We have six UK residential centres all located in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Lake District
Snowdonia
The Highlands
I had joined the Army as a Junior Leader in the January. Being based at the time in Bovington was advised in the March I would be going “Outward Bound” to…
COURSE 217 - 24th February to 22nd March 1962And so, after a very lengthy train journey from London (Euston), I arrived in Aberdovey. It was dark with very…
I was a 16 year old soldier when I want to Wales, joining the army in the Jan before my 16 birthday I had never left Scotland before.....Wales helped me find…
Course U 53, from 17.10.60 to 12.11.60 My nick-name was Eddie Briggs. At age 17 years I lived on my own in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in bedsit land, and I had…
A group picture taken in 1969 at Burghead....If I remember correctly I came 9th in the 10 mile race on the second last day!During the month I was there we had…
There is no doubt, as far as I am concerned, that the experience with Outward Bound will stay with me for the rest of my life. There is also no doubt that had…
August 1967 saw me going to Eskdale for a month. I never knew then what an impact Outward Bound would have on my life. I met a host of new people who I made…
“To serve, to strive and not to yield”. Little did I know at the time, how much the Outward Bound philosophy would impact on my life and career! It was back in…
I went to the women-only OB week-long course in April 1993 and met 7 other interesting and diverse women. We really bonded over the week and encouraged each…
The beam at Eskdale looked like a polished tree trunk about six feet from the ground that was set horizontally between two trees. The task was simple; twelve…
Whilst I was used to being away from home on my own, going on a 3 week Outward Bound Course at 17 years of age involving 6 train changes and meeting lots of…
When I signed up for Outward Bound, I wasn't sure what to excpect. I didn't know anyone else there, an I wasn't very confident. Since we went with our school,…
