residential visits
Accommodation for holidays and educational visits is available in attractive timber cabins. Five of these are Scandinavian style “A” frame chalets and one is a single storey log cabin. Each cabin sleeps up to eight people, ideal for families, clubs or school groups with its own kitchen area and ground floor bathroom making it an excellent venue for self catering holidays. You can book for a full activity week or just book the accommodation and do your own thing.
Whether you’re looking for a holiday or a structured course we can create a package of activities to suit your requirements.
lay out
"A" frame cabins are laid out as follows:
downstairs - one bedroom with two beds
living area with two futon sofa beds
kitchen area with microwave & four ring hob
accessible shower & wc
upstairs - two bedrooms with two beds in each
The log cabin is single storey with three bedrooms and is laid out like this:
bedroom 1: one bedroom with two single beds
bedroom 2: one single bed plus one pair of bunks
bedroom 3: pair of bunks
living area with kitchen
accessible shower & wc
If you book an activity holiday at the Centre all of your activities are included in the price. The programme is flexible – let us know what you want from your holiday and we will help you to achieve it.
during a 7 day week (Saturday to Saturday) you will be able to take part in nine activity sessions
during a week long booking (Monday to Friday) you will be able to take part in nine activity sessions
over a weekend (Friday evening to Sunday evening) you could expect five sessions
themed weeks
Multi-activity holidays are not the only thing on offer at the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre. You could even come here to do schoolwork! The 400 hundred acre country park in which the Centre is based includes ancient woodland, a Roman Road, Anglo-Saxon earthworks, a Viking legend, a medieval wreck, Tudor buildings and a top secret World War Two army camp! With this wealth of heritage around us the Centre is an ideal place for a history week visit.
The Centre is based in 400 acres of country park with a variety of interesting environments - woodland, farmland and river frontage. You can come and have a Green Week, exploring the Manor Farm Country Park with a programme that looks like this:
Introduction – including map-making and map-reading;
Looking at the woodland - trees, birds, animals, flowers and
fungi
Exploring the river, with time spent at the river's edge plus crabbing and a
river trip
Looking at the farm land, including a visit to the Manor Farm Museum
Woodland craft including building shelters, using outdoor camping stoves and
preparing a fire
Art Attack - creating visual displays and soundscapes using
materials found in the countryside
Conclusion - including a presentation of finds, collections and displays
There are a number of long distance walks in Hampshire including the Strawberry Trail, a 15 mile route which passes by the front door of the Centre. This walk follows the Hamble Valley from Botley, through Bursledon and Hamble, to Netley, and includes beautiful scenery, fascinating villages, bird spotting opportunities. The Strawberry Trail is not a totally wheelchair accessible route, but sections of it are and it is possible to have a series of walks that take in all the best bits.
You can arrange your own walking trips or you can do it with a guide from the Centre.
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The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre provides an ideal base for holidays in Southern Hampshire.
There are excellent roadlinks nearby giving a wide range of destinations
from the maritime cities of Southampton and Portsmouth
to the cathedral cities of Winchester, Salisbury and Chichester
Beaulieu Motor Museum, Marwell Zoo, Bucklers Hard and Paultons Park are all within easy reach
Slightly further afield is Stonehenge while the Isle of Wight is only a boat trip away
