Coach trip to Diggerland

A structured school trip, club or group visit to a DIGGERLAND Adventure Park can be as educational as it is enjoyable and entertaining.

At DIGGERLAND, students & pupils and other visiting club & groups’ members get to enjoy hands-on experience of driving and/or operating real diggers and dumpers in a variety of fun and innovative ways as well as enjoying thrills and spills on all the other specially adapted rides and drives.

• There are currently four UK, Diggerland Adventure Parks from which to choose for your school trip, club or group visit destination, these being: Kent, Devon, Durham and Yorkshire.

Our coach trips to DIGGERLAND allow students, pupils and club & group members to get practical experience of what it is like being “180” & “360” excavators’ operators and dumper and backhoe-loader drivers, and they will also gain an idea of some of the dangers and hazards of working on construction sites with or near large heavy-plant, allowing teachers to explain and stress the importance of knowing and following the appropriate Health & Safety at Work procedures and practices.

Other topics that can be covered include:

• Overview of the different types & sizes of large heavy-plant and their applications
• The principles, mechanics and applications of hydraulics
• How clutches and gearboxes work and their various uses
• Centre of Gravity – and how this might affect a machine’s stability
• Footprint and Ground Bearing Pressure
• The different types of suspension and why suspension is necessary
• Tyre types, tread patterns and pressures and how these can affect a machine’s traction and performance

National Curriculum:

• The above can also be related, for assessment purposes, to these NC subjects at KS 1 & 2: Mathematics; Science, and; Design & Technology

Pupils & students, and other club & group members also get to drive & operate:

• Backhoe Loaders (JCB 3CX); Excavators (diggers); Dumpers; Skid Steer Loaders, and; 4×4 cars (Mitsubishi Pajero), and for even more fun: the Diggerland Dodgems; Go-Karts, and; Mini Land Rovers.

Coaches: All four UK Diggerland Adventure Parks provide free parking for coaches.

• Coach Drivers get FREE ENTRY to Diggerland.

Autism Alliance: The DURHAM Diggerland Adventure Park has partnered with the Autism Alliance and has completed the AUTISM CHARTER

Book your package today:

To book your Diggerland tickets, please call: 01634 711711
mail@diggerland.com http://www.diggerland.com/school-group-visits