Opal Coast Food Technology School Trips & Tours

Groups staying at NST’s Château d’Ebblinghem will have the opportunity to take part in hands-on crepe making and tarte sucre making experience, and also a French Food Market activity. They will also experience a traditional French breakfast, cheese tasting, and even snail tasting – for the brave!

With the support of your own French-speaking Groupie at NST’s Château d’Ebblinghem, your pupils will be able to get the full experience of the visits, as your Groupie will be able to translate from French into English. 

Gain an insight into French farming and cheese making. There are also opportunities for cheese tasting and, at certain times of the year, to help milk the goats. 

Get a real taste of France! At a working snail farm, your group will learn how one of France’s most famous foods is reared. Then sit back and see which of your pupils will be first to sample one for themselves. 

There are a number of boulangeries in the region where your pupils will watch and listen to the baker describe, in French, the process of making traditional French bakery products, before getting the chance to produce and eat their own. 

Did you know the waffle is one of the oldest biscuits in the world? During this visit you will find out about the production of waffles and have a chance to see the Little Museum of Waffle Houplines. This delicious and educational tour ends with a tasting of course ... a great moment of pleasure for your taste buds!

Visit the organic orchards at this cider farm and learn about the ecosystem of the farm, the cycle of the plant and organic production. Visits can be adapted to the age of pupils and there is an on-site shop for tasty souvenirs!

Learn about the history of the sweet shop and see how the sweets and lollipops are made. Pupils will learn from the French commentary, demonstrations and be able to taste the delicious sweets produced.