Outdoor Adventure began running family holidays 5 years ago. Many of our previous customers now have families and want to bring them down as well! Before we launched these holidays we asked lots of people, lots of questions – this is what we came up with:

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Our holidays had to:

• Have flexible programmes allowing parents and kids to choose the same or different activities
• Allow parents to relax and not have to organise things all day
• Be full of exciting and engaging activities
• Create an environment where all the family can enjoy each others company
• Be perceived as a cool place to go
• Have plenty to do in the evenings so no-one gets bored
• Fit in with school holidays
• Be priced competitively and offer value for money
• Have a range of bedroom options
• Allow either mum or dad to stay full board without taking part or paying for activities – they could then look after the smaller children or babies. Parents could then take turns to take part in activities?
• Provide different meal times and menus for children and adults if required
• Have patient, fun staff!
  

5 years on - and our Family Activity Holidays are still getting better!

The flexible programme! This has proved the most important thing regarding the success of our family holiday – we are genuinely flexible. Families don’t have to decide and commit to an activity in four days time. We let you look at the forecast, see how you feel and decide the night before. We can even change it the next day. Parents and kids can enjoy the activity together or do their own thing – maybe with the new friends they have just made. We also include a range of optional evening activities and entertainments.

7 day
Adult £565
Child (ages 8 - 14) £460

5 day
Adult £415
Child £335

Weekend
Adult £195
Child £140

Our Team

Our team look forward to the family weeks as they are something quite different to run. The staff are great to be with – they are fun, keep things relaxed and know how to build up a great rapport with the kids. Yes, they are qualified and experienced, but what makes it work is that they genuinely care that you have a fun and memorable holiday with us and they will go all the way to make it happen. They have the experience to adapt their sessions and coaching to the different ages, abilities and dynamics within the group so everyone learns and has fun. All our staff team are carefully chosen and have been fully vetted and police-checked before employment.

Staff details can be seen here.

What if the weather is bad or there's no surf?

Yes, we can get bad weather and yes, sometimes the sea is flat, however, we believe that the strength of a hoilday like this is that it takes the pressure off relying on good weather. If you are getting wet anyway who cares? If it’s too wet to climb on the cliffs we go to a climbing wall inside a 40 foot grain silo five minutes away or swap climbing to another day and go coasteering. If the surf is flat (highly un-likely) we’ll go sea kayaking! You will always enjoy great activities and the company of our instructors, who always make the day wicked and full of laughs.

Location

Outdoor Adventure is situated on the unspoilt, rugged north Cornwall coast. It is easy to get to and only 1hour from the M5 junction at Exeter. The Centre’s setting is incredible. On arrival you will immediately find yourself surrounded by a magnificent, naturally wild, coastal environment. Our cliff-top centre overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the 10 acres of beautiful Centre grounds have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest by English Nature and European area of conservation. Look out across the Atlantic Ocean and feel alive! The centre has the best of both worlds – although it is in a remote and spectacular location Bude is only 4 miles away and there are many attractions in the local area.There is a great choice of clean lifeguard-patrolled Blue Flag beaches and the North Cornwall coast path runs behind the Centre. A pub is within a short walking distance and the Eden Project just 40 minutes away.

Our commitment to the environment

Outdoor Adventure is environmentally aware and pro-active. We are a provider of the John Muir Environmental Award and are on our way to becoming an Eco Centre. We work closely with English Nature, The National Trust, The Heritage Coast, The Forestry Commission and The Marine Conservation Society.
Our team pass on our knowledge of the environment to our customers and the John Muir philosophy of wild places - Discover Explore, Conserve and Share. We regularly monitor all of our activity locations to ensure our usage is not having any negative environmental impact. By taking this approach we can enjoy these amazing places with our guests without spoiling them for others. For the benefit of everyone, it is important that everything we do as a company is sustainable.

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