adventure

Teen Travel 4th – 17th August

Sunday 4th August

Arrival to the Capital

The first day of Teen Travel started early in London collecting all the travellers from both King’s Cross and Heathrow Airport. After checking into our home for the night the group ventured out to Buckingham Palace. They learnt some cool facts and history about the building. They then walked towards 10 Downing Street, enjoying the culture and atmosphere along the way. After all this walking the group decided it was time to get on the bus, however it was a split decision whether to sit at the front or the back. They arrived at Trafalgar Square and saw many cool street performers and looked at all the shops before heading to dinner in Chinatown. The whole group were very thirsty after all this walking, and were grateful to sit down for a little in the restaurant. Everyone enjoyed chatting and getting to know each other. They then headed back for their beds ready for an exciting day to Brighton tomorrow.

Monday, 5th August

London to Bath

Travellers woke up this morning ready for a full day! In the morning they had a look round the British Museum learning about different places throughout time, including Egypt and Greece. They then hopped on a train down to Brighton, and immediately headed out to their pier. The group was desperate to meet TikTok celebrities @brightonshellfish. Everyone was so excited to meet them. One of our travellers even gave them a token koala from Australia. It was definitely a highlight of the day. They then went on to explore Brighton pier, play some of the arcade games and get some balloon animals. After this the group went to have a dip in the sea (even though it was very cold) and had some well deserved fish and chips to end a wonderful day.

Tuesday, 6th August

Beauty in Bath

We started our day with a quick brioche breakfast in our room and headed out for our adventures! We looked for the morning market and found a few stalls open so had a look around!
We then headed back to our room and packed up quickly to head to the train station. We popped to Greggs to grab some supplies for our journey to bath! We each had many pasties and were very full. On the train we played a lovely game of “pig”, which Mia unfortunately lost. We then relaxed until we reached our destination of Bath! As soon as we arrived we headed straight to our beautiful apartment located in the heart of the city. We dropped off our bags and went for some retail therapy, exploring some of the shops. After this it was time for our visit to the Roman baths! Another fantastic Golden Ticket choice!! The history was very interesting, we learnt a lot about how the people used the baths, all of the things that were found there, many gem stone carvings and how people used to throw in coins and messages and curses on people to come true!
We then popped by a place where Bridgerton was filmed! The seamstress shop!
After this we defiantly were in need of a meal, so Cam and Mia whipped us up a fantastic taco bar, with all the meat and accompaniments you could need!!
It was delicious!
We’ve ended our evening relaxing and having cake and popcorn supplied by Mia and Cam and sweets supplied by the teens!
That’s all for today.
Over and out.

Wednesday 7th August

On Our Way to Cardiff

Teen travellers woke up in bath this morning and were greeted with a lovely breakfast made by Cam, with lots of scrambled eggs, avocados and pastries. It went down a treat. They then headed out for a fun shopping trip in bath, enjoying the shops and lively atmosphere. The group then hopped on a train to Cardiff, excited by the idea that they were leaving the country. They had lunch and played many card games throughout the journey. It was a quick turnaround in Cardiff and they headed straight out to the famous Cardiff Castle. They enjoyed climbing all the way to the top to see all of the city. At the bottom the group played some rather large board games and had fun challenging each other to chess, jenga and connect four. After a long day the group were exhausted and excited by the idea of Indian for dinner and headed for bed.

Thursday 8th August

Journey Onward: Cardiff to Manchester Express

Our teens woke up in Cardiff with a very English breakfast of scones with cream and jam. This of course brought up the age old argument of what goes first the cream or the jam? After saying goodbye to Cardiff the group got on a long train ready for Manchester. They bought lunch at Greggs and played many games to keep the long train fun and enjoyable including Pig, Cheat and Kems. There was a lot of signalling going on between each team. The group arrived in Manchester and marvelled at the busy atmosphere. They headed to their flat and got ready for an exciting escape room that was wizard theme. The group had only an hour to unlock the door and complete their wizard tasks which they successfully completed (with many hints). They then headed to the shops to prepare as the travellers were in charge of cooking for Mia and Cam. They cooked a delicious meal with Croque Monsieur, Swedish meatballs and an Aussie potatoe bake. For dessert they had a delicious Italian Salame di Cioccolato. Everyone went to bed happy and full ready for a Manchester adventure.

Friday 9th August

A day in Manchester

Today our teens were sleepy and woke up a little later, ready for a long day in Manchester. They had a delicious home cooked breakfast made by Cam. There were eggs, bacon, sausages among many other things. They ventured out to meet the one and only Adventure Sam, ready to give us an amazing tour of the city. They first headed to the market store Afflecks, some girls got their torture told while the others shopped. They then headed to Piccadilly Gardens and looked round the space before hopping on a tram to Media City. This was an incredible experience and the teens engaged in a tense ping pong patch. Everyone headed to a late lunch at the food court feeling like they should be playing at the Paris Olympics. After this they sadly said goodbye to Sam and headed to some karaoke. There were some amazing performances including “Vampire” “I will survive” and “A Whole New World”. The group then had a quick dinner back at the house, played a small card tournament and then headed to bed, ready for the Lake District tomorrow.

Monday 12th August

Scotland Fringe

We started our day bright and early with sausages, eggs, mushrooms toast galore! Cooked by the famous Chef Cam!
After this we headed on the open top bus straight for our train. Along the way we said goodbye to Mia and thanked her for her time and helping us with our travels. After this the group headed to Edinburgh. As soon as we got off the train we were hit by all of the festivities of the fringe festival! Many new acts trying to secure new people to go to their gigs and lots of street performances. We headed straight to our accommodation, dropped off our bags and went straight to the Palace of Holyrood House. We were given our audio tour and looked around, we learnt many new things about the Royal Family who lived there among the years and visited the beautiful gardens.
After this we went in almost every tourist shop all looking for gifts for our families, some found mugs and magnets and even cow mugs!
After this we went back into the town to do our spooky ghost tour! We walked around learnt some facts about the Old Town in Edinburgh which was very cool.
To end our evening we enjoyed some authentic kebabs before getting the bus back!
We will now enjoy a big rest for our ongoing journey.
Over and out

Tuesday 13th August

Goodbye Edinburgh, Hello to Leeds

Today started with a sweet treat, and a visit from a kitty cat, before we started our journey from Edinburgh to Leeds.
The one and only Kenzie came to join us for the rest of Teen Travel, and we set off to our first mission of the day – a hike through the West Yorkshire countryside. After some beautiful views, we boarded a bus back to Leeds city centre to get some legendary Dixy Chicken for our dinner – delicious!
After a scenic picnic in the park. we headed back to the hotel for some competitive card games & well deserved rest.

Wednesday 14th August

Discovering Oxford

Our Wednesday began with a breakfast of brioche and our favorite – pain au chocolats! Then the travels began again! After a coach road-trip from Leeds to Oxford, we hit the bookshops. The girls treated themselves to some of the classics, before we headed to explore the sights of Oxford. Cam explained the historical significance of Oxford Graduation Hall, and we got a view of the great hall – an inspiration of the Harry Potter universe. Heading home, we had a hearty meal of homemade pasta bake and garlic bread, with a movie to top off the day!

Thursday 15th August

The Day We Met the Spud Man

Our Thursday started with a bus into Oxford and a train taking us to Tamsworth on a very special mission – to meet the Spud Man! As one of our travellers golden ticket, we feasted on jacket potatoes in the picturesque village square before heading to our next destination. This happened to be a traditional British sweet shop, and we went wild in Wyldes. Taking the recommendations of the lovely staff, our travellers treated themselves to some English candies. Our evening was then spent browsing the Oxford highstreet, and exploring the views it had to offer. With burgers for dinner, we went to bed with full bellies and happy memories.

Friday 16th August

London Looping

A sunny morning in Oxford began as we quickly boarded our train to London for a rollercoaster of a day – literally! Our group checked in the accommodation for the night before navigating our way to our next golden ticket destination… Thorpe Park!! We took on many sky-scraping coasters such as The Swarm, Rumba Rapids, and Nemesis. Fueled by churros galore, our travellers enjoyed the British heatwave in all its glory. After a long day of excitement, it was time to head back to the hostel for dinner and another movie night.

World Camp Uk Week 4

Monday 31st July

The last Monday of camp is here! While it’s always bittersweet for both our campers and tutors we all know that we have a week full of fun filled adventures awaiting us and we definitely started the week off strong today. The campers woke up bright and early for a nutritious breakfast of scrambled eggs on toasted muffins which the campers devoured in an attempt to fuel up for another famous dodgeball tournament! The children dodged and dived showing their new and improved skills from last weeks practice: we’ve never seen dodgeballs thrown this fast before!

After a long and competitive game of dodgeball against the tutors they all sat down to choose their morning activities. We started the week off strong with a stellar choice of activities.

In adventure we set out geocaching. We had a brave group of 10 adventurers – not only were they on the hunt for a series of 12 hidden treasure troves – they were also on the hunt for a hiding place to use for our first ever L&E geocache! The campers climbed over fences, through hedges and dug around with great determination to find all of the hidden boxes as well as finding the perfect hideaway.

Rounders kicked off with some practice games of throwing and catching as well as an intense warm up of bulldogs. The campers showed quick improvement and were eager to move into their first of four matches. Both teams battled it out with some hitting the ball straight out of the field while others were unlucky enough to get caught out by their competitors. After a very close back and forth the game ended in a draw of 8 all.

We kicked off creative this week with an energetic session of just dance and karaoke. The campers sang and danced their hearts out to all their favourite songs from musical classics like Mama Mia all the way to a bit of Celina Dion. It’s safe to say the campers had worn out their dancing shoes by the end and were ready to sit down and refuel.

For lunch the kitchen treated us to a delicious chicken korma with a side of naan bread and a full salad bar for us to help ourselves to. After the campers filled their boots and their stomachs the campers set out choosing how they would spend their afternoon.

For adventure we had another intrepid group of explorers set out on a treasure hunt in the wind and the rain this time. Through their determination and endurance they managed to make a record time finding all the boxes as well as hiding our own in the location that had been scouted out this morning! Feeling very proud of themselves, they were able to have a small break and recharge their batteries with a few biscuits.

In creative we had an all time favourite with bracelet making. For many of our campers this was a skill they were happy to dust off and improve. For the rest of the campers they were fast learners, quickly weaving more and more complicated patterns either for themselves or for their newfound friends!

In sport our young athletes tried their hands at netball. To start off they had a warm up of the numbers game to keep them on their toes and get them ready for full team matches. The campers quickly conquered the nets and were shooting hoops left right and centre in a fast paced match that ended with a score of 2-3 to the non-bibs team.

After such an exciting day the campers were ready for a bit of rest and relaxation with a scrumptious dinner of sausage rolls and herby potato squares. This led to full bellies and happy campers ready for the evening activities ahead…

The evenings theme: game show night. This led to the campers testing their skills in a variety of challenges based on old classics like CBBCs ‘Trapped’, ‘Family Fortunes’ and ‘Heads Up’ all the way through to current favourites like ‘Would I Lie to You?’ and ‘Carrot in a Box’. The campers showed us their knowledge, creativity and deception as their groups battled it out in each of the mini games.

After a long night full of laughter and fun we all settled down for a well deserved cup of hot chocolate to relax before bed ready for the Tuesday ahead.

Tuesday 1st August

It was pancake day at L&E to fuel yet another competitive game of dodgeball. The tutors didn’t stand a chance today against the energised campers, who won the final match again. Scuba day at this point was off to a great start, with all our campers having the opportunity to submerge into the swimming pool’s depth for a game of throw and catch. This took place in tandem with our other morning activities of postcard making in creative and tennis for sport. Be ready to receive a postcard through a lucky few of your doors articulating our camper’s favourite activities this summer. Tennis saw a fair few emerging Andy Murry’s take to the pitch.

Lunch in and tuck in bellies, and the afternoon activities commenced. More budding divers had the chance to explore the swimming pool’s depth. This is while the field saw the sports taking up bows and arrows in a compelling archery session. A competitive football game followed this to round off the sport for the day. This afternoon, creative took this afternoon to practise and explore their portrait painting skills, refining and developing new ones. Tutor Sam was drawn by our campers 60 times between them using various techniques with great success and engagement. Swim time was a great splash, as always, closing another afternoon at L&E. 

Our day concluded with my favourite night of the week, the campfire! What an array of talent displayed through song, dance and more. 

Wednesday 2nd August

The campers woke up to the delicious smell of sausages for breakfast which were quickly devoured to gain the strength needed for our traditional dodgeball morning! Once again the campers were unbeatable but tutors put in a strong performance.

After their triumphant win, the campers headed to their morning activities. Some enjoyed benchball, the more creative campers enjoyed creating amazing stop motion videos using plastercine and creating sets. Finally, our more adventurous campers braved the traditional ‘British weather’ and kayaked along the river in the pouring rain. They didn’t let the rain dampen their mood, camp songs were sang whilst paddling along the river, making it an unforgettable experience.

For lunch we enjoyed hunters chicken with potatoes and veg. After a busy morning this was a well deserved lunch which campers devoured. The afternoon kicked off with waterpolo, a very intense game with only 3 points between the teams! In the pool they also competed in a backflip and diving competition, with strong competitors in each section! In creative, they enjoyed making prints out of styrofoam. Another daring group of campers faced the afternoon rain to go kayaking, with not one, not two but all campers and tutors falling into the water from their kayaks! They were welcomed back to camp with paninis for dinner in order to refuel before our highlight of the day…. Trash fashion show!

The evening hit off with inspirational fashion quotes from our one and only Hope! The camp then scavenged for the best materials in the pile to show the world that almost anything can be fashionable. The campers rose to the occasion and created stunning outfits to walk the catwalk. Our judges had some very tough decisions to make and didn’t hold back on telling everyone how the truly felt about each individual outfit modelled! The evening ended by watching The Smurfs followed of course by hot chocolate!

Thursday 3rd August

When Nigella Lawson was once asked for her perfect breakfast recipe to warm up for a game of dodgeball, she reportedly said it would be baked beans, boiled eggs and lightly toasted bread. Well, well, well…it would appear our resident chefs are big fans of the great woman, because that is exactly what we had. And by Jove did that put us in the spirits for what was one of the greatest of all time (or GOAT as our campers would say) dodgeball sessions. It was the dodgeball equivalent of Andy Murray vs Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Australian Open 3^rdround earlier this year. There was dodging, ducking, dipping, diving, and even dodging. The campers, as they always do, rose to a commanding lead. Tutors dropping like flies. Young stars such as Lucas, Amaris and Ernest leading the charge in a ruthless display. But up stepped tutor Matt, like Gerard Butler in 300, single handedly fuelling a resistance as his colleagues fell beside him. Alas, after 15 minutes of balletic dodgeball, the campers conquered. One more day, once more chance for the tutors to finally get a dodgeball victory after 4 long weeks struggle. We’ll revisit this one in the morning.

For creative this morning the campers devised, designed, and created bespoke picture frames that wouldn’t be out of place in Musee d’Orsay. On the week of Yorkshire day, what better to do for our adventurers than scale some of yokrshire’s finest quarries. The reward, a view from the top where you could see the whole rhubarb triangle in actions! Sport this morning took swimming to a new dimension. There were synchronised dance routines. No leg races. Whirlpools. More cannonballs than Damien Rice!

Lunchtime dawned upon us quicker than you can say chipotele mayonnaise! Chicken goujons, Moroccan couscous, sweet chilli and more greens than Plymouth Argyle.

Replenished and ready to go, the afternoon brought even more excitement. Once again our adventurers went climbing to look at the rhubarb. What do you get when you cross SiiyaKolisi with Breanna Stewart? You get our afternoon’s sport activity! Tag rugby and basketball, bringing out every motor skill. And creative, heck – what didn’t they create? Masks, dance routines, karaoke performances and theme night props. Majestic stuff.

Aaaaaaaah! I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream! That’s right, after a humble pasta bake for dinner we were treated to a glorious desert of orange and strawberry ice loolies. And they were, to quote Gary Barlow, absolutely fantastic.

All aboard the bus to carnival. Take all the classic toys and games, and scale them by 10! Gigantic Jenga. Humongous dominoes. Extraordinary human hungry hippos. An inflatable vertigo running competition the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Top that off with a side of the signature L&E candy floss and you have a tremendous finish to a tremendous day.

There’s one day left of our camp adventure this year, and there is a bittersweet determination to finish together with the best day yet tomorrow. However, as Thursdays go this was as good as it gets.

Friday 4th August

The last day. The Finale.

The day kick started with a crowd pleaser breakfast of pancakes, what a great start to what will be the best day of the week!

We all wolfed down our breakfast as quickly as we could; all of us just can’t wait for the grand finale of Dodgeball!

Once again both campers and tutors put in their all in an attempt to annihilate the opposing team. In our very last game of our flagship game of Campers vs Tutors of 2023, once again our campers reigned supreme. Spirits ablaze, our tutors have put up an amazing fight, having caught the camper’s ball multiple times and bringing multiple players back in the game. The atmosphere was absolutely electric, and everyone very much enjoyed this very final game of Ultimate Dodgeball.

After an extended game of dodgeball, our creative stars went on to design the most engaging comic strips, showing off both their flair for drawing the most animated characters and their aptitude for humour.

Our adventurers meanwhile went on to produce the most gourmet bread and chocolate bananas and then went on to enjoy their fruits of their labour.

Our athletes meanwhile went through bowling and batting exercise which culminated into an exciting game of diagonal cricket, what fun!

After being refuelled by a scrumptious lunch of classic fish and chips, some of our campers transformed into army generals as they strategised and battled in a game of capture the flag. Others spent their afternoon gearing up for their evening performance in our very last Oscar’s, or partook in a game of indoor hockey.

Patriotism was in the air as our campers then went on to take part in the L&E Olympics, consisting of games of table football, indoor football, basketball and a dizzy relay! Thailand was triumphant at last, much to the delight of our very own Cam.

The day wrapped up nicely with the L&E Oscars, where the best of the best were awarded for their efforts in adventure, sport and creative activities, and for their positivity, kindness and sense of humour. Of course, our rising stars and star camper of the week was revealed in this very last L&E Oscars of 2023. Many of our campers have prepared the most exciting performances for this most formal event of the week, ranging from stand up comedy, to dances and piano and singing showcases. The event then descended into a full on disco, featuring classics such as the Macarena and the limbo, and not to forget various bops from various all time favourite pop stars, from Taylor Swift and Katy Perry to ABBA and Adele.

Under the shroud of music, our campers brought their sleepy heads to bed, ready to bid farewell to the delights of camp until next year!

World Camp UK Week 3

Sunday 23rd July

1st Night

Monday 24th July

New week, new campers! We started the day with a nutritious breakfast of scrambled eggs on toast and, as a special treat, Tess surprised us with a side of mackerel for those who wanted to give it a try.
With full bellies we set off to the first dodgeball session of the week. After a few intense games of dodging, ducking and diving the campers were left with a difficult decision- picking their morning activities.

For adventure we had ultimate den building. The campers split into two teams and got to work fortifying their defences for an intense battle in capture the flag. After the walls were built and traps had been set, the campers fought tooth and nail to steal the other teams flag. After a long battle, one teams strategy beat the other and the flag was captured!
For sport we had basketball, Troy Bolton possessed our campers and the wildcats really took over the sports hall – some campers even managed to get a few dunks in.
For creative we made some fantastic pot like sculptures in a variety of shapes and sizes. Stay tuned for the days ahead for them to have a makeover with paint and glaze and maybe they might even make it home to a kitchen shelf near you.

After a busy morning we settled down for a delicious curry to refill our energy reserves we headed back out for a fun filled afternoon.

For sport our campers had an energetic session of rugby filled with games like rugby tennis, passing drills amongst others. After the campers had completed their training they broke out into a competitive game of touch rugby which was an absolute hoot.

In creative our artists set out on jewellery making, creating beautiful necklaces, bracelets and earrings to share with their new friends and show off for the rest of the day.

After a brilliant afternoon we sat down again to Tess’ delicious cooking. This time a banquet of sausage rolls, sandwiches, potatoes and salad. The campers filled their boots ready for one of our favourite L&E traditions: ICE BREAKERS! From singing games where the campers had to think on their feet to remember songs from a variety of categories to the famous chubby bunny challenge, the competition was neck and neck. The tiebreaker as always was the egg toss. With only limited supplies and their creativity save their eggs the campers got to work building the ultimate transportation to get them down safely from the second floor window. Many eggs survived the journey down however at the end there were only two teams left in the race. The decider was a game of egg toss and after a few rounds, the winner was decided, and sadly the Tesco club card team were left only with a silver medal.

To end the day the campers relaxed with some delicious hot chocolate and went to sleep ready for their second day at camp.

Tuesday 25th July

Following our ice breakers last night camp really kicked into full gear this morning. Though some campers were still riding high on their egg drop success, it was clear last nights defeat was still on the rest of the campers minds. Nevermind, all were happy that hash browns not scrambled eggs were on the cards at breakfast.

No mercy was shown at morning dodgeball with stars beginning to emerge. The dodgeball award will prove to be a hot contest at oscars later in the week. Some contestants were out early doors but proved themselves talented in other areas- the cha-cha slide in particular consumed camp, taken more seriously by some than the main event.

Tuesday meant the first visit by Scuba Steve for our new campers and the excitement was palpable. Think underwater races, backflips and frisbee!! An adventure experience that will surely be remembered by all. Our budding Picassos put their painting skills to use in creative while our future olympians took to the sports hall for a fierce morning of netball.

Our sporty campers left it all of the field at football where their competitive sides came out as they battled it out. Warm-up games of knee tag and cone flipping prepared them for an intense match which came down to the wire in penalties. Creative afternoon activities were somewhat slower paced but no less fun with campers adding to their jewellery collections. Dazzling earrings and friendship bracelets no name a few.

Our evening came to a close with the best activity of the week- campfire!! Camp songs were belted, of course, along with some individual performances, national anthems and toasted marshmallows. We finished off our night in traditional L&E style with some gordon Ramsey level hot chocolate, whipped up by our now expert level hot choc maker tutors. A final camp song could be heard sung by happy campers leaving the dinning hall. A fun filled day all round