Explore The Great Outdoors

Highly recommended Bushcraft and green skills training provider. I spent a day with Pete in the woods at his Marlborough base in October 22 on a friction fire course. Brilliant day - gathering materials, making nettle cordage, constructing a friction bow set, and learning the techniques. Pete was fabulous - a great instructor and guide, who went the extra mile all day. Will definitely book other courses with him again.
Oct 16th, 2022

I bought my partner a gift voucher for a bush craft day and he was very impressed with the level of knowledge and how personable the instructors were. They covered a lot in one day from navigation to tree identification and fire lighting. All set within phenomenal woodlands, he could not recommend it higher and he said he will go back for more lessons soon!
May 11th, 2022

I took my dad for his 64th birthday today, we did the bushcraft and survival skills course, it was such an incredible experience and Ive come away feeling so inspired and happy! Pete and Jackie are excellent hosts and so knowledgeable, they were so lovely to spend time with and also suited the course to our needs. The site was absolutely breathtaking and the content of the course was perfect for what we were looking for. An experience like no other, 100% recommend.
May 13th, 2021

100% 5 star review. I have recently completed the NNAS Bronze Navigation course through Explore The Great Outdoors and cannot fault any element. Booking was effortless after a short chat with Pete beforehand to ensure this was the course/start point I was after. A week before the course I received all the joining instructions which were as thorough as you would want. A few days prior to the course, storm ciera was heading in so managed to complete the first day of the course and re-booked the exam day for week after which was at no fault of Pete or Jacqui. The course was very informative, both Pete and Jacqui are full of knowledge and experience yet friendly and relaxed which is a great environment to learn in. They have all the relative and current information to hand in regards to the syllabus and go through each element. Due to being fairly local and flexible with dates I ended up being on my own throughout the two day course which was a win for me. They went above and beyond the syllabus which worked well as I was keen to learn certain elements within navigation. The location was great for all elements, classroom for the learning side of things, by the canal for pacing and beautiful surrounding area for walking and map reading. Do not hesitate booking with Explore The Great Outdoors you will not be disappointed.
Mar 18th, 2020

I recently attended a beginner's bushcraft course. Which I thoroughly enjoyed, the Instructors were very knowledgeable, and made the course really enjoyable. I'm already looking forward to my next course. I would recommend to anyone.
Mar 16th, 2019