We have six UK residential centres all located in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Lake District
Snowdonia
The Highlands
I attended Moray Outward Bound Sea School in the summer of 1968, aged 18, between leaving school and entering university. I was the only Irish boy on the…
Between October and November 1964, I attended course 146 at Eskdale. At the time, I was just over 18 years old and a cadet in Kent Police. Since then, I have…
What a shock to see a photo of Drake Watch from January 1958 submitted by Barry John Gilbert! I have a very similar photo from the same time - in this photo I…
In 1962 as a young Manchester City Police Cadet, I attended an Outward Bound course at Eskdale Mountain School, an event I recall with great pleasure and…
In 1968 I was a Police Cadet in the newly formed West Mercia Constabulary and was based in Shrewsbury. I was nominated to attend the Aberdovey Outward Bound…
We were Mallory Group. One of our group got into serious trouble with a girl and was expelled. We did well despite this set back. For me it was a great and…
As a 16 year old London lad the Outward Bound adventure was a wonderful event and the whole course is a treasured memory. My logbook and results report has…
In 1956 I was a 3rd year apprentice at Leyland Motors Ltd. in Lancashire, when our Apprentices Superintendent offered me the opportunity to be the very first…
I wrote this story recently, when I realised the wonderful effect that my 4-weeks at Eskdale had had on my subsequent life. I, along with colleague Tony Hart,…
I attended course September 1974 I was in Raleigh house I was sent on course as part of a punishment from magistrate court how wrong could they be it was…
I was sent to Eskdale E323 by my employer as a precursor to possible management training. I was quite impressed as they agreed to pay my salary of £50 per…
On a recent UK holiday I was driving around the Ullswater shoreline when my wife suddenly said, "Was that the Outward Bound School you said you were at years…
