Enrichment Trips to the Opal Coast

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  • Secondary School

Key Highlights

  • Visit to a boulangerie for a bread making demonstration and tasting session
  • Visit to Nausicaä in Boulogne
  • Visit to Chocolats de Beussent
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An enrichment trip to the Opal Coast is a great way for a range of classes and subject specialists to enjoy a new country and to improve your students awareness of other cultures and languages. Enrichment trips to the Opal Coast involve visiting a few towns and resorts such as Boulogne and Le Touquet where your school tour can enjoy the French seaside and sample some of local delicacies!

The Opal Coast is famous for it's French cuisine, therefore giving your class the perfect opportunity to be a bit daring and try some of the local foods that they may not sample in the UK. From snails to the smelliest of French cheeses, your school tour can really be an experience of a lifetime! Take a look at a sample itinerary below for what your enrichment school trip to the Opal Coast could look like.

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Sample itinerary for a 3 day trip

Day 1
Morning

Depart school to arrive Calais early afternoon

Afternoon

En route visit to a boulangerie for a bread making demonstration and tasting session. Transfer on to your accommodation

Evening

Evening meal followed by free time in the evening

Day 2
Morning

Visit to Nausicaä in Boulogne. If it's market day spend some time around the market stalls

Evening

Evening meal

Day 3
Morning

Visit to Chocolats de Beussent then on to Calais for your return journey home. Time permitting free time in Calais or at Cite Europe

Afternoon

Depart Calais

Evening

Late return back to school

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Cultural Visits In The Opal Coast

Other Study Visits

  • Bowling at Agora and Opal Bowling, Boulogne

    Book a bowling session and keep them entertained all evening.

  • Helicea Leisure Centre, Boulogne
    Choose from the state of the art swimming pool with its artificial river and bubbling spas or take to the ice on the skating rink.
  • Bellewaerde Theme Park
    If you are looking for more white knuckle rides then spend the day in Belgium at Bellewaerde where you find a great mix of roller coasters, water rides, shows and an animal park.
  • Musée de l’Abeille - Bee Museum (subject to availability)

    A small traditional family run bee museum that offers an insight into the life of a beekeeper. Guided tours include a visit to 3 apiaries to learn about the life of bees, their activity in the hive and how they look for honey. Snacks can be arranged for at the end of the tour. Tours can also be complemented with a workshop including; a candle workshop or a taste of honey workshop.

  • La Gaufre du Pays Flamand – Waffle Factory
    This mouth-watering tour around a waffle museum is both educational and delicious. Groups will discover how the art of making waffles has developed through history to the modern day. The educational tour ends with a yummy tasting session. Tours can be delivered in English and last around 45 minutes.

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