Big Hat Bushcamp School Camping Accommodation Surrey

The aim of Big Hat Bushcamp is to give school groups the ultimate bushcraft experience and leave all who visit the Bushcamp with the knowledge and confidence to safely enjoy the outdoors. All of our activities are designed to promote personal development, teamwork and leadership, as well as inspire an enduring passion for fresh air and the great outdoors.

Through activities such as matchless firelighting, campfire cooking, shelter building, archery, navigation, wilderness first aid and traditional bushcraft skills, groups at Big Hat Bushcamp discover for themselves how to leave behind the clamour of the 21st century.

Amidst the beautiful woodlands of historic Runnymede in North Surrey, 5 minutes from Chertsey railway station, we run both residential and day courses, all year round.

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An important part of our ethos at Big Hat Bushcamp is that all we do for our visitors is provide supplies and equipment, and the guidance and supervision to sustain themselves with them. Nobody’s ever gone hungry at the bushcamp, because every group has the capacity to thrive in the woods.

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2 to 120 (plus staff).

We provide risk assessments on request, and staff are always welcome to book an advance visit to conduct their own.

Price per head for full programmed bushcraft courses varies from £75 for small groups, down to £55, for groups of 20+.

This covers everything (accommodation, activities and food), and accompanying adults go free.

Exclusive site hire without a programmed course is also available, as is site hire with a partial course, e.g. just campfire cooking, for groups looking to use the Bushcamp as a base from which to run excursions.

We always have first-aiders onsite.

There is ample space around the fire-pits and picnic tables for groups to relax in the evening, for those not ready to retire to their hammocks after a full day of activities.

We have a sawdust toilet, and a jungle shower can easily be arranged for those willing to brave it.

We have hammocks and tarps, tents, and fire pits, plenty of water, and a piano.

If you’re looking to plan an off-site trip, feel free to ask for recommendations of local attractions, such as Thorpe Park and Runnymede.

Though some parts of the camp are not fully accessible, we are always happy to make provisions for anybody requiring disabled access.

On request and subject to availability, we can be open any day for exclusive hire bookings.

Our accommodation is as spacious as our woods. Actually, our accommodation is the woods; children staying at the bushcamp put up their own hammocks under basha-shelters.

Whilst hammock camping is our preferred way to live in the woods, we recognise that suspended sleeping doesn’t work equally well for everyone or every situation. If you’re coming to us with small children or special accessibility requirements, or the forecast is for particularly cold, wet, or windy weather, you may prefer to rent one of our new large bell tents (5m wide x 3m tall). They can comfortably accommodate 9 or 10 kids each and are £150 each for however many nights you’re staying, or £100 if the kids are putting it up themselves (which is part of the fun). If you opt for a tent, ours or one of your own, we strongly recommend bringing a roll mat or air mattress, as well, to put some distance between yourself and the cold hard ground.

Ian Brember, ian@bighatbushcamp.co.uk