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Summer - First Fortnight Camps

Camp No. 20 - Hodore Hullabaloo!

Camp Chiefs: Robin McKeown & Aidan Chitty Organiser: Jet Hull
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Wednesday 5th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £545.00

Back to the woods, back to the water! Come join the fun - you all know that you oughta! Make fires, make dens, make jokes, make friends Get wild, get rested, get merry, get nested! A wild rumpus of our own - with snacks and snoozes, We’ll make a caring camp any way we chooses…

Nearby Town: East Grinstead, Sussex

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 21 - Cefnweiriog 1

Camp Chiefs: Ben McCarthy & Jess McQuail Organiser: Albie Crawford-Riches
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £625.00

Join us in beautiful mid Wales for a fortnight of messing about in the wild, singing and looking at the stars. Bring your sense of adventure, swimming cossie and cutlery bag.

Nearby Town: Machynlleth

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 22 - Harlech 1

Camp Chiefs: Andy Doyle & Ellen Rickford Organiser: Mary Stabb
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £625.00

Join us in magical North Wales to connect or reconnect with your FSC family. Nestled between the rocky slopes of Snowdon and the Irish Sea, come and help us to fill those dramatic Welsh hills with songs and laughter. A full range, traditional standing camp you will learn how to build fires, create woodcraft structures, and make music alongside your fellow campers - and create a shared experience that none of us will ever forget.

Nearby Town: Harlech

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 23 - Farndale 1

Camp Chiefs: Dinah Bornat & Scott Miles Organiser: Lucy Edwards
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £625.00

Curious and Curiouser. Get ready for sun, fun, great food, wild hikes, and whole camp ‘It’s a Knockout’/mystery escapades. We’ve got tons of ideas, so bring your own to add to the mix, as well as your energy and your smiles. Bring a curious outfit if you can and an instrument to join a band? In the beautiful Farndale valley in North Yorkshire we will create the best two weeks together, singing, dancing, cooking, making things and sleeping out under the stars. If you are first-time staff, we would love you to join the prep-camp, one or two days early if you can. It’s a great way to get to know everything about camp before everyone else arrives.

Nearby Town: Kirkbymoorside, N Yorks

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 24 - Gribin Groove

Camp Chiefs: Feimatta Conteh & Charlie Whittuck Organiser: Sylvie Bornat
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11 and Waywardens
Fees: £625.00

By river deep and mountain high, beneath the slopes of Cadair Idris, we’ll play, explore and learn together, building a caring and inclusive community. We’ll sing, laugh, dance and get close to nature, share meals by the fire and watch the sun chase the dew from the grass. Rain or shine, don’t mind-we’re ridin’ on the groove line this summer

Nearby Town: Abergwynant

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 25 - Ashdown Forest

Camp Chiefs: Leo Murray & Frankie Aaronvitch-Bruce Organiser: James Keith
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £625.00

In a secret hay meadow fringed by trees, on the edge of the vast and ancient Ashdown Forest, we will gather to put down fresh summer roots together. Don’t be fooled by the short commute - this place belongs to the swallows and sparrowhawks by day, the bats and owls by night. Be brave. We’ll try out some things that are new and some things that are very, very old.

Nearby Town: Forest Row W Sussex

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 26 - Dorset Dorset

Camp Chiefs: Stefan Baker & Molly Vellacott Organiser: Clare Holden
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 6.6 to 17.11
Fees: £625.00

Come and explore the outstanding natural beauty of Dorset’s Jurassic coast where we will build a lodge with our voices, imagination, skills, and care. We will sing, make fire, play games, climb trees, create a community, and tune in to the luscious habitat which will be our home. Bring some sturdy boots, an open mind, comfy clothes, and all your big and small ideas to make a magical camp.

Nearby Town: Bridport

Travel: Coach from London


Camp No. 27 - Barras Meadow

Camp Chiefs: Laurence Higgens & Lily Jenkins Organiser: Ellen Clarke
Dates: Monday 27th July 2026 to Sunday 9th August 2026
Ages: 12.0 to 17.11
Fees: £625.00

Walk in the Lake District semi mobile camp - come on this camp it will be half mobile half standing, only trailseekers, trackers and pathfinders. You know what camp is like, just come, no-one reads these things anyway!

Nearby Town: Ravenglass

Travel: TBC

Extra Info: This camp is for experienced FSC campers only.