About Sayers Croft

Sayers Croft Field Centre in Ewhurst, near Cranleigh in Surrey comprises some 60 acres of ancient woodland, meadows ponds and streams. There are 5 residential blocks as well as facilities including classrooms, laboratories, hides, adventure play areas, a climbing wall, archery hall, ropes courses, zip wire, games hall, sports fields and swimming pool.

Sayers Croft Field Centre was built in 1939 as part of the Camp Schools Programme to provide an educational base for city children to visit and learn about the countryside. However, at the outbreak of World War II the following year the centre became home to evacuees from Catford Central Boys School in London, many of whom spent four years at Sayers Croft and remember it fondly.

After the war the centre returned to its original purpose, to provide residential visits for schools where children could study science, geography and a wealth of other subjects 'hands on' in the natural environment. Sayers Croft continues to provide these opportunities to children from all over London and the South East and has developed into a leading centre for both fieldwork and teambuilding/outdoor adventure activities.