Open Gold Training
Location: Yorkshire (near Baildon)
Date: 29th – 30th July
Price:£180
Price includes all campsite fees and food during the training element.
Anyone taking part in a DofE expedition must first complete expedition training at the required level. Our gold level training course takes place in Yorkshire and covers the full DofE gold level expedition training syllabus.
It is immediately followed by our Gold Practice Expedition, which starts at the training venue, making it easy to do both together for those that wish. Discount price if booking both together: £407.
If you want to book a place on the full expedition programme (training, practice expedition and assessed expedition) then please see here: 2025 Open Gold Full Expedition Programme
Starts: 10:00 on July 29th
Nearest train station: Baildon (2 miles/6 minutes by taxi) or Shipley (3 miles/10 minutes)
Ends: 17.00 on July 30th. Those who are staying for the practice expedition will stay until the following morning. Route planning and other preparations for the expedition will take place that evening.
Included in the price:
- Food.
- Tents, Stoves, fuel, maps and compasses provided.
- Personal kit available to borrow (rucksacks, sleeping bags, sleeping mats, waterproofs).
- A copy of our DofE Expedition Course Notes booklet.
The course is designed to cover the full DofE gold expedition training syllabus. It involves a combination of classroom training in the indoor center and training walks, allowing each topic can be covered in the best environment. A visit to a supermarket is included in one of the training walks, at which those who are going on to do our practice expedition will buy their expedition food.
Accommodation is in tents, adjacent to the indoor training area which is also used as indoor space during breaks, in the evenings etc.
