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With the support of your Lead, you’ll have 4 days to build and run a fully functioning survival camp. You’ll have to make your own tools, you’ll have to build your shelter, you’ll have to light and maintain your fire, you’ll have to forage and you’ll have to defend your camp.
By the end of the course, you will be expected to display a good level of self-reliance in nature, including navigation, tool use, foraging, fire making, ropes and knots, camouflage and survival in hostile environments. Working as a team, building on each other’s strengths and learning from one another, have you got what it takes?
This mission is in development. The full itinerary will be published in January 2026.
Please note that our daily itinerary is a guide, and some activities may need to be changed or rescheduled when circumstances occasionally make it difficult for us to run them, including poor weather. We’ll always do our best to offer enjoyable alternatives and, wherever possible, run the planned activity on an alternative day.
TYPE OF MISSION
Bushcraft
RECOMMENDED AGE RANGE
11 - 13 (Years 6 - 8)
Because of the nature of this mission and the specific skills and activities involved, it is only suitable for children aged 11 and above. If you have any questions or would like to discuss whether it’s right for your child, please feel free to call or email the team - we’ll be very happy to advise.
FACILITATION
Both Lead and Support Facilitators on this type of mission are Bushcraft Professionals or Forest School Practitioners. We operate an overall ratio of between 1:8 and 1:10 in our camps. All facilitators are DBS and reference checked; all undergo The Hive in-house safeguarding training. Sites include fully qualified First Aiders.
MISSION DURATION
Four-day mission with the flexibility to book 1 - 4 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
The price for this five day mission start at £81.00 per child for 1 day. 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 £8.00 per T-shirt.
