Learn outdoors

• Team building / problem solving.
• Rock climbing.
• Hill walking.
• Paddle sports.
• Mountain biking.
• Underground exploration.
• Orienteering.
• Bushcraft.
• Accredited awards
• Local Residential Activity Experience.

View more information about activities.

Our team

We have an amazing team of highly qualified and very experienced Teachers and Educators holding some of the nation’s highest activity qualifications. We stay current and updated on Child Development and changing needs.

The Centre also holds the AHOEC Gold standard and AALA certification, with regular re-inspections these ensure we are following or exceeding the highest standards of quality provision and safety.

In addition to having many venues in the beautiful local countryside to access for our Outdoor Activities, we offer the following:

• A Gold Standard service
• Approved by AALA
• Sessions delivered by experienced and qualified staff.
• Bespoke service to allow each day to be as good as it can be
• A fleet of minibuses, now including 2 fully electric buses, to allow access to the outdoors.
• All necessary Equipment and PPE is supplied and we have a large store of clothing to fit all sizes
• Indoor climbing wall
• Archery range
• Low ropes course
• Orienteering course
• Sports hall
• Swimming pool for kayaking/ Raft Building

School trips with a difference

Step outside of the classroom and bring learning to life! We are passionate about outdoors learning and the difference it can make to young people. Not only do our programmes enrich and enhance curriculum learning, but they also aid the holistic personal and social development of young people through positive engagement. Working closely with schools and colleagues in the academic industry, we continue to develop our products and services and tailor our provision.

We want your pupils to develop, discover and nurture their interests and help them to keep physically and mentally healthy, whilst supporting learners to develop their resilience, confidence and independence in a fun and memorable way.

Our activities are great for getting students in the brilliant outdoors and trying something new and different.

Learning and development comes free with all of our activities and experiences.

Our experiences aim to support and enrich school’s curriculum providing activities that both enhance and extend beyond the academic, technical or vocational. From Traditional Tales in the woods for early years, to stepping back in time becoming a Viking warrior to ecology studies for A level students, we have a variety of activities to choose from.

Key learning outcomes

• Connection to nature
• Communication
• Leadership
• Teamwork and problem solving
• Increased motivation
• Enthusiasm for learning
• Peer awareness and compassion
• Confidence

Nurture Groups, Special Needs and One to Ones

We have built up a wealth of experience with young people who require extra support, some of whom come to us on their own or in smaller groups. We can shape the experience to suit the individual by changing the time required to concentrate, the activity, the venue, the repetition and contact required, to gain trust and help individuals develop.

Staff Training and PD Days

Our experiences are bespoke, created to suit your needs. We can provide on-site training in Outdoor Learning, or you may prefer a staff bonding activity off site such as canoeing down the River Severn, for example.

We have you covered

Planning and preparing shouldn't all be about paperwork! We take the hassle and stress out of organising your visit by providing you with all of the necessary risk assessments, kit lists and safety briefings

We provide programmes ranging from activity days or weekends for groups of friends and families through to development training events for staff teams and adventure skills training for individuals wanting to progress their expertise and gain an activity leadership qualification.

A successful climbing club runs throughout the winter months on our indoor wall. This is being expanded to give participants access to activity days through the school holidays and weekends.

We are also working alongside local Canoe Clubs to increase access.

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Inspire adventure

We want your pupils to develop, discover and nurture their interests and help them to keep physically and mentally healthy, whilst supporting learners to develop their resilience, confidence and independence in a fun and memorable way.

Our activities are great for getting students in the brilliant outdoors and trying something new and different. 

View all our activities.

Take the learning outdoors

Learning and development comes for free with all of our activities and experiences.

Our experiences are aimed at supporting and enriching school’s with an ambitious curriculum providing activities that both enhance and extend beyond the academic, technical or vocational. From Traditional Tales in the wood for early years to stepping back in time, becoming a Viking warrior to ecology studies for A level students, we have a variety of activities to choose from!  

Key learning outcomes

• Communication
• Leadership
• Problem solving
• Teamwork
• Increased motivation
• Enthusiasm for learning
• Peer awareness
• Confidence

Our experiences are bespoke and created to suit your school and the participants

With the range of activities on offer and the diverse staff team each experience can be tailored around your preferences and needs.

So just get in touch and let us build the best day for you and your students!

Nights away

These allow more time and bigger memories. There is always the Residential Centre Arthog, in the gorgeous South West corner of Snowdonia, with its longstanding reputation of residential trips.

From Outreach we can also provide residentials, the size and scale can be flexible to suit your needs.

A single night of camping on a school field.

A visit to a local Scout Campsite or our partners at the Longmynd Adventure Camp, still within Shropshire, but still feel a world away. There we have a hall and fully catered kitchen as well as pod accommodation and the most valuable asset of all, Space!

We can support or deliver DofE Expeditions for older students.

We are developing programmes to replace the needs to go on hugely expensive and unsustainable overseas trips, with UK based expeditions, where participants will be able to undertake environmental or community based projects, challenging journeys and adventurous activities. All at a lower cost to the budget and the planet.

So just get in touch and let us build the best experience for you and your students!

We also do amazing trips away for Adults, based around one activity or Multi activity to suit.

Adult courses

Arthog is very well known for its work with young people. What is less well known is that a significant part of our work each year is with adults.

Have a look at our Training courses, for individuals, personal development and for team development.

We have run many ‘Arthog Away’ courses over the years to exciting locations for adventure travel, across the UK and Scotland including Arran, Torridon, Spain and Majorca. Great opportunities to immerse yourself in an activity or try new activities for a weekend or a week.

If you are interested please get in contact.

Assistant instructor scheme

Arthog Outreach wants to invest in the future and do its part to develop the next generation of Outdoor Professionals. We have trained many amazing people over the years.

If you are interested in this career pathway please get in contact.