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Lille Christmas market school trip at le Moulin

Christmas seasonal special at le Moulin aux Draps

Take your students on a magical adventure at our Moulin aux Draps centre near Calais. With crackling fires, glowing games and the chance to try real-snow skiing, fuelled by hearty homecooked dinners and the odd freshly toasted marshmallow. This Christmas Market trip to France is a great value option for schools.

  • Voyager owned
  • Key stage 2 – 16+
  • Native French animateurs
  • December
  • Evening entertainment
Overview

Christmas and Wintersports Festival at the Moulin aux Draps

Join us as we transform our Moulin aux Draps centre into a winter wonderland.

On this exciting new seasonal school trip programme, your animateur will lead students through a jam-packed itinerary of activities and games including real snow skiing, local Christmas market, a Christmas party and quiz. Get cosy in onesies and slippers as you learn about the local festive traditions and celebrations.

Crammed full of one-off treats and great value extras, these seasonal school trips will create unforgettable memories as well as providing a range of learning benefits for students of all ages. This winter programme is a great opportunity for your new year group to bond, provide a confidence-boosting school trip abroad.

You will benefit from all the advantages of off-peak travel with this easily accessible, yet exciting and fun-packed Christmas market trip to France.

Looking to include language learning? Check out our Christmas Markets & French language trip to Moulin aux Draps where our native animateur will lead your students in French.  

Itinerary

Day 1 

  • Coach pick up from school and depart for France
  • First stop, a mouth-watering tour of a French chocolaterie to see how the sweet treats are made, from melting to moulding & coating—and the all-important taste test!
  • French Christmas dinner
  • Christmas activities with your Animateur

Day 2 

  • After a 2-hour ski lesson, spend the morning on the (real snow) slopes at Ice Mountain in Belgium. Equipment hire and picnic lunch included
  • Back on the coach and off to explore the wonders of Lille Christmas Market. Why not ride on the famous big wheel?
  • Dinner back at centre
  • Christmas party

Day 3

  • Take a biscuiterie tour and enjoy a shortbread tasting
  • Make a stop at a hypermarket on your journey to port to grab some last minute French goodies & souvenirs (time permitting)
  • Travel home and arrive back at school
Location

As the nights draw in, our Moulin aux Draps centre is transformed into a winter wonderland adorned with twinkling lights with hot chocolate and warming comfort food to play host to our specially-themed winter festivals, available from October to February only. 

Located less than an hour from Calais, our Moulin aux Draps residential centre is the perfect destination for schools looking for a short and affordable French trip. Our cosy centre is contained within 22 acres of car-free French countryside with plenty of indoor and outdoor space for our seasonal festivities. Our local French team has considerable experience in looking after British school groups and after a day on the slopes, teachers can relax with a vin chaud as our animateurs deliver a programme of entertainment for students.

Click here for more information about this residential centre owned by Voyager School Travel.

Included

Our Christmas and Wintersports school trips include:

  • French native animateur throughout your stay
  • Indoor real snow ski session including all equipment hire and tuition
  • Board and lodging at the Moulin aux Draps school centre
  • A detailed itinerary with pre-booked excursions and activities
  • Return coach travel and channel crossing
  • All applicable tolls and taxes
  • Free teacher to student ratio approx 1:8 for coach trips
  • 24-hour emergency support
  • Comprehensive travel insurance
  • Assistance with inspection visits

Extras to budget for:

  • Visa charges and supplements for small parties, single rooms and additional adults
  • Local tourist taxes which can only be paid in cash to the hotel
  • Entrances other than those specified in your itinerary
  • Hotel damage deposits
Dates & Prices

Dates & prices for 3 day/2 night trips based on 40 students + 5 free teacher places. Please contact us for availability and different group sizes.

25–27 November 2024

£359

27–29 November 2024

£359

2–4 December 2024

£359

4–6 December 2024

£359

9–11 December 2024

£359

11–13 December 2024

£359

16–18 December 2024

£359

18–20 December 2024

£359

From

£359 pp
3 day/2 night full board, coach & crossing, Christmas Market & 1/2 day ski session 
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The children were over the moon and I'm still receiving emails from parents to say how happy they are.
Amanda Maxwell, Trip Leader, Lille Christmas Market trip Nov 2021

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