Outdoor Education Centres Brecon Beacons

Outdoor Education Centres: Brecon Beacons

Of all our operational outdoor education centres Brecon Beacons is perfectly placed for your mountain activity based residential. We work closely with the YHA throughout Wales to provide an extremely professional outdoor education experience. Outdoor activities at Brecon Beacons are largely mountain, lake and river based however we can offer our full range of activities from here, please see our sample programmes for your options. We offer 2 – 5 day activity programmes that are designed individually to meet your needs.

Brecon Beacons outdoor education centre is set in the heart of the Brecon Beacons just below Pen y Fan in fact, so is an ideal location for a day climbing South Wales highest peak. However, our full range of activities is available at this location, please see our list below.

The accommodation is a cosy 19th Century farmhouse, the main building of 36 beds (including 1 double), and the annex of 8 beds (including 2 doubles) a total of 44 places. Step out through the front door and be greeted by breath taking views towards Pen y Fan, with access to some of the best walking routes in Wales.

Outdoor Education Centres: Brecon Beacons

Then if the weather isn’t favourable, console yourself with the hostel’s roaring fire in the evening, after a great day of activities. The welcoming lounge has comfy arm chairs and tasty home-cooked meals being prepared in the kitchen next door, making this location an ideal spot for your school activity trip to Wales.

Facilities

44 beds
19th century farmhouse
Drying room
Lounge
Self catering kitchen
Camping Pods

All activities are led by National Governing Body qualified instructors. Off-site activities we offer are: Gorge walking, Sit on kayaking, Climbing and abseiling, Forest treks, Mountain biking, Orienteering and Raft building. On site there is: Bush Craft, Archery, and orienteering. Not far from the centre is a pleasant mountain stream, ideal for self-led activities. All activities are the same cost so are interchangeable with other activities from our list. There are also numerous historical and places of interest close by for teachers to run self-led activities in the evenings.

Outdoor Education Centres: Brecon Beacons

Regarding accommodation and catering there is one free teacher place for every 10 pupils. Any additional teaching staff do not pay for any activities, only the accommodation and catering, however they are of course welcome to join in the activities if they wish. Activity programmes are designed individually to meet your pupils needs, the level of activity can be delivered to meet all skill levels and age group. Please contact us directly at Pro-Active to discuss your specific programme needs.

National Curriculum activities that we can cover from this location cover: Geology, Geography, Environmental studies and of course Physical education. For schools on longer or repeat visits National Governing Body awards are possible. Pre-visit site inspections are welcome so please call us to arrange one that suits you.

Outdoor Education & Activities Available At: Brecon Beacons In South Powys

Location:

Google map reference for this accommodation: 51.891938, -3.493819

Sample Programmes:

We have a range of 2 – 5 day programmes, simply click the number of days in the selection below to view a sample programme for your length of stay. The programmes are not written in stone and activities can be swapped for any other activity available at your chosen location at no extra cost. Longer or shorter programmes will be developed on request.

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