The Home Ed sessions are well organised, with set activities to do as well as free play. For me as the parent, the peace of the woodland surrounding while kids are doing what they should be, is the best feeling!
Bespoke education in the heart of nature
At Inside Out, we will work with your children to develop their confidence and self-esteem through hands on experiences in our woodlands. This includes offering opportunities for children to take supported and appropriate risks. We aim to foster resilience to build independent and creative learners. Our sessions are run by a qualified Level 3 practitioner and trained assistants.
We can offer bespoke packages/themes including campfire cooking, bushcraft, stories, nature art, clay work, crafts, games, and much more.
I love the crafts and learning the wild skills. I adore the food we make on fire (mainly the pancakes) and I like playing with my friends in the woods every week, we're a good team.
What to expect
You and your little ones will spend two hours in the woods, enjoying crafts, stories, and play, with a real campfire for toasting marshmallows!
What’s included?
What’s included?
What’s included?
Snacks, drinks, marshmallows, and a wide variety of crafts that your child will take home each week.
Please advise us beforehand if you are vegan or have any dietary requirements and we will do our best to cater for you and your family.
Location
What’s included?
What’s included?
Our sessions take place in our woods in Leek & Glossop.
Pricing
What to bring
What to bring
Online Booking Essential
1 parent per family is advisable please (adults need to accompany children)
Most suitable for school age children.
£8 per child per session
1st sibling £5, 2nd sibling £5, (4 children = £22)
Book in half-term blocks. Choose to attend any dates over the half-term period (Just turn up on whatever days you fancy) this is how we make it flexible for you!
What to bring
What to bring
What to bring
In winter, wrap up warm with waterproof outerwear and wellies, and don’t forget your woolly hats and gloves! In summer, sun cream and hats are a must!
Locations & Times
Glossop
Glossop
Glossop
Where: Gnat Hole Farm, Chunal Lane, Glossop SK13 7PW
Friday afternoon sessions
12.30-2.30pm
We return on Fri 6th June 2025
Leek
Glossop
Glossop
Where: Pickwood (Ballington) Woods, Off Ladydale, Leek ST13 5SB
Monday afternoon sessions
12:30-2:30pm
No sessions until Sept 2025.
It's been very nice to see how, over time, he's become more confident in the group and how the relationships formed and developed into friendships, so I could step back and just watch him enjoying himself. For home-ed families this is so important!
Some short videos to help you access our sites...
Where to meet, greet and pick up at our Pickwood Woods, Leek
If you are new to our Forest School in Leek, this short video should help you!
How to access the woods...
Once you have parked up/or have come on foot, a short video on how to access the woods and a sneak peek of what it looks like on site.
A sneak peek of inside Gnat Hole Woods!
A video filmed for holiday camps but gives everyone a good idea of what our gorgeous Gnat Hole Woods in Glossop have to offer.
Parking and access to Gnat Hole Woods, Glossop
Where to park....
For Little Explorers, Babes, Home Ed, Just for Dads and Parties.
How to access the woods at Gnat Hole Farm
Remember there is NO driving through the farm, please access on foot!
Additional Information
Book
Safety and Risk Assessment
Refunds
Sessions must be booked in blocks for each half term. These sessions can NOT be carried over onto the next term. You can attend as many sessions as you have purchased within that half term time frame.
Refunds
Safety and Risk Assessment
Refunds
Refunds are not available, but you can still transfer your bookings to another date, as long as you transfer up to 3 days before the event that you originally book on to.
If it is 3 or less days until your original booking, then unfortunately it is too short notice to transfer. We feel that we keep our prices low in comparison to other Forest School companies who charge double and more. We also allow you to transfer your booking if you can’t make a session that week. The admin of refunding bookings would mean we would have to raise our prices in future.
Safety and Risk Assessment
Safety and Risk Assessment
Safety and Risk Assessment
Our instructors are Forest School trained, have fully enhanced DBS checks, are outdoor first aid trained with an emphasis on child first aid, and are qualified in food safety and catering. All our activities are risk assessed.