Water Activity Week at Arete Outdoor Centre

Five days spent on and in the water. Coasteering works along the sea cliffs and gorge scrambling up the rivers of Eryri (Snowdonia); both combine scrambling, jumping and swimming on a journey of exploration. The centre has a full range of specialist sea kayaks for the coastline, white-water kayaks for the rivers and canoes for calmer journeys, plus stand-up paddle boards and body boards.

The price covers the five-day activity course with instruction and equipment, accommodation at the centre and full catering. An extra night before the course or after it finishes is charged separately.

Participants stay at Arete Outdoor Centre itself, in one of its three buildings - the Main Centre, the West Wing or Bryn Eryr. Each area has its own communal space, and there is parking, an acre of grounds, a barbecue area and a pond outside.

The week is fully catered: meals are provided at the centre for the whole course.

Coasteering on the sea cliffs, gorge scrambling up the rivers of Eryri (Snowdonia), sea kayaking along the coastline, white-water kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding on the lake and body boarding in the surf.

The centre provides the accommodation, catering and communal space; the activity days themselves run off site, in the mountains and rivers of Eryri (Snowdonia) and along the coastline of Anglesey.

The course starts at 12:00 on the first day and finishes at 15:00 on the last. Pick-ups and drop-offs are available to and from Bangor railway station, and there is a car park for anyone arriving by car. Participants at Gold level can use the week as their Duke of Edinburgh residential.