Rock Up is exactly what the run up to Christmas calls for: something active, out of the classroom and properly fun. Its indoor climbing, soft play and high ropes are spread across ten arenas nationwide, and being entirely indoors means the trip isn’t at the mercy of December weather. With the Christmas holidays in sight, get in touch to start planning before the diary for the rest of term fills up.
What to Expect on Your School Trip
Rock Up is your go to place to meet curriculum PE goals.
Their climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork, trust and problem solving skills, whether individually or as a group. Their convenient locations in shopping centres make travel easy, and each session consists of a 30 minute safety briefing followed by a 55 minute climb, except at Meadowhall, where it’s a 20 minute briefing followed by a 40 minute climb.
Why It’s the Perfect Way to Close Out the Autumn Term
By December, students have had a long autumn term of dark afternoons, mocks and the run up to reports. Rock Up offers something different: real climbing walls, high ropes and all indoors, so it isn’t at risk from the wind, rain or early sunsets that can derail an outdoor trip at this time of year. The activities are built around teamwork, trust and problem solving rather than competition, which makes them a good fit for mixed ability groups and for students who might not usually put their hand up in PE.
Rock Up positions its own arenas as a natural choice for end of term trips, and a pre-Christmas visit fits just as well as a summer one. Sessions run for about an hour and a half door to door, which is enough for a proper physical challenge without eating into the whole school day. With ten arenas across England, from Manchester and Birmingham to Watford, Lakeside and Meadowhall, most sit in shopping centres close to major transport links, so it’s a straightforward trip to organise even in the scramble before Christmas.
Why Book It for Your Next PE and PSHE Trip
Rock Up links to Physical Education and PSHE, covering fitness, resilience and collaboration in a single session. It suits students aged 4 and up, and Rock Up‘s tailored packages mean KS1+ groups can all take part.
School trip rates from £9.95 per student for bookings Monday to Friday during term time. Spectators go free, and all tickets are subject to availability. Rock Up’s booking window is ongoing, so there’s no fixed cut off for this trip itself, but it’s worth getting your enquiry in before the last few weeks of the autumn term.
Get your reservation sorted before the autumn term ends and the last dates before Christmas disappear.
