Rockley Watersports Family Activity Holidays to France
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French Family Holiday Prices GET ACTIVE HOLIDAY PRICE
ACTIVITY ONLY PRICE
> 1 Week - £595pp > 2 Weeks - £875pp
> Activities only £300pp per week > Incl 4 day RYA course - £399pp > Incl 2 day RYA course - £350pp > 2 day RYA course only £200pp > Buffet lunches - £5pp / Dinner - £10pp
> Upgrade for 4 days RYA course - £150pp > Upgrade for 2 days RYA course - £100pp
Get Active holiday dates; Sunday 28th July - Sunday 25th August 2019 inclusive. Arrival days are Sunday from 6pm and activities start on the Monday morning.
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Welcome to Rockley Watersports If I only had one word to choose to describe how I feel about the past year, it would be proud. I speak on both a professional and personal level. It may well be down to the glorious weather we’ve had but for whatever reason, the number of school children, youngsters, adults and families we have seen on the water at our six centres across the UK and France have completely surpassed our expectations, and it’s been fantastic to see! Luckily I am surrounded by a great team who actually love their job so delivering the product, whether it’s a school group or Instructor course is never a problem. This year for me has seen so many highlights - we opened a further centre at Bartley Sailing Club in Birmingham. The Dorset Festival at Poole Park was a huge success and offers so many opportunities to local school children. I also spent a few days holidaying at our French family holiday campsite - AzuRivage and had a wonderful time. The product we offer is so well received by our customers and after months of school children, the staff really enjoy our four weeks of families - the atmosphere created is just wonderful. While all this has been going on, I also managed to fulfuil a personal ambition to represent England in the over 45’s hockey team. I have played hockey pretty much all my life however this did not come without its challenges. A freak snowboard injury
almost left me out of the Masters World Cup in Barcelona but just like the values that many of the schools who come to us share aspiration, perserverance, resillience and yes a lot of stubborness got me on that hockey pitch! After 10 gruelling days, we came home with a silver medal. A massive thank you to all my staff for their support leading up to the event and for holding the fort for two weeks while I was away. You are all incredible! Looking forward to 2019, it’s more of the same - but hopefully better! With all our products we will continue to strive to improve what we offer to all our customers. We also plan to expand our BTEC programme, making it accessible nationwide and we continue our search for a further centre in the UK. I anticipate another busy year, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
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IT'S ABOUT SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY
Our holidays include; > All activities - sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, trail biking > All meals > Accommodation & linen > Use of all equipment throughout your holiday (subject to availability) > Evening socials www.rockley.org www.rockley.org
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french family holidays If finding the ideal holiday to satisfy all your family members from the active child to the parent who just wants to chill out poolside and finally finish a book without any interruptions, is proving difficult, then look no further than Rockley and our Get Active holidays. Our holidays combine a fantastic selection of activities for both children and adults, allowing the whole family to enjoy the excitement of doing new activities together - a great bonding experience and great fun, whilst also leaving some much deserved downtime to either relax or explore the area further.
beautiful south west france
Each family can choose from our inclusive activities to create their own holiday programme. There is no pressure to participate. You choose how much or how little you want to do. Parents may want to spend the day relaxing, reading a good book or visiting local attractions while we look after the children - it’s up to you. And with activities designed for all abilities, you don’t need to be an expert or super fit to enjoy them.
There is something wonderful about the southwest of France with its spectacular coastline, rolling countryside, forests, magnificent lakes and majestic mountains. In a small part of the Aquitaine region on the outskirts of the small town of Azur on the shores of Lac Soustons lies the unique French campsite of AzuRivage - the location of our French Family holidays. www.rockley.org
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discover AQUITAINE
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our favourite things to do up the culture and vibe of Biarritz with 1 Soak its magnificent buildings, a luxurious seaside town, popular with tourists & surfers alike
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The Atlantic Beaches are a surfing hotspot - dust off your board or enjoy the spectacular beaches and splash in the waves
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Enjoy the Local Cuisine - try the delicious seafood & taste some world-renowned wines
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Visit the fabulous Dune du Pyla - the largest sand dune in Europe with spectacular views across Arcachon Bay and the forest of Aquitaine. www.rockley.org
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wHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT CAMPING! If you’ve never been camping before you’ll be amazed how easy and enjoyable it is! AzuRivage has all the facilities to make your stay relaxing, comfortable and enjoyable. Of course, if your ideal holiday includes a good book and a glass of something chilled then camping does that best too.
ROCKLEY WATERSPORTS CHALET TENTS Our Get Active Holiday accommodation is provided in our own chalet-style tents. The Rockley chalet tents have three separate sleeping compartments for up to six people. Each tent has proper sprung beds, full electric lighting and power points, a fridge, a camping gas burner, a kettle and a selection of cutlery and crockery. A table, parasol and chairs are provided for you to relax and enjoy the fresh air under the pine trees. On arrival, you’ll find a ‘welcome pack’ including a bottle of wine and some beer (chilled of course) along with some essentials including fruit juice, bottled water, milk, tea and coffee.
AL FRESCO DINING Our holidays are all about you enjoying your time on the water with your family and new-found friends, which is why we take care of everything else including all your meals! Our chef and catering team use fresh locally sourced ingredients for you to enjoy after your activities. Our buffet style lunches cater for all tastes, while our two course evening meal, which includes a bottle of beer, glass of wine or soft drink, gives you the chance to relax and share tales of the day with friends and family.
FUN OFF THE WATER! During your time off the water we aim to make your holiday as enjoyable as possible, which is why our varied programme of social events is guaranteed to keep everyone entertained. Our arrival evening ’Welcome Drinks‘ gives you a chance to meet your instructors and fellow Get Active families and is a good opportunity to ask any questions you may have. After a day or two you can enjoy our ’Boules‘ evening where you can choose to pit your family team against all comers or split up and take on the kids! Test your knowledge at our pub quiz night and enjoy our end of week prize giving ceremony. Parents and children also get an evening off from each other with our activity evenings for the youngsters. While we take good care of them, you can relax with a glass of wine! Please refer to the website for further details. Please note that the campsite has a programme of evening entertainments that includes a disco and various entertainers. All entertainment finishes by 11pm.
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PICK YOUR ACTIVITY
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Our range of activity sessions means that you can pick and choose what you want to do throughout the week. Do as much or as little as you like!
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SAILING
Get to grips with during our beginner and intermediate clinics. With sessions focusing on different techniques you can customise your own week of sailing activities
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your way around the beautiful lake. Go solo or team up with family or friends with our SUP’s easily launched from the beach
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Kayaking
from our beach at AzuRivage couldn’t be easier and you don’t need to have any experience at all. There’s plenty to see and it’s a great workout!
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From your first tentative steps to the sheer exhilaration of blasting along in footstraps and harness, there are few sports more addicitve than
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Explore the beautiful surrounds of Soustons and AzuRivage on our Available for youngsters from aged 11
Windsurfing
Mountain bikes
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GET ON THE WATER! Our fabulous range of water and land based activities means that the whole family get to have a go no matter what level you are! Our weekly programme of events means that you really can have the holiday you want! Throughout the morning and afternoon we offer 2 hourly sessions of activities for you to pick and choose from so if you are super keen to get on the water or on your bike, you can do so, but if you also want a bit of down time and chill out by the pool with a good book, then you can do that too! Sarah Robinson and her family spent two weeks at AzuRivage. “We had a fantastic holiday. The children loved their time on the water taking part in the various activities. We did loads of things together as a family but also had the opportunity to meet lots of new people. When we managed to tear the children away from their friends, we also enjoyed some time off-site - Hossegor was a personal favourite and I very much recommend the restaurant Le Napoli which is a short walk from the beach. The kids have said it was their best holiday ever, and I have to agree that it was certainly up there as one of the best!”
YOUR HOLIDAY CHECKLIST With our French Family holiday we’ve tried to include as much as possible in the price of your holiday, so the important things like meals, bed linen and towels are all included. Here are just a few essentials; Rash vest – short or long sleeved or long sleeved tshirt Long board shorts Sun hat or cap Lightweight waterproof Sun cream – high factor (25 SPF +) If the weather is cooler than normal you may also require some lightweight long trousers and a fleece for on the water Water bottle
Footwear – old trainers or non slip shoes. (sandals/flip flops are not suitable for water activities.)
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