Ghyll Head OEC, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria

Outdoor education centre by Lake Windermere in the Lake District sleeping 97 for youth and school residential trips with activity packages

Holiday Rental for Groups of Families and Friends. Ghyll Head OEC, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, sleeps 16 - 97 in 23 bedrooms.

Ghyll Head is an established Outdoor Education Centre with all the facilities you would expect. We are an ideal venue for a school, youth group or college activities week, a field studies week, corporate team building or a retreat for faith groups.
We can deliver a comprehensive adventure activity programme from Yr4 upwards or field study weeks at GCSE or A level. We can also simply provide full board for you to then deliver your own programme.
Ghyll Head is a Victorian house adapted for use by organised groups and accommodates 60 residents in a range of bunk bedded rooms with a number of twin rooms for accompanying staff. The dining room, wash up room, games room and lounge are all well equipped. Located a few miles south of Bowness the centre is ideal for the central and south lakes.
We deliver in the main adventurous activity weeks and weekends in the real outdoors in Lake District National Park. Our focus is personal development, teamwork skills along with outdoor activity skills for both pupils and staff.
A venue for INSET training for school staff or parent governor focus groups? Call us.
All equipment, qualified instruction accommodation, local transport and food included.
We have on site barrier free accommodation in a modern bungalow, along with a barrier free boathouse on Windermere allowing access to the lake and our water activities. The bungalow accommodation, as well as a separate lodge, can be part of a larger package allowing for 97 beds in total.
We accommodate a range of needs, diets and activities to suite a range of groups, call us we’ll be pleased to create a bespoke package to suite your needs and budget.
We are open year round 7 days a week and by negotiation self catering could be an option. We may stipulate a minimum number for a booking or, an all up minimum price to have sole occupancy of the house.
We’re active, well qualified and great fun as well as being able to deliver high quality learning in the outdoors.