When I set up my company 12 years ago, it was built on two founding principles – always try and create new, exciting and relevant product ideas and always try and promote environmental awareness and sustainability within schools. And 12 years on, we are still doing exactly this today! I originally had an idea of […]
As part of our overall service, we like to help schools access funding to pay for our various products if indeed they need assistance in this respect. Hence the reason why we spend a lot of time researching what grants are currently available for educational establishments and what type of projects they will support. Once […]
We have noticed a lot of requests recently from schools who are looking to have an outdoor classroom used as a library. The main reason for wanting to have a separate building outside in the school grounds is for a couple of reasons: Firstly, there is not enough spare space inside the main school building […]
Covid 19 certainly has had quite a significant impact on the world and we perhaps still don’t know yet the full ramifications and implications it has imposed upon societies. But there is one thing for sure and that is the world has or will need to change and adapt our way of life quite significantly […]
We are not just a supplier of quality outdoor classrooms and play equipment for schools as we are able to offer extensive ancillary advice and help in the following matters as well: Funding – as well as compiling our own Funding Guide which lists important and useful information such as how to apply successfully for […]
It is ten years now since I set up the Hideout House Company to sell a new and unique range of playground equipment and outdoor classrooms/buildings to schools. The main emphasis then – as it is now – was on developing products which in some way could promote eco educational learning as well as being […]
This is perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions from our customers when we are discussing build requirements for their outdoor classroom or undertaking a site visit. A lot depends on the site itself and a number of other mitigating factors – whether it is level, what type of existing surface the feature will […]
We have just completed a major build project at Stubbers Adventure Park in Essex. The adventure centre recently received a grant to update their facilities and the Hideout House Company were chosen as the supplier for a series of buildings. The park needed some extra space for their visiting schools and so we were commissioned […]
The Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdown which has accompanied it have brought various fundamental changes to our daily lives. Whether this may be limited contact with close family and friends, working from home or even being confined to the boundaries of our house and garden. These changes have unfortunately had detrimental effects on the […]
We have just completed the installation of a new eco and science outdoor classroom at East Hunsbury Primary School in Northamptonshire. The project features a 5m octagonal outdoor classroom but we also included additional items to include a water butt and roof guttering system (for rainwater harvesting) and some planters which the children can grow […]