Sitting within Northumberland’s stunning Kielder Water & Forest Park, Calvert Kielder welcomes schools, colleges, community groups and organisations of all kinds for day visits, residential stays and bespoke outdoor programmes.
What makes it different from other outdoor activity centres in the North East isn’t just the location, remarkable as that is. It’s that every activity, every facility and every piece of equipment has been designed with inclusion at the centre. Whatever your group looks like, everyone has the opportunity to take part.
Every visit to Calvert Kielder is built around your group, whether you’re planning a day visit or a multi-night school residential trip in Northumberland.
Day visits — choose from our full range of outdoor activities, led by our specialist team throughout. We’ll work around your group size, your timing and the individuals you have taking part.
School residential trips — our fully accessible lodges and rooms sleep groups of all sizes, with catering options to suit. Prefer to bring your own food? No problem — just let us know and we’ll plan accordingly.
Bespoke outdoor education programmes — for groups with specific learning objectives, curriculum links or accessibility requirements, tell us what you’re working towards and we’ll put something together that fits.
Explore the outdoors while abseiling a 10-metre tower, canoeing on Kielder Water or taking on the world’s only wheelchair accessible AvatarOne™ ZipCoaster.
Head indoors to use our pool, sports hall and climbing wall. There’s a full programme of activities available for school and community groups of all ages and abilities.
They all have one thing in common. They’re the kind of thing young people — and adults — will be talking about long after they get home.
We welcome community groups of all kinds — disability organisations, charities, youth groups, sports clubs and neighbourhood associations among them.
Whether you’re organising a group day out, a supported residential visit, or something more bespoke, we’ll work with you to put together something that fits who you are and what you need.
At Calvert Kielder, accessibility isn’t something we’ve retrofitted onto an existing programme. It’s rooted in how we’ve built everything — the activities, the equipment, the facilities. We carry one of the widest ranges of adaptive outdoor activity equipment in the UK, and our instructors are trained and experienced in supporting people of all abilities.
For schools and community groups that include young people or adults with disabilities, that matters. It means everyone in your group gets the same experience — not a modified version of it, but the real thing.
Call us: 01434 250232
Email us: enquiries@calvert-kielder.com