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- - - Abseiling
    - Gorge Scrambling
    - Raft Building
  - - Bushcraft
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    - Rock Scrambling
  - - Caving
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- - - Burbage Adventure Day
    - Grindleford Adventure Day
  - - Black Rocks Adventure Day
    - Stoney Middleton Adventure Day
  - - Cheedale Adventure Day
  - - Cromford Adventure Day
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- - - Badged Youth & Sports Teams
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- - - Education Services
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Education Services

At Acclimbatize, we believe that the most powerful learning happens when knowledge is experienced — when students see, touch, and explore the subjects they study in school.

Active, Practical, Inspiring

Some outdoor education programmes are designed to map directly to the curriculum, turning classroom topics into memorable, real-world experiences that promote both curiosity, and understanding.

From exploring Stone Age survival through bushcraft and archery, to uncovering the geology of caves and landscapes, or tackling the GCSE climbing syllabus, our sessions bring curriculum content to life in a way that’s active, practical, and inspiring.

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Learning Through Adventure

We tailor every session to complement classroom learning outcomes while engaging students through teamwork, problem-solving, and personal challenge.

Stone Age & Pre-History : Step back in time and experience the skills of early humans. Students learn fire-lighting, natural shelter building, and archery techniques — connecting historical understanding with hands-on, sensory learning. With sufficient notice we can bring in a primitive living expert who is second to none!

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Geology & Geography in the Field:  Our local caves, crags, and valleys offer a living laboratory for studying rock formation, erosion, and natural processes. Students can explore underground environments, observe geological features first-hand, and develop fieldwork skills that reinforce classroom theory.

GCSE & A-Level Physical Education : Acclimbatize delivers climbing, navigation, and outdoor leadership sessions that meet GCSE and A-Level PE assessment criteria. Our qualified instructors guide students through technical and physical components, helping them achieve their potential in a safe, supportive environment.

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Curriculum-Connected Outcomes

Our outdoor learning experiences support key stages across History, Geography, Science, and Physical Education, and can also be designed to develop cross-curricular outcomes such as:

Teamwork and communication
Resilience and personal responsibility
Environmental awareness
Confidence and self-management

The Acclimbatize Ethos

We work closely with teachers to plan sessions that enrich learning objectives and engage every student. By blending curriculum relevance with adventure and discovery, we create experiences that help young people not only understand their subjects — but live them.

Reviews

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   Stephen M 
 27 August 2026
 
 
 Verified Fantastic introduction to climbing
Our family climbing introduction was a great experience for myself and my two teenage boys. All the staff were friendly and welcoming. Our instructor was an experienced climber who was willing and able to guide three newbies through a range of challenges on the nearby gritstone features. Overall I would thoroughly recommend the experience.
  
 
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   Elena Z 
 22 August 2026
 
 
 Verified Fantastic experience
We had a caving experience today with Nigel and we thoroughly enjoyed it. He was knowledgeable and understanding and made the experience brilliant. Thank you
  
 
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   Uncle_buckk 
 21 August 2026
 
 
 Verified Abseiling at Millesdale
This was a great experience for us. We were a bunch of elderly ppl, stiff as a board and couldn’t bend for anything, however the trainer showed great respect and tolerance and the event was brilliant. Thank you for the fantastic trainer whose name was Chris. Four of us did the abseil at millesdale and absolutely enjoyed the whole experience.
  
 
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   Helen C 
 21 August 2026
 
 
 Verified Outstanding!
I booked a whole day climbing for my sons (13 and 10) and husband who all took up indoor bouldering a few months back. Within a few minutes of meeting our instructor Chaz, he had picked up on their experience levels and personalised the whole day accordingly with the perfect level of challenge for them all. They got to do various roped climbs of increasing difficulty on slabs and up cracks, scrambling, abseiling, through caves and ending with an almost sheer climb that Chaz knew would be too hard to complete but gave our eldest the perfect aspiration for his next steps in climbing. Throughout the day Chaz also gave them loads of praise and support as well as fantastic tips and techniques that they will be able to take forward. He also told us about some local history, the rock formations and great climbing stories, as well as recommendations of other bouldering sites and films. Couldn’t be more pleased with the entire day. Our 13 year old said it was the best day of his life and that he would give 10 stars out of 5.
  
 
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   C V 
 9 August 2026
 
 
 Verified Caving trip
We booked a level 2 caving trip with this company and will definitely use them again. Everything was well organised, the guides were excellent and it was good value. We had a great morning caving and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
  
 
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   Frank N 
 5 July 2026
 
 
 Verified Super family activity
Fantastic archery session with Tracey and Drew. They organised 20 competitive adults and 2 children giving us enough of a safety briefing to keep us safe without it spoiling the fun. Super helpful tuition without mansplaining! They kept the activity from becoming samey by introducing different competitions and were absolutely brilliant with the 5 and 8 year old who were totally included in the whole activity. Would thoroughly recommend 👍👍👍🏹🎯
  
 
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   Philip090 
 4 July 2026
 
 
 Verified AWESOME!
I took a group of 15 year old from a specialist school, all the children had additional needs. As part of a residential we had a day and a half with Accimbatize, Andy ,Tom, and Drew our instructors we awesome in engaging with our pupils giving the right amount of encouragement and support to some very anxious young people. They were patient and interested in all the individuals to ensure everyone achieved some personal challenge. The various activities gave something for everyone, Giants Cave a special place with brilliant explanation around it's formation and history. The back admin office were really helpful with our booking and completing consents. I would most highly recommend these guys for and adventure day out. Very safe friendly, for any group and especially including groups with special educational needs and disabilities. Thank you we will certainly book with you again.
  
 
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   Zia L 
 27 June 2026
 
 
 Verified Absolutely brilliant!
I am so glad we choose acclimbatize. We had an instructor to ourselves and Tom was absolutely brilliant. He adapted the actictivities around our families needs and was so patient with us. We did climbing, abseiling anf gorge walking. I thoroughly recomend it.
  
 
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   davegardnerisme 
 27 May 2026
 
 
 Verified Amazing adventures with great instructors
I took a group of Scouts on a four day camp from Surrey. Sam helped me organise the whole trip, finding an itinerary that worked for our schedule and budget. We took part in three activities: caving, gulley scrambling, and climbing. All three were fantastic and the Scouts loved it. The level was pitched just right. It provided a challenge, but was never too difficult. Instructors all friendly and professional. Highly recommended and I’ll be using them again!
  
 
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   Jim M 
 5 May 2026
 
 
 Verified Our 5th time booking with Acclimbatize in 5 years!
We went rock climbing and abseiling, plus some woolcraft, this weekend, with a group of about 24 children ranging from 4 to 16. Chris, Chas, Andy and Tracy were all absolutely great leaders, they created a relaxed but exciting atmosphere, challenging all the children to their limits and rewarding them with endless encouragement and words of advice. Everyone had a superb time.

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