Benmore Outdoor Residential Centre Loch Lomond

Opportunities for children, young people and other groups to experience inspirational Outdoor Learning in wild surroundings.

Schools using the curriculum for excellence have opportunity to identify and integrate specific outcomes

6 Adventure Education course types which can be further tailored to your needs and aims; core, expedition, activity, field, focus, design

Scottish and English curricula delivery at all ages

Wider achievement, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and John Muir.

Adventurous activity in wild and remote locations – supported by National Governing Body qualifications and wide-ranging skills and experiences.

As a local authority establishment, we offer the highest standard of health and safety.

Comfortable, well maintained accommodation hosted in a modernised 19th Century listed Manor House.

Support and guidance pre and post visit.

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Set amongst forests, mountains, lochs and coastal waters, Benmore is an ideal location for a variety of outdoor pursuits.  With our experienced team, we are able to make the most of the surrounding countryside to offer memorable and often life-changing residential experiences to children and young people.

Benmore Outdoor Centre is a  member of the Institute of Outdoor Learning, SAPOE, AHOEC & ALLA.

Onsite at Benmore Centre we have high and low rope courses and a climbing wall; however most activities take place off site in the wild and rural national park area to optimize the experience for young people.

Our activities can take place on foot, on wheels, on water, on the edge, and in the field.

At Benmore we can accommodate up to 126 people across 4 wings.  Bedrooms range from dorm style quarters sleeping 6-10 in bunks, to twin rooms, some with en-suite facilities.

Photography is allowed with appropriate permissions and protocols.

Risk Assessments are available for centre run activities

Pricing depends on customer needs, we can offer a variety of competitively priced packages at Benmore. From self catered to fully serviced – with or without activities or hybrid.  We set prices annually for 4 night full residential experiences.

We can build a bespoke week based on your budget and may have late availability offers. Supervising adults go free on a 1 to 10 supervision or 1 on 1 needs. For pricing enquiries please contact us with your estimated numbers and time of year and we will be happy to provide a tailored quote.

Price to be agreed on late availability opportunites:

https://www.experienceoutdoors.org.uk/outdoor-learning-overview/residential/residential-late-availability

Staff are first aid trained and emergency medical facilities are within easy commute of the centre.

A souvenir shop, 2 dining rooms and commercial catered kitchen, common room with projector screen and lights/speakers for discos, lecture room with games, library, field studies room with classroom facilities, smart screens located throughout ground floor of building, WIFI, enclosed outdoor recreational space, purpose build drying rooms, secure entry system.

At Benmore we have one accessible twin room with an adjacent accessible bathroom on the ground floor of the building.

Staff are trained and experinced in SEN awareness and have specialized outdoor equipment and access to additional inclusive resources.

Benmore is operational 7 days a week all year round.

Lagganlia is exclusively for schools midweek term time however accommodation, facilities and activities can be booked for self – catering stays and catered/service group activity packages during school holidays and weekends. All income is reinvested in our core purpose of delivering Outdoor Learning.

We are located within Benmore Botanic Gardens, 15 minutes drive from the Victorian seaside resort town of Dunoon in Argyll.

Bedrooms range from dorm style quarters sleeping 6-10 in bunks, to twin rooms, some with en-suite facilities.  Accommodation totals 126 across 4 wings.

Please contact us via email: benmore@experienceoutdoors.org.uk