Group bookings at Mellowes Adventure Centre
Summer projects/community groups : Mother and toddler / special needs groups
Soccer presentations/ sports groups : GAA / FAI / Irish dancing annual visits / Karate clubs/ swim clubs
Activity & Social Clubs: Cygnet/Brigins / Beaver scouts / Ladybirds/Brownies
Something very special and different for your group day out.
Day visits
A tour programme with our very experienced guide is available to groups of 25 plus children who visit Mellowes. Our group tours are delivered for children aged up to second class. We aim to make the group tour very informative, interactive, educational and fun for children, while enabling the grown ups who accompany the tour to feel relaxed in our peaceful, rural and safe setting enjoying complementary tea and coffee.
These professionally organised group tours offer core activities such as disco/talent show, sport/fun activities, free play, lunch/snack time, gardening fun and environmental initiatives including the children’s Grow Project.
Our award winning centre is located on 3 acres of interactive fun educational activities, including many environmental care projects which have earned us a Green Flag award!
We aim to make your tour visit very special, informative, interactive, educational and fun for kids in our chilled out, relaxed, peaceful rural setting.
Group outdoor activities
Bouncy castle area, sport activities, coordination and balance areas, pedal go karting, mini golf, climbing towers, slides, swings, bowling, sand play, water play, Mud kitchen, obstacle course, wobble poles, monkey bars, imaginary play and picnic areas.
Group indoor activities
Flower seed planting, gardening skills, environment care projects, reduce, reuse and recycle projects, sand house, dining areas, disco and talent show.
Mellowes interactive educational school tours help children learn through playful activities
- Health eating
- An eco friendly grow tunnel
- The children’s flower growing project
- Hands on approach to simple gardening.
- Identify Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables
- Harvest fruit and vegetable from our tunnel and garden
- Taste fresh herbs from the garden
Green Flag award winning centre
Our many eco-friendly educational initiatives help our children to learn about caring for the natural environment, growing and eating plants and healthy food, and the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle.
- Simple environmentally friendly ways to create a home garden
- How to grow and care for your own Fruit and Vegetables
- Understand why eating healthy Fruit and Vegetables is so important
- Make your own compost at home
- Discover what a wormery can do for us
Mellowes Children’s Grow Project
Become involved in this exciting project that has been running at Mellowes for 12 years. Children plant flower seeds/bulbs on their day visit to the Adventure Centre. After the children leave, Mellowes’ team will tend and cultivate the plantings until they are ready to be donated to elderly people in our community and to community projects.
This helps children understand the importance of caring for the community we live in and also teaches them to respect the plants that grow around us. It also helps young children connect with the elderly in the community.
Compost Making
While at Mellowes children are shown an easy way to make compost from leaves, grass and other material we find around us. Children are shown how we can turn our food waste into compost and how easy it is to set up your own compost making area at home. We explain how the compost is used to grow our seed/bulbs in and how the principle of reduce, reuse and recycle helps the environment.
Group Tour reminder
Children must dress for the elements, a hat/cap can be worn, apply sun cream, and wear footwear that can easily be taken on and off. Velcro shoes or wellies are perfect.
Bring a packed lunch as there will be a small snack break and a big lunch.
Group Tour – Notes for Grown Ups
There will be ample opportunity for Adults to accompany and observe their group while they are participating in the fun-filled activities. Teachers can also take photos of your group enjoying their school tour at Mellowes.
Group Tour Bookings
Mellowes tours are very popular and we strongly advise to book early to secure your preferred date. Bookings are accepted up to a year in advance, but we encourage you to contact us if you are looking for a last minute tour as well.
Mellowes trained guides will manage the onsite activities during your group tour.
Groups can purchase hot food during their visit. For large groups please pre order your food prior to your visit by e mail on in**@me******.ie
To make a booking:
- Please contact our office to check availability – CONTACT US TODAY
- Fill in the booking form from our website here – BOOKING FORM
- A 50% deposit is required to confirm and secure your booking, which can be paid by bank transfer or by card over the phone. Once your date is confirmed to be available, we will hold it for you as a provisional booking for up to five working days to arrange for payment.
- The completion payment is due on the day of the tour. Deposits are non refundable/Transferable.
Cost
Day visits are €16 per child and this includes all activities €6 per Adult a 10% discount applies for 30 plus children. No additional charges apply for any activities.
Times
Day visits are three hours long. Guided tours start at 10am to 1pm
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