Essex Outdoors is part of Essex County Council and delivers a range of high quality and high impact outdoor learning programmes at 7 centres both within the county and in Wales.
In particular, Essex Outdoors provides outdoor learning opportunities to young people. In 2005 34,287 young people visited our centres and took part in over 250,000 activity sessions. In addition, a total of 4,142 local and national certificates were issued through the Essex Outdoors team.
Centres
Our centres provide a wide range of challenging outdoor environments from the flatlands of Essex and the waters of the North Sea to the mountains of Wales. Most of our centres are residential, with accommodation for between 40 and 300 participants. Our small environmental day centres are at Daws Hall and Pelham, and Wicken House provides a unique residential study and conferencing facility.
Click on 'Centres' in the menu to see a list of all our facilities
Case studies and examples
Our centres deliver many different courses including both general and customised programmes for young people, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme, leadership programmes for all, first aid and National Governing Body courses for all ages covering sailing, power boating, climbing, walking, kayaking, canoeing and mountain biking.
News
Visit the news pages of the site to find out about the latest events and developments in outdoor education provision both nationally and in Essex.
Get in touch and find out more! Essex Outdoor Team CG32 County Hall PO Box 47 Chelmsford Essex CM2 6WN
Get in touch and find out more!