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Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residentials

April 7, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Description

Join us at Abernethy Barcaple for your Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Residential!
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, Revise and Relax 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.

Revise & Relax – £370:
Studies have shown that a mix of physical activity and study time is an effective way to learn.  Each day you will spend 1/2 the day outside completing adventure activies, leaving plenty of time for self led studies and revision.  Our lounges and studies spaces all have unlimited WiFi and plenty of space.

£27 – optional additional night on Sunday

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Details

7 – 11 Apr, 2025

Barcaple

From £370

Ages 16+

Fully Catered

DofE Gold Residential

Details

Start:
April 7, 2025
End:
April 11, 2025
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Venue

Barcaple
Abernethy Barcaple, Castle Douglas
Ringford, Kirkcudbrightshire DG7 2AP United Kingdom
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Phone
01557 820261