You’ve made it this far on your wits alone, but now the hunger has set in. Beat the wasteland by teaming up with your survival band to make a little go a long way. Figure out what foods will withstand the end of the world and get creative with how to make them taste good enough to TRADE for - money means nothing when you’re facing total annihilation.
Combining top survival and bushcraft skills with culinary techniques, old and new, you’ll be prepared to make a top restaurant menu - even with the world ending. You’ll compete in daily scavenger hunts to find hidden goods, secret food stashes and the key equipment you’ll need to make your disaster defying dishes. Add creative flair and unusual flavours by foraging edible plants, and perfect food preserving techniques to make sure you have some sustenance to last you through the winter. Remember, it’s a deadly environment, so you’ll even be creating a filter to take the toxins out of your water!
Are you ready to cook with bugs and algae? Clarify with charcoal? Flame-grill with fire? You’ll be building ovens from scratch, scavenging your food and creating flavours you never thought existed. Who knew Armageddon would taste so good?
This mission is currently in development. The daily itinerary will be available in early January.
TYPE OF MISSION
Bushcraft | Grow. Cook. Eat
RECOMMENDED AGE RANGE
11 - 13 (Years 7 - 8). This mission is only open to children who have completed Year 6 and are ready to start senior school. Unfortunately we're not able to welcome younger children.
FACILITATION
Both Lead and Support Facilitators on this type of mission are Bushcraft Professionals with Forest School experience. Parents always receive a full list of facilitators a week or so before the start of camp. We operate an overall ratio of 1:8 in our camps. All facilitators are DBS and reference checked; all undergo The Hive in-house safeguarding training. Sites include several fully qualified First Aiders.
MISSION DURATION
Five-day mission with the flexibility to book 2, 3 or 5 days.
DAILY TIMES
The mission runs from 9.30am to 4pm.
Extended care is also available from 8.30am to 6pm - an additional charge applies.
END OF MISSION SHOWCASE
All Hive missions finish with an exhibition, showcase or performance for parents.The format depends on each particular mission. We usually ask parents to arrive between 15 and 30 minutes early to get the most out of the showcases.
PRICES
Prices for this mission start at £140 per child for 2 days. The price decreases as more days are booked. We also offer sibling, multi-week and group discounts. Please click here to see our price list.
HIVE T-SHIRT
One free Hive T-Shirt is given to each child on this mission. Replacements will be charged for at a rate of £8 per T-shirt.
