Dukeshouse Wood Hexham | Outdoor Education

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Features

Situated on a beautiful rural fell side with private woodland which provides an ideal location for nature walks, orienteering and bushcraft.

Set in the pretty suburbs of Hexham, and easy access to Newcastle and the Scottish Borders.

18 acre adventure park equipped with a host of exciting and high-adrenaline activities.

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Programmes at this centre

Adventure Choice

Get Set Go!

Kick Start Careers

Life skills

Realise Your Potential

Revision

Sports experiences

Transition

Wellbeing and motivation days

Young Explorers

About

A popular choice for Scottish and English schools and groups, Dukeshouse Wood is situated on a beautiful fell side just outside the leafy suburbs of Hexham, close to Newcastle and the Scottish Borders.

The 18 acre activity park in an area of unspoilt countryside houses exciting adventure activities such as zipwire, outdoor laser, Jacob’s ladder, an outdoor climbing and abseiling tower. When the weather is not so favourable, the centre also has a 8000 sq ft all weather barn, housing indoor climbing, a laser arena and computer lab facilities.

Build your programme and request a quote

Use our online programme builder to tell us about your group, your objectives and your preferences and we will give you a sample programme which will be used as the basis for your quote.

Facilities

Outdoors: 18 acre adventure park equipped with a host of exciting and high-adrenaline activities, including high ropes, zipwire, abseiling, 3G swing and leap of faith, plus motorsports
Indoors: The activity barn provides a perfect environment for indoor climbing and problem solving initiatives, plus a laser zone
Gift shop: Our on-site shops sell snacks and drinks, as well as postcards, souvenirs, games and mementos
Other facilities: Diner, chill out areas, party leader lounges, indoor classroom spaces

Accommodation

Dukeshouse Wood has standard dormitory style accommodation. Rooms range from 4 to 16 bed dormitories, all en-suite with under floor heating, with gender-separated bathroom and shower facilities and party leader rooms close by. Sheets, duvets and pillows are provided for all guests.

Food

To fuel young guests during a long day of thrilling adventure activities, we serve three meals per day, with lots of choice and seasonal variations. Each day there is a carefully balanced and nutritional meal plan, recently updated to meet and exceed the latest Government standards on young people's meals.

Click here to see a sample menu

Party leader facilities

Our recently refreshed party leader bedrooms are complete with contemporary furnishings, tea and coffee making facilities.

All party leader rooms are close to student dormitories and contain en-suite bathrooms.

Activities

In the air

3G swing Abseiling Balance beam Climbing Crate stack High all aboard High equilibrium Jacob's Ladder Jungle vines Leap of faith Zipwire

Get active

Aeroball Team Games Two-person buggies

Challenge

Archery Buggy building Construct Fencing Laser Nightline Obstacle challenge Problem solving Team tech

Go explore

Bushcraft Nature Walk Offsite explorer Orienteering

Evening activity

Campfire Disco Mini Olympics Movie Night Night Walk Quiz Scrapheap Challenge Trail of Mystery

“The children have a great time. They get the opportunity to do lots of new things. There is an emphasis on teamwork and challenging yourself.”

Teacher, Middle school

“Fantastic for the children, it's like they have grown a foot taller in a week. Quiet and shy children have come out of themselves and confident children have developed leadership and group work skills.”

Teacher, Primary school

Location & Travel

Countryside setting, easily accessible from Durham and Newcastle

Kingswood - Dukeshouse Wood, Fellside, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1TP

Key travel times by road:
Newcastle: 30 min
Carlisle: 1h
York: 2h
Leeds: 2h 15min
Edinburgh: 2h 20min
Glasgow: 2h 30min