The Wild Outdoors Activity Camps

The school summer holidays are when some of our most fond childhood memories are created; long hot days spent on big adventures sharing laughs with friends.

The Wild Outdoors Activity Camps (based in the beautiful grounds of Thirlestane Castle) want children to gain a love of the outdoors, learn about the outdoors, and be able to thrive in the outdoors.

The team believe there are key skills that every child should have, and throughout their camps the children get the chance to learn a few, if not all, of these skills; tree identification, safe fire lighting, spotting animal tracks, first aid, tying knots plus many more.

But it’s all about fun too! So, activities such as target sports (archery, catapults, etc.), Gokarting, stalking and tracking games, wide field games, songs, stories and hot chocolate and marshmallows around the camp fire are all on the schedule too.

Food is hugely important on these camps, and the team ensure that each child eats healthy, freshly prepared food throughout the day, with delicious snacks between meals. Food is not just about the eating though, it is about the preparation. They have meals that the children help cook using their newly acquired wild cooking skills; such as lamb kebabs, whole roasted salmon, bushcraft-burgers, mac ’n’ cheese and many more delicious exciting meals.

The Wild Outdoors Camps are also about creativity, and there are lots of activities where the children can make their own tribal flags, creative tails and head dresses, fantastic beast traps, bug hotels and many more.

Children’s welfare is at the heart of everything The Wild Outdoors team believe in, and every member of staff is on the PVG scheme and holds a first aid qualification. They understand how important your child and their experiences are to you; so when your child comes home from camp, you will love to hear the stories they tell, with pure excitement in their eyes.

For children staying at night-time, there are canvas tents to sleep in. These are large roomy tents where the children can spread out at bed time and share stories of the day, and reflect on their experiences before dropping off to sleep to the sound of the woods….

Memory From Camp...

One night of the camp, the children staying out had built their own shelters, and these were in a horseshoe shape around a central fire. Imagine 20 heads in a line, all in their sleeping bags looking out. They were all so peaceful, happily tired after a magical day, listening intently to a story the instructor was telling and one-by-one they were dropping off to sleep. Another day of fun and adventure awaiting them… When else or where else in life could a group of children gain this experience in a such a safe fun environment.

Activities

• Camp Crafts

• Capture the Flag

• Target Sports

• Forest Flag making

• Stalk the Lantern

• Go-Karting

• Night Line

• Dream Catchers

• Fox Ears

• Mask Making

• Bug Hotels

Menu

• Pancakes

• Waffles

• Porridge

• Beef fajitas

• Roasted salmon

• Noodles

• Burgers

• Corn on the cob

• Apple crumble

• Eton mess

• Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows

About the Wild Outdoors Team...

Stephan has always loved the outdoors. Raised in the Kent countryside he would disappear for hours on a hot summers day, exploring the countryside, coming home with tales of exploration. He’s been having adventures ever since; and since 2010 Stephan and Esme have worked with children to give them outdoor adventures too.