Our range of school trips have been created to help young people develop a good sense of adventure & discovery and grow from a little acorn into a majestic oak. That's why it all began in 1982...and why we are still here today.

Acorn has been popular with schools and groups for decades because of these five reasons

1. Location, location, location. Our activity centres are all in beautiful outdoor settings close to beaches, rivers, lakes, mountains and forests to give you the best outdoor experience. All of our centres have plenty of outdoor space for socialising and playing, ensuring a great experience both during and after activities.
2. Small and friendly centres. All of our school & group trips offer you exclusive use of your own private village and dining marquee or indoor accommodation area, providing a really relaxed, personal and safe experience. 
3. High quality activity programmes. We deliver action-packed programmes with a good variety of land and water activities as well as evening entertainment & cultural visits so that your group are active, engaged, learning and having fun throughout the whole trip. 
4. Teacher owned, teacher led. Owned by a former teacher, we understand, we care and we work hard to make your experience easier.
5. Excellent value for money. 90% of schools tell us we are great value for money because our prices are often the best and what we deliver for the money is exceptional.

Celebrating nearly 40 years of Adventures!

We've been organising and delivering a range of exciting Adventure trips for schools and groups for nearly 40 years now. We're so proud of our history and so often, we hear happy stories about the many brilliant memories people of our our trips and also working with us over the years.

Andrew Gardiner is still the proud owner and Chairman of the company and we remain a privately owned, family business that continues to put customers and staff at the heart of our company.

We provide Adventure Trips for Schools, Uniform groups through Acorn Adventure, Family Holidays through our sister site 

                                                 Acorn Family Holidays, and Educational Trips for schools and youth groups via The School Travel Company.