The Towers

Mountains Experience

The Towers Active Learning Centre is located in the heart of one of the most stunning mountain areas of the UK. Offering a range of challenging offsite outdoor activities, The Towers provides the perfect setting for experiencing the best of what Snowdonia National Park can offer. From rugged, lofty peaks, to wild climbing crags and gorges to both explore and create adventures, we’ll build you an itinerary that will engage your students and inspire.

School Trips

The Towers Active Learning Centre is located to allow easy access to the very best that Snowdonia can offer. Whether it’s whole-day mountain expeditions, climbing on local crags, or exploring local rivers, there’s a whole range of challenging outdoor learning activities that can be tailored for you. You can also expect more relaxing activities to both unwind and help students understand this very special environment.

2 – 5 Day Residentials

Snowdonia, N. Wales

February – November

Multi-Activity Trips in Snowdonia

Snowdonia is internationally recognised as an adventure sports playground. We’re pleased to offer a huge range of adventurous experiences across multiple locations that will stretch your students and improve their essential skills. During your outdoor adventure trip, your students can take part in:

Mountain Trekking Days
Kayaking / Canoeing
Rock Climbing
Gorge Scrambling
Bushcraft
Sea Level Traversing
Coasteering
Mining
Beach visits
Orienteering

Want to know more about the activities we run at The Towers? Read our blog on what sets The Towers apart.

Reach out to our team to create your bespoke school trip.

Environmental Trips

Part of a well-rounded outdoor education is appreciating the setting your trip takes place in. Our activity centre in Snowdonia provides a deep understanding of current environmental issues and to take part in steps to preserve and conserve it. The John Muir Award at The Towers allows an insight into practical conservation in this very special mountain environment. During your educational school trip your students will begin to learn the impact of man on the environment.

To find the best environmental trip for you, speak to one of our team.

Curriculum Support

Snowdonia National Park offers numerous opportunities to explore and understand a special mountain environment over the course of school residential trips. A school day trip or residential to our Snowdonia Activity Centre is perfect for GCSE and A Level fieldwork. Your students can also develop a deep understanding of both the natural landscape and man’s use of the environment. During school field trips you can explore:

Upland land use studies
River and coastal studies
Mountains and glaciation
Tourism and the impact of man on fragile environments

Contact a member of our team to to learn more about the curriculum support we offer.

Training Trips

The Towers outdoor activity centre is a very special place to undertake group or individual training. Whether it’s topic specific student training or trekking expeditions we’ll be happy to work with you to create a bespoke package that meets your needs.

DofE Expedition skills and expeditions
Trekking expeditions
Staff INSET training – general
Staff INSET training – topic specific

To find out how we can support with training, contact a member of our team.

Corporate / Other Activities

Venue Hire and Corporate Days

The Towers is ideally situated in the heart of Snowdonia National Park providing a mountainous backdrop where your teams come together to develop leadership skills and overcome challenges together as a team. During your stay, your staff can take part in a selection of activities to help them bond as a team outside of corporate meetings, including:

Challenging mountain treks
Canoeing
Climbing
Teambuilding & Leadership Days & Courses

Why we do what we do

Essential Skills

By using the Skills Builder Essential Skills Framework we will tailor the activities to focus on selected Essential Skills for each course. Prior to school trips, we liaise with teachers to identify the learning objectives and to discuss reviews following each activity to ensure we maximise growth amongst students.

Character

We believe that developing character is important to a child’s development and helps with academic success as well as stimulating a global perspective. Our skilled instructors will guide students through the activities, helping them to take ownership of each task. We let students explore their own boundaries while offering support and guidance.

Wellbeing

It has been proven that getting into the Great Outdoors can help to heal, soothe and restore physical and mental wellbeing. We use each of our unique locations (woods, coast and mountains) to offer new physical challenges, while highlighting the benefits of their stunning natural surroundings.

Active Learning Centre Experiences

A new era of outdoor learning

The Towers is the perfect base for all of its engaging and challenging outdoor activities. Watch the video and take a look for yourself.

The Towers offers flexible accommodation options for up to approximately 80 students and staff. For residential school trips, students will stay in bunk rooms, located within the main building. Having been furnished to a high standard, your students will have a comfortable night’s sleep after busy days.

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The Towers Accommodation

Bedrooms

Our bedrooms are made up of bunk bed rooms for 2 – 8 people, with some ensuite rooms. Our building allows us to break down areas of the building to accommodate mixed groups easily. Most of our group leader & teachers rooms are also single bunk rooms and are mainly ensuite, those that aren’t have separate group leader bathrooms.

Facilities

The Towers has a purpose built cloakroom with enough space for everyone’s waterproofs and boots as well as a separate drying room which is heated overnight to dry out any wet clothes and kit from the day’s adventures. We have a number of multi-use room, including a lounge, library, dining area/classroom and a group leader and teachers’ lounge.

What do we eat

Like every other Active Learning Centre, we take pride in providing our guests the best quality food possible to fuel them for the busy days ahead. Menus at The Towers have been carefully crafted to ensure participants are well nourished for their activities. Using locally sourced foods wherever possible, we can also cater for all dietary requirements.

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Guest care

Our stunning house, perched high above the valley just outside Betws -Y Coed, has been comfortably furnished to provide a great base for your multi-activity residential trip. Active Learning Group and ALC are proud to offer the following at The Towers:

Relaxing grounds with picnic areas
Conservatory with valley views
Fully catered
Flexible accommodation options

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First impressions

School trip to The Towers

As a ‘new’ centre, Phil has created a lovely place to stay with excellent workers; I would consider it an excellent example for other centres to look at and could be used to show how a centre should be run and managed. Thank you for making us feel so welcome and cared for.

Duncombe School
Instructors are Incredible!

Kids have had a great time and developed many skills and independence. The meals and kitchen staff have been excellent – they looked after us well.

Broughton Fields Primary School
Great Trip!

Professional and friendly, ideally suited to our art class painting and drawing programme.

North Bridge House
Overall, the Children thoroughly enjoyed their stay.

The activities were really enjoyable and the days were well organised.

Churchfields Primary
Fab day, great staff, children had a fab time.

The children were fully engaged and the leaders had great behaviour management skills. As teachers we were able to relax with them in charge! We had a great day.

Panshanger School
School Trip to Cuffley

Thank you for all the care and enthusiasm, the children had an amazing time.

Christ Church School

Where is it?

Located just outside Capel Curig in the heart of Snowdonia, The Towers is easily accessible from the Midlands and the North-West.

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Capel Curig, Betws-y-Coed LL24 0DR, UK

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Packing and Activities

How many people are there to a room?

Our bedrooms are made up of bunk bed rooms for 2 – 8 people, with some ensuites, bedding is provided by The Towers for your stay. The nature of our building allows us to break down areas of the building to accommodate mixed groups easily. During the booking process we work with you to allocate rooms before you arrive. Most of our group leader & teachers rooms are also single bunk rooms and are mainly ensuite, those that aren’t have separate group leader bathrooms

What food will be on offer?

Healthy, happy and homely is the best way to describe our food. Our menus are designed to cover a broad range of tastes and also fulfil nutritional requirements. Breakfast is usually a choice of cereal or porridge and is followed by a small cooked breakfast. Dinner is a choice of 2 main meals and dessert. Packed lunches are provided and eaten wherever that day’s adventures take your child. Fresh fruit is always available with all meals.

Can food intolerances be catered for?

Yes, during the booking process the group leaders/ teachers will ask for details about dietary requirements and then pass that information to us, we will then ensure everyone is catered for. If you do have any particular concerns please get in touch.

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Accommodation

Investment to improve The Towers has led to our stunning fully-refurbished and modernised centre. The outstanding high-quality accommodation provides a modern and comfortable base that students and teachers adore.

Take a look at the video to immerse yourself in The Towers accommodation.

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Mountains Experience

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Multi-Activity Trips in Snowdonia

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Activities

Venue Hire and Corporate Days

Why we do what we do

Active Learning Centre Experiences

A new era of outdoor learning

The Towers Accommodation

Bedrooms

Facilities

What do we eat

Guest care

Where is it?

The Towers

Your questions answered about what we do at Active Learning Centres

See our other Active Learning Centres

Cuffley

Cuffley, Potters Bar

Sealyham

Haverfordwest

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Whether you have a question or want to make a booking, we’re always ready to help.