Courses, Dates and Costs
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- Family & Friends Bushcraft Experience
- Family & Friends Bushcraft Camp
- Educational Groups
- Corporate, Team Building & Away Days
- Bushcraft Parties
- Bushcraft Skills day
Family & Friends Bushcraft Experience [contents]
Duration:
1 day
When?
Group bookings by arrangement
Open courses- April to October
Open courses- April to October
Who is it for:
This is for any combination of family and a few close friends. You will be on a maximum of 1:6 ratio
Where:
Ipstones on the Staffordshire Moorlands
Content:
Shelter building with tarps - fuel collection & preparation - fire lighting by fire steel & fire maintaining – camp fire cooking – lunch – fire by friction (bow drill) – bushcraft tips on a budget – natural cordage
(The course content may vary a little depending on the season and weather)
(The course content may vary a little depending on the season and weather)
Cost:
£325 per group (max 6)
Larger groups can be accommodated, please ask for a personal quote
Larger groups can be accommodated, please ask for a personal quote
Courses:
None currently scheduled - call for likely availability.
Family & Friends Bushcraft Camp [contents]
Duration:
2 days, 1 over-night
When?
Group bookings by arrangement
Open courses- April to October
Open courses- April to October
Who is it for:
This is for any combination of family and a few close friends. You will be on a maximum of 1 tutor for 6 of you
Where:
Ipstones on the Staffordshire Moorlands
Content:
Day 1
Shelter building with tarps or woodland debris - fuel collection & preparation - fire lighting by fire steel & fire maintaining – camp fire cooking – lunch – tools, their uses & safety, making camp implements – prep & eat big evening meal – natural cordage
Day 2
Breakfast – other forms of fire lighting including bow drill and flint – natural fire lighters – lunch – water collection & purification – bread making – natural infused hot drinks - camp high tea!
(The course content may vary a little depending on the season and weather)
Shelter building with tarps or woodland debris - fuel collection & preparation - fire lighting by fire steel & fire maintaining – camp fire cooking – lunch – tools, their uses & safety, making camp implements – prep & eat big evening meal – natural cordage
Day 2
Breakfast – other forms of fire lighting including bow drill and flint – natural fire lighters – lunch – water collection & purification – bread making – natural infused hot drinks - camp high tea!
(The course content may vary a little depending on the season and weather)
Cost:
£650 per group (max 6)
Larger groups can be accommodated, please ask for a personal quote
Larger groups can be accommodated, please ask for a personal quote
Courses:
None currently scheduled - call for likely availability.
Educational Groups [contents]
Duration:
1 day, maximum of 5 contact hours with a single group or several groups
How you use your time is up to you; 1 group for 5 hours or 5 groups for 1 hour each, or any other combination subject to a minimum session time of 1 hour
How you use your time is up to you; 1 group for 5 hours or 5 groups for 1 hour each, or any other combination subject to a minimum session time of 1 hour
When?
Bookings by arrangement throughout the year
Who is it for:
Any educational group. You will be on a maximum of 1 instructor for 12 people, maximum group size of 24 at any one time
Where:
Ipstones on the Staffordshire Moorlands or at any school or local authority site by arrangement
Content:
Content is dependent on session times and outcomes required but could include:
Shelter building – fire by friction – natural fire lighters – natural cordage – camp fire cooking – Kelly Kettles - bushcraft on a budget (please view the Experience page for details)
Shelter building – fire by friction – natural fire lighters – natural cordage – camp fire cooking – Kelly Kettles - bushcraft on a budget (please view the Experience page for details)
Cost:
£350 per instructor per day, i.e. one instructor if your maximum group size is 12, two instructors if you have a larger group
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Corporate, Team Building & Away Days [contents]
Duration:
Anything to suit your needs
When?
Bookings by arrangement throughout the year
Who is it for:
Any business group
Where:
Anywhere within the UK by arrangement including conference centres, hotels, wilderness areas
Content:
We will design a programme or event with you that satisfy the needs of the group, the outcomes required and the budget available
Cost:
By quotation as every event is bespoke
Bushcraft Parties [contents]
Duration:
½ day, maximum of 2½ hours
When?
Bookings by arrangement throughout the year
Who is it for:
Any group of children aged 8-16, maximum group size of 12
Where:
Ipstones on the Staffordshire Moorlands or in your garden or field if the site is suitable. Must be within a 1 hour drive of Ipstones. ST10 2LY
Content:
Shelter building – fire lighting with a bow drill and fire steel – Kelly kettles – Hot Dogs and toasted Marshmallows
Cost:
£255 per group (max 12)
Bushcraft Skills day [contents]
Duration:
1 day
When?
Bookings by arrangement throughout the year
Who is it for:
Any individual, or like-minded couples who wish to develop specific skill areas
Where:
Ipstones on the Staffordshire Moorlands
Content:
Any combination of skills detailed on the Experience page
Cost:
£275 per group (max 2)