Carey Outdoor Education Centre

Carey Outdoor Education Centre provides a fantastic venue for learning and living in the outdoors throughout the year. Educational groups, organisations and groups of friends are all welcome.

The centre, based in Wareham Forest, has been established for over 65 years. It provides accommodation options both under canvas (for up to 130 people) and indoors (for up to 30) for people of all ages. 

We offer a range of activities which can be tailored to the needs of the group or curriculum. We offer excellent value for money and are confident that we won't be beaten on price.

Choose from our extensive range of activities:

• Mountain biking, on site skills and confidence building sessions or hit the trails and develop technique and fitness
• Rock climbing, either on the climbing wall or venture out onto the Swanage cliffs
• Kayaking and raft building on sheltered lakes or head out onto the harbour, river or sea
• Archery on our woodland range
• Team building and problem solving
• Natural shelter building, sleep out and cook own meal
• Hammocks and tarps overnight experience with hot drinks made on the Kelly kettles
• Orienteering using our onsite facilities or in the local forest
• Low ropes challenge course
• Traversing wall
• Environmental and wildlife activities
• Woodland crafts and art
• Practical river studies
• Sleeping in heavyweight, lightweight and bunkhouse style accommodation