Lochgoilhead National Activity Centre
Set amidst magnificent West Highland scenery just over an hour from Glasgow, the Lochgoilhead Centre offers fully-catered and fully-programmed water and land activities as part of a complete adventure package.
The Centre welcomes Scouts, Guides, youth organisations, clubs, special needs groups and students and staff from schools, colleges, and universities.
The Centre also caters for individuals and organisations interested in gaining National Governing Body training and awards as well as scouts permits and other training courses.
Accommodation and facilities:
Lochgoilhead offers a mix of indoor accommodation for up to 150 people through its dormitories and lodges, including specially-adapted accommodation for those with special needs.
There are four dormitory units, two of which have 22 beds that are split into two rooms of five bunks and a leader room with one bunk bed. Two further units each have a maximum occupancy of 24 - two rooms with four bunk beds, one room with two bunk beds and a leader room with two bunk beds. Showers are provided in separate external male and female facilities. Leader rooms each have a private toilet and shower facility.
The lodges are our premier accommodation and are very popular with existing customers. Three lodges each have a maximum occupancy of 16. The accommodation is provided in three rooms with two single beds, two rooms with two bunk beds and a leader room with two single beds. Each lodge is unisex and there is a wash hand basin in each room. The leader room has its own toilet and shower. One other lodge has a maximum capacity of 12, in six rooms. Each room has two single beds and private toilet and shower.
The centre also has a modified sixteen bed lodge provides good accommodation for special needs groups and their leaders. One room has an internal WC and shower facility with full wheelchair access.
An electric hoist is available in the lodge and various items of manual handling equipment are on hand for boat and other transfers. Users and potential users are best to confirm with us that we have any specialist equipment they may require for their group needs.
Tarmac walkways lead between the lodge, dining and activity facilities. Staff have been trained in techniques to help participants reach activity areas.
Lochgoilhead is fully-catered, with food available in a central dining hall. There is also a shop selling a range of souvenir items.
The Centre also has a number of rooms which can be used for training and meetings. All training rooms are equipped to a high standard with interactive boards, computers and other presentation equipment.
Activities:
With a wide range of fully-programmed activities both on water and land, which can be tailored to meet the needs of groups, Lochgoilhead is ideal for multi-night stays and can tailor the programme length and content to fit your group needs.
Virtually all activities are carried out within walking distance of the centre, so more time is spent participating, not travelling. All activities are supervised and taught to the highest standards by qualified, professional staff. The centre is also equipped to provide inclusive adventurous activities for those with special needs.
Activities include:
- Sailing
- Rock climbing & abseiling
- Problem solving & team work
- Kayaking
- Burn run
- Climbing wall
- Open canoes
- Hill walking
- High ropes course
- Bell boats
- Target archery
- Mountain biking
- Power boating
- Orienteering
- Jacob's ladder
- Bushcraft
- Raft building
- Duke of Edinburgh expeditions
Tailored programmes
The centre is olso able to offer a wide range of badge work courses and can integrate these within your programme.
We are able to run bespoke courses, dofe courses and permit training for groups, districts and regions both at lochgoilhead and in your home areas.
Curriculum for Excellence
Our outdoor education courses have all activities fully mapped against the Curriculum for Excellence and full mapping documents are available at the time of booking. School groups are able to select activities they feel will work with the group or the group select. Teachers are also able to select activities to target Experiences and Outcomes from the Curriculum for Excellence.