Outdoor centre sleeping up to 62 for large groups of family and friends and activity weekends in the Peak District
Holiday Rental for Groups of Families and Friends. Hagg Farm OEC, Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, sleeps 10 - 62 in 12 bedrooms.
Hagg Farm Centre sleeps 18 to 62 in 2 properties:
Main centre sleeps 44
John Hunt Base sleeps 18
Situated in Derbyshire at the heart of the Peak District National Park, the comfortable high quality residential centre is housed in a converted 19th Century hill farm and stands in its own grounds surrounded by forest and moor land. Available separately or together, the bases are flexible to each groups needs. Hagg Farm is a very well established outdoor activity centre for schools and is ideal for a whole range of uses for both young people and adults. Every group has sole use of each centre.
Facilities in the main centre include bunk rooms of 2 - 8 people, fully equipped kitchen, large group dining room, FreeSat TV and DVD, payphone, group PCs, WiFi, comfortable lounge/reception, classroom and games room.
The John Hunt Base is a separate annexe in the courtyard and offers very pleasant accommodation for up to 18 in rooms sleeping 2-8. It has a lounge, equipped kitchen, FreeSat TV and DVD player, payphone and kit space. The grounds include two car parks, a field and wildlife garden, climbing tower, zip wire and climbing boulder. There is also access to surrounding woodlands which include several orienteering and problem solving activities.
The centre is close to many famous rock climbing ventures such as Stanage Edge, and to the classic caves of the area such as Giants Hole and Peak Cavern. Cycling enthusiasts can challenge themselves on the Hagg Torr descent, a cycle route that runs past the end of the drive. Walks from the door lead onto the high moors of Kinder and Bleaklow and around Ladybower reservoir and dams. Many sites of historic and environmental interest are within easy reach such as Chatsworth House, Eyam and Buxton, yet Sheffield is only 20 minutes drive away.
Hagg Farm holds an AALA licence for a range of adventurous activities, and outdoor leadership can be arranged for groups or individuals in advance. Hagg Farm is also a registered provider of national awards in mountain walking, climbing, caving and first aid, and offers skills courses in all of these.
