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🌳 Teesdale based & Family Run
🏕️ School Glamping
🔥Education Workshops
🚣‍♀️Activity Days
🧗‍♀️Group Events
🌿Crag Pond

10/08/2026

Archery & Tree Climbing at Lowther Castle and Gardens this Summer.

https://www.visiteden.co.uk/whats-on/august-2026/archery-and-tree-climbing-at-lowther-castle/

16/07/2026

🌿🏕️✨ Our Low Birk Hatt site perfectly nestled in the landscape 🌳

Our main site offers the perfect opportunity for school children to enjoy time in nature, away from the distractions of modern life. Surrounded by the stunning landscape which itself plays host to a range of exciting adventurous activities. 🏄🧗💦🏹

13/07/2026

💦 Summer Outdoor Activity Camp 2026 🏹🔥
📣 STARTS NEXT WEEK! 📆
📍 Montalbo School, Barnard Castle
🏄🏻‍♂️ Ages 8 -13 - ⏰ 8.45am to 4.15pm

LAST SPACES AVAILABLE

After lasts years success of hosting our outdoor activity camp at Montalbo School we are back for the summer holidays this year. With new activities to add to our already exciting time table we can’t wait to July to get started.

Our NEW timetable consists of a primary daily activity followed by a series of secondary activities,

MONDAY - River Walk 💦
TUESDAY – Abseiling 🧗
WEDNESDAY - Mega Paddle Boarding 🏄🏻‍♂️
THURSDAY - Survival Day 🔥
FRIDAY - Mega Water Fight 🔫

Secondary activities may include,
Wide Games 🗺️
Archery 🏹
Dam and Shelter Building 🌿
Orienteering 🧭
Camp Sports 🏏

👉 How to Book - https://www.thewildernessco.co.uk/summer-camp.html

Why Should You Book?
Our summer camps provide the opportunity to take part in a host of outdoor activities in a supportive and fun environment, to make new friends, have time away from screens and enjoy time spent out in nature.
The Wilderness Company is a long established and experienced outdoor provider, primarily delivering school residential experiences across numerous sites throughout the year, our staff are qualified, experienced and DBS checked. We are fully and insured and licensed through the HSE to deliver adventurous activities offsite to under 18s.

22/06/2026

🌳Woodland Glamping Residential🌿

Our two sites offer beautiful woodland locations for schools to come and spend a few days away in nature experiencing a host of outdoor activities from Climbing 🧗to Canoeing 🛶 and everything in between.

See why schools return year on year and what makes us so unique.

https://www.thewildernessco.co.uk/outdooreducationforschools.html

12/06/2026

Jumping into the weekend! 💦💦

Canyoning continues to be one our most popular experience for family and group bookings. We have open sessions available for individuals and couples or you can get in touch to book a private session.

👉 https://www.thewildernessco.co.uk/experiences.html

10/06/2026

It’s moments like this…. Take our hand, you can do it! 🦸🏻‍♀️🛶

We’re deep into residential season with back to back schools across both glamping sites. Even though the weather has been far from ideal our team of super instructors have been delivering
- Climbing and Abseiling in the sunny spells 🧗
- Paddle boarding & canoeing in the showers 🏄
- Archery and Orienteering in between 🏹

25/05/2026

🗑️Our Big Paddlle Cleanup was a Great Success today in Barnard Castle 🛶🏰

Thanks for all that took part, we managed to find ,

🛍️ 10 bags full of litter
🛒1 Morrisons shopping trolley
🚲 1 Bike
🛴 1 Scooter
🚧 1 Traffic Cone
✂️ 1 pair of Garden Shears

And a huge assortment of other bits!

The Tees through Barnard Castle is now a cleaner place for nature and people to enjoy!

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Teesdale

05/05/2026

🏄🏻‍♂️🛶River Tees Cleanup in Barnard Castle ♻️💦
📆 25th May - 10am to 12pm
📍Meet Point - Lower Demesnes
🛟 Safety equipment Provided
🛶Options to be land of water based
Join us for a fantastic nationwide community event on the 25th May. This year the Wilderness Company with your help are aiming to clear the river Tees and its banks of rubbish from the Demesnes up to the County Bridge.
If you'd like to help our team of instructors in this quest please head over to our website to fill out a quick from so we can update you with more info via email.
https://www.thewildernessco.co.uk/tees-river-clean.html
The more the merrier but we'll need to know how much equipment to bring, for those wanting to bring the kids along you are welcome to but they will need to be supervised cloesly by parents.
We'll be bring some Giant Paddleboards to collect the rubbish as we travel up the river. so those happy to get wet will need to dress accordingly and wear one of our Bouyancy aids and Helmets.

02/05/2026

☀️🧗🚣🏻‍♀️ The suns been out this week and we’ve been busy enjoying the great outdoors with a host of groups,

🧗 Climbing and Abseiling with Beaconside Primary school
🚣🏻‍♀️ Climbing, Paddle Boaridng and Canoeing with Montalbo Primary school
🔥 Survival skills with Walton & Lees Primary school
🏊 Paddle Boarding and Cliff jumping with The Conscious Self

Next week residentials start with schools, more sun please ☀️☀️☀️🏕️🏕️

Address

Barnard Castle

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+447531610986

Website

http://www.thewildernessco.co.uk/

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