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Relax and have fun on a beautiful sandy beach with your friends after your night on the island. Play beach games together and body board in the sea.
One Week Adventure Summer Camp
Sea kayak on the sheltered loch, rock climb and abseil from an ancient rocky outcrop, climb a mountain from a wild base camp, swim in the sea, build rafts from salvaged materials and race them in the sea loch, learn to forage for and cook wild foods, lay pots for crabs and lobsters and fish for mackerel, beach day on empty golden sands and survive overnight together on an uninhabited island.
| Camp 5* |
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| Sunday 28th June – Saturday 4th July |
| £950 |
| Fully Booked |
| Camp 4 |
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| Sunday 23rd – Saturday 29th August |
| £950 |
| 10 places remaining |
*Camp 5 is limited to 20 places and will operate alongside a lovely small independent school from Sheffield that has been coming to us for over 10 years. Their pupils are 12-13 years old and are accompanied by their teachers. The summer camp and school group will operate independently, and the summer camp will have its own dedicated instructors and houseparents from our seasonal staff team, with lots of input from both Mark and Rebecca.
We only have dates at the very start and end of the typical school holiday period, and we appreciate that this doesn’t align with all holiday dates in the UK. If your child is 14 or over, check out our two-week expedition summer camps starting in mid-July and running for most of the summer.
All our summer camps meet in Inverness, and we travel together to Ridgway Adventure.
To book, click the link below to contact Rebecca. She will email you a booking form for your chosen dates and be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Six days of real adventure with newfound friends from across the UK, Europe and beyond. Most of the young people come on their own, and some with a friend, brother or sister.
Learn new skills from our friendly instructors and finish the week surviving together overnight on an uninhabited island cooking on open fires and sleeping under yacht sails that have taken boats around the globe.
Our one-week adventure summer camp is traditional adventure at its best, from a jog or a swim before breakfast, to nights under the stars on survival island. Here is what we plan to do with every one week adventure summer camp.
Establish base camp at the foot of a mountain and prepare for your summit bid.
On good evenings we’ll cook our supper on camp stoves before sleeping in tents.
Set off in teams to climb the mountain picking exciting routes along stream beds and ridges to the summit.
Take in incredible views over this beautiful and ancient landscape.
Swim in the sea loch that laps just yards from the door and leap from the raft for fun.
Board our workboats to fish for mackerel which can go with you to ‘survival island’.
Pull lobster creels from the deep and handle the catch of crabs and lobsters before we return them to the sea.
Hear stories of great adventures from Rebecca and see the boats that have been rowed across the North Atlantic, paddled around Cape Horn and sailed around the world.
Build rafts from logs, ropes and mussel farm barrels and race them against each other on the sea loch in front of the Adventure School.
Work in small squads with maps, to navigate a route over wild terrain. Collect clues to unlock the fire lighting flint you will need on the island.
After your final briefing we will drop you and your team by boat onto an uninhabited island.
Work together to find your ‘kit drop’ and set about establishing a camp for the night, sleeping under old yacht sails and tarps, and cooking on open fires.
It will be up to you and your team, without instructors.
Relax and have fun on a beautiful sandy beach with your friends after your night on the island. Play beach games together and body board in the sea.
Our adventure summer camp operates in small teams (usually 8 or 9 people) for the activities. The teams are based on age. Everyone socialises together at the adventure school in the evenings and at mealtimes.
Many young people come on their own. Some come with a brother, sister, or cousin. Family members would be in different teams unless they were the same age.
If you come with one friend of the same age, you will be in the same team. We don’t put more than two people who already know each other in the same team. Having more than two friends on the same team can affect the social mix.
If you wish to enquire about availability, please email me, Rebecca, at [email protected] or call on 01971 521006.
If places are available, I will email a booking form as soon as possible. We may limit the number of young people coming from the same country where English is not the first spoken language.
All summer camp prices include return coach transport, with one of our instructors, from Inverness Airport to Ridgway Adventure. This meets our recommended flights. Please see Travel information page.
All summer camp prices include return coach transport, with one of our instructors, from Inverness Airport to Ridgway Adventure. This meets our recommended flights. Please see Travel information page. Parents dropping their children off usually do so at the airport so they can travel on the coach with everyone else.
If you are a group of six or more friends and would like to come together for an adventure, please contact Rebecca for availability.