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Family Camping

Enjoy the peaceful surroundings, amble through the woodland, explore the habitats and the adjoining Great Wood. Alternatively, take part in a variety of activities laid on for children and families. Activities include: mountain biking, archery, pond dipping and the up and under woodland scramble. All activities are lead by experienced staff from the Centre.

tents at CuffleyDates: Friday 29th July to Sunday 14th August

Activities will be running on the following dates:

  • Friday 29th July to Sunday 31st July
  • Friday 5th August to Sunday 7th August
  • Friday 12th August to Sunday 14th August

Accommodation at Cuffley

Cuffley Camp Outdoor Centre has 12 camping areas known as ‘villages’. Some villages contain tents or alternatively, there is cabin accommodation; each containing three sets of bunk beds and no other furnishings. Each village also contains a large covered seating area, a shelter for firewood cooking, camp fire area and picnic tables. Generally, one family books one tent or one cabin depending on the numbers. The Centre also has hot showers, toilets, limited fridge space and a First Aider on duty at all times.

Types of tents

You will be unable to choose the type of tent as it will be allocated by the Centre depending on availability.

  • Troop tents: a spacious canvas tent with sewn in groundsheet. It can sleep 8 in one open area.
  • Euro-style tents: These contain inner sleeping compartments and sleep 8.

How much does it cost?

The charge is £13.15 per adult and £7.60 per child per night. Children under 2 years are free and those aged 18 and over pay the adult rate. Family groups will be allocated tents or cabins on a first come first served basis. Exclusive use of the campsite (doesn’t include Birchester cabins) costs £330 per night

Food

There are many restaurants and takeaways locally or alternatively you may wish to cook for yourselves on an open fire or bring a barbeque. The Centre also has barbeques for hire.

What do we need to bring?

Sleeping Bag, Warm Clothes, Waterproof Coat, Newspaper for fire lighting, Wash Kit, Torch, Cutlery, Blanket, Towels, Pyjamas, Food, Wellies, Mugs and Plates, Matches

How do we book?

Please telephone the office on 01707 872955 to book and pay your deposit for your family. 

Please be aware that activities are only running at the weekends (Fri-Sun) not during the week.

Please state your preference for pre-pitched tents or woodland cabins.
(We normally allocate one cabin or tent per family group, approx 5 people)

If you want exclusive use of a campsite please telephone the Centre on 01707 872955 to check availability (excluding Birchester (cabin) village)

A £10 non-returnable deposit per night per tent/cabin should be paid over the telephone to secure your place. The balance of camping fees will be due 6 weeks before your arrival. An email will be sent with your outstanding balance.

Please telephone the office to pay by card.

Booking Activities

Activities need to be booked and paid for over the telephone. These are allocated on a first come first served basis and cost £3 per session.

 

10am

11.30am

1.30pm

3pm

4.30pm

Friday 29th July

Natural
Sculpture

Pond
Dipping

Shelter
Building

Mountain
Biking

Up
and
Under

Saturday 30th July

Assault Course

Mountain
Biking

Tree
Climbing

Water
Bombs

Daylight
Photography

Bug
Hunt

Fire
Building

Archery

Sunday 31st July

Soil
Painting

Circus
Skills

Up
and
Under

Pond
Dipping

Tracking

Mountain
Biking

Shelter
Building

Archery

 

 

10am

11.30am

1.30pm

3pm

4.30pm

Friday 5th August

Greenman
Masks

Shelter
Building

Up
and
Under

Mountain
 Biking

Pond
Dipping

Saturday 6th August

Archery

Bug Hunt

Mountain
Biking

Water
Bombs

Tracking

Recycled
Paper

Tree
Climbing

Assault Course

Sunday 7th August

Shelter
Building

Mountain
Biking

Fire
 Building

Pond
Dipping

Water
Bombs

Up
and
Under

Soil
Painting

Archery

 

 

10am

11.30am

1.30pm

3pm

4.30pm

Friday 12th August

Mountain
Biking

Pond
Dipping

Circus
Skills

Archery

Assault Course

Saturday 13th August

Up
and
Under

Orienteering

Daylight
Photography

Mountain
Biking

Tracking

Fire
Building

Archery

Soil
Painting

Sunday 14th August

Natural Sculpture

 

Shelter
Building

Tree
Climbing

 

Water
Bombs
 

 

Pond
Dipping

Bug
Hunt