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The Learning and Discovery Team provides high quality education services. Contact the team on 01433 620373 or email us

Design Your Own Geographical Enquiry in the National Park

Design Your Own Geographical Enquiry

Key Stage: GCSE and A level

Duration: Available as a standard (10:30 – 1600) or half day
requires advance discussion and planning – please contact us

Location: Various Locations – please contact us

With this programme we can help you organise your own investigation in the National Park. This can include any elements from other visits we offer. We use geographical enquiry skills such as:
 Questioning and hypothesis forming
 Designing a sequence of investigation
 Collection, recording and analysis of information
 Map interpretation and risk assessment


To book your Field Trip:
Please contact Gaynor Bowring (01433 620373) our Learning and Discovery Administrator


To discuss your Field Trip:
Please contact Chris Robinson (01433 622013) our Learning and Discovery Officer for Secondary and Tertiary Programmes


As this is a tailor-made programme, we cannot offer you a downloadable risk assessment. The risk assessment depends on your choice of location(s) for the day please contact us for a risk assessment for your individual programme.


Teacher’s Notes for 'Design Your Own Geographical Enquiry in the National Park’ (pdf)

Download our Geographical Field work Matrix  (pdf)

A level Geography Matrix (pdf)