This information is aimed at the young people who are visiting Bowles. Answers to a lot of your questions can be found here. There are also links and information that can be used back at school in the classroom.
What activities are we doing?
It is impossible to all the activities at Bowles within one week so you will be given a selection of the best ones.
If you would like to see a full list of activities, please visit our activities page but remember that it is impossible to do them all in one visit.
What is the food like?
We provide 3 meals a day which are all homemade and lovingly prepared. We don’t offer choices but all of our food is very popular.
What can I spend my money on?
During your visit, you may have the chance to go to our tuck shop. The sweets that we have in stock do change, as do the prices. You can also buy souvenirs for family and friends. Currently the most expensive item we have are Hoodies that are around £25, caps are around £5, sweets range from 50p to £1. We do limit the amount of sweets you can buy so don’t bring a lot of money with you.
What can I do in my free time?
You don’t get much free time as you are doing activities most of the day. But we do have a couple of things you can do.
- Games room
- Free play in the woods
- Astroturf/games area
What time do we get up and go to bed?
Breakfast is at 8.30am and the last activity finishes at 9.00pm. This means that people normally get up by 8am and go to bed by 10pm.
Night Walk info
Sometimes groups do an activity called Night Walk. One activity during this session is a walk of the Solar System (we wont say more as this is best experienced in real life). If you liked this bit of the session you can look at the map below to find out more.
How can I carry on taking part in these activities once I have left Bowles?
There are many clubs and often a quick Google search can find local climbing clubs, kayaking clubs and even archery or orienteering clubs.
Paddle UK has some great info about events and clubs in your area.
One of the best places to go climbing is at a local climbing wall – use this map to find a wall near you. Our two most local walls are Chimera and The Ordinary Climbers. There are also a few of local climbing clubs at Kent/Sussex squad and Chimera junior climbing clubs.
There are many archery clubs nearby.
Bowles has its own ski racing club too – you only need to be able to do snowplough turns to join in.