Leisure Charities That specialise in Outdoor pursuits

Our outdoor education courses aim to promote resilience, self-confidence, consideration for others, caring for the environment and the benefits of an active outdoor lifestyle. This comes from enjoying the success achieved through personal endeavour and working together in wild and beautiful landscapes. Our advisory service aims to support well planned, high quality Learning Outside the Classroom.

The Trust manages historic parkland within the Cannock Chase AONB. Recreational activities include camping, archery, high & low rope courses, trails, zipwire, tree climb & crate stacking, via ferrata, rafting & coracles. The site is AALA accredited. A wide range of activities promote the conservation, protection & improvement of the physical & natural environment through active volunteering.

OCEAN YOUTH TRUST SOUTH PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 25 FROM THE WIDEST RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS TO EXPERIENCE ADVENTURE UNDER SAIL. OUR VESSEL, PROLIFIC, A 30-METRE KETCH, WAS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY AS A SAIL TRAINING VESSEL, SAILING TO SOUTH COAST AND EUROPEAN PORTS AND LONGER TALL SHIPS RACE EVENTS. WE OFFER RYA AND D OF E RESIDENTIAL COURSES.

The primary aim of the Charity is to maintain and manage Marrick Priory as a Christian residential community centre for outdoor education and training, religious worship, study and recreation.

Outdoor Education using both water and land based activities. Sessions aim to encourage independence and personal development, as well as teaching how to work as part of a teamActivities are available to all ages and abilities and as part of our public benefit work we discount sessions/residential visits to those that would otherwise would find it difficult to afford to experience them..

Outdoor education and training for people from all walks of life.

Dukes Barn centre provides residential outdoor activities for people with disabilities in the High Peak.

Provision of outdoor activities including skiing, tubing, tobogganing, climbing, abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, bell boating, zip wires, fan descender, orienteering, bush craft, disc golf, axe throwing, team building & archery. School holiday club. Self catering 26 bed residential centre for overnight stays. Also manages the site as open space for community use.

We provide flexible and immediate respite care for children and young adults with complex health needs and disabilities. Our Charity provides a variety of indoor and outdoor activities to engage and inspire all those with disabilities and special educational needs. Our Centre is operated from a leased property within the Wigan area of Goose Green.

To spread the Good News of Jesus Christ - this is done by holding services open to the public throughout the UK and Ireland, putting on conferences, providing resources online such as a daily devotional and the running of a two week youth summer camp with a variety of outdoor activities.

Principal activity is the advancement for the public benefit of education and training in the skills required for the conduct of safe mountain walking and supervision of rock climbing.

Providing supervised camping activities for young people of an educational nature.

Provision of outdoor activities with therapeutic input to assist those struggling with physical and / or mental health issues.

Canoeing, youth club, inclusion club, adult club, schools canoeing, narrowboatnhg

To provide a challenge to young people from all walks of life, particularly the disadvantaged, and educate them in the social and environmental benefits of the countryside. Woodlands Camp is an outdoor centre with a wide range of activities including abseiling, climbing, canoeing, archery, assault course and nature trails.

EACH MONTH WE RUN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSSEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES. FROM CAMPING, HOSTELLING, HILLWALKING AND INDOOR CLIMBING, TO THE MORE EXTREME ACTIVITIES LIKE GORGE SCRAMBLING, ICE CLIMBING, TECHNICAL MOUNTAIN BIKING AND MANY MORE.

Provide a Christian based conference and outdoor activity centre at an affordable level.

INTEGRATED PLAYSCHEMES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR SIBLINGS LIVING IN EAST HERTFORDSHIRE AND THE BOROUGH OF BROXBOURNE ON SATURDAYS AND DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. THE CHARITY ALSO RUNS SPECIALIST INTEREST GROUPS -COOKERY,COMPUTER AND CLIMBING ,AND A TEEN GROUP FOR THE OLDER CHILDREN .WE ALSO ORGANISE CHRISTMAS PARTIES AND A SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS.

We provide resources and services for the local community of South West Durham. We have a particular focus on children, young people and families and bring together volunteers to enable aspirations to be met. We are based in a venue that provides rooms, accommodation, outdoor activities, music and community transport.

Choysez works on a part time basis with young people throughout Northumberland aged 9 - 16 years. We support and empower them to take advantage of life's opportunities. Young people at Choysez have individually designed programmes to help gain nationally recognised qualifications and to boost their self esteem. Choysez delivers these programmes through a range of indoor and outdoor activities.

Climbing Out runs 5 day residential outdoor activity programmes working with people facing life changing injury or illness. We aim to help restore their confidence and self esteem through challenging activities, coaching and peer support networks.

The Trust promotes community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for:Canoeing, Cycling, Running, Sailing, Dragon BoatingSwimming, Triathlon, Windsurfing, Angling and Model BoatingTo the communities of Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and the surrounding areas.

The Herts Young Mariners Base provides a wide range of Outdoor Educational activities mainly to young people but also to adults.These are mainly around canoeing & kayaking, sailing, climbing, caving providing both skills and personal development opportunities

The Charity's main object is the promotion of the Christian Faith through Dalesdown & Children Worldwide. It runs Dalesdown Conference, Camping, Activity Centre used by children, young people and families. The main activities of Children Worldwide include camps work, training events and Spring Harvest.

YMCA has a homeless hostel for young men aged 16-35 with ongoing support. We also provide a centre based community centre which offers a range of facilities which includes a computer suite, climbing wall, gym facilities and training rooms. YMCA Port Talbot offers a range of services which includes education/training, sporting, health/fitness and cultural activities.