Year 6 Residential

Every year we take our Year 6 children on a residential trip to How Stean Gorge in the Yorkshire Dales for 3 days and 2 nights. How Stean Gorge is a wonderful venue: all the activities are on or near to the site, nestled in the beautiful upper Nidderdale.

We are currently finalising the dates for the trip in 2026 and will confirm as soon as we are able. Transport will be provided in the school minibuses. Staffing will be confirmed nearer the time.

All the paperwork for this trip will be sent home with your child already, but you can click here to see our expected itinerary and here for a look at the expected activities we will doing: abseiling, via ferrata, caving and gorge scrambling.

Until 2023, we have camped in big 10-person tents; now, we have upgraded and use the wonderful on-site lodges. These lodges will have 10-ish children (single sex) in each with bunk beds. We eat in the on-site restaurant. (Please note: we won’t be using wood burners or the hot tubs!)

Children bring a packed lunch on the day of departure but all other meals are supplied by How Stean. In previous years, meals have consisted of a choice of cereals, toast or a bacon/egg sandwich for breakfast, a choice of sandwiches, crisps, fruit and biscuit for lunch, and pasta bolognese with garlic bread for day 1 evening meal, and sausage, chips and veg for the day 2 evening meal. Children will also be offered hot chocolate/juice and biscuits mid-evening. Fruit is also available throughout the day. Children will pre-select their meal choices for the trip.

Click here to see the expected kit list for this year.

Copies of the risk assessments for this trip will be available nearer the time by emailing Rachel Hawkhead at office@farsleyfarfield.org.uk.

The cost for the residential in 2026 is £230 (subsidised by the PTA). This is cheaper than comparable residentials. There is no charge for transport as we use our minibuses.

We hope that everyone will be attending the residential as it is an important part of our PE and geography curricula. Spending time away from family, and being responsible for themselves, is also an important part of growing up.