Outdoor Activity

Outdoor Activity

What are they and what do they involve?

Outdoor activity venues can include a great many things, from relaxation to exhilarating sport! The outdoors includes anything not in a building; you can find activities such as nature trails, adventure playgrounds and parks/gardens outside!

What are the benefits?

Spending time outside is always beneficial, even if it’s just for the fresh air and a change in scenery! Participating in outdoor sport is fantastic for both physical and mental health, and learning about the environment and how to care for it is an important thing for everyone to learn about, regardless of age.

What students is it suitable for?

The outdoors is a great place for all students, so outdoor activity venues will entertain everyone; however, you should make sure that the location is suitable for the group! For example, older teenage students wont have much fun on an adventure playground designed for much smaller children!

Costs?

Outdoor venues will vary greatly in price, as some will be in completely free public areas while some need to charge entry fees; make sure to research this before you set off as you don’t want to surprised!

Safety Implications?

Younger children should always be carefully supervised when outdoors, especially in public areas!

Venues for this Category

The Trust is well positioned in Scotland. We deliver weekend, one and three week residential experiences from our centre based in Loch Eil, near Fort William.

Paddlepower and Adventure provides kayak and canoe trips, training courses, and a great deal more besides in the beautiful surroundings of Scotland's West Coast, just north of Glasgow. There's something for everyone. A friendly approach is guaranteed, but at the same time be assured that your best interest, and most importantly, safety, are paramount. 

Launched in June 1997, Alba Adventures has grown from a one-man operation to a highly successful outdoor adventure business. Managing Director, John Johnston, started the company after being made redundant.

Scotland remains a key area for The Trust and as such, bursary support will still be available to all eligible clients. We are committed to the Leadership for Life project in the long term with 18 groups each year for the next two years. 

WCA is a family run outdoor activity company. We pride ourselves in making outdoor activities accessible to people of diverse ages, aims and interests. 

Abernethy Ardeonaig is in the heart of rural Perthshire on the south side of Loch Tay with fantastic views across the water. Less than 2 hours from Edinburgh and Glasgow, the centre is in easy reach for a weekend away.

They say small is beautiful – in which case, Scotland packs a mighty punch.  Our back yard is renowned world-wide for its beauty, and we have to agree.
 
With majestic hills and fantastic bike trails, Scotland offers adventure by the bucket load and here, at Simply Epic Adventures, we can help you find the adventure that is right for you.

Loch Ranza, on the Isle of Arran  is PGL’s specialist Field Studies centre, catering for a wide range of courses. Ardrossan Harbour, is less than 1 hour by rail from Glasgow and the ferry crossing to Brodick takes approximately 55 minutes. Exciting outdoor activities are also available.

Welcome to Tayler Made Adventures!

We are proud to be working with Pinkston Watersports, check out the Pinkston page for more information.

The Urban Fox Programme is a voluntary managed project, providing young people within the East End of Glasgow with a wide range of educational and diversionary activities.

These include supervised sports and leisure programmes, health and social education guidance programmes, IT training, as well as many other structured learning programmes.

An increasing number of schools around the UK have been incorporating indoor climbing into their curriculum due to the numerous benefits to young people and the increasing demand for schools to meet the criteria for the Curriculum for Excellence.

Prince's Trust centres currently offer the Fairbridge programme, which is an individually tailored personal development programme combining one-to-one support and group activities.

Originally Fairbridge in Glasgow, we became part of The Prince's Trust in 2011.

Adventure Northumberland provides a great choice of land and water based outdoor adventure activities.

Situated in Central Scotland only 20 minutes from Glasgow, Auchengillan is the ideal choice for your group accommodation. We can host upto 128 indoors or why not camp in amongst our 120 acres of mixed woodlands and grounds.

We provide a full range of outdoor activities to suit all ages and interests. Based on idyllic Loch Ard, within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park activities include gorgewalking, our unique waterpark, canoeing, climbing/abseiling, cliff jumping, archery, mountain biking, orienteering and many more.

Set in the heart of the Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Dounans is SOEC’s busiest and largest Centre. Original home to the popular ROEE programme, the Centre has a wealth of natural resources on its doorstep and is perfect for environmental sessions both on and off-site. Off-site activities such as kayaking or abseiling are a short hop away.

Since we started C-N-Do Scotland in 1984, thousands of walkers have experienced something special on our range of independent walking holiday and guided holiday and guided walking holidays in Scotland.

Fairways Care (UK) Ltd is a Social Enterprise delivering a comprehensive range of child and social care, support, training and education services in and around the South Coast. The business is controlled and owned in the interests of its social mission. 

Leading youth Charity the DofE gives all young people aged 14-24 the chance to develop skills for life and work, fulfil their potential and have a brighter future.  Find out more about doing your DofE, volunteering for us and supporting our chairty.

Epic Ventures is an Edinburgh outdoor activities company providing guidance, tuition and equipment hire for a wide variety of outdoor pursuits. These can be carried out, either in the Edinburgh area or in an area requested by the client, depending on the activity required

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