What you can do

Stream Scrambling as an activity on its own or as part of an adventurous walk this active and energetic (and wet!) activity involves a journey up or down a mountain stream. This is a very popular activity but weather dependent, as even in the summer streams are very cold.

Canoeing, kayaking and raft building – Contact us to discuss your options involving these adventurous water sports.  Please note that although we can include water sports into a programme, these will incur additional costs.

Hill Walking – Our location provides a perfect jump off point for stunning hill walks through open moorland – crisscrossed by steep cloughs, woodland and valleys. We have easy access to the two great moorland plateaus of Kinder and Bleaklow and an adventurous walk over this ground can, when conditions are suitable, be matched with a stream scramble.

Rock hopping / Weaselling – Higger Tor’s dramatic landscape of grit stone boulders provides the perfect location for traversing challenging tunnels, passages, scrambles and squeezes.

Just imagine foraging for your own dead wood, using tools to chop this up and then creating your own fire using a spark!  Bushcraft is about learning how to work with nature using the resources you find in a sustainable way

Search and Rescue – Perfect for the whole group and we are happy to team up with teachers and group leaders to help us deliver this half day search and rescue simulation. We teach participants stretcher use (we have our own rescue stretcher), first aid and search planning. They then plan their role and present back to the whole group. We then go out on to the moor to find our “casualty” (one of your group), rescue them, give them first aid and then carry them to safety. We follow this with a whole group evaluation

Abseiling – Towering grit stone edges (a unique characteristic of our National Park) provide varied abseils with descents ranging from modest to the more challenging. Groups routinely use a viaduct where adventurous descents over the river Wye are possible. We are also able to do an introduction to abseiling indoors at the centre which provides an ideal preparation for the more challenging descents in the National Park. This can also be offered to groups with special needs.

Climbing – The Peak District grit stone edges attract top climbers who use the routes to hone skills and push harder grades. Among those higher grades are numerous climbs that can give your group their first experience of a top rope climb or advance you to leading a climb for the first time. Lockerbrook Farm Outdoor Centre has a climbing wall on site which can be used to familiarize groups with harness use, rope work and peer belaying. The wall provides excellent preparation for a trip to Burbage or Stannage edges close by.

Crate stack challenge – Working in our wood adjacent to the centre, see how high you can build a tower before watching it tumble!

Co-operative team challenges – Our organization (the Woodcraft Folk) works to cooperative principles and we extend this ethos to our problem solving challenges outdoors. Groups complete tasks with emphasis on co-operation, team work, engagement and skill sharing. We do this outdoors in all weathers and aim to bring this ethos and learning back with us to the centre.

Mountain and trail cycling – Lockerbrook Farm Outdoor Centre is situated on one of the most popular Peak District mountain bike routes and we have easy access to the miles of trails in the Derwent Valley below us. Even relatively inexperienced groups can circumnavigate the reservoirs below us on easy going trails with a wealth of local history – the huge dams themselves are of “Dambuster” fame.

Orienteering – We have a number of orienteering courses at Lockerbrook and in the land around us. Some of these can be led by school staff or group leaders. The differing levels allow you to introduce step by step the key skills for orienteering and navigation.

Caving and mine exploration – Caving offers a unique experience exploring the depths underground in limestone caves (both active and fossil) and disused mine systems. For those going underground for the first time a half day is a good introduction to caving and for the more experienced we can offer more in depth training and adventure.