Teen Expedition Camp in England

No previous experience is needed — instructors adapt every session — but this is the operator's most demanding camp, aimed at teens who enjoy being active all day. Coasteering and sea kayaking happen in open water, so your child should be comfortable in the water; we'll check with the camp whether a swim test applies.

Same base, same tents. The Outdoor Adventure Camp (12–17) is mostly on-site activities plus day trips; the Expedition Camp (14–17 only) adds full-day off-site expeditions — coasteering, kayaking journeys, wild climbing and abseiling on the coast — and works more on leadership.

Yes. Teens aged 14 and over can complete more than one level in a single stay — for example a week of the Outdoor Adventure Camp followed by a week here — without going home in between. Each level finished earns its own certificate and embroidered patch, and the operator offers a discount for booking several levels; ask us for the price.

Staff are with the children day and night. Leaders live in the village with the campers — a staff tent sits in every group of four camper tents — and a member of staff is on night duty, checking tents after lights out and again before wake-up. Across the camp there's one leader for every 8 campers; for instructor-led activities such as kayaking and climbing it's one instructor to 6, and for lower-risk team games one to 10. All staff are enhanced DBS-checked (the UK's criminal-record check for people working with children) and trained in first aid and safeguarding before camp, a Designated Safeguarding Lead oversees welfare, and families get a 24-hour emergency number.

Fly into Bournemouth, London Heathrow or London Gatwick, or come by Eurostar to London St Pancras. A member of the camp's DBS-checked team meets your child at arrivals and travels with them to camp by minibus. 2027 prices: Bournemouth £25 each way (£50 return), Heathrow or Gatwick £99 each way (£198 return), St Pancras £125 each way (£250 return); other airports are quoted on request. Book flights that land between 1 and 4 pm on arrival day and leave between 9 am and 12 noon on departure day — the minibus leaves the airport an hour after the last scheduled arrival, and on departure day it reaches the airport around 7:30 am. Flights outside those windows can mean waiting at the airport or an extra fee. Flights aren't included.

Phones are collected on arrival and kept safe by the team. Campers get one set hour every evening to call home, message friends or just have some downtime, and they can take their phones on excursions for photos and navigation. Outside those times phones stay away — one used at the wrong time is held until the next phone hour. In an emergency you don't have to wait: call the camp team and they'll find your child, even mid-activity.

Families arrange travel documents themselves. Children with an EU passport don't need a visa for a summer camp, but each child needs their own approved ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) before they travel — apply on the UK government website or the UK ETA app a few weeks ahead. They must travel on a passport: national ID cards are no longer accepted for most EU citizens. If your child does need a visa, the camp can issue an invitation letter. For any other passport, ask us and we'll check what applies.

Yes — at the moment the operator takes 15% off 2027 camps for early booking, so a week costs £1,487.50 instead of £1,750. It's a limited-time offer and the operator can end it at any point, so ask us whether it still applies before you decide. The price shown on this page is the full price.

A £100 deposit holds the place. The camp invoices the balance 12 weeks before the start date, and it's due 8 weeks before camp. Tell us your preferred dates and we'll check availability and send you everything you need.