To view a video of Countryside Live at Lee Valley Park 2009, taken by Country Channel TV, please click here

Thanks to continued support from the Wheler Foundation,
The Countryside Foundation for Education
will be bringing you the fifth Countryside Live North event
held on the Ledston Estate,
near Castleford in West Yorkshire.

on Wed 19 and Thurs 20 May 2010.

Download a school booking form here.
NB. Thursday 20 is now fully booked. Places
available on Wednesday only.


Enabling more children to benefit from a valuable
Learning Outside the Classroom experience.

Being near the M62, M1 and just off the A1, the Ledston Estate
is in a prime position to attract Yorkshire schools.

Picture Slide Show

Teachers - Please download a copy of our
Guide for Teachers visiting countryside events involving schools here

Exhibitors - Please download a copy of our
Guide for Exhibitors participating in countryside events involving schools here

This day will complement the “Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto”, which was launched in November 2006, recognising the importance and value of learning outside the classroom for children and young people. Countryside Live provides a first class outdoor learning experience.

I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I do and I understand

Countryside Live
The essence of outdoor learning

For free downloadable online resources please
refer to the Countryside Foundation for Education website
and also the Teaching Trees website

For farms to visit go to the Farms for Schools website