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London Residential 2012

Year Six London Residential - 2012
*** We're Safely Home after an exhusting - but Amazing Week !! ***

Day Five at Thorpe Park has been Up-Loaded.

On behalf of all of our staff I would like to say how very proud we are of the children who took part in this trip.
Their behaviour, attitude and the interest they showed towards everything that we did was never less than exceptional - even towards the end of a busy and tiring week - and they were a real credit to themselves.
The list of compliments that they received from the general public is far to long to list here !
As you can see from this page we had a brilliant time taking part in a huge range of amazing activities and having some great experiences, however the trip was also very demanding and exhausting - as anyone who has spent any length of time in London will appreciate - and the enthusiastic way that the children kept on going was a fantastic thing to be a part of.
I think we've all had an experience that we'll remember forever.

Day One


It's nearly midnight on day one and everyone is sleeping soundly! We've had a brilliant action packed day, and everyone is looking forward to tomorrow's activities. We started off our adventure at the London Eye, and enjoyed the panoramic views of London. Our guides even helped us to find some of the attractions that we will be visiting through the week. After this we walked through Whitehall and picked out some famous sights, before heading up to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery.


After our session at The National Gallery we headed on to the underground and made our way to the Youth Hostel. We enjoyed a large dinner, and then made our way to the cinema this evening.



The final order of business for the day was to celebrate Holly's birthday with presents and cakes! We aren't sure if Holly will ever forgive us for singing happy birthday to her in a wide range of locations, but we all certainly had lots of fun helping her mark her 11th birthday!

Day Two



After a peaceful night we've had another busy day. We've had a brilliant time at the science museum, at Westminster Abbey and on a river trip which took us down to Greenwich where we saw a show at the Royal Observatory in their planetarium.



We're about to head off ice skating but thought we ought to post a few photos first. There'll be more later on this evening - probably much later ! Keep posting comments !!


It's 11.30pm and we're safely back in the Hostel having survived ice skating ! The children had plans to post comments when we got in tonight but tiredness got the better of them - we'll get them on tomorrow so check back in the morning.

Day Three



You're not going to be surprised to read that we've had another packed day. We spent most of the morning at the Houses of Parliament where we were able to go in to both the Houses of Commons and Lords. When we'd finished our tour we met our MP Geoffery Cox in a Committee Room and went down on to the MP's Terrace beside the Thames. We then went on the Thames again to get to the Globe Theatre where we worked with one of their actors on Romeo and Juliet. The afternoon day finished with a trip to see the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum. as you can see from the photos we're all very happy - if a bit weary. We're up-dating this in a spare hour back at the Hostel before we head of to Victoria to see "Wicked". Back late again and maybe another up-date much later !!!



It's about 11.30pm and we've just got back from "Wicked" - which was wicked !!! Everyone one was fast asleep within about 45 seconds ......... ......... so we're going to be fresh for another non-stop day tomorrow !!

Day Four



It’s nearly eleven o’clock and everyone is safely tucked up in bed after a very busy and exciting day! We started off at the Tower of London, where the boys were thrilled by the tales of execution, escape and torture (and the girls were repulsed - well mostly !!). After exploring the exhibits in the White Tower we enjoyed the chance to study the Crown Jewels which we decided not to steal after hearing what happened to the first person who tried. After a very busy morning we headed to St Pauls Cathedral where we were lucky enough to have an ‘access all areas’ tour before climbing the many, many steps up to the top of the domes! The Whispering Gallery really did work !! After this we had a very hot trip on the Underground and a leisurely walk through Green Park, enjoyed a refreshing ice cream, and then stopped outside of Buckingham Palace. The Queen was in, but she didn’t ask us in for tea – much to the children’s dismay and the staff’s surprise !! Bowling was brilliant and for the first time in about five years Miss Daniel didn’t win – everyone was devastated for her !!

Day Five



As you can see it was a slightly dull end to the week when the children were forced to spend seven hours at Thorpe Park on the way home !! Everyone was very brave and made the best of having to go on rides and eating at KFC, and the "all you can eat" buffet at Pizza Hut. We were very impressed with the way that the children battled on until the park closed instead of bailing out early and getting back for the end of school. By the time we got back at half past midnight the only people awake were the drivers !!!