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Education Department

Information:

On Arrival

Please park in the coach park where a member of Education Staff will meet you. If you arrive early or if your journey is delayed for any reason please call us on 07768178788 (for all other enquiries before your visit please call 01364645517.

Safety on Site

Buckfast Abbey is a living and working community, as well as a popular site for people to visit.  This means that there is a wide range of activity around the site.  School staff are responsible for the safety and discipline of their pupils at all times during their visit.  We also ask that the leader of each individual group within a school party has a list of pupils with them at all times.  This will be needed in the event of an evacuation from a building on site.  We ask you to comply with our safeguarding policy, which can be accessed from this link.
For further information about health and safety on site and to support with your creating your risk assessment for the visit, please click on the link.

Behaviour

The Buckfast monks welcome schools to their Abbey, but ask that pupils are supervised at all times. We request that you establish with your group beforehand what is appropriate behaviour for a site such as this. Please make your pupils aware of the needs of other people who may be using the Church for private prayer.
Please note that you are responsible for the safety and management of your pupils on the site.

Education Centre and Workshops

A member of the Education staff will introduce and supervise sessions, although you are requested to maintain an appropriate staffing level at all times. For workshops – your Confirmation Letter will detail where you will be met and any specific requirements.

Lunch

The Education Centre has a lunch room which is available to schools. It can accommodate approximately 40 people and can be booked in advance by visiting groups.   
There is a variety of food and drink available at The Grange Restaurant, although we do ask that only food purchased from the restaurant be eaten there. 

First Aid

There is a first aid box in the Education Centre and at various places around the site.  Members of Buckfast Abbey staff also hold first aid qualifications, including the staff working in the Education Centre. 

Maps

We suggest that adults responsible for pupils/ students carry a map with them whilst on site.  A copy of a site map can be downloaded here: (sorry - just being update - coming very soon)

Toilets

There are toilets by the coach park, in the Grange restaurant and in the Education Centre.

Special Requirements

Please get in touch with us on 01364645517 prior to your visit if your group has any special learning or access requirements.

Services

The monks Midday Office at 1.00pm is said in a Private Chapel. A parish Mass is said in the Blessed Sacrament chapel (with the large stained glass window) at 12.05pm each day.
The Abbey Church will occasionally be used for additional services such as funerals. We will let you know if this affects your visit as soon as we can.

Discounted Visits

Buckfast Abbey is a partner venue for The Great British School Trip bursary scheme, run by Hyundai. This offers funding to enable free or discounted school experiences for over 160,000 pupils each year. For further information about how to apply and access this funding, please visit their website: www.greatbritishschooltrip.com/about/

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