Buddens Residential Centre Dorset

It is the perfect adventure playground with so many activities to try, there is plenty of scope for young people to display leadership, teamwork, resilience and passion in a truly natural environment. The tented villages at Buddens allow leaders to uniquely arrange their groups, with plenty of room for games and entertainment outside of the Rockley led sessions.

Buddens Residential Centre Dorset
Outdoor Residential Centre Dorset
Residential school trips Dorset

Residential activity trips provide a real opportunity for young people to gain experience of living away from home and a chance to develop key personal qualities such as self-reliance and increased independence. Within the vast array of camping fields, we have some idyllic tented villages perfect for schools and groups. Each camp has its own marquees with tables and lighting, ensuring you have an inside communal space throughout you stay. Close by to all camps is shower and toilet facilities, along with the canteen for meals.

Our Rockley led activities at the centre consist of the following:

• Abseiling

• Archery

• Bell Boating

• Buddens Challenge

• Bushcraft

• Canoeing

• Climbing

• Crate Stacking

• Jacob’s Ladder

• Kayaking

• Raft Building

• Task Master

• Fire Lighting

• Nightline

• Stand Up Paddle Boarding

• Tomahawk Throwing

• Zip Wire

• Evening Entertainments

• Fire pits

• And Many more

We can welcome up to 384 young people to stay with us on site.

Our bell and chalet tents can sleep 5 – 8 young people.

Each camp has its own marquee, equipped with tables, a kettle and fridge. Toilets and showers are close by, along with the canteen for meal time.

Yes, we do have.

None. Groups can take pictures and videos whilst on site! We encourage capturing the moment for memories.

Please contact us here at Rockley via telephone or email. We have a very helpful sales team here to assist with any enquiries, please ask to speak with either Ross, Sara, Jack or Courteny.

Phone: 01202 677272

Email: adventure@rockley.org

As our trip pricing is seasonal, we can provide full quotations for Rockley Point upon enquiry dependent on availability. New organisations could receive up to a £100 discount per person in 2025.  Please contact our sales team on 01202 677272 or on adventure@rockley.org to discuss your new adventure. Visits are all inclusive and include 1 free adult per 10 children, transport can also be included.

All instructors at Rockley are first aid trained.

On site facilities at Buddens Activity Centre:

-All quoted activities

-Tuck shop

-Endless green wide space

-Wi-Fi

-Dining

-Marquees

-Showers

-Toilets

-Changing areas

-24 hours duty staff

Our residential trips are all inclusive, we provide healthy nutritious freshly made meals and cater to dietary requirements.

Our sales team at Rockley can be contacted Monday – Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm for any residential enquires, this includes bank holidays. Our season for adventure trips begins in May and finishes at the end of October.

Trips testimonials: https://rockley.org/school-trips

Buddens Activity Centre lies in the heart of the historic and beautiful Isle of Purbeck and Jurassic Coast, boasting 96 acres of natural countryside, heathland, woodland and plantations. We offer an exciting day out to the near by Dorset Adventure Park, young people can participate in the mud run and the water obstacle course.

Buddens Activity Centre lies in the heart of the historic and beautiful Isle of Purbeck and Jurassic Coast, boasting 96 acres of natural countryside, heathland, woodland and plantations. We offer an exciting day out to the near by Dorset Adventure Park, young people can participate in the mud run and the water obstacle course.