"Children spend a wealth of time in the outdoor areas and surrounding countryside. They have continual opportunities to engage in activities at their forest school area, where children learn life skills. They understand the rules for safety, such as through staff teaching children how to assess risks in their environment."
- Ofsted, February 2025
The 'Little garden'

This space directly outside the room doors is our 'little garden', where children can freely access the barked area for a wide range of free play and structured activities. We have our own 'Jolly Fidget' boat, giant log stepping stones, hard standing 'roundabout' and parking bays for our ride on cars, a large selection of outdoor building blocks and a fenced off nature pond.
The 'Big garden'

This large secure playing field is home to various bikes and trikes for the children to ride and race on. In spring 2025 we finished revamping this space with a large selection of new equipment including mud kitchen, interactive fences, vegetable plot, wild flower nature zones and a sensory garden. We have a large climbing dome, seating areas, a selection of books and mark making tools available at all times.

The Vineyard & Beyond

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Not only do we explore the surrounding vineyard each day, but the children also visit the local village. Whether it’s going to the shop or local farmers market to buy ingredients for cooking, or stopping off at the playground for a go on the swings and slide.

There is lots of countryside to explore as well, with sheep and horses to visit. We never pass up the chance to hunt for the vineyard dragon, or look for the Gruffalo and his friends in the woods, all whilst trying to avoid the crocodile that lives in the river!

And when the weather is nice we like to take a picnic with us, go pond dipping at the gravel pit or build a den to role-play in. ​

We also take part in daily Forest School sessions within the grounds of a private home nearby. See our Forest School page for more information.