Parents and supporters who become Associate Members of FSC are eligible to attend weekend family camps especially for Associate Members and their families. The annual subscription is £10 per family.
Associates Camps allow new child and adult campers with no FSC background to get a taster of FSC life and to decide whether camping with FSC is for them. For those who camped with FSC as children, former staff members and active members of staff with small children they provide a continuing link to camp and an opportunity to introduce their families to FSC camping and to be part of a lodge
Associate Members and FSC staff are all welcome at family camps, with or without their children. There is no age limit, upper or lower, and these camps are particularly suitable for very young children who may be camping for the first time. Supervision of children is the responsibility of the adults who bring them , and there is no organised travel, allowing us to keep the fees to a minimum. Adults and children share in the communal cooking (clan), with food and cooking equipment provided by the camp. There will be many of the usual FSC activities like rally, singing around the campfire, games, walks, and whatever the site and our ingenuity can produce.
Further information and forms for Associate Membership can be found on /parents-reference/associate-membership/ Please note: Associate members (only) will receive details of how and when to apply for associate camps in an email that will be sent out in January at around the same time as the programme.
Note: A parent who becomes an Associate Member or attends a family camp does not give their child any priority on the waiting list to attend any of our main camps
Camp No. 52 - Shining Cliff
Camp Leaders: Jo Casserley & Alex Hunt Organiser: Ro Whinnett
Dates: Friday 24th May 2024 to Monday 27th May 2024
Ages: Family
Come shine with us amongst the trees, exploring the lake and cave. Shining Cliff is a magical and physically demanding site where we will craft, create and be active in the sunshine for a glorious long weekend in the woods.
Nearby Town: Ambergate Derbyshire
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 53 - Assington May
Camp Leaders: Ben Shaw & Tippy Wood Organiser: Piete Brooks
Dates: Friday 24th May 2024 to Monday 27th May 2024
Ages: Family
Come and join us for a wonderful long weekend of FSC living at the exceptionally beautiful Assington Mill Farm. The camp will be a friendly and inclusive welcome to the full FSC experience, learning how to live outdoors, and immerse ourselves, in this very special haven of nature that will be bursting into Spring all around us. We will be camping, playing, cooking on open wood fires, singing, dancing, making music, exploring and creating an exciting and fun community. Bring your swimmers as we may also get a chance to swim in the Mill Pond that gives the Farm its name.
Nearby Town: Assington Suffolk
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 50 - East of Eden
Camp Leader: Liz Grayson Organiser: Miranda Green
Dates: Sunday 26th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
Ages: Family
We will be camping at our beautiful site between Penrith and the Pennines near the River Eden. This year the camp will run for three nights instead of two. This will give us time for a lodge walk to the swimming/paddling places on the first full day and on the second for camp games, a pea fair, a merrymoot and as much country dancing and singing round the campfire as we can fit in.
Nearby Town: Penrith
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 51 - Golden Days at Gelt
Camp Leaders: Becky Willis, Lauren Hill & Bruce Hill Organiser: Miranda Green
Dates: Friday 23rd August 2024 to Monday 26th August 2024
Ages: Family
Come and soak up the last of the summer sun, not to mention fairies, gorillas and a good helping of chocolate crispy cake. We'll run a traditional FSC family camp, on the banks of the river Gelt. We welcome new and experienced campers of all ages. Accessible by train ( Brampton Station)
Nearby Town: Brampton, Cumbria
Travel: Independent travel
Camp No. 54 - Assington August Camp
Camp Leader: Nick Martin Organiser: Piete Brooks
Dates: Friday 23rd August 2024 to Monday 26th August 2024
Ages: Family
Come and join us at this beautiful Suffolk site, with a millpond and surrounded by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Meet up with old friends and make new ones. Bring an instrument and learn new songs. We will practise our woodcraft and fire lighting skills We`ll have camp fires and music, a lodge hike and a ceilidh.
Nearby Town: Assington Suffolk
Travel: Independent travel