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Winter ski school trip

Winter treats seasonal special at le Moulin aux Draps

Bring your students to the celebration of the Year at our Moulin aux Draps centre near Calais. With a day's skiing, New Year Party, visiting local producers and glowing games, this new seasonal trip to France is an ideal off peak school trip fuelled by hearty homecooked dinners and sparkly ice cream!

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

Sparkle & ski seasonal special at Hôtel du Moulin, Opal Coast

Kick off the new year with a fabulous and fun New Year and winter sport celebration at our Moulin aux Draps centre in Northern France - twinkling lights, crackling log fires, sparkling decorations all combined with a full day's ski session with tuition and equipment included.

On this exciting new seasonal school trip programme, your animateur will lead students through a jam-packed itinerary of activities and games including a session skiing on real snow, a party and glow in the dark games. Get cosy in onesies and slippers and join in with the Animateur-led Quiz of the Year.

Enjoy the many advantages of travelling in the winter with this easily accessible, enchanting and fun-packed school trip to France.

Alternatively, our animateur can lead your group in French and encourage your students to parle en français. Check out our immersive French trips and French exchanges at Hôtel du Moulin aux Draps residential centre.  

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Itinerary

Day 1 

  • Coach pick up from school and depart for France
  • Arrive in France and visit a local biscuit factory
  • Play glow in the dark games with your animateur
  • New Year party

Day 2 

  • Spend the day skiing on real snow at Ice Mountain Skipiste – including a 2-hour ski lesson and afternoon on the slopes. Equipment hire and picnic lunch included
  • Back to the Moulin for a comforting dinner
  • Create the sparkliest ice cream competition
  • Quiz of the year

Day 3

  • Receive a mouth-watering tour of a French chocolaterie and see how the sweet treats are made, from melting to moulding & coating—and the all-important taste test!
  • Visit a local bakery and try your hand at preparing your own croissants under the watch of a master baker
  • Travel home and arrive back at school
Location

Hôtel du Moulin aux Draps 
Rue de Cremarest
62240 Desvres, France

 

Our cosy centre is contained within 18 acres of car-free countryside with plenty of indoor and outdoor space for our seasonal festivities. 

You can read more about our Opal Coast school centre here.

 

Resources

Ready-made resources to get your trip off the ground

These ready-made trip resources are designed to reduce your admin and help speed up the process of planning, promoting and getting approval for your Paris trip:

Included

This school trip includes:

  • French native animateur throughout your stay
  • Indoor real snow ski session including all equipment hire and tuition for all students
  • 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

From

£398 pp
3 day/2 night full board by coach with animateur, ski session & on-site activities 
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