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Experience the outdoors. Unearth your potential.

rise to the CHALLENGE

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Schools & Education

Building resilience & confidence

From Primary Schools to SEN colleges, we facilitate powerful outdoor education that builds life skills.

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Teams & Corporate Conference Centre

LEADERSHIP, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

Discover leadership, delegation, and teamwork in an authentic conference setting with a bespoke program to realise your potential.

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Community & Family

FUN, FRIENDSHIP & REUNION

The perfect Welsh retreat for family celebrations, youth groups, hen/stag weekends, and adventurous reunions.

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Authenticity and experience since 1978

our journey

The Red Ridge Activity Centre began in June 1978 under the initial company name Youth Outdoors, founded by Pete and Sue Jones. 

Situated amongst the beautiful hills of Mid Wales, just over the English/Welsh border, Red Ridge has been synonymous with Quality of Experience for over four decades.

We are particularly proud of our long-serving and very experienced staff team. Our instructors are patient, understanding, and expertly support clients to take the small positive steps that build confidence.

Why We Exist

We put our heart and soul into empowering our guests. Our long-serving and very experienced staff work constantly to ensure the success of your visit, encouraging the belief that all of us have a much greater potential than we would believe.

  • YOU CAN DO SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU CAN.
  • REAL AUTHENTIC ADVENTURE.
  • QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE.
  • BUILDING RESILIENCE, INDEPENDENCE & CONFIDENCE.
You can do so much more than you think you can

Real adventure starts here

Every activity is designed to challenge your limits and build confidence, supported by our experienced instructors and specialist equipment.
Accessible & purpose-built activities

On-site adventure

Learning and development aren’t just for the class room and beautiful views aren’t all that there is to be found in the great outdoors.

Serious life skills like team building, communication and leadership are out here just waiting to be discovered and Red Ridge is your guide.

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Authentic & Immersive

off-site expeditions

For over four decades, Red Ridge has been the trusted guide to REAL AUTHENTIC ADVENTURE.

Begin your journey of self-discovery, resilience, and confidence in the stunning hills of Mid Wales.

WHY choose red ridge?

Because adventure builds the best version of you

Experience

Our long-serving, experienced staff work constantly to ensure the success of your visit, encouraging the belief that all of us have a much greater potential than we would believe.

Lifeskills

Red Ridge helps participants build Resilience, Independence & Confidence by delivering essential life skills like teamwork and leadership in the great outdoors.

Safety

We ensure the highest standards of safety, operating to Risk Benefit Assessments to ensure safe operation while teaching guests about their personal safety responsibilities in life.

Why Choose Red Ridge Outdoor Activity Center in Wales

Authenticity

We deliver Real Authentic Adventure through genuine outdoor challenges like climbing rock faces and navigating trails, guiding young people to the self-discovery that they can achieve far more than they think they can.

Accessible

We have been offering accessible activities since 1978 and can accommodate persons with epilepsy, diabetes, learning disabilities, or who wet the bed. We discuss specific needs in advance.

Geography

Situated amongst the beautiful hills of Mid Wales, just over the English/Welsh border, Red Ridge has been synonymous with Quality of Experience for over four decades.

Don't take our word for it

our clients say

Our staff and students are always warmly welcomed back year after year. Red Ridge staff are excellent with our students meeting their needs and making every day and every activity fun and memorable
Mrs Ladan Harper, Deputy Headteacher, Portfield School, Pembrokeshire
I just wanted to email and say what a wonderful week we had at the centre at the end of April. We had the chance to see the children in a different light than we get to see them in school.
Joanna Lee, Brookside Primary School,Oadby, Leicestershire
Hi - this is (very!) long overdue! Did a Lecturers` Taster w/e with you - one of the most memorable things I`ve ever done. We were a small group, and you not only guided us through some fascinating and life-changing activities and exercises,but I ended up doing a 140ft abseil.....to my surprise!
Sue Shorter
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Maria
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Amazing experience!!! I went with my school and it was amazing!! There’s loads of fun activities nice staff the rock climbing was also amazing I recommend to go with your family! You’ll really enjoy it!!!!💖💖💖
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Very good place for residential
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Rosie Badham
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Staff are friendly, fun, very helpful and highly skilled. The centre is well run, and well equipped for a jam packed week of activities into the evenings. The food is good quality, and plentiful. Highly recommend!
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i went here a couple of years ago, and never thought about leaving a review. i went with a large group of people. i enjoyed the activities and the staff were mostly pleasant. however, there were various flaws in this accomodation. first of all my friend found a spider inside of her pasta! When the member of staff was informed she was simply told to get a new fork. moving on from that fact. Myself and many other people shared a showerroom. we had two showers for 30 ish people and not one of them worked! we were freezing after the kayaking and were excited to have a nice warm shower but when we went to use this shower it trickled down the wall. there were no more than 5 drops of water coming out of this showerhead. it was cold and no where near enough water to shower even a baby! we had to get a janitor to fix the shower and even after that the shower was no where near comfortable. even when the shower was working you would have to hold down the shower button in order to get a long enough shower. i will never forget this experience and still to this day i cant tell wether or not thats a good thing!
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This place is pretty good. It has a lot of fun activities and the food is amazing. However, most of the dormitories upstairs are very small so you need to be aware of where you put your things.
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Recently had a stag do here and myself the guys had a great time. From all the activities (rock climbing, abseiling, caving, kayaking...) to the bonfire we had in the evening, we were well looked after and had a great time overall. Shoutout to the staff, Rob and Becky, you guys were top notch. Would defo recommend for any stag looking for a weekend full of outdoor fun and a place to kick back.
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Dawn Davies
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Brilliant residential for kids excellent activities and fabulous stuff, would highly recommend
Our most common asked questions

Frequently asked Questions

Group leaders are normally asked for a first deposit (approx. 10%) within days of booking, a second deposit (approx. 30%) 6 months prior, and the final payment 4 weeks prior to the visit.

Mobile phone coverage can be unreliable at the centre.

We have a wide range of indoor and wet-weather activities, including the Artificial Caving system and indoor shooting range.

Yes. We have been offering accessible activities since 1978 and can accommodate persons with epilepsy, diabetes, learning disabilities, or who wet the bed. We discuss specific needs in advance.

A television is provided in the lounge for visiting adults. There are plenty of plug sockets in the rooms for hairdryers.

Most children find that £10 pocket money is more than sufficient for the gift shop, which prices all items in units of 50p.

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