4x4
This is a half day activity. Take a trip in a Land Rover over terrain you would not want to take your parents car! And perhaps have a tinker under the bonnet! Hopefully there’ll be plenty of mud to get stuck in…
BEAUTY THERAPY
Want to learn how to do a pedicure, learn Indian head massage or how to wax your legs. Give this one a try and maybe you’ll turn a few heads in the evening. This is a half day activity.
DRY STONE WALLING
Learn a skill for life and build something useful on the GT site. If you choose this and diggers you’ll soon be ‘Bob the Builder’. This is a half day activity.
CANOEING
This is a half day activity. Again based at the Boat House, you can utilise the Canadian Canoes and set off Hawaii-Five-O style down the Lake with your chosen crew. Plenty of opportunity for fun and games, without the likelihood of capsizing! All equipment will be provided.
CAVING
This is a full day activity exploring the caves of Yorkshire. No experience necessary.
CHOCOLATE MAKING
For all you chocoholics! Learn the art of making good chocolate and a variety of delicious chocolate treats. Watch out Cadbury’s! This is a half day activity.
CONSERVATION PROJECT
A full day activity. An offsite activity working with a national conservation body doing something worthwhile to improve our environment. It might be rhododendron bashing, it might putting up bird boxes but whatever it is you come back feeling very worthy.
CIRCUS SKILLS
This is a half day activity. Learn to juggle and use a Diablo. However if you want the trapeze, you better choose high ropes!
CLIMBING 1/2 DAY
This is a half day activity. This is intended as a session for people who want to try climbing for the first time or have only been a few times. This is not intended for experienced climbers.
CLIMBING FULL DAY SINGLE PITCH
This is a full day activity. This is intended as a session for people who have done a little climbing before, maybe at an indoor wall or on local quarry, enjoyed it and would like to try it some more. This is not intended for experienced climbers.
MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE
This is a full day activity. This is intended as a session for people who have done a bit of climbing before and enjoy walking. Who knows what you’ll end up doing, a bit of climbing or a bit of scrambling but will certainly be an adventure!
CRAFTS
This is a half day activity. Not everyone fancies yomping up hills or canoeing down raging torrents so this is something a little different. Who knows what you will be doing this year? Every year it is different but every year this is always a very popular activity.
DIGGERS
Ever fancied a go on those cool little diggers that dig trenches and move stuff from here to there? Well choose this half day activity and you’ll be moving stuff from here to there and back again without raising a sweat – if only we had them on environment weekend.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
This is a full day activity. The idea of this activity is to spend half your time taking photos of all the other activities on the event and then spend the other half day putting together an amazing show of your photos to be shown to the whole camp in the evening
FENCING
No you won’t be hammering fence posts into the ground, you will be learning moves like Zorro. This is a half day activity.
FIRE AND FOOD
You’ve seen Ray Mears on the telly cooking up feasts in the middle of nowhere over an open fire, now it is your turn to give it a go and eat your hard work. This is a half day activity.
FISHING
For those who enjoy or want to learn how to cast a line and catch the biggest fish they can. This is a half-day activity.
GEO-CACHING
This is a full day activity. Walking with a purpose. You will be using satellite navigation to help you find a network of locations obtained from the internet where there are certain items buried / hidden. We will plan a route suitable to the participants either up hill or down dale.
GOLF WITH A PRO
Learn how to play golf and perfect that swing with a local professional. This is a half day activity. Will you be ready to take on Tiger Woods by the end of the time with the pro?
GOLF - PITCH AND PUTT
For those who want a more leisurely approach to their golf, try Pitch and Putt. This is a half day activity.
GUITAR
Have you ever fancied being on stage strumming your guitar in front of thousands of adoring fans? Well you have to start to learn sometime, and this is the perfect opportunity to learn to play the guitar. Whatever your level of experience, give it a go and you will learn something. This is a half day activity.
GYHLL SCRAMBLING
This is a half day activity. As wet as you can get but great fun scrambling along the bed of a stream and up some small waterfalls. This should not involve such a long walk but you will get seriously wet.
HIGH ROPES COURSE
An ‘Aerial Assault Course’ at GT with rope bridges, Tarzan swings and Zip slides up to 20 metres off the ground. Not for those who suffer vertigo. This is a half day activity.
HILL WALKING high level
What could be better than a day out in the hills of the Lake District. This is a full day activity.
HILL WALKING low level
Maybe you prefer a valley walk looking up at the mountains rather than walking up them, and there are tea shops in the valleys…. This is a full day activity.
KAYAKING
This is a half day activity. Based at the Scouts own Boat House facility on the edge of Windermere. You will be helped by qualified instructors who can cater for beginners through to advanced paddlers. So if you want to know how to Eskimo Roll, Scull, Ferry glide and all the rest, this is for you. All equipment will be provided.
LASER TAG
This is a half day activity. Let battle commence in the woods of GT, in a friendly non-confrontation way of course…
Parents / guardians must be informed and agree to the Explorer Scouts participation in this event. Selecting this activity as a preference assumes that they have been informed and they agree.
MOUNTAIN BIKING Half day
This is a half day activity. Based on low level tracks, you will be guided by experienced Mountain Bikers on a mixture of way-marked forest tracks and public bridleways. The activity is suitable for complete beginners or those with some experience, with a variety of trails to choose from. Bikes and Helmets will be provided.
MOUNTAIN BIKING Full day
This is a Full day activity. Based on more demanding trails, you will be guided by experienced Mountain Bikers on a mixture of terrain. The activity is suitable for those who have mountain biked before. Bikes and Helmets will be provided.
ORIENTEERING
Perfect your navigational skills whilst enjoying the sport of orienteering. This is a half-day activity.
SAILING
This is a half day activity. Launching from the Boat House as a novice or with as much experience as Popeye you will be looked after by qualified instructors who will make sure you have a good time. With a range of boats from single seat to four-man available, there is something for everyone as long as the wind blows. All equipment will be provided.
SEA KAYAKING
This is a half day activity. Based on a lake rather than the open sea, this could be your first chance of trying out one of these specialised boats, you may get the bug and be off on exciting trips around the wild Lochs of Scotland. This is aimed at those that can already paddle a kayak in a straight line on flat water.
STRICTLY COME DANCING
After seeing the celebs on Strictly Come Dancing the time has come for you to turn heads on the dance floor and learn how to do it for real. This is a half day activity.
WOOD CARVING
Ever wanted to learn how to make art from wood? Pick this session and let your creativity shine through. Something different for those who enjoy arts and craft. This is a half-day activity.