Camp No. 1 - Mendip Cave Training
Camp Chiefs: Flow Stone & Ian Peachey Organiser: Ella Wright
Dates: Friday 31st January 2025 to Sunday 2nd February 2025
Ages: 16 plus
Fees: £60.00
An opportunity to learn and remember the delights of the subterranean world, with a view to introducing these to younger campers on the February Caving Camp. This training camp is for experienced Pathfinder cavers, new to caving staff and capable old hands. (Travel costs not included in camp fees, campers to arrange own transport, we will co-ordinate lift shares and train times where possible)
Nearby Town: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Travel: Independent travel
Extra Info: Experienced cavers only
Camp No. 2 - Mendip Caving
Camp Chiefs: Flow Stone & Ian Peachey Organiser: Ella Wright
Dates: Saturday 15th February 2025 to Wednesday 19th February 2025
Ages: 9 to 17.11
Fees: £205.00
We will be heading underground in the marvellous Mendips. We will foray out from our cosy caving hut base near Priddy seeking adventures above and below the misty hills. There will be caving in small groups, a one day lodge hike, camp fires, singing, delicious food and excellent company. We will aim to create a resilient and caring community of all ages, whilst treading lightly above and below ground. Escape the troubles of the surface world and join the underground movement - its grand down here.
Nearby Town: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Travel: Train from central London
Camp No. 3 - Chop Chop
Camp Chiefs: Leo Murray & Scott Miles Organiser: Clem Marshall
Dates: Friday 28th February 2025 to Sunday 2nd March 2025
Ages: 14 to 17.11
Fees: £130.00
Ngl this is going to be cold. Fortunately wood heats you twice - once when you cut it and once when you burn it. We will spend the short daylight hours of this weekend hedging, coppicing, cutting and stacking firewood and brushwood, and the long nights singing into the wind across the Fens.
Nearby Town: Haddenham, Ely
Travel: Coach from central London
Camp No. 4 - The Danbury International Academy of Woodcraft, Wellies and Wonder
Camp Chiefs: Polly Sands & Jack Freedman Organiser: Tim Bennett
Dates: Saturday 12th April 2025 to Saturday 19th April 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £390.00
Treading the line between hard core woodcraft and playful theatrical activities lies the D.I.A.W.W.W Gain hands-on real-life experience. Be sure to scour your costume rail and penknife drawer to support your studies. Get your diploma in: - Shelter building - Fire lighting - Theatrics - Deep nature studies - Culinary steam pudding mastery - Wood pile master class - Alumni tea - Specialising in hands on learning - Department of music, harmonies and Rattlin bog (with actions) + Cups of tea on tap, resting and hugs available when you need them. We are certain you will graduate with honours.
Nearby Town: Chelmsford
Travel: Coach from central London
Camp No. 10 - Another Gurn Another planet
Camp Chiefs: Vic Doggart & Jimmy Proudlock Organiser: Rachel Howard
Dates: Friday 2nd May 2025 to Monday 5th May 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £155.00
Welcome Comrades to another cosmic journey in the magic woods making merry mayhem on Mayday. This is an important date in the diary as we celebrate International Workers Day by forming an all inclusive intergenerational community where kindness is king, fires blaze and we all muck in. Everyone welcome - old faces and new ones cavorting in the bluebells.
Nearby Town: Chelmsford
Travel: Coach from central London
Camp No. 11 - Coyote Camp
Camp Chiefs: Dora Clouttick & Crystal Summerfield Organiser: Elly Rendal
Dates: Friday 2nd May 2025 to Monday 5th May 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 15.11
Fees: £155.00
Greet the spring this May Day and kick start the summer camping season in the beautiful big sky landscape of the Cotswolds. Like the Coyotes, this camp will be led by a team of fierce mamas and their cheeky cubs, with gratitude for life. Expect to experience and develop courage, fortitude, curiosity and kindness as we weave our community for four fabulous days together. Come join the pack!
Nearby Town: Marlborough, Wiltshire
Travel: Coach from central London
Camp No. 12 - Venice
Camp Chief: Craig Grady Organiser: Emma Brandenburger
Dates: Saturday 3rd May 2025 to Monday 5th May 2025
Ages: 10.0 to 17.11
Fees: £130.00
Come and join us aboard the good ship Grindelia! Part walking, part cruising on board we will explore some of the canal network of the Midlands. Our lovely site nearby will be our home for the evenings but in the daytime we will usher our narrowboat through locks and cuttings toward Stourbridge.
Nearby Town: Swindon, West Midlands
Travel: Early train from/to London
Camp No. 13 - Fenwood
Camp Chiefs: Georgie Sharp & Dan Hall Organiser: Charlie Whittuck
Dates: Saturday 24th May 2025 to Saturday 31st May 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 15.11
Fees: £390.00
So what are you doing in the holidays? We'll be shelter crafting, fritter flipping, sock wrestling, marshmallow gulping, stool carving, pudd steaming, tea brewing, hammock sleeping, axe swinging, shadow creeping, silence seeking, crispie scoffing, circle listening, friendship making, leaf reading, tale weaving, merry mooting, stick talking, spark breathing, ember gazing - oh, and bog rattling, of course. Come join us! In the beautiful woodland which FSC planted. For campers new and old.
Nearby Town: Haddenham, Ely
Travel: Coach from central London
Camp No. 14 - (Neuro) Spice up your life
Camp Chiefs: Pam Henderson & Rachel Young Organiser: Belinda Bell
Dates: Saturday 24th May 2025 to Saturday 31st May 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 15.11
Fees: £390.00
Join us at Hodore for a week of fun, crafting, and singing! We’ll be enjoying nature in the woods and exploring the local area. Our camp is designed to be welcoming for both children and adults who are neurodiverse. Here’s how we will make it so: - We will go on a day hike from the campsite, so you won’t have to take down your tent. The campsite and lat (toilets) will stay the same. - We will aim to let you know who your staff members are two weeks before camp starts. Your Group Chief will send your parents/carers a photo of the staff so you can see what they look like and learn about their interests. - Your parents/carers will receive a camp plan two weeks before the start date. If there are any changes, we will inform you beforehand, explain why, and answer any questions you may have. - A detailed plan for each day will be available at dinner the night before. - Our caterers will clearly label what is in each meal. The caterers will let you know the menu the day before. They will aim to serve food separately (like plain pasta apart from the sauce). - If you have a special ‘safe’ food, let your parents/carers know, and we will try to provide it (though we cannot guarantee it), or you can bring your own. - You won’t have to participate in clan/cooking for everyone until Tuesday at the earliest, giving you time to get to know your group over the first weekend. - If you find it easier to listen while doing something else, like using a fidget toy or walking around the rally circle, that’s perfectly fine as long as it isn’t too noisy for others to hear. Please bring your own fidget toys, as we don’t provide them. - It’s okay to take breaks from activities or people when you need to. - Some campers may want to discuss their neurodiverse experiences, and we will create space for that. Others may prefer to focus on different activities, and that’s also fine. - If you have suggestions for making the camp more neurodiverse-friendly, please reach out to Rachel and Pam Parents/Carers If your child is neurodiverse (no formal diagnosis needed) and you didn’t inform us at registration, please email child.whitsun.enrolment@fsc.org.uk and we will update our records.
Nearby Town: East Grinstead, Sussex
Travel: Coach from Brixton
Camp No. 15 - Cairngorms Adventure
Camp Chiefs: Hanna Wheatley & Levi Thompson Organiser: Katy Cawkwell
Dates: Saturday 24th May 2025 to Saturday 31st May 2025
Ages: 11.0 to 17.11
Fees: £390.00
We will walk through the wild and beautiful Cairngorms mountain range in the Scottish Highlands. Most days we will journey with all we need on our backs, travelling light and taking time to enjoy our surroundings, swim in a loch and maybe climb a peak without rucksacks. The adventure will be learning new skills, looking out for each other and making merry on our journey together. This low-impact expedition is for both experienced and less experienced walkers. All campers will be supported so that the level of challenge is right for them. We will send a special mobile kit list to everyone coming on the camp and may well be able to support with lightweight equipment/tent sharing, if wanted.
Nearby Town: Aviemore
Travel: Train from central London
Camp No. 16 - Fenwood Funk 'n' Soul
Camp Chiefs: Ella Waldman & Robin McKeown Organiser: Penny Wiles
Dates: Friday 16th May 2025 to Sunday 18th May 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £130.00
What’s that you say…? A NEW camp?! Come join us in the Fens for a short but magical weekend of mystical tales, warm fires, whacky theatrics and silly songs. We’ll make new friends, catch up with old ones, find common ground with trees, gaze at the sky, and fill our tummies and hearts. The silliest billie wins. This is an inclusive camp specifically for campers with additional needs. We particularly encourage applications from disabled children who are new to FSC and would like to try it out!
Nearby Town: Haddenham, Ely
Travel: Coach from central London
Extra Info: This camp is suitable for children with learning or physical disabilities.
Camp No. 20 - Hodore Home Run
Camp Chief: Robin McKeown Organiser: Jet Hull
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Sunday 3rd August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £465.00
We will return to our much-loved site at Hodore Farm with the magic and time-tested formula of song, laughter, feasting and merriment whilst living in the fine company of old friends and new. The woods and the river and the fields are calling and we must answer. Let’s skid into last base, rich in new friendships and sweet memories! This is an inclusive camp specifically for campers with additional needs. We particularly encourage applications from disabled children who are new to FSC and would like to try it out! You are warmly invited to join the festivities!
Nearby Town: East Grinstead, Sussex
Travel: Coach from Brixton
Extra Info: This camp is suitable for children with learning or physical disabilities.
Camp No. 21 - Farndale 1
Camp Chiefs: Lucy Jaffe & Oli House Organiser: Isabel Christie
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £595.00
Leave the modern world behind and step into the enchanting Farndale Valley in Yorkshire, where the kestrels fly overhead and the rabbits and stoats run free. We will hike and biviouack under the stars on the nearby wild moors, fording rivers and cooking on small fires. You will get the chance to sing and dance and learn new woodcraft skills. We’d love you to come on this exciting two week adventure with all the traditional FSC activities and more. See you by the campfire!
Nearby Town: Kirkbymoorside, N Yorks
Travel: Train from London to York then coach to site
Camp No. 22 - Cefnweiriog 1
Camp Chiefs: Ellen Rickford & Andy Doyle Organiser: Hannah Alberman
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £595.00
Join us in beautiful Mid Wales where we will build our very own little community. We will sing in the rain, look at the stars, sit around fires, looks after each other and remember what life is really about. Bring your songs, your skills, your ideas, your perspectives and your cutlery bags. It will be a feast for the body, the mind and the spirit.
Nearby Town: Machynlleth, Powys
Travel: Coach from central London
Camp No. 23 - Gribin
Camp Chiefs: Liz Kaye & Nick Bard Organiser: Kim Palmer-Thomson
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £595.00
In the depths of our breathtaking valley
We’ll raise voices to sing, & they’ll carry
Our joy to the stars, as we run, swim & play
With our friends (new & old), stretching out every day
Making the most of the chance that we’ve got
To learn a new craft, or a game, or a knot
Building a dam, or climbing a hill
Lighting a fire, or learning a skill
Whatever the weather, we’ll have the best time
Be it cloudy & wet, or week-long sunshine!
Nearby Town: Machynlleth, Powys
Travel: Coach from London
Camp No. 24 - Craft Camp
Camp Chiefs: Sophie Meekings & Elodie Rummage Organiser: Joy Dourmashkin
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £595.00
Do you love to whittle, spin, weave, or sculpt? Do you wish you had more time on camp to finally perfect your spoon carving skills or learn how to make something completely from scratch? Sometimes if you want something to exist, you have to make it yourself-- so we made a crafts camp! Come and join us at our brand new site in Dorset, not far from the Jurassic coast. We'll forage craft and building materials from the surrounding area, share skills and learn new ones. What will you make?
Nearby Town: Bridport, Dorset
Travel: Coach from London
Camp No. 25 - Hebridean Adventure
Camp Chief: Nicky Birch & Sam Raphael Organiser: Albie Crawford-Riches
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 12.0 to 17.11
Fees: £595.00
Brave souls, are you ready for an unforgettable summer? If so, bring your energy and enthusiasm to this active standing camp on the edge of the world, where we are going to take adventure to the next level! We’ll make our home by a white sandy beach in the Outer Hebrides, and explore the islands from lochs to bothies, and from beaches to hilltops. We'll look for dolphins, search for shipwrecks, and maybe even do some deer stalking. This trip is going to be wild. Join us! Note: Pathfinders will ideally help set up this adventure, leaving London 1-2 days beforehand. Details tbc
Nearby Town: South Uist, Hebrides
Travel: Coach, train, ferry from/to London. Coach likely to leave London afternoon/evening Friday 25th July.
Camp No. 26 - Coasts, Castles & Bikes
Camp Chiefs: Robbie Gillett & Simon Oatley Organiser: James Keith
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Tuesday 5th August 2025
Ages: 12.0 to 17.11
Join our great cycling expedition from Newcastle to Edinburgh along the white sanded coastline of Northumberland. We’ll sneak around in old castles, seek out underwater passages to a holy island and befriend puffins and seals to help guide our way (in addition to National Cycle Route 1). You will be carrying everything you need plus your share of the group's food and cooking utensils - so a bike rack and panniers are essential. Helmets will need to be worn and some help with bikes and kit should be possible for those in need.
Nearby Town: Newcastle/Edinburgh
Travel: Coach from London
Camp No. 31 - Farndale 2
Camp Chiefs: Craig Grady & Daniel Simon Organiser: Cara Keam
Dates: Monday 11th August 2025 to Wednesday 20th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £490.00
Are the moors calling you? Join us at the head of the dale for a camp full of fun. We will learn from each other and build a community and site that will support us while we are here. Bring skills, songs and games to share!
Nearby Town: Kirbymoorside, N Yorks
Travel: Train from London to York then coach to site
Camp No. 32 - Cefnweiriog 2
Camp Chiefs: Ro Whinnett & Jess Ormosi Organiser: Denise Largin
Dates: Monday 11th August 2025 to Wednesday 20th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £490.00
Will we hike up into the hills or down to the sea? Will we wear sunscreen and hats or waterproofs and wellies? Will we be able to watch the train as it travels to the coast or just hear the whistle blowing in the wind? Whatever happens, we'll ensure that we have a fun filled 10 days in mid west Wales. We will aim to learn new skills, new games and make new friends whilst not forgetting the traditions which have brought us together as a lodge. We will swim in the lake, sing to the stars and enjoy the spectacular views, from pixies to elders, we will build a unique and amazing lodge - come and be a part of it.
Nearby Town: Machynlleth Powys
Travel: Coach from London
Camp No. 33 - Ashdown Adventure
Camp Chiefs: George Torode & Sam Lee Organiser: Lucy Edwards
Dates: Monday 11th August 2025 to Wednesday 20th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £490.00
Come to the Sussex heartlands to craft and play, foraging for food and cooking by flame. By night we will take to the lodge fires for song, dance and ritual, sleeping in small fabric shelters close to the ground. This August a rare opportunity avails; to become kin and live harmoniously, to learn woodcrafting ways and to be inducted into sylvan folkloric ways. By embracing the spirit of inclusion, together we shall build a strong, caring community deep in the Beechwoods and Heathlands free from the shackles of modernity. Will you be part of our woodland adventure?
Nearby Town: Forest Row, East Sussex
Travel: Coach from London
Camp No. 40 - Autumn Cave Training
Camp Chief: Molly Hopkinshaw Organiser: Pablo Dent
Dates: Friday 10th October 2025 to Sunday 12th October 2025
Ages: 16 plus
Fees: £60.00
A weekend to remind ourselves of the caves that we will be taking children down, and learning new skills ready for the half term camp. Perhaps an adventure to stretch our own levels of experience. We welcome pathfinders who are experienced cavers and who would like to develop their leadership skills. Travel costs not included in camp fees. We will co-ordinate lift shares and train times where possible to keep travel costs down.
Nearby Town: Kirkby Lonsdale, North Yorks
Travel: Independent travel
Extra Info: Experienced cavers only
Camp No. 41 - Autumn Caving - YES Yorkshire
Camp Chief: Molly Hopkinshaw Organiser: Pablo Dent
Dates: Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025
Ages: 11.0 to 17.11
Fees: £205.00
We shall spend the week in the remote but cosy Red Rose caving hut, spending our days roving the moor in search of enticing holes to access and explore the vast underground world of the 3 counties system, the biggest cave system in the UK. We might be blessed by the sacred waters of the Leck Beck rising, play in the dry riverbed (which is our clue to what lies beneath), and also drink loads of tea, play sardines in the hut and generally have a jolly fun time. Can't wait to have you.
Nearby Town: Kirkby Lonsdale, North Yorks
Travel: Train from central London
Camp No. 50 - East of Eden
Camp Leader: Liz Grayson Organiser: Miranda Green
Dates: Sunday 25th May 2025 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
Ages: Family
We will be camping at our beautiful site between Penrith and the Pennines near the River Eden. The camp will run for three nights again this year. This will give us time for a lodge walk to the swimming/paddling places on the first full day and on the second for camp games, a pea fair, a merrymoot and as much country dancing and singing round the campfire as we can fit in.
Nearby Town: Glassonby, Near Penrith
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 51 - Glorious Gelt
Camp Leaders: Claire McCraw & Laz Allen Organiser: Miranda Green
Dates: Saturday 19th July 2025 to Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Ages: Family
And so it came to pass in the waning days of summer in the ancient forest on the bank of the river Gelt, when the golden light of the setting sun dappled through the towering trees, that the gorillas -noble and wise - departed from the mortal world. For many seasons they had lived in Gelt’s secret glades, hidden from the eyes of hunters and kings alike. Their kindness unmatched and their hearts attuned to the deep magic of the earth. Still, some say, on quiet nights when the stars shine bright and the air is thick with the scent of moss and rain, you can still hear their distant calls, carried on the breeze. Join us and we’ll listen, sing, eat, swim, celebrate and dance in their magnificent footsteps.
Nearby Town: Brampton, Cumbria
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 52 - Woodland Wonders at Magical Mildenhall
Camp Leaders: Lucy Shepherd & Quentin Rea Organiser: Megan Ruddock
Dates: Friday 23rd May 2025 to Monday 26th May 2025
Ages: Family
Come on down to Wiltshire’s Grove Farm Woods for a menu of traditional FSC activities served with a generous dollop of the unexpected! As well as clan-cooking, Lodge walk, camp-fires, the Commandy Pimpler World Championships, Merrymoot, arts and crafts, musical delights and the sharing of myriad woodcraft skills this memorable weekend also promises ‘such stuff as dreams are made on’. What on earth will that mean? Come and discover for yourselves!
Nearby Town: Marlborough, Wiltshire
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 53 - Spring into Assington
Camp Leaders: Tippy Wood & Ben Shaw Organiser: Piete Brooks
Dates: Friday 2nd May 2025 to Monday 5th May 2025
Ages: Family
Come and join us at the beautiful Assington Mill Farm. The camp will be a friendly and inclusive welcome to the full FSC experience, learning how to live outdoors, and immersing ourselves in this special haven of nature that will be bursting into Spring all around us. We will be camping, playing, cooking on open wood fires, singing, dancing, making music, exploring and creating an exciting and fun community.
Nearby Town: Assington, Suffolk
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 54 - August Assington
Camp Leader: Nick Martin Organiser: Piete Brooks
Dates: Friday 22nd August 2025 to Monday 25th August 2025
Ages: Family
We'd love to welcome you to this beautiful Suffolk site, next to the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. See the rewilding of nature and explore the ancient woods. There is a millpond with a rowing boat where we can swim. Bring an instrument and learn new songs. We will practise our woodcraft skills and give children a chance to light a fire. We'll have camp fires & music, a lodge hike and games.
Nearby Town: Assington, Suffolk
Travel: Independent travel