Your questions,
answered.

Click Book, choose your camp, location and dates, then follow the steps. You can book several children at once. Prefer to talk? Call us on 03332 004 469.

Everything: activities, equipment, accommodation, and all meals and snacks. There’s no need to pack extra food.

Yes, many do. They join a small tribe from day one and always go home with new friends.

Yes. Add their names in the Tribe buddies section of the form we email you after booking.

No, only one discount code can be used per booking.

It means we need a little more information from you. Please get in touch and we’ll sort it out.

Sorry, no. We’re an outdoor education provider rather than childcare, so we’re not Ofsted-registered and can’t accept vouchers.

Yes, as long as they speak good English, so they can follow instructions and make friends. We’ll need a UK contact number and address in case of emergency.

Call us and we’ll try to move them to another camp the same summer. If we can’t, cancellations and refunds follow our booking terms and conditions, which are the same for every location.

Everything you need is in your Camp Pack, including kit lists, maps and the medicine form.

Download the kit list for your camp: Adventure Camp, Trailblazer or Family Camp. Pack old clothes, label everything, and add waterproofs and spare layers if rain is forecast.

Between 10am and 10:30am on the first day. Pick-up times are in your Camp Pack.

Our sites are rural, so your satnav may not take you to the entrance. Use the postcode to get close, then the what3words or map pin for the final stretch. Full directions are in your Camp Pack.

Badminton Woods: GL9 1AH · ///slopes.cuddling.eggs · Map pin
Off Ragged Castle Road near Didmarton, look for The Bushcraft Company sign on the right.

Boughton Woods: NN14 1EB · ///given.constrain.contrived · Map pin
Just past Geddington at the top of the hill, the entrance is on the right.

Cuffley: EN6 4PR · ///really.acute.bath · Map pin
On Carbone Hill, follow the Cuffley Camp signs to the arrivals area.

Penshurst Place: TN11 8HX · ///tanks.loud.bland · Map pin
About 1.2 miles along the B2176 Penshurst Road, follow The Bushcraft Company signs.

Call us on 03332 004 469 and we’ll let the camp team know. Please be on time for pick-up, as late collections may be charged.

Three freshly cooked meals a day, plus snacks, fruit and drinks. Think spaghetti bolognese, roast salmon and beef fajitas. At Cuffley, children eat somewhere different each evening: the wrap bar, woodfired pizza, the yurt pasta kitchen and the BBQ grill.

Yes, all of them, including halal, kosher, vegetarian, coeliac and lactose-free. Let us know on the medical and dietary form we email you after booking. We have a strict no-nut policy, and please don’t send food from home.

On Adventure Camp, children sleep in single-sex bell tents in groups of 8–10. On Trailblazer, they sleep in eco pods at Cuffley in groups of 2–4.

Flushing, festival-style single cubicles. Let your child know they can talk to any of our staff if they need help.

On 5-day camps, children shower once. Showers are always available if needed after an accident or for a period. Cuffley has a shower and toilet block on camp. Please pack a towel.

We carry on! The tree canopy gives plenty of shelter, and each camp has large yurts for activities in bad weather.

No. Camp is tech-free, so please leave phones and electronics at home. Any that arrive are kept in a safe box. Our staff have your number and will call you if needed.

We send a group update email on the middle day. We’ll call you if there’s anything you need to know; otherwise, no news is good news. Worried? Call 03332 004 469. An out-of-hours Duty Manager number is in your Camp Pack.

Sorry, parents can’t visit during kids’ camps. Want to join in? Try Family Camp.

It’s rare, but if your child is unhappy and our team can’t help, their camp leader will call you.

We encourage positive behaviour and follow a clear behaviour policy. Personal tools, such as knives, axes and bows, aren’t allowed on camp.

Please leave valuables at home, as we can’t lock them up. Label everything. Lost property is kept at head office for 3 weeks, then donated to charity.

Yes. We’re run by The Bushcraft Company, the UK’s largest provider of bushcraft camps, and are part of Active Learning Group.

No. We provide outdoor education rather than childcare. We’re members of, and inspected by, BAPA, the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC), Adventuremark (AAIAC), the Institute for Outdoor Learning and RoSPA.

Yes. Every member of staff is enhanced DBS-checked, and we have safeguarding officers on site.

Our team run school trips all year, receive extensive in-house training and hold national governing body awards for activities such as archery. All camp leaders are first aid trained, and our field cooks hold food hygiene certificates.

1 member of staff to 8 children, with children in tribes of up to 10.

Yes. Enhanced DBS-checked staff sleep in the yurt on camp every night, with at least one female member of staff on site at all times.

We restrict external access, keep gates closed and staff monitor the entrances and exits throughout camp.

Download our Safeguarding Policy and Health & Safety Policy.

Fill in the medical and dietary form we email you after booking, at least 1 month before camp. For medication, complete the medicine form in your Camp Pack and hand it in at drop-off with the medication, labelled with your child’s name. We can store medicines that need to be kept cool.

We’ll call you. With your permission, we can treat minor things like a mild headache. If your child is too unwell to stay or is contagious, we’ll arrange for you to collect them.

Yes. Every activity works for ages 6 and up, so whether you’re 6 or 66, you can do it all.

Your family gets its own safari-style bell tent, with room for up to 6.

Yes, but please use them respectfully, and put them away during activities if staff ask. Signal can be patchy and there’s no charging in the woods.

No. Three meals, snacks, fruit and hot drinks are provided all day. If you bring any food, keep it to a minimum, and don’t store it in your tent.

The weekend is designed for the whole family to take part, with downtime built in. If you skip an activity, a responsible adult must stay with any children on camp.

A Camp Leader, a Field Cook and Tribe Leaders. At least one member of staff sleeps centrally on camp every night.

Showers are available if needed after an accident or for medical reasons. We recommend embracing camp life and showering at home!

We don’t sell alcohol, but adults may bring a small amount to drink responsibly. Camp is non-smoking, with a designated smoking area. Sorry, no pets.

Call us and we’ll try to move you to another weekend the same summer. If we can’t, cancellations and refunds follow our booking terms and conditions.

Fill in the medical and dietary form we email you after booking, and bring any medication with you. We can store medicines that need to be kept cool.