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Welcoming guests back to the centre
We’re so pleased to see overnight guests arriving to stay the night in the Peak District, after the long spell of Covid lockdown. Hurray! One upside of lockdown is that even more people seem to have discovered a love of the countryside. It’s great to see how much new visitors to the centre enjoy our
Merry Christmas from the Thornbridge Outdoors Team
We would like to wish you all a restful Christmas and hope 2018 fulfils all your dreams and ambitions. It’s been another busy year here seeing the completion of our new accessible building Woodlands which has already received many positive reviews from a wide variety of groups. 2 The Woodlands cottage has also undergone a makeover and is now being let out to
2017 Improvements & Developments
What a year it’s been! Not only have we been busy providing more people with memorable outdoor experiences, we have been busy listening to your feedback and making the improvements! We have… fitted smart Hive heating systems in each building (including the Base Camp!) to make sure the buildings are nice and toasty ready for
New building is now open!
Our new building which has been named ‘Woodlands‘ has been finished and is now open for bookings.  The building was designed from the ground up to cater for groups which include those with additional needs and is located with fantastic views down the field and into mature woodland. We have finished furnishing the building with specially
An Exciting Development…
The building of a new outdoor classroom with specialist accommodation. After several years of planning and preparations, including months of newt catching (honestly!) building is now well underway. On the site of our old, and underused, stables building a new building is being constructed that will include: an outdoor classroom – a great space with
Farm House Increased Capacity
We have been busy making improvements on site and this includes updating most of the bunk beds in the Farm House.  This has enabled us to increase the number of beds to 38 from 31, but the building capacity will be capped at 34.  This will allow groups more flexibility when staying in the Farm House,
Facility Improvements
We are always striving to improve and have been busy working on the facilities we offer to make staying here more comfortable and enjoyable. Whilst it’s great to have a number of large buildings and an extensive site it certainly takes some maintaining and can be complicated to improve – especially within the confines of a conservation area

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We are an approved provider for Mountain Training’s nationally recognised Lowland Leader and Hill & Moorland Leader qualifications. To encourage new leaders to share their love of the outdoors with others, we are offering half price places on our March 23 courses: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th March – Lowland Leader training – £70 (down
A video of who we are and what we offer
We’ve put together a short video highlighting the main role of Thornbridge Outdoors – Widening the horizons of young people through read outdoor adventures in the Peak District. Please take a look and share it with your friends.
It’s exciting to have a refreshed staff team working with our first autumn school groups this week and feels like the right time for an update: Much needed school residentials Despite the sterling efforts of parents and school staff there’s no doubt that many children have missed opportunities during the pandemic.  We feel now, more
Over the last 9 months there have been lots of changes within the Thornbridge Outdoors team – with a few more happening over the next month: Goodbye and best wishes to Customer Services and Business Support team Hayley – who many of you will have spoken to as receptionist and was the whizz behind our
We’re recruiting!!
We’re excited to be recruiting some new staff members to come and join the team here at Thornbridge Outdoors. We’re looking for: An Outdoor and Environmental Education Tutor.  This full time, permanent position is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our small permanent instructor team.  Details at https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/job-vacancies/Joblistings/outdoor-and-environmental-education-tutor Casual Outdoor Education Instructors.  An opportunity

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