School Watersports Tour to the Lake District

The Lake District is a spectacular setting for any trip and, with its 21 large bodies of water, it’s ideal for a school watersports tour!

As well as enjoying a number of water-based activities such as canoeing, kayaking and sailing, you’ll also be able to try ghyll scrambling and archery! You’ll even enjoy some great team building activities such as high ropes and raft building.

On your school watersports tour to the Lake District, you’ll stay onsite, right by the water, in purpose-built group accommodation. Not only will this allow you to be right where the action is, you’ll also be able to relax and enjoy your beautiful surroundings as you prepare for another adrenaline-fuelled day in the Lake District!

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Depart for the Lake District

Afternoon

Arrive at accommodation Half-day activity (1 x 3 hr or 2 x 1.5hr) e.g. canoeing or kayaking

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 2

Morning

Breakfast at accommodation Morning activities (1 x 3hr or 2 x 1.5hr) e.g. raft building or sailing

Afternoon

Lunch at accommodation Afternoon activities (1x 3hr or 2 x 1.5hr) e.g. ghyll scrambling

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation Or choose to add on an evening campfire experience

Day 3

Morning

Breakfast at accommodation Half-day activities (1 x 3hr or 2 x 1.5hr) e.g. high ropes or archery

Afternoon

Travel back to school

Evening

2 nights' full-board accommodation
3 days' coach hire
12 hours of outdoor activities e.g. canoeing, kayaking, raft building, sailing, ghyll scrambling, high ropes, archery and assault courses
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Detailed information pack
Itinerary planning service
VAT

Accommodation

YMCA Lakeside

YMCA Lakeside sits within 400 acres of private woodland on the shores of Lake Windermere and is one of the largest outdoor activity centres in Europe. There is plenty of excellent accommodation here for school groups. The new Stoller Campus boasts 250 beds, and there are another 200 beds across the other accommodations here. As well as accommodation, the YMCA Lakeside also offers nearly 50 land and water-based activities, including kayaking, fell walking, archery and caving.

Excursions

High Ropes in the Lake District

The high ropes is a real challenge, both physically and mentally. Students will not only take on the course themselves,

Canoeing in the Lake District

Hop into one of the centre’s 2 and 3-person Canadian canoes, or one of the 15-person large canoes and take

Sailing in the Lake District

Your students will learn to sail a dingy or stable boat under the guidance of the centre’s fully-qualified instructors in

Kayaking in the Lake District

Your students will jump into a single-seater kayak in one of the centre’s bays on Lake Windermere, where they’ll get

Ghyll Scrambling in the Lake District

A mix of rock climbing and caving using the stream bed, ghyll scrambling is a real adventure sport.

Archery in the Lake District

Your students will be given a basic introduction to bows and arrows and will learn basic archery skills under the

Raft Building in the Lake District

Your group will work together to build a raft out of wooden poles, barrels and ropes.

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect sports tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour to parents and students

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).

Support while you’re away

While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After your trip

When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you).