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School Trips 2021
Escape to Riverhill Himalayan Gardens
Leave the classroom behind, enjoy a warm welcome and personalised itinerary
giving your children a wonderful opportunity to learn, explore and have fun!
YOUR VISIT
Whether you are planning a creative experience, outdoor learning
or garden exploration, a full day of adventure awaits you…
• Explore the gardens and grounds using the key trail to discover
the fascinating historical and botanical stories
• Build dens and shelters in the Chestnut wood
• Climb to the viewpoint and admire the stunning panorama
• Solve the labyrinth and find the way to the centre of our hedge maze
• Let off steam in the Woodland Adventure Play Area
• Include a creative workshop (indoor or outdoor)
or a Growing Tour of the gardens
Get in touch and let us help you plan the perfect day out.
‘Thank you so much for an amazing day, the boys had the best time and enjoyed every single minute.
The seed mosaic workshop was excellent and the boys had a good time making their pictures imaginative using the seeds.
The scavenger hunts were brilliant too and I know that even our youngest boys really excelled at finding
their ‘dragon’s claw’! I can’t thank you enough for being so brilliant with the boys.”
Solefield School
“Thank you for making our trip to
Riverhill so amazing. My favourite part
was making the marble maze and then
going through the hedge maze”
Platt Primary School
WORKSHOPS
Scavenger Hunts (non-guided)
Choose from one of our range of ‘egg-box’ scavenger hunts for the children to complete as they explore the gardens and woodland.
• Shapes and textures e.g. ‘Find something smooth/hard/prickly. • Fairytale imaginings e.g. ‘Find a wizard’s staff/fairy’s hat.
Age suitability: 3-6 year olds Duration: No time limit
Location: Collect your boxes from the Garden Room on arrival and fill them at your leisure. Price per child: £2
Enchanted Forest Scavenger Hunt (guided)
This imaginative and theatrical guided walk will enable pupils to discover our magical grotto in the Rock Garden and
the nearby ‘Enchanted Forest’, where twisted vines hang from ancient trees and vibrant ferns hang from lichen covered rocks.
We will lead you on this journey of exploration searching for enchanted objects to complete the scavenger hut.
Age suitability: 5-10 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: Rock Garden, Woodland and Grotto Price per child: £3
Growing Tour
This ‘hands on’ tour of the gardens will introduce the children to some of our more
unusual plants and trees as well as The Walled Garden vegetables and chickens!
Age suitability: 3-10 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: The Gardens Price per child: £3
Wild Woodland Art
This creative workshop takes place in the Woodland, inspired by Andy Goldsworthy’s work, artwork will be created
in the landscape using natural materials. Schools will need to bring photography devices with them to record the work.
Age suitability: 7-10 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: Woodland Price per child: £3
Wild Woodland Wizard Wand Workshop
The children’s chance to get creative and to visit the Garden Room Studio to design and make their
very own wand using a variety of natural woodland materials and mixed media. Wands are an important
accessory for visiting an Enchanted Forest or for conjuring up spells back in the classroom.
Age suitability: 5-10 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: The Garden Room Price per child: £3.50
Seed Mosaics
A great combination of art, science and maths, this workshop involves using seeds of varying shapes,
sizes and texture to create fantastic pieces of art work. Think glue and seeds meets repeating patterns!
Age suitability: 3-8 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: The Garden Room Price per child: £4
Hobby Horse Making
Use natural resources (straw and sticks) and socks to create your own imaginative horses, monsters or indeed ‘Wild Things’ and
then ride around the grounds. This wonderful workshop can be easily adapted to link with the stories/topics you are studying.
Age suitability: 3-8 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: The Garden Room Price per child: £4
Marble Mazes
Inspired by our hedge maze, design and create your own marble labyrinth to take home. Accessible to all, this design and technology
activity is fantastic at stretching the minds of budding engineers and designers with masses of problem solving… and fun!
Age suitability: 6-10 year olds Duration: 1 hour Location: The Garden Room Price per child: £4
GARDEN ROOM
Included in your booking is the use of the Garden Room. This light and airy barn has a seated
capacity of 60 and is the perfect ‘base’; somewhere to store packed lunches, unwanted coats
and bags and also a place to have lunch or do activities in the event of a downpour.
The hire of the Garden Room is free to schools.
CAFÉ & SHOP
Otto’s Cafe & the Riverhill shop are open 9am - 5pm (Wednesday to Sunday only).
Please note that if you are visiting us on a Monday or Tuesday they will both be closed so make
sure you ask everyone to remember their packed lunch and drinks!
For teachers and accompanying adults, Otto’s serve fantastic coffee & their famous brunch as well as
freshly made light lunches, delicious cakes, cold drinks and ice cream (Wednesday to Friday only).
Please let us know if you would like to pre-order 100% fruit lollies or
Solley’s Farm ice creams for the children to enjoy during their visit.
RISK ASSESSMENTS
Here is a link (www.riverhillgardens.co.uk/school-groups) to our
generic risk assessment however we recommend that teachers visit the gardens prior to their school trip
to create their own risk assessments based on their knowledge of the children involved.
Please email info@riverhillgardens.co.uk to arrange complimentary passes.
“I just wanted to say on behalf of all the staff, children and parents, a massive thank you for another
wonderful day at Riverhill. The boys had a truly wonderful day creating their dens and exploring the
grounds. Competition was rife amongst the den building teams but they all emerged as winners and the
use of the garden room and your excellent organisation made the day seamless and a pleasure.”
Bickey Park School
M26
A25
M25
Sevenoaks
Westerham A21
A25 A225
Oxted Shipbourne
Crockham
Hill
Edenbridge A21
Tonbridge
HOW TO FIND US:
If you are using a SATNAV system our post code is TN15 0RR
Riverhill Himalayan Gardens are easily accessible from major roads and motorways.
We are 2 miles south of Sevenoaks on the A225.
From the M25
Exit the M25 at Junction 5 and go south on the A21. Take the second exit marked ‘Hildenborough’.
At the roundabout, take the first exit onto the A225 towards Sevenoaks. Continue up the hill.
The entrance is on your right.
There is ample free parking in our car park, disabled parking is available by Riverhill House.
Please note that Riverhill Himalayan Gardens cannot be held responsible for any loss
or damage to vehicles or their contents whilst you are parked on site.
Coach parking
Coach Parking is in front of the house, and is provided free of charge, but there
is limited availability so please talk to us about this in advance.
Important information for coach drivers
Please note that coaches can only access our entrance coming downhill from Sevenoaks
(i.e. Heading South from Sevenoaks on the A225).
Please do not attempt to turn right from the A225 into our entrance.
Please call us on 01732 459777 if you need clarification.
“Thank you for our fantastic
day trip to Riverhill.
My favourite bit was working
together as a team to build dens”
St Andrew’s School
OPENING TIMES
Open 12 March - 31st October 2021, 9am - 5pm (Wed-Sun).
Monday, Tuesday: Closed (except Bank Holidays)
For coaches and groups of 20 and above we are delighted to be able to offer you exclusive
access on a Monday or Tuesday when we are closed to the general public. Your group will have
the gardens to yourselves which creates a lovely, relaxed environment for your day.
For groups of 10 - 20 you are welcome Wednesday - Friday.
We can often accommodate earlier arrivals if that is helpful.
Early booking is advisable as we can only accept one school visit per day.
SCHOOL GROUP PRICES 2021
Entrance group child discount
• Children aged 4 years + • Minimum group size 10
• 1 free adult per 6 paying children (additional adults £7)
• £5.50 per child. No charge for children under 4 years
Workshops
If you would like to include one of our workshops in your visit,
please add the price per child of the workshop to your entry fee.
Scavenger Hunt – £2
Enchanted Forest Scavenger Hunt – £3
Growing Tour – £3
Wild Woodland Art – £3
Wizard Wand Workshop – £3.50
Seed Mosaics – £4
Hobby Horse Making – £4
Marble Mazes – £4
Guide Books – £3.50
An invoice will be given to you on the day of your visit and payment can either
be made on the day of visit, we accept all major debit and credit cards, cash and cheques
(payable to Riverhill Himalayan Gardens). Alternatively you can pay the invoice after
the visit by cheque or BACs, in line with our payment terms.
We offer free admission and refreshments to your coach driver.
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T: 01732 459777 | E: info@riverhillgardens.co.uk
www.riverhillgardens.co.uk
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