Avon Tyrrell, UK Youth Outdoor Activity Centre

About Avon Tyrrell, UK Youth Outdoor Activity Centre

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Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre is set in 65 acres of private grounds in the heart of the New Forest National Park. The centre is committed to providing fun, educational and activity holidays and breaks to all groups of people regardless of age and ability in a secure and safe environment.

Avon Tyrrell is a leading outdoor learning venue dedicated to the continuous development of young people. With a unique heritage and beautiful site featuring a range of accommodation options, we offer an extensive range of inclusive outdoor activities and tailored programmes, providing young people with the opportunity for everyone to ‘Experience, Learn and Develop’.

The centre offers full board accommodation all year in the Grade 1 listed house, in comfortable shared rooms, for groups of between 15 and 110 and self catering wooden lodges range from 6, to 12, to the largest 14 berth. Or choose the camp site which is open between March and October.
The charity provides a range of adventurous and outdoor activity experiences, many relevant to National Curriculum key stages.

History of Avon Tyrrell.
Back in 1882, Lord Manners won £28,000 in the Grand National with a horse called Seaman (you can see a picture in the dining room. ) Those winnings which are the equivalent of about £3 million today, were used to build this house which the family lived in until the second world war, where it was used by the army as an intelligence gathering post, hospital, morgue and as part of the D-day preparations Following the war, the house was put into a trust and given to UK Youth to support young people and it was officially opened by Princess Elizabeth who we now know as Queen Elizabeth II. Today, the house is 130 years old, it is Grade I listed, and it is a calendar house, there were only 6 ever built and this is the last one which means;
• 365 windows (days).
• 7 outer doors (days per week).
• 52 rooms (weeks per year).
• 12 chimneys (months).
• 4 wings (seasons).