School Trips

[Trojan]

I went on several school trips to - Scarborough, to York, to Chester Zoo, I think the most memorable was by coach to Bingley - then a cruise along the canal to Kildwick, and then the coach to Ingleton, down the cave and explore the river. It's the one that sticks most in my memory.

[zip55]

Kirkstall Abbey Museum, Knaresborough Zoo, but the best was Foxwood farm at Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

[slw]

I remember going to Lotherton Hall Bird garden and Harewood House. I think school provided a packed lunch and a bottle of milk. The milk was always warm from where it had been left on the coach until lunch time.... yuck !

[chameleon]

Perhaps one which sticks with me was a trip to London for a week, around 20 of us (with just one teacher who managed very well thank you!), doing all the sights.The different thing was that we took a week to get there - cycling all the way, staying at Youth Hostels each night.Bawtry, Lincoln, Grantham, Loddington (?), Houghton Mill (Huntingdon) and Saffron Walden before arriving on the Saturday. From this we had the opportunity to see places that we wouldn't otherwise have been near at that age.The Youth Hostels have probably mostly gone but I suppose those which remain are quite different now - certainly you couldn't stay there if you were in a car!With a chance to try (and fail) to ride on a Penny Farthing at one, the olde worlde charm of Saffron Walden, not to mention the Scottish warden at Houghton Mill - yup, porridge with salt 'available' at every meal.I've revisited Houghton Mill in more recent times, now retained as a National Trust site, still demonstrationing the restored Water wheel driving the mill to make flour from time to time (No poridge now though). The return was a little easier on the legs, travelling overnight on the sleeper from Kings Cross to wake up very early one Sunday morningarriving at the long gone Central Station.

[sundowner]

chameleon wrote: Perhaps one which sticks with me was a trip to London for a week, around 20 of us (with just one teacher who managed very well thank you!), doing all the sights.The different thing was that we took a week to get there - cycling all the way, staying at Youth Hostels each night.Bawtry, Lincoln, Grantham, Loddington (?), Houghton Mill (Huntingdon) and Saffron Walden before arriving on the Saturday. From this we had the opportunity to see places that we wouldn't otherwise have been near at that age.The Youth Hostels have probably mostly gone but I suppose those which remain are quite different now - certainly you couldn't stay there if you were in a car!With a chance to try (and fail) to ride on a Penny Farthing at one, the olde worlde charm of Saffron Walden, not to mention the Scottish warden at Houghton Mill - yup, porridge with salt 'available' at every meal. I've revisited Houghton Mill in more recent times, now retained as a National Trust site, still demonstrationing the restored Water wheel driving the mill to make flour from time to time (No poridge now though). The return was a little easier on the legs, travelling overnight on the sleeper from Kings Cross to wake up very early one Sunday morningarriving at the long gone Central Station. Hi chameleon Bet it would not be too safe with the roads as they are now but what a trip something to tell your grandchildren and great grandchildren I will bet you have relived it many times since.

[chameleon]

sundowner wrote: chameleon wrote: Perhaps one which sticks with me was a trip to London for a week, around 20 of us (with just one teacher who managed very well thank you!), doing all the sights.The different thing was that we took a week to get there - cycling all the way, staying at Youth Hostels each night.Bawtry, Lincoln, Grantham, Loddington (?), Houghton Mill (Huntingdon) and Saffron Walden before arriving on the Saturday. From this we had the opportunity to see places that we wouldn't otherwise have been near at that age.The Youth Hostels have probably mostly gone but I suppose those which remain are quite different now - certainly you couldn't stay there if you were in a car!With a chance to try (and fail) to ride on a Penny Farthing at one, the olde worlde charm of Saffron Walden, not to mention the Scottish warden at Houghton Mill - yup, porridge with salt 'available' at every meal. I've revisited Houghton Mill in more recent times, now retained as a National Trust site, still demonstrationing the restored Water wheel driving the mill to make flour from time to time (No poridge now though). The return was a little easier on the legs, travelling overnight on the sleeper from Kings Cross to wake up very early one Sunday morningarriving at the long gone Central Station. Hi chameleon Bet it would not be too safe with the roads as they are now but what a trip something to tell your grandchildren and great grandchildren I will bet you have relived it many times since. Indeed I still have a bike but feel very vulnerable these days. There was one road we walked across - that was the A1 in Cambridgshire on the way to the Mill. Many many years later, after a nigle, I did some research and discovered that spot was at the very village where my wif's parents then lived - thus the visit to the old place again - small world.Can do better than tell them about it Sundowner, with the help of my late friend of the time, we made a film of it all (yes that plastic stuff!) Still have it but no projector but I do have a copy which I put onto Video - just need to digitise that now for poserity!

[sundowner]

chameleon wrote: sundowner wrote: chameleon wrote: Perhaps one which sticks with me was a trip to London for a week, around 20 of us (with just one teacher who managed very well thank you!), doing all the sights.The different thing was that we took a week to get there - cycling all the way, staying at Youth Hostels each night.Bawtry, Lincoln, Grantham, Loddington (?), Houghton Mill (Huntingdon) and Saffron Walden before arriving on the Saturday. From this we had the opportunity to see places that we wouldn't otherwise have been near at that age.The Youth Hostels have probably mostly gone but I suppose those which remain are quite different now - certainly you couldn't stay there if you were in a car!With a chance to try (and fail) to ride on a Penny Farthing at one, the olde worlde charm of Saffron Walden, not to mention the Scottish warden at Houghton Mill - yup, porridge with salt 'available' at every meal. I've revisited Houghton Mill in more recent times, now retained as a National Trust site, still demonstrationing the restored Water wheel driving the mill to make flour from time to time (No poridge now though). The return was a little easier on the legs, travelling overnight on the sleeper from Kings Cross to wake up very early one Sunday morningarriving at the long gone Central Station. Hi chameleon Bet it would not be too safe with the roads as they are now but what a trip something to tell your grandchildren and great grandchildren I will bet you have relived it many times since. Indeed I still have a bike but feel very vulnerable these days. There was one road we walked across - that was the A1 in Cambridgshire on the way to the Mill. Many many years later, after a nigle, I did some research and discovered that spot was at the very village where my wif's parents then lived - thus the visit to the old place again - small world.Can do better than tell them about it Sundowner, with the help of my late friend of the time, we made a film of it all (yes that plastic stuff!) Still have it but no projector but I do have a copy which I put onto Video - just need to digitise that now for poserity! I am pleased you got it on film I remember me and a friend decided to ride to Otley at midnight not quite the trip you undertook but anyhow back to the story this would have been in the late fiftys when we got there we stoped in the market place for a rest along came Mr plod the local police man. What do you think you are doing he asked so we told him we had just come from Leeds on a midnight cycle ride.His reply was if i was your dad i would kick your **** It took the wind out of our sails i can tell you    

[sluginc]

I remember school trips to Whitby, Filey, Scarborough, Grassington, Haworth, Hadrian's Wall and a weeks residential to Robin Hoods Bay staying at the local Youth Hostel. They were fun times that you looked forward to towards the end of the school year, the cost you pay for these nowadays have changed but the ammount kids can take to to spend hasn't e.g my school trip to Filey in the 1970's max spending money was £2. My youngest lads spending money for his school trip to filey this year was exactly the same, it make's my spending money then seem like a fortune.

[liits]

chameleon wrote: Perhaps one which sticks with me was a trip to London for a week, around 20 of us (with just one teacher who managed very well thank you!), doing all the sights.The different thing was that we took a week to get there - cycling all the way, staying at Youth Hostels each night.Bawtry, Lincoln, Grantham, Loddington (?), Houghton Mill (Huntingdon) and Saffron Walden before arriving on the Saturday. From this we had the opportunity to see places that we wouldn't otherwise have been near at that age.The Youth Hostels have probably mostly gone but I suppose those which remain are quite different now - certainly you couldn't stay there if you were in a car!With a chance to try (and fail) to ride on a Penny Farthing at one, the olde worlde charm of Saffron Walden, not to mention the Scottish warden at Houghton Mill - yup, porridge with salt 'available' at every meal.I've revisited Houghton Mill in more recent times, now retained as a National Trust site, still demonstrationing the restored Water wheel driving the mill to make flour from time to time (No poridge now though). The return was a little easier on the legs, travelling overnight on the sleeper from Kings Cross to wake up very early one Sunday morningarriving at the long gone Central Station. As regards Youth Hostels, on Euston Rd, next door to Camden Town Hall and [almost] opposite St Pancras station is a Youth Hostel. In the area ate other hostels [Ashley House, The Clinlk etc, etc] all of which are booked out all of the time.

[Penz]

You lot were spoilt. When I was at Beechwood School (Seacroft) we went on a trip to Bolton Abbey, but the feckless driver took a wrong turning and got lost and the trip was abandoned. All we got was a picnic by a river and an early return.At Foxwood (Seacroft) we went to Temple Newsam, but not by coach.... we had to walk there! I thought, 'sod this' and sneaked off home.