Facilities

Lounge/Meeting Room/Conference Room

This is the main training and meeting room (Harper Room) used in the centre by the students. It is equipped with full av equipment, which includes a wall mounted screen, DVD CD & I-pod player. It has chairs and can seat up to 50. In addition to this it has games such as Giant Connect 4.

Dining Room

This can seat all students and visiting staff in one sitting.

Drying Rooms

Blue Peris has two drying rooms for visiting groups to use to dry clothing. These are equipped with Fans, Heaters and Dehumidifier. Each pupil will have their own clothing / boot slot and number in one of the drying rooms to use for the week.

Spinner Room

The centre has a dedicated spinner area. We have 2 industrial spinners, this enables pupils to spin dry any wet clothing before it goes into the drying room.

Student Sleeping Arrangements

Students sleep in dorms of 8-10 people with a total of 6 dorms - 4 on the first floor and 2 on the second floor. Please note there are no electric sockets in the dorms as they present a fire and trip hazard. All dorms have storage for hanging clothes and storage of suitcases/bags etc.

Staff Bedrooms

There are 3 staff bedrooms. A single room is located on the first floor, with double and triple rooms on the second floor. All these rooms have single beds, alarm clock, hairdryer, hanging and storage space, chest of drawers and a digital safe.

Staff Room

This is shared between the centre and visiting staff. It has numerous notice boards and files which contain all relevant information for the smooth running of your course. In addition to this, it is an area where you may relax away from the hustle and bustle of the main centre rooms. It has a fridge, microwave and drinks making facilities are available. All hot drinks and cordial are provided free of charge, not forgetting the selection of legendary Blue Peris cakes.

Student Toilet Facilities

There are separate student male and female facilities

Staff Toilet and Shower Facilities

Staff members have their own toilets and showers.

IT

The centre has 2 computers available for students and staff to use as part of their course programme or during evening activities - for example producing newsletters or producing course blogs.

WiFi

There are WiFi facilities for staff to use and students over the age of 18

Projectors and Laptops

In some of our classrooms there are digital projectors

Games Room

Located at the rear of the centre, our games room comprises of table tennis, pool table and table football.

Round House – The Blue Peris Pavilion

We have a slate round house on site which can be used for meetings, group discussions, and storytelling.

Climbing Wall

We have a small indoor wall on site. This can be used as an activity run by centre staff as part of a wet weather alternative or by visiting staff on an evening. (This will require on site induction and signing off and is for use without ropes).

Classrooms

The centre has 3 other classrooms which have full AV facilities. One of these has an interactive white board.

Centre Shop

This enables guests to purchase a range of confectionary, souvenirs and drinks. We can, if required limit the amount students spend and what they purchase on a daily basis. We can also arrange for the shop to be open for just a few days within your course.

Any profit from the shop goes into purchasing educational items for the centre , thus benefiting the students directly.

Garden Seating Area

An outside garden area which has tables and benches allows guests to relax outside.

Car Park

The centre has adequate on site parking, the exception being when we have large adult course in residence. In this instance extra parking is located only minutes away from the centre.

Disability

We encourage all groups to visit and experience what the centre has to offer. We ask that all course leaders who have group members with any kind a disability to contact the centre beforehand/in the booking process so we can discuss the individual requirements. We regularly have groups with disabilities. However, the centre, due its old design and location is not 100% designed for the full range of disabilities; therefore a discussion will help us to understand and best address your requirements fully.

Equipment

The centre has an extensive equipment stores for both land and water activities. We issue all specialist equipment for all our activities and courses. Equipment available for issue to students for personal use are: Rucksack, Balaclava, Waterproof Top and Bottoms, Fleece jumper, wellies and mountain boots. All other equipment is issued appropriately for each activity (wetsuits, harnesses, helmets etc.).

We have a fleet of canoes, sit on top kayaks, sea kayaks and raft build equipment.

The equipment is subject to a rigorous regime of full safety checks meeting industry standard safety recommendations.