About us...
The Oaklands Centre
Capel Garmon Road
Betws-y-Coed
Conwy, NORTH WALES
LL26 0RB
T: 01690 710500
F: 01690 710420
Introduction
The
Oaklands Centre is a residential outdoor adventure education centre providing
activity based personal development, environmental, leadership and skills
courses to a range of clients including
schools,
youth groups, scouts & guides, teachers & youth leaders, families,
outdoor professionals & management teams.
Originally a Victorian house Oaklands has been extended and refurbished to provide all the amenities expected of a modern Outdoor Education Centre. It stands in a large area of woodland on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Its location in the Conwy Valley provides easy access to the mountains, lakes, rivers and sea. The centre is run by the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral but is open to bookings from outside the authority.
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Our Aims
To provide high quality Outdoor Education and residential courses in a safe but challenging environment.
To
encourage learning through a wide range of experiences to develop:
- Self awareness and a sense of responsibility
- Relationships with others
- Communication and teamwork skills
- A respect for the natural environment
To provide opportunities for people of all ages to develop skills and qualifications in outdoor adventure activities.
Accommodation
Bunk bed accommodation is in comfortably furnished and heated rooms which sleep between two and eight people
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Some en-suite dormitories, predominantly for staff use
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Traditional dormitories for students, each with a sink
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We have an effective drying room, hot showers and a rest room with facilities for making hot drinks & snacks
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Our modern chalet style annex creates an area for group work and meetings
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Menus are always varied and our cooks cater for vegetarian and other dietary requirements
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Self catering or hotel accommodation can also be arranged
Facilities
The Centre has been designed to accommodate 3 residential activity groups (within the 44 bed house), and several additional groups using our day visits shower block. We have enough equipment to allow each groups maximum flexibility on activates.
The centre has its own indoor climbing wall, and a pond suitable for raft building sessions.
Within the grounds we also have a number of problem solving exercises. We are surrounded by mixed woodland which offers a range of orienteering courses close to the centre. As well as the infamous Dingle..