Le Château Du Broutel - School Trips To Northern France

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Tailor-made school trips to France

Exceptional School Trips
To Northern France

Just an hour from Calais, le Château du Broutel offers schools an exceptional and fully-bespoke French residential experience. Set within 40 acres of private parkland on the edge of the historic town of Rue in the Somme, the château dates back to 1714 and blends historic charm with modern comfort. Accommodation is provided in high-quality en suite rooms, giving every group a safe and comfortable base. Every programme is tailor-made – from French immersion courses to cultural visits, excursions, and WWI battlefield tours – with all travel and logistics organised on your behalf. With its unique combination of accessibility, heritage and care, le Château du Broutel provides a truly memorable French experience for schools.

Here are some of the educational visits near le Château du Broutel:

Markets

Le Touquet
Amiens
Rue
Abbeville
Mondidier
Roye

WWI visits

Etaples cemetery
Flanders field museum
Passchendaele museum
Albert museum
Lonchngar crater
Vimy Ridge
Thiepval memorial
Wellington tunnels
Peronne WWI museum
Armistice museum
Newfoundland Park

WWII visits

Blockhaus d’Eperlecques
La Coupole Centre D’histoire
Batterie Todt museum
Dunkirk 1940 Museum
Dunkirk Memorial and Cemetery
Royallieu Camp Memorial

Paris visit

Arc de triomphe
Boat trip
Eiffel Tower
Street market (Rue Cler)
Musee de l’Orangerie
Tuileries garden
Musee de orsay
Louvre museum
Open top bus (hop-on, hop-off)
Montparnasse tower

Farm and food visits

Bakery
Chocolate factory
Snail farm
Bee farm
Cow farm
Goat farm
Sweet shop
Cookie factory and creperie

Other

Disneyland Paris
Parc Asterix
Nausicaa
Pierrefond Castle
Joan of Arc museum
Grotte de Naours
Azincourt
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens

French Immersion

French Experience

WWI Battlefields Tours

Le Château du Broutel accommodates up to 215 pupils across a range of high-quality en suite facilities. Schools are housed in the château itself as well as the West Wing, Normandy Barn, and Écurie, all maintained to the same high standard. Teachers are provided with comfortable en suite rooms. With every group enjoying exclusive, self-contained accommodation areas, schools benefit from both privacy and peace of mind. A 24-hour duty manager is always on call, ensuring safety and support throughout every stay.

Le Château du Broutel is set within 40 acres of private grounds on the edge of Rue, a historic market town in northern France. This 18th-century château offers an authentic French setting for school residentials, with elegant architecture, landscaped gardens and excellent on-site facilities. Its location makes it ideal for cultural excursions, language immersion and WWI history visits, with the Somme battlefields within easy reach. Situated near the Channel coast, it is just 90 minutes from Calais, around 2 hours 30 minutes from Paris, and only 30 minutes from Le Touquet.

Le Château du Broutel, 80120 Rue, France

Tailor-made courses

All rooms en suite

95% rebooking rate

One of the best centres in France

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Why Schools Choose Le Château du Broutel

Family-run ethos with a genuinely personal approach to every school visit
Prime location – just one hour from Calais, reducing travel time and maximising time in France
Tailor-made programmes – from French immersion courses to cultural visits and excursions
French immersion courses designed to improve confidence and fluency through daily practice
Historic 18th-century château set within 40 acres of private parkland
High-quality en suite accommodation
Cultural visits to local markets, fun educational visits and WWI sites
All-inclusive organisation – with travel, accommodation and excursions arranged on your behalf
95% rebooking rate – trusted by schools nationwide

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Courses at Le Château du Broutel

Schools visiting our French centres can choose from three course options – French immersion, French experience, and WWI battlefields. Each course provides a framework, but no two trips are ever the same. Every programme is completely bespoke, with schools able to cherry-pick excursions and educational visits from across all three courses to create the perfect balance for their pupils.

Whether your priority is history, language development, cultural exploration – or a blend of all three – our team will work with you to design a tailor-made itinerary that supports your curriculum and delivers unforgettable learning experiences.

Teacher Reviews

B Swansborough

“Amazing food”

“Fantastically friendly and motivating staff, lots of brilliant new skills learned and amazing food!”

K Pilgrim

“Will miss this place!”

“Brilliant place for water sports, children had a great time. Accommodation was clean and close to activities. Food was amazing, staff were helpful and catered for our needs.”

C Eccles

“Once again we had an amazing time at Manor Adventure”

“The staff are amazing with the children and the facilities are great. The children had a great time and made many fantastic memories.”

Mr E Evans

“I could not speak more highly of the team”

“We took a group of 83 children and every single one had an amazing time. The staff couldn’t do enough for us. The castle is beautiful and the accommodation for students (and teachers) is nothing like I have seen before.”

E Ashton

“Thank you Manor Adventure”

“Excellent residential experience for our Year 5s and 6s. Staff were professional, fun and helpful. Facilities were clean and the setting was stunning.”

Dordon Primary

“Great value for money”

“Well organised visit with excellent communication prior to arrival. Great value for money and the staff were excellent providing support and encouragement for all pupils. This visit provides independence for pupils within an incredibly safe environment.”

B Swansborough

“Amazing food”

“Fantastically friendly and motivating staff, lots of brilliant new skills learned and amazing food!”

K Pilgrim

“Will miss this place!”

“Brilliant place for water sports, children had a great time. Accommodation was clean and close to activities. Food was amazing, staff were helpful and catered for our needs.”

C Eccles

“Once again we had an amazing time at Manor Adventure”

“The staff are amazing with the children and the facilities are great. The children had a great time and made many fantastic memories.”

Mr E Evans

“I could not speak more highly of the team”

E Ashton

“Thank you Manor Adventure”

“Excellent residential experience for our Year 5s and 6s. Staff were professional, fun and helpful. Facilities were clean and the setting was stunning.”

Dordon Primary

“Great value for money”

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