Disability Accessible Activities Adventure and Development for all in the Lake District

With participants either riding or trap-driving, our friendly horses and staff give everyone a sense of calm and wellbeing– please note, there are restrictions by weight.

Our traps are of a traditional design and are accessible to people with a range of disabilities including wheelchair users.

Taking place on either Bassenthwaite or Derwentwater, our specialist equipment allows everyone to get out on the water and race up and down the lakes.

Taking place at a local nature reserve and on flat ground, our specially adapted bikes allow all participants to enjoy this popular activity.

A recent addition and built on a slope with access at ground-level, this challenge is for ambulant groups and some manual self-propelled wheelchair users.

Taking place on on-site, this poplar activity really gives everyone a huge sense of thrill and achievement.

Our on-site course presents a challenging but achievable goal for wheelchair users and is often done in conjunction with the High Ropes course.

Build fires to roast marshmallows, or construct woodland bivouacs, this activity takes place in and around the centre and is a great team bonding exercise.

For more ambulant groups, this offers a great opportunity to see the beauty of the Lake District while enjoying a challenging activity and developing teamwork.

For more ambulant groups, a visit to the mine delivers an experience that gets them out into the Lake District and a sense of local history.

Learning to navigate and read maps on our trails around the centre is a great way develop teamwork while learning new life-skills.

Adaptable to all levels of ability with on and off-site options possible dependent on the group, this classic activity always develops participants’ self-belief.

Accessible to all and taking place in our in-door sports centre, this always generates squeals of delight and helps people overcome fears of the new.

Can you cross a swamp using only ropes and wood or build an assault course for marbles? Just a couple of our great team-building challenges.

Whether a leisurely sail on our catamarans or learning the basics in smaller craft, anyone can become a Swallow or an Amazon for the day.

We have our own catamaran on Lake Windermere for whole day excursions.

Great views guaranteed and tailored to the abilities of the group, from clambering up local mountains to leisurely wheelchair descents on forestry tracks.

The Mirehouse Adventure Course is for our younger guests to develop their agility and teamwork by overcoming the challenge of various obstacles.

Our revolutionary purpose built Water Centre is open to all including residential visitors, self catering guests and the local community. It provides a complete sensory experience for users with and without disabilities.

Some groups can choose to spend a night in our cosy bunkhouse, thus feeling very much at one with nature and with the rest of the group members. This is often a highlight of the course.