Services | Wildside Outdoors

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Boys with rucksacks sitting in front of a sea wall with a beach behind them.

SKILLS
FOR LIFE

We offer both DofE and bespoke trekking experiences to schools and other centres. We actively work with our clients to design experiences that meet both their and the participants needs.

We take the time to listen to our clients so we can deliver the best service possible

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Bronze DofE Award

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We run Bronze DofE expeditions in areas close to your school or centre to help facilitate easy management of travel arrangements and provide an outstanding experience.

Silver DofE Award

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We run Silver DofE expeditions in locations that are chosen to suit your needs.

Gold DofE Award

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Gold DofE expeditions are usually run in Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) and the Lake District. Although travel is longer, these areas are ideally suited for Gold DofE expeditions.

We are driven by our cultural values of trust, acting with integrity and openness. We actively encourage everybody to ask questions. This aids our risk management process and the way we operate.

We are a not-for-profit enterprise. We are passionate about our social purpose of introducing young people to outdoor adventure activities and in so doing allowing them to obtain the peak experiences that make life precious. As a not-for-profit enterprise we offer our services at a competitive cost and invest our time and resources into our social aim.

We are driven by our cultural values of trust, acting with integrity and openness. We actively encourage everybody to ask questions. This aids our risk management process and the way we operate.

We are a not-for-profit enterprise. We are passionate about our social purpose of introducing young people to outdoor adventure activities and in so doing allowing them to obtain the peak experiences that make life precious. As a not-for-profit enterprise we offer our services at a competitive cost and invest our time and resources into our social aim.

Having worked on previous expeditions with Rob and Joss, I knew that they shared the same values as we did as a school, and had the same high expectations of what our students could achieve. The admin is run smoothly and takes a huge weight off my shoulders as DofE Coordinator. The communication with parents and students is organised and timely and I couldn’t recommend them more highly.

Ella, School DofE Coordinator
We are a school with growing number of Bronze, Silver and Gold students and therefore are having to adapt rapidly to accommodate the extra numbers. Joss and Rob are extremely supportive and accommodating of the challenges often faced by running school trips of this nature with large numbers, and part of our growing cohort is due to word of mouth from the quality of expeditions that have been run while keeping them accessible to as many students as possible.

Hannah, School DofE Coordinator
We would like to say a big thank you for making the DofE expedition happen. My daughter had an amazing time and has learnt lots of new skills.

Bronze Participant Parent
My daughter was super worried before the expedition. She came back more confident and happier, and it's just great to see!

Bronze Participant Parent
My daughter had an amazing weekend, albeit a challenging one. She has learnt so much and has made many new friends and created lasting memories - thank you for giving her this opportunity.

Bronze Participant Parent
We would like to send our sincere thanks for a fantastic DofE weekend. My daughter really enjoyed the weekend. Some great memories made with lovely friends!

Bronze Participant Parent