We have six UK residential centres all located in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Lake District
Snowdonia
The Highlands
In 1972 at the age of fifteen I attended the Moray Sea School Outward Bound. What I learnt during that outstanding character building experience undoubtedly…
I was about 18 when I went to the Outward Bound School. Two of us apprentice lads were picked out of about 150 apprentices that worked at my firm of J&E Halls…
After my OB Adult Challenge (late 80's, Ullswater, the 'Bug Course' it was called, because of the horrid intestinal problems we all had) I went back to the…
Outward Bound - Such a fantastic experience.On a winters day in 1959 I was one of a number of teenagers picked up in the minibus at Ravenglass following my…
I went to Devon in Feb !967 on a 4 week course through Bangor Grammar School and its Army Cadet unit.The first challenge was getting there by ferry and train…
On a cold winters day in February I changed trains at Crewe and felt a massive amount of home sickness. This was the first time I had been away from home and…
During my final scheme on course E80 in 1958 my group and I fought our way from Honister via Dalehead and Robinson to High Snockrigg in the teeth of a violent…
I was on the same course as Alan and rember doing my tod expedition and being photographed by Chris Bonington.Does anyone know where the photo's can befound
I recollect a long arduous day canoeing the Caledonian Canal. We were running late and struggling to beach and camp. In darkness we found what was an ideal…
I was an apprentice with Bristol Aero Engines when the Company sent me on a course at Eskdale. I thoroughly enjoyed my month at Eskdale although I could have…
Young people, Outward Bound, and mobile technologies: Initial research findings
I have read two accounts (from Colin Fry and Pete Maher) about the April 1960 course at Eskdale. I am confused. I was there. I remember a lad died and another…