Bewerley Park Centre For Outdoor Education

April 1962, course C11. As a non- Yorkshire lad, (Dad was RAF at Dishforth) I had a fairly steep learning curve with lads and lasses from mining communities, farming families and all that God's own county entail. Worked out well, the community encouraged by excellent, dedicated staff forged a discipline and respect that saw me thru moving to London at aged 15, eventually establishing a business employing 28 people and, in the eighties a turn over of 2million+ I visited the site in 2016, returning the book awarded for joint course award winner from C11, enjoyed a lovely chat with the staff, took some piccies. May you all continue inspiring youngsters to excell: worked for me!
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May 7th, 2022

My son came home from Bewerley Park last night and sobbed uncontrollably for over an hour. He described how he was forced to jump off high platforms and squeeze into confined spaces despite repeatedly begging not to have to take part. Instead he was told that it was for his own good to push himself outside of his comfort zone. He described experiencing a panic attack during which he was told not to be 'silly'. After the activities one of the instructors taunted him saying "If you really were claustrophobic you wouldn't be able to get on your school bus." My son is very sporty, smart and confident and has taken part in many challenging activities but on this occasion he said it was "too much" and no one would listen to him. He is 10. I will be contacting the centre as soon as they open and the school, but I wanted to leave this information here for anyone considering a trip here. My child is not the only one to return home extremely distressed.
Mar 30th, 2023