Upcoming Events

Bear Dog is old-school: we do grand days out, but not social media or on-line bookings. To make a booking, or to be added to our mailing list, please telephone or email.

Next adventures

Woodland Adventure

A day of traditional woodland fun, suitable for all ages. We'll build dens, light fires, make 'wild teas' with edible fruits and leaves (like garden potions, but without the mud and beetles) and have a go using improvised tin-can stoves. There will be free-flow fun after lunch with the usual Bear Dog activities (rope-bridge, zip-wire, catties, blind volleyball etc.).
20th October
10am to 3pm Year 2+ £40 including lunch

Team Survival Challenge

Learn to work effectively in a team. Rig a tarp, light a fire, cook a meal and improvise useful gadgets using only what have in your 'survival kit' or can scavenge from the woods. This is one of my favourite days, as it is absolutely brilliant to see what the children's imaginations can produce. Usually it involves a snakes' wedding of string, but I am always impressed.
21st October
10am to 3pm Year 5+ £40 including lunch

Hogwarts Adventure

A brand new Harry Potter adventure, the planning for which has only just begun. There will be a brand new version of Bear Dog quidditch; flying hippogriffs; a mission to get Norbert to Romania and, I hope, a Moaning Myrtle game. I must get in that workshop!
24th, 27th, 28th and 30th October
10am to 3pm. Ideal for Year1-6 (older welcome) £35 including lunch

Previous Adventures

These adventures are not currently available, but here’s a tiny handful of previous adventures to give you an idea of what we do:

Hobbit adventure

Join Bilbo and the Dwarves on their quest to ‘burgle’ Smaug’s treasure. Brave Gollum to find the One Ring; defeat irksome orcs; tackle a giant Mirkwood spider; light fires with Gandalf; feast on ‘honey cakes’ with Beorn and help the brave Men of the Lake shoot down the dragon.