We have six UK residential centres all located in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Lake District
Snowdonia
The Highlands
In 1968 I was 14 years old and travelled to Wales by train which was a real adventure for me at the time. I absolutely loved the whole experience of being…
My time at the Outward Bound Centre in Aberdovey could be called Hell on Earth, but I absolutely loved it! Not only did we get closer as a group, but we had so…
I WAS AMONG 4 MALAYSIANS FROM THE THEN MALAYSIAN TEACHERS COLLEGE, KIRKBY LIVERPOOL. LANCHASHIRE SENT FOR A ONE MONTH'S STINT AT THE OBSS AT ABERDOVEY, WALES.…
I attended Ullswater in June 1964 because I was a Cadet with Somerset Police and we all had to attend OB. Although the course was hard I enjoyed it and learned…
I wrote previously back in 2014 an my experience . When I wrote I could only find the blazer badge I had bought and thought I had lost the photo I had. I…
I have some vivid Outward Bound Memories. It was one of the most memorable times of my life. I was an apprentice at Hydraulics Research Station which at the…
Climbing Scafell, and rescuing sheep, after a long, long day.The House I was in was Whymper.Also where I fell in love with Flapjack!!I forget the level I…
The course I attended was the last from the centre, it then moved to West ScotlandThere were some notable instructors whose names I have forgottenI was…
Sent by Nottingham City Police as a Cadet, for which I am eternally grateful for being chosen. Fisher Watch, January 1966. Being woken at 6am with 'wake up…
My own story is very different from most others here.I was introduced to outdoor pursuits as a Boy Scout and by the age of sixteen, I was a keen Hill Walker…
MORAY SEA SCHOOL - JUNE 1960 (Submitted by Bob Marson)Hood Watch: Back Row : J Harkiss R Whyte I Faifley A Burgess V Thomson B McDonnell B MarsonFront Row : P…
A cold shower and a healthy diet - ahead of the times!I have much to thank Outward Bound for and I have retained everything from my time at Ullswater,…
