Welcome to this round-up of LOtC Quality Badge Awards! Every few month we’ll be announcing the names of the providers who have been awarded the LOtC Quality Badge for the first time, and those who have achieved a renewal of their existing badge.
Being awarded the LOtC Quality Badge means a provider has been thoroughly assessed, both in terms of their learning offer and risk management. This gives schools and educational settings peace of mind when organising educational visits, that the learning outside the classroom (LOtC) experience is both safe and supports their curriculum and learning objectives. The award is also endorsed by English and Welsh governments and the Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel.
Have you considered the LOtC Quality Badge for your own organisation? Find out more about the benefits of the scheme and apply, here. To find your nearest LOtC Quality Badge holder on our searchable map, click here.
Cumbria Outdoors – Hawse End Centre, Keswick
Sblash Aqua Park, Conwy
PGL Domaine de Segries, Ardèche
King Richard III Visitor Centre, Leicestershire
Rivertime Boat Trust, Berkshire
Xplore! Wrexham
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – Kew Gardens, London
Hellene School Travel, West Sussex
Activ4, Shropshire
Murton Park, York
Aberdeen Science Centre, Aberdeen
Outspark Ltd, Chelmsford
Beaumanor Activities, Loughborough
Standon Bowers Outdoor Education Centre, Staffordshire
Carymoor Environmental Trust, Somerset
Halsbury Travel Ltd, Nottinghamshire
Edwin Doran Sports Tours, Surrey
MasterClass Sports Tours, Middlesex
Travelbound, East Sussex
SkiBound, East Sussex
Wild Adventures, Jersey
Redpoint Climbing Centre Bristol, Bristol
Heatree Activity Centre, Devon
CRS Adventures, Devon
DangerPoint, Flintshire
Aylmerton Outdoor Education Centre, Cromer
Canoe Trail Ltd, Bedford
Arete Outdoor Centre, Caernarfon
Longleat, Wiltshire
Robinwood Cross Lanes Activity Centre, Wrexham
The Bushcraft Company-Penshurst Place, Kent
The Bushcraft Company – Boughton Woods, Northamptonshire
The Bushcraft Company – Castle Howard, York
High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre, North Yorkshire
Go Ape Crawley Continuous Belay Course, West Sussex
Go Ape Dalby Continuous Belay Course, North Yorkshire
West Midlands Police Museum, West Midlands
Drax Power Station and Skylark Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire
SkiBound, East Sussex
Hertfordshire Scouts Tolmers Activity Centre, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Scouts – Well End Activity Centre, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Scouts – Phasels Wood Activity, Hertfordshire
The Trekking Company Ltd, West Sussex
Layer Marney Outdoors
Longridge, Buckinghamshire
Oaker Wood Leisure, Herefordshire
Kingswood Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire
Chelmsford Museum, Essex
Twycross Zoo, Warwickshire
Essex Outdoors Danbury, Essex
Up at the O2, London
East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre, Whitby
UK Parliament Education Centre, London
Weardale Adventures, County Durham
Hartlepool Borough Council Sports Development Team, Hartlepool
The Kepplewray Centre, Cumbria
The Real Outdoor Xperience, Gloucestershire
Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norfolk
Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Cley Marshes, Norfolk
Cohort St Ives, Cornwall
Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire
Cuffley Active Learning Centre, Hertfordshire
Meadow Lodge Farm, Cambridgeshire
Hertfordshire Zoo, Herfordshire
Longtown Outdoor Learning Trust, Hereford
Gosforth Nature Reserve, Northumbria
The Wolseley Centre, Staffordshire
Fireground Museum, Rochdale
Absolute Travel and Tours, Essex
Explore Outdoor – Abbeycroft, Suffolk
Lockerbrook Farm Outdoor Centre, Derbyshire
Mendip Activity Centre, Somerset
