Bring outdoor learning to life at Gowanbank!
At SU Scotland, we have been providing school residential trips at our outdoor activity centres for over 35 years.
From activity days, to school residentials, to multi-week programmes, there’s so much you can do at Gowanbank.
- Ideally located in Ayrshire, just 35 minutes south of Glasgow, and less than 2 hours from Edinburgh and Carlisle
- 50 beds across 10 en-suite bedrooms
- Exclusive use of building on school residential trips
- Fully catered 3 meals each day, plus snacks
- Tailored programme of activities
- A mixture of on-site and off-site activities (transport to off-site activities included)
- Space for up to around 40-45 pupils on a residential (get in touch to discuss options if you have a larger group)
- 1 free teacher place for every 8 pupils
- Prices from £97 per pupil per night
- Reduced rates and support with transport to and from the centre in the autumn/winter term
- Financial support for schools with a high proportion of pupils from SIMD1-2 deciles
- School Bursary Fund available – see guidelines in Resources section below
- Minibus transport included to all our off-site activities





