Adventure Okehampton (The Goods Shed)

All campers have full use of the facilities including showers, toilets, free wifi, TV and games rooms and a self-catering kitchen.If you're an adventurer, then you can have a go at mountain boarding, archery and scaling the climbing wall or ropes, with watersports including surfing, gorge scrambling, kayaking and canoeing on offer at the hostel’s private lake; those with a true headfor heights can also have a go at the Big Oke Abseil.If all the adrenaline above sounds a tad too much, plenty of people come to Okehampton for a chill-out time: there are activities like walks, quiz nights and campfire fun laid on in the evenings, or you could go for proper Devon downtime in the on-site licensed restaurant to try our locally sourced food, local beers and cider. The latest addition being locally produced buffalo which chef Gareth has made into the most awesome Buffalo Burgers. Full Details on Adventure Activities on SiteJuly/August 2014We will be running our popular adventure activity programme over the summer period, and would like to invite you to pre-book some sessions in order to ensure that you will get places on the activities that you would like to do. In terms of age limits:5 upwards: Archery, Bush Craft, Climbing Wall, Gorge Scrambling, Kayaking, Weaselling, Watersports Day8 upwards: Mountain Boarding, High Ropes, Rock Climbing, Family Rock Day, Wild Camp.12 upwards: Big Oke Abseil, Mountain Bike Tour, Mountain Bike Tour, Family Paddle Day**May take younger participants dependent on the age range within group.Saturday:am Mountain Boarding or Gorge Scrambling or Big Oke Abseilpm Bush Craft or ArcherySundayam High Ropes or Weasellingpm ArcheryDay activity: Watersports DayMonday:am Weaselling or Rock Climbingpm Kayaking or ArcheryDay activity: Mountain Bike TourTuesday:am Rock Climbingpm Gorge ScramblingDay activity: Geocaching Day or Watersports DayWednesdayam Kayaking or Gorge Scramblingpm Mountain Boarding or WeasellingDay activity: Family Rock DayDay activity: Paddle Half-Day sessions on the River Exe (Both can be booked for full day)Thursdayam Climbing Wall or Big Oke Abseilpm Kayak or ArcheryDay activity: Wild CampFridayam High Ropes or Kayakpm Gorge Scrambling or ArcheryDay activity: Paddle day down the River ExeTo see our activities:www.adventureokehampton.com/activity-daysCall us 9am-5pm Monday to Friday with any specific queries about the activity session. Outside this time reception should be able to advise what activities are available on specific days and take a booking enquiry. In order to confirm any bookings, we will need to take payment.DirectionsFrom the eastLeave the A30 at Okehampton (B3260) junction, and turn right at the end of the slip road. Follow this road for two miles into Okehampton town centre. In the town centre, you will pass straight through two sets of traffic lights. Pass a set of traffic lights (Pelican Crossing) and at the next set of traffic lights turn left, following the signs to Okehampton station and Youth Hostel. After about 200m, take the third turning right up Station Road, and after about 400m turn left at the monument following signs to the station. Follow this road, passing under the railway bridge, and take the first left to enter the Youth Hostel, where the car park is behind the goods shed.From the westLeave the A30 at Okehampton (B3260) junction, and follow the road for about two miles into the town. At the first set of traffic lights, on a crossroads junction, turn right following the signs to Okehampton station and Youth Hostel. After 200m, take the third turning right up Station Road, and after about 400m turn left at the monument following signs to the station. Follow this road, passing under the railway bridge, and take the first left to enter the Youth Hostel, where the hostel car park is behind the goods shed.