SURVIVAL CAMP

Bushcraft and Nature Camps for Kids Aged 8-14

Survival Camps – The perfect day camp for bushcraft kids!

Now, here’s a school holiday club with a difference. Outdoor Survival Camps that take place 100% outdoors and all about the bushcraft! If your young one loves immersing in nature, tackling a challenge and learning new skills for life, they might just be a bushcraft kid!

Packed with exciting outdoor activities, Survival camps are one the wild-curious won’t want to miss. One day, your child might be collecting branches and crafting a den to shelter from the elements. The next, learning to safely build and cook on an open fire – perhaps using food they foraged from a woodland walk earlier. It’s ‘Smore’ fun than any bushcrafter can imagine at Survival Camp!

Our week-long Survival Camps only include activities suited to ages 8-14, carefully selected to ensure everyone enjoys an incredible experience and using the same tried and tested structure at each location. Children come away with plenty of helpful life skills, maximum fulfilment and memories they will never forget!

See all our Survival Camps activities!

  • Bushcraft
  • Outdoor adventure
  • Nature activities
  • Wild walks
  • Fire building
  • Shelter building
  • Knife skills
  • Trail walking
  • Cooking
  • Animal tracking
  • Team challenges
  • Responsibility tasks

Facilities and locations

Each Survival Camp venue is perfect for all the bushcraft activities our campers love. Using a school’s facilities – lots of outdoor space and woodland close by – our team creates a week-long schedule well-paced and engaging, with plenty of skills-based challenges to keep everyone a happy camper!

We are Ofsted accredited!

Staff reviews

What do our survival camp leaders say?

“There's something special about summer camp. Maybe it's the fresh air, or the sense of adventure. Whatever it is, I love being a camp leader. I get to watch as kids try new things, make new friends, and discover new interests. And I get to do it all in the great outdoors! Every summer, I can't wait for camp to start. It's always such a fun and rewarding experience. Plus, it's a great way to get outside!”
AMY - Site manager

Outdoor survival camp FAQs

The Survival Camp programme is an outdoor adventure providing children with multiple engaging activities designed to teach skills to stay safe in the wild. Bushcraft includes shelter building, open fire building and cooking, knife skills, and many other outdoor activities like trail walking, animal tracking and team challenges.

Please read our blog post for more information on bushcraft activities. 

Currently, we cannot provide lunch as an add-on to our bookings. We ask parents to provide children with a packed lunch, snacks and a refillable water bottle. Note that we are a strictly nut-free camp, so please, no nut products in pack-ups!

 
  • Healthy lunch and two snacks
  • Refillable water bottle
  • Waterproof coat
  • Any medication

Weather-dependent

  • Sun hat and sun cream
  • Warm hat and gloves
  • Spare shoes

Optional

  • Walking boots
  • Money for the tuck shop

Click here for more information on what to bring to camp.

Our Survival Camp is suitable to children aged 8 to 14 years. Children can attend from age 8 or within around 4 weeks before their birthday.

Customers reviews

What do our parents say?

My son always has a great experience at camp. He enjoys all the activities and sports, he never wants to come home!! The staff are always amazing and engage and support the children. Thank you
United Education Parent
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