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Outdoor Activities

Introduction

Educational Benefit

 

Activities in Action

Activity
Description

Orienteering

The art of cunning running! Participants receive instruction in navigation skills and then use these to find 'controls' located at certain points ... More

Indoor Climbing Wall

The indoor climbing wall provides an ideal venue to introduce the skills of belaying and climbing...More

Abseiling

Abseiling is the art of lowering yourself down a cliff, building, bridge, etc, controlling the speed of descent using some sort of friction device ... More

Low and High Ropes

Ropes courses consist of a variety of elements, some free standing, some linked, constructed from wire and rope and suspended ... More

Problem Solving

Whether it is crossing the acid swamp, retrieving the 'bomb' from the unreachable centre of the marsh or getting everyone safely through the spider's web, problem solving by attempting different initiative exercises allows the group to plan... More

Team Building and Icebreakers

Any group can benefit from team building sessions. By only using very little equipment and a number of techniques common to drama sessions it is possible to take a group who have never met each other before... More

Raft Building

A real life Technology project! The aim of the session is to design, make and then paddle a raft that will carry the group across the dock or out onto the Straits as appropriate. Participants are given as much or as little help ... More

Sailing

With our own Dock on the Menai Straits, we have the perfect location to introduce and develop the skills needed to sail a variety of craft. Currently we operate four different types of boat... More

Open Canoeing

Open canoes were originally designed to carry large loads up and down the rivers and lakes of North America, and as such, they are ideal for carrying several people at a time... More

Kayaking

Kayaks were originally developed by the Inuit for hunting. Since then they have been developed into craft that can tour, race, surf and play, on rivers, lakes and the sea... More

Zip Wire

Climb up in to the tree, attach to the pulley block and step into space! The zip wire presents an 'all or nothing' challenge to participants... More

Powerboating

Powerboat use is on the increase as more people take to the water. At the Conway Centre we can offer RYA courses to Level 2 standard... More

Rock Climbing

The challenge of getting to the top of a climb forms one part of this activity. To get there, participants must work in small groups to look after each other... More

Hill Walking and Scrambling

With the mountains of Snowdonia right on our doorstep, we are ideally situated for these activities. The National Park has numerous lakes, hills and mountains... More

Gorge Walking

Following a stream up a gorge, taking in all its deviations, waterfalls, fallen trees, gorges and pools is what gorge walking is all about... More

Sea Level Traversing

Instead of climbing up, Traversing involves climbing along. Most sites are out on the west coast of Anglesey and locations vary depending upon the age and ability of the group, the weather and the state of the sea... More

Navigation Courses and Unaccompanied Walks

As well as the navigation completed during a normal day out in the hills, we also offer specific instruction in map reading and compass work... More

Camping and Bivouacking

An overnight stay under the stars, either in a tent or under a self-made shelter, results in a shared and memorable experience encompassing the whole of the outdoor experience... More

Windsurfing

Either on the Menai Straits or further afield, windsurfing provides a means of harnessing natural energy to go somewhere... More

Surfing

The west coast of Anglesey provides some ideal venues for an introduction to this increasingly popular sport... More

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