Assorted quotes from letters received after a recent visit from Thorverton Primary School and Newton St.Cyres Primary School:

‘I am writing to say a BIG thank you to you and your assistants. I really enjoyed those 5 days at Pinkery’

‘Pinkery Centre has helped me learn about helping the environment around Exmoor and it has also helped me learn to get along with other schools’

‘My favourite activities were abseiling, the rope course, and the coastal walk’

‘Now I know that streams are crammed full of bloodworms, water flies, leeches, and more’

‘I learnt how to help doing work in the kitchen to get on well with people and to be kind to people in my room’

‘I was worried about the abseil because I had never tried it before and I was a bit scared. When I had finished I felt really proud of myself’

‘I learnt that Exmoor is a really good place to visit’

‘One thing I learnt is that being away from home isn’t that bad if you’re having fun’

‘My dorm and my friend’s dorm were Furzehill and Goat Hill, and I found them on a map of Exmoor. Is dorm Exe meant to represent the River Exe ?’

‘I learnt that from reading the information boards in the classroom, They were very interesting.’

‘probably the most important thing I learnt is how to work with a group of people to solve problems’

‘Never look down into the person below you when you’re sleeping in a bunk bed because you may fall out.’

‘I learnt that there are thousands of different creatures in 30 cm of a stream. Also that sheep are very strange but cute and a bit thick.’

‘I learnt how to build a bridge with one pole, two pipes, two planks of wood and some string. It may come in useful one day.’

‘Pinkery Outdoor Education Centre made me learn a lot.’

‘The week really was an experience I shall remember for a long time’

‘I’ve been to quite a lot of activity weeks, but this one rules them all.’