Frontiers Wild Days & Camps
Fun and learning in the woods for children
We run exciting, educational events for children in our beautiful beech woods - for less than the cost of child care!
- Half day, full day & overnight camps, tailor-made for specific age groups, running all year round
- Educational & creative activities, such as: survival skills, tree & plant identification, wild crafts, magical quests, fantastic games, exploring nature, watching wildlife, silent stalking, making fire, extraordinary night games, campfire songs and much more...
- All profits from our Wild Days go towards running New Horizons, our alternative curriculum for disadvantaged teenagers.
See a more detailed description of what happens on our Wild Days.
See below for booking details & full programme of our Wild Days & Family Camps
To Make a Booking:
1. Phone Frontiers on 0118 326 8322 to check availibility & make a reservation
2. Download the Booking/ Consent/ Medical forms here & print out
3. Send the completed forms with cheque payable to Frontiers, at our address below
4. Check the location below and view directions if necessary
Please note: For administrative reasons, we will not send you a booking confirmation. If a booking is cancelled more than 2 working days before an event, you will receive a cash refund. If you cancel within 2 working days of the event, you will receive a credit for a future event instead of a refund.
Wild Days and Camps - Summer 2009
Tuesday 21st July
Military Madness
Location: King Charles Head
Time: 10:30am - 4pm
Ages: 6 - 8
Price: £29
Come and join the ranks of the special Path Hill elite academy. If you join up with us, you can expect an exciting day of games and activities based on real, military-style living!
Wednesday 22nd July
Military Madness
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 9 - 12
Cost : £29
Come and join the ranks of the special Path Hill elite academy. If you join up with us you can expect an exciting day of games and activities based on real, military-style living. You will be fully equipped in camouflage making you harder to spot, track and find. So come on out and show us what you've got!
Thursday 23rd July
Summer Survival Special
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 8 - 11
Cost : £29
Collect all your materials in the woods to make a shady den, try your hand at fire making and relax whilst cooking your lunch. Learn to sneak quietly through the woods and make your own camouflage, who knows what animals we might surprise? Throw in a few games and enjoy summer in the woods.
Friday 24th July
Robin Hood Adventure
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 9 - 12
Cost : £29
Come and join Robin Hood and his merry men for a day of fun and adventure! You can do lots of exciting things like shooting at a target and stealing from the rich - but beware of the Sheriff!
Monday 27th July
Shadow Forest Quest
Location: King Charles Head
Time: 10:30am - 4pm
Ages: 8 - 11
Price: £29
Seek the mysteries of nature. Learn about tracking, habitat and evasion, even camouflage! Keep one eye open at all times... who knows what's lurking in the undergrowth?! A day full of games, secrets, wonder and discovery.
Tuesday 28th July
Woodland Treasure Trail
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 6 - 9
Cost : £29
Come and find the tiny woodland creatures, which are hidden away - unless you look really hard you won’t see them! Tracking, animal signs and learning to recognise and read the earth under our feet. Great for expert hide and seekers.
Wednesday 29th July
Wild in the Woods
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 8 - 11
Cost : £29
Can you create a really snug den in the woods? Light a fire with only flint and steel? Is it possible to feel at home with no TV? Come and explore the world of the woods - there are games to play, creatures to meet and stories to tell.
Thursday 30th July
Family Activity Morning
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 1:30pm
Age: 0 - 7 plus adult
Cost : £13 (under 4s and adults go free!)
A chance for younger children and their adults to find out why everyone loves coming to Frontiers. You can try out lots of fun games and activities in the woods - and don’t forget to bring a picnic.
Friday 31st July
Native American Scout
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10:30am - 4pm
Ages: 11 - 14
Price: £29
This class will teach you the ancient Apache scout skills of camouflage. The Scouts were the most highly trained warriors whose skills of survival, tracking and awareness, were unmatched. They were masters of invisibility, being the eyes and ears of the tribe. With these skills you too may even be able to touch a deer without it ever knowing...
Monday 3rd August
Legendary Wilderness Crafts
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 6 - 9
Cost : £29
This is a day of making crafts from the materials that we can find in the woods. We will use the bark, leaves, feathers that nature provides for us to create something beautiful and memorable to take home with us.
Tuesday 4th August
The Tracking Scout
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 8 - 11
Cost : £29
A fun day spent learning the ancient skills of the scout. Your day will include secret observation camps, silent tracking, camouflage and stalking. With lots of games to play along the way, this will be a truly exciting adventure.
Wednesday 5th August
Woodland Apothecary
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 10 - 14
Cost : £29
This is a brand new wild day, which we're all excited about. Come down to our woodland apothecary for the day and be a soap maker's apprentice. You'll have a really fun & creative day, and learn loads while you make your very own soap from all natural ingredients!
Thursday 6th August
Forest Quest
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 6 - 9
Cost : £29
For all of our adventurers! Serious fun in the woods is the priority of the day. Introductions to the natural world through games, sensory activities and creative ventures. Play away a few hours in the wild woods.
Friday 7th August
The Real Lord of the Rings
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10:30am - 4pm
Ages: 8 - 11
Price: £29
Have you ever dreamed of living in a place that was surrounded by magic and mystery? Where elves and dwarfs can be seen in the woods and wild places. Came and learn how to track animals like Aragorn, shoot a bow like Legolas, understand the plants like the hobbits and live happily in the forests as the elves.
Tuesday 11th August
Stone Age Survival Skills
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 8 - 11
Cost : £29
Learn the skills of our prehistoric ancestors: how to feel at home in the woods; how to build hunter gatherer shelters, make string, stone tools and lots of other implements that we take for granted
Wednesday 12th August
Fun with Fire
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 10 - 14
Cost : £29
Have you ever wanted to learn how to rub sticks together to make fire? This will be your chance to learn the many ways to make fire by friction, the bow drill, hand drill and bamboo fire saw etc. A really fun and educational day out.
Thursday 13th August
The Way of the Ninja
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 9 - 12
Cost : £29
The ninjas of Japan were so highly trained they didn’t need to fight - instead they used great skills of escape and evasion. We'll be focusing on the awareness and stalking skills of the ninja - we'll move in the shadow to sneak past those who are looking for us. We can't say much about this wild day as we don't want to break the ninja oath!
Monday 17th August
Fantastic Furry Tails
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 6 - 10
Cost : £29
Help…Help! The evil dark witch has stolen all the animals' furry tails and we need you to help us find them. We'll search the enchanted forest to find the evil witch and you'll learn all the skills you need to get back the tails! Come dressed and prepared for a magical day. You will be greeted, led and trained by the enchanted mistress of the forest.
Tuesday 18th August
Lotions and Potions
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 10 - 14
Cost : £29
This will be a delightful day for all young ladies. Come and join our expert potion maker - have fun and be creative while you make some magical cosmetics, using all natural materials. Discover the mystical properties and uses of some of the things growing around us... make something of your very own to take home and keep. We are excited to be offering this brand new wild day!
Thursday 27th August
Over the Hill and Beyond
Location: Path Hill Farm
Time: 10.30 - 4pm
Age: 9 - 12
Cost : £29
Head off with a map and your lunch; hike into the beautiful woods and fields of South Oxfordshire, learn navigational and survival skills and see what you can find on the way.
