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Summer - First Fortnight Camps

Camp No. 20 - Hodore Home Run

Camp Chief: Robin McKeown Organiser: Jet Hull
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Sunday 3rd August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £465.00

We will return to our much-loved site at Hodore Farm with the magic and time-tested formula of song, laughter, feasting and merriment whilst living in the fine company of old friends and new. The woods and the river and the fields are calling and we must answer. Let’s skid into last base, rich in new friendships and sweet memories! This is an inclusive camp specifically for campers with additional needs. We particularly encourage applications from disabled children who are new to FSC and would like to try it out! You are warmly invited to join the festivities!

Nearby Town: East Grinstead, Sussex

Travel: Coach from Brixton

Extra Info: This camp is suitable for children with learning or physical disabilities.


Camp No. 21 - Farndale 1

Camp Chiefs: Lucy Jaffe & Oli House Organiser: Isabel Christie
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £595.00

Leave the modern world behind and step into the enchanting Farndale Valley in Yorkshire, where the kestrels fly overhead and the rabbits and stoats run free. We will hike and biviouack under the stars on the nearby wild moors, fording rivers and cooking on small fires. You will get the chance to sing and dance and learn new woodcraft skills. We’d love you to come on this exciting two week adventure with all the traditional FSC activities and more. See you by the campfire!

Nearby Town: Kirkbymoorside, N Yorks

Travel: Train from London to York then coach to site


Camp No. 22 - Cefnweiriog 1

Camp Chiefs: Ellen Rickford & Andy Doyle Organiser: Hannah Alberman
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £595.00

Join us in beautiful Mid Wales where we will build our very own little community. We will sing in the rain, look at the stars, sit around fires, looks after each other and remember what life is really about. Bring your songs, your skills, your ideas, your perspectives and your cutlery bags. It will be a feast for the body, the mind and the spirit.

Nearby Town: Machynlleth, Powys

Travel: Coach from central London


Camp No. 23 - Gribin

Camp Chiefs: Liz Kaye & Nick Bard Organiser: Kim Palmer-Thomson
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £595.00

In the depths of our breathtaking valley
We’ll raise voices to sing, & they’ll carry
Our joy to the stars, as we run, swim & play
With our friends (new & old), stretching out every day
Making the most of the chance that we’ve got
To learn a new craft, or a game, or a knot
Building a dam, or climbing a hill
Lighting a fire, or learning a skill
Whatever the weather, we’ll have the best time
Be it cloudy & wet, or week-long sunshine!

Nearby Town: Machynlleth, Powys

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 24 - Craft Camp

Camp Chiefs: Sophie Meekings & Elodie Rummage Organiser: Joy Dourmashkin
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £595.00

Do you love to whittle, spin, weave, or sculpt? Do you wish you had more time on camp to finally perfect your spoon carving skills or learn how to make something completely from scratch? Sometimes if you want something to exist, you have to make it yourself-- so we made a crafts camp! Come and join us at our brand new site in Dorset, not far from the Jurassic coast. We'll forage craft and building materials from the surrounding area, share skills and learn new ones. What will you make?

Nearby Town: Bridport, Dorset

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 25 - Hebridean Adventure

Camp Chief: Nicky Birch & Sam Raphael Organiser: Albie Crawford-Riches
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Friday 8th August 2025
Ages: 12.0 to 17.11
Fees: £595.00

Brave souls, are you ready for an unforgettable summer? If so, bring your energy and enthusiasm to this active standing camp on the edge of the world, where we are going to take adventure to the next level! We’ll make our home by a white sandy beach in the Outer Hebrides, and explore the islands from lochs to bothies, and from beaches to hilltops. We'll look for dolphins, search for shipwrecks, and maybe even do some deer stalking. This trip is going to be wild. Join us! Note: Pathfinders will ideally help set up this adventure, leaving London 1-2 days beforehand. Details tbc

Nearby Town: South Uist, Hebrides

Travel: Coach, train, ferry from/to London. Coach likely to leave London afternoon/evening Friday 25th July.


Camp No. 26 - Coasts, Castles & Bikes

Camp Chiefs: Robbie Gillett & Simon Oatley Organiser: James Keith
Dates: Saturday 26th July 2025 to Tuesday 5th August 2025
Ages: 12.0 to 17.11

Join our great cycling expedition from Newcastle to Edinburgh along the white sanded coastline of Northumberland. We’ll sneak around in old castles, seek out underwater passages to a holy island and befriend puffins and seals to help guide our way (in addition to National Cycle Route 1). You will be carrying everything you need plus your share of the group's food and cooking utensils - so a bike rack and panniers are essential. Helmets will need to be worn and some help with bikes and kit should be possible for those in need.

Nearby Town: Newcastle/Edinburgh

Travel: Coach from London