn't just about having a keen eye, we had to be sure to hold the rifle in a steady position, and finally we had to learn how to correct our aim.

Bush Crafts

After rifles and grass sledging, we all embarked on bush crafts - a wonderful few hours in the forest. Scavenging, building, creating, learning and making fires. We had to make sure we were camouflaged - meaning we went back to the castle with some dirty faces. It was great.

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Willersley Castle: Monday

Wallersley Castle 2022

Day One

As everyone knows, a school trip starts with the journey - and on our luxury coach this morning there was nothing but big smiles. Of course we're going to miss you all but it will be more than worth it!

Our home for the week

Just approaching the castle we knew we were going to have a wonderful time - imagine living here for a week! We didn't have long to gaze at our surroundings though - before long we'd had our welcome meetings and moved on to our first activities: Fencing and Initiative Exercises.

Fencing & Initiative Exercises

We were straight into activities – for the initiative exercises we soon realised that cooperation and listening were key skills, along with good communication of course.

In fencing we had to wear protective clothing, and learn particular moves before we could start. It’s not as easy as you think.

It’s no wonder we were all ready for our evening meal (which was delicious).

Night Walk

We finished our evening with a night walk - head torches and lamps on hand. We thought it may have been spooky but in fact it was wonderful - we loved seeing the castle glowing in the evening light.