Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residentials
October 13, 2025 - October 17, 2025
Description
What’s on offer:
- 4 nights accommodation with meals
- Spend at least half of each day doing adventure activities led by qualified instructors
- Choice of streams available including Adventure Activities, Environment & Conservation or Learn to Cook
- Opportunity to meet new people and make friends
- Be challenged and develop your skills
Why choose us to achieve your D of E Residential?
- A warm welcome and a friendly team
- This package meets all the D of E criteria for Gold Residentials
- Fun & activities
- Adventures on and off-site led by experienced Instructors
- Instruction, supervision and specialist equipment hire all included
- Comfortable bunkhouse accommodation, bedding provided
- Tasty home-cooked meals
- Use of sports facilities including sports barn and games room
- Fabulous location in Dumfries & Galloway
The Details:
Arrive: before 9.00am on Monday
Depart: after lunch Friday
(Option to stay the Sunday night beforehand, please advise us of your arrival time if selecting this option, so that we can arrange for someone to be present to welcome you. Please note that this is accommodation only on Sunday night and no food is available until Monday breakfast).
Adventure Activities – £435:
Your day will be packed with adventure, both on our site and at local lochs, climbing crags etc. Each day will be different and all activities are weather dependent but expect to be challenged and stretched as you bike, climb, paddle and walk your way through the week.
Learn to Cook – £435:
Are you heading off to university or looking to move out of home? Maybe you want to have the confidence to prepare meals for all the family. The Learn to Cook option provides 1/2 day of adventure activities each day, combined with 1/2 day learning various cooking techniques, which may include evening meals, traybakes, cakes and bread.
Environment & Conservation – £415:
Spend your days creating and preserving habitats, and developing/maintaining conservation efforts; blended with outdoor activities led by qualified instructors
This stream partners with The National Trust for Scotland and with A Rocha, each of whom have a wealth of knowledge of the outdoor world to share with you over the week.
£27 – optional additional night on Sunday
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Details
13 – 17 October, 2025
Barcaple
From £415
Ages 16+
Fully Catered
DofE Gold Residential