Navigation Skills

• dates: Fri 03 Oct - Sun 05 Oct 2008
• duration: 2 nights
• experience rating: 1
• location: Capel Curig show map
• price: from £145.00 pp
• availability: Places Available

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• About the Break
• What's Included?
• Itinerary
• Accommodation
• Travel
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• About the Break

  Enjoy a weekend walking in the hills, learning how to use a map and compass.

  Our instructors will take you through all the skills you need to go walking in the countryside, whatever the weather and the visibility.

  From map symbols and grid references to taking bearings, measuring distance and contour lines, we will cover all the essentials so that you can explore the hills and mountains with confidence. 

  This is a practical 2 day course, where we will be out in the hills all day, so come prepared to go outdoors!

• What's Included?

  Course Only

  • 2 days navigation instruction and guiding
  • Maps and compasses
  • Fully qualified expert instructors
  • First aid cover
  • Waterproofs (if required)
  • Digital photos of the day (put on a special website for you to access)
  • 15% Discount Voucher for Cotswold Outdoor

  With Hotel Accommodation:

  All of the above plus:
  
  
  • 2 nights accommodation at the Bryn Tyrch Hotel in Capel Curig
  • 2 breakfasts with choice of continental and full Welsh breakfast
  • 2 picnic lunches

• Itinerary & What to Bring

  • Friday

  • Travel to North Wales

  • Saturday

  • 9:15am: Meet your instructor and the rest of the group in Capel Curig, Snowdonia . Depart for a day in the hills
  • 12:30pm: Lunch break
  • 1:15pm: Continue with the navigation course
  • 5:00pm: Return to Capel Curig (if time permits via a Snowdonia pub)

  • Sunday

  • 9:30am: Rendez vous with your instructor. Depart for the day's chosen route
  • 12:30pm: Lunch break
  • 4:00pm: Return to Capel Curig. Farewells, guests depart

  What should I bring?

  Please remember to bring the following clothing and equipment with you.

  • Walking boots with ankle support (local hire is available)
  • Waterproof jacket and over trousers (these don't necessarily have to be expensive breathable types). We have a limited store of spare waterproofs if you don't have your own
  • Warm outdoor clothing (fleeces, jumpers, tracksuit / jogging bottoms / leggings)
  • Warm hat and gloves, even in the summer
  • Rucksack for your daily use (approx. 25 - 35 litres)
  • Rucksack liner (bin liner)
  • Water bottle
  • Flask (if you want hot drinks during the day)
  • Headtorch, if you have one
  
  Maps and compass
  If you have OS maps of the area and a compass do bring them with you. We are happy to lend these, just let us know before the course and your instructor will bring them for you.
  
  You will use the following map:
  1:25 000 OS Explorer OL17 Snowdon and Conwy Valley

• Accommodation

  Bryn Tyrch Hotel, Capel Curig, Gwynedd, Snowdonia, LL24 0EL

  The Bryn Tyrch Hotel is situated in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park surrounded by magnificent scenery. Capel Curig is an ideal centre for outdoor pursuits and the hotel is very popular with walkers and climbers.
  
  All the rooms are en-suite and have a television and hot drinks facilities. You will share a room with one other group member of the same gender or you can choose to pay a supplement for a single room.
  
  The evening menus offer an excellent selection of traditional Wesh fare, with good quality, fresh ingredients, sourced from local suppliers. The chefs also pride themselves on offering the best vegan and vegetarian meals in North Wales. The menus are complemented by a very reasonably priced and carefully selected wine list.

• Travel

  Drive to Capel Curig or take the train to Bangor where we’ll pick you up.

  Capel Curig is well connected to the UK’s road network via North Wales’s A55 coastal expressway which links to the M6 and the A5 from the M54. The drive to Capel Curig takes around 4½ hours from London, about 2 hours from Birmingham or Manchester or considerably less from Liverpool or Chester.

  For route details see http://www.theaa.com/travel

  Train travel details

  Please let us know when your train arrives in Bangor and we will arrange a pick-up from the station. We will of course take you back to the station at the end of the course.
  For train travel information see http://www.thetrainline.com

• Reviews

  I've had the most wonderful time, learnt loads. Gareth was great fun and a very good leader.

  Lizzie: Get Lost? Navigation Skills 2008 April

  We both really enjoyed ourselves. We were most impressed by your friendliness and flexibility, combined with clear professionalism and enthusiasm for your area of expertise. Many thanks.

  Dorcas: Navigation Skills 2008 March

  Great instruction, great time had. Hope to do more with you.

  Sara: Get Lost? Navigation 2006 July

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