Adventure Camp in England

Programme overview

Our camp programme is one of Europe’s most experienced outdoor adventure operators, organizing successful adventure camps since the early 1970s. Today our adventure and activity programmes are more popular than ever, attracting hundreds of campers each year to learn new skills in mountains, rivers and lakes. 

This challenging Adventure Camp is a great mix of thrilling activities using the rugged moorland hills, rivers and lakes of the picturesque Yorkshire Moors interlinked with the vast open spaces and thick woods in the extensive grounds of our base at Queen Ethelburga’s College. 

Off-site activities include:
canoeing and kayaking
ropes course
indoor climbing wall
rock-climbing on the beginners and intermediate terrain of Brimham Rocks
abseiling and a thrilling gorge walking experience
overnight camp-out – the campers’ vote for the highlight! Camp under canvas in glorious surroundings. The camp fire is fun and everyone enjoys cooking a hot meal and roasting marshmallows before fun games, camp songs and laughter under the stars – and then bed!

Back at the Queen Ethelburga’s campus the activities include:
testing session on the state-of-the-art Assault Course
survival skills course
team-building
hike along the banks of the nearby River Ouse
fun ‘water challenge’ session

Accommodation and indoor amenities

Open-plan apartments that usually accommodate four campers with a few larger 5-bedded apartments – all with air-conditioning

Each apartment has en suite facilities with a walk-in shower, separate WC, a small kitchenette area, a sitting area and modern workspace

Free internet and VOIP telephone calls at permitted times of the day

Individual common rooms for the Yellow, Blues and Red age-groups

Vast new ‘Atrium’ space for evening entertainment and "chilling out".

Facilities – outdoor and on-campus

The impressive sports and leisure facilities used by our camp are all grouped close to the accommodation or are set in the extensive grounds that surround the campus buildings.

Air-conditioned Sports Hall with vast spaces for indoor sports PLUS state-of-the-art basketball courts

Superb 25 meters heated indoor swimming pool 

Impressive air-conditioned theater with a large stage, sprung floors, quality acoustics , rehearsal rooms and 300+ comfortable seats

‘Muggles’ entertainment center with 3D cinema, Xboxes with 200 games and an array of digital games and music

Outside are impressive new state-of-the art grass pitches that have been re-drained and leveled with a mix of real and synthetic grass. This spacious, professionally-designed grass playing area is modeled on the new surface at Wembley Stadium in London. The new playing area remains in great condition even in adverse weather. There is an array of spectacular floodlights covering most of this area. 

Artificial standard pitches for rugby, cricket and field hockey as well as outdoor practice tennis and basketball courts

The celebrated ’Secret Garden’ with its impressive original statues and the Gardens – ideal for outdoor events, open-air meetings and BBQs.

Fresh, nutritious meals

Vegan, vegetarian and special diets catered for by arrangement

The fresh food, prepared in the state-of-the-art, hygienic kitchens, is presented self-service style, allowing campers to choose from the daily selection. Healthy appetites are well catered for!

Efficient self-service counter with a generous choice of different dishes at each meal time – with substantial portions!

Meals are taken together in the spacious air-conditioned ‘The Undercroft’

Breakfast is usually continental style with a hot English breakfast once or twice a week and a typical American-style hot brunch on Sundays

A vegetarian option is presented for each meal - with other diets available by written advance request

Salad bar with fresh salad available at every lunch and dinner

Fresh fruit and cold drinks are available at breakfast, lunch and dinner

BBQ in the Secret Garden – once every week.

Evening Activities

The busy and exciting programme of evening events is a real mix of house nights for each color group contrasting with the spectacular, popular and favorite all-camp special nights. Here are some of our fun-events:

Carnival Night – Stalls, games, tricks and challenges plus the thrills and spills of some spectacular 'inflatables'
Mission Impossible - Camp version of this challenging game
Team BIG DAY - Fast moving competitive games, sports and fun team competitions
Talent Night  - Mainly for the campers with some fun presentations from staff members. Always a great night!
International Night - Campers are divided into different country groups and work together to prepare and serve traditional dishes from around the world to the whole camp. Afterwards each group presents a sketch, act, song or dance, typical of the country they are learning about as part of a colorful and fun all-camp spectacular show
Pool Party - Supervised fun in the pool - with the evening divided into color groups
Last night Awards Night & Farewell Party Disco  - with the presentation of camper-awards followed by a farewell disco-style party.

Excursions

Excursions and visits are an important part of our programme mission of "Education Through Recreation™."

Full Day To Manchester – Saturday.

Manchester with a visit to the extensive Trafford Shopping & Leisure Centre. Time for shopping in this large complex with restaurants, coffee bars, leisure facilities and most of the major UK and international shopping chains represented. Leisure activities include spectacular games and a possible cinema visit depending on what films are available and the ages of each color group.

Half day excursion to nearby York – Sunday

York - after a lazy late morning and lunch, there is time to chill-out before the afternoon excursion to York, less than half an hour away. There is so much to see in this historic, walled city, notably the famous York Minster. Campers are divided into groups for the York Photo Challenge, encouraging each camper to explore, under supervision, many of the impressive buildings of this great city. There is time for shopping including the traditional shops in the ancient 'Shambles' area with its medieval buildings and cobbled streets.