Adventure Okehampton provides venue for NABD charity ride (6/6/2010)

Bracken Tor was the venue for one of the annual charity motorbike rides for National Association for Bikers with a disability (NABD).  A great concert evening with four different bands was held in the grounds of Bracken Tor, with the last evening band being "Speed Theory", who came from Southampton on their way to Newcastle and used Sumo suits for additional effect! For those wanting to see more about these fund-raising efforts, then click here.  Adventure Okehampton support various fund-raising initiatives including 'Breaks4Kids' and NABD.

Adventure Okehampton provides back-up for Ad and Daves charity abseil (17/5/2010)

Ian and Verity, two of the instructors at Adventure Okehampton have been busy this weekend, supporting Ad and Dave, in their fund-raising abseil.  YHA Operations Managers Adrian and Dave completed the Chudleigh Cows Cliff abseil, all in the name of raising funds for 'Breaks4Kids' YHA's Charity that helps financially disadvantaged children enjoy the benefits of social, recreational and educational activities at YHA centres.  This comes after they tried out the Adventure Okehampton High Ropes course. For those wanting to see more about their fund-raising efforts, then click here.  Adventure Okehampton support various fund-raising initiatives including 'Breaks4Kids'.

Adventure Okehampton launches their Family Adventure Camp (30/4/2010)

A new budget holiday is available for Families.  Family Adventure Camp will be held on 7th-14th August 2010. More details are available on the family pages.

Adventure Okehampton hosts the YHA regional meeting for South-West (27/4/2010)

Hostel Managers from the southern region gathered for their regional meeting followed by a team-building sessions on our high ropes course.  Managers from as far as the New Forest, Penzance and Cheddar gathered to exchange information on the latest developments in YHA and then experience the challenge of working together on the Okehampton High Ropes course.

Adventure Okehampton listed as one of the Sunday Times best value "Family Summer Adventure Holidays" (18/4/2010)

Adventure Okehampton were proud to be listed by Sunday Times as 'Britain’s best-value summer adventure holiday'.  They advise their readers about our 'Family Multi-Activity Breaks' with 10 different activities, which costs £228 for adults and £192 for kids. They said 'There’s no regime — you mix and match according to your energy levels, choosing from more than 20 pursuits including mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, pony trekking, gorge scrambling, mountainboarding and the curious local pursuit of weaselling'.  Check out the web-site for more information on our family breaks as well as our new great value 'Family Adventure Camp'.

Contact Anna or Michelle to make a booking!

Adventure Okehampton finishes the refurbishment of upper part of the Goods Shed (10/2/2010)

Paul, our Operations Manager, is pleased to announce the completion of the building works at The Goods Shed. There are now more en-suite rooms on the upper floor and the rooms are much lighter after a redecoration throughout. These rooms are similar to the rooms in the East Wing, which was refurbished last year.

Adventure Okehampton awarded 'Dartmoor First' status (26/1/2010)

'Dartmoor First' status is given to Dartmoor businesses who recognise first and foremost their commitment to looking after Dartmoor.  We applied for this status is recognition of our work towards Dartmoor Charter for Sustainable Tourism, minimising our impact on the environment, reducing our food miles and using local suppliers.

Welcome to our new website! (uploaded 23/10/2009)

We launched this new and improved website on Friday 23rd October 2009, it has an easier navigation system with a search facility and lots more information available.

We'd welcome your thoughts and feedback on how you've found the site to use.

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