Alfresco Adventures
Alfresco Adventures
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We provide outdoor adventure experiences and Duke of Edinburgh Awards at various locations across North Yorkshire and the Lake District. We offer activities to both the general public and corporate businesses. Our mission is to inspire people to enjoy and experience all the great outdoors has to offer!
Reeth, North Yorkshire, England
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2024
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Eager_Eater_1A
Darlington, UK14 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We (2 adults and 2 children) had a brilliant morning kayaking with Alfresco Adventures expert tuition at Ellerton Lake. The instructor was great, he explained and demonstrated different techniques and tips really well and we all had a fantastic time learning a new skill! We'll be using them again, booking onto one of their river kayak trips next to switch our skills up a gear. Can highly recommend.
Written 21 August 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review it's greatly appreciated. We are very happy to hear you had a positive experience with us and we hope to see you again in the not too distant future.
Regards
Sam
Written 8 April 2021
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Rog2006
Bath, UK30 contributions
Oct 2020
Our family of four, aged 9 upwards, had a great morning climbing with John at Brimham Rocks. Challenging at times, it was also great fun and John really kept the pace up despite the inclement weather. We felt very safe in his hands and also gained some new climbing skills as well as an appreciation of the unique geology. I could highly recommend it for any family or group of friends.
Written 8 November 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review it's greatly appreciated. We are very happy to hear you had a positive experience with us and we hope to see you again in the not too distant future.
Regards
Sam
Written 8 April 2021
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Cruiser764011
12 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
We booked a Canoe Experience for 8 on lake Ullswater in August 2021. Our guide Cedric was great. He was very knowledgable and good fun. He taught us the basics and we messed about on the lake and played games. It was so lovely to be out on the lake. We highly recommend this!
Written 31 August 2021
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Emma F
County Durham, UK4 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
Just wanted to say what a wonderful time we all had on our Paddle boarding experience with Lizzie. She was an awesome instructor, giving great tips, advice and allowing us to go at our pace. She instilled such confidence in us and we really feel well be able to do this in Portugal knowing how to be super safe but enjoy every minute. We felt safe at all times and well equipped, with full social distancing at all times. She really is a credit to the company and has such a chilled laid back mentality. We had an absolute blast and my 2 boys had an awesome experience, they tried so many tricks and positions (no fear) it was really needed after a tough lockdown. We paid for it the next day with aches in places we didn’t know could ache! Please pass on my thanks to Lizzie and thanks for a great time and arranging this for
Thanks again
Emma
Thanks again
Emma
Written 31 July 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review it's greatly appreciated. We are very happy to hear you had a positive experience with us and we hope to see you again in the not too distant future.
Regards
Sam
Written 8 April 2021
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gg0rd0n2021
1 contribution
Apr 2021
We booked the private 3 hour learn to Paddle Board session as 5 friends who fancied something different. We had the perfect weather conditions and had a lovely relaxing morning, learning a new skill and also having to chance to catch up with no distractions. We all managed to stay dry as well!
Written 28 April 2021
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Zoe DP
2 contributions
Oct 2020
Celebrated a 'lockdown' birthday with my kids by booking a caving experience. Highly recommend the experience with a superb adventure exploring underground river basin, underground waterfalls, sliding into pools and scrambling through 'puzzles'. The Instructor was fantastic, passionate about the cave network and provided immaculate safety gear kit. Full marks in every way! Thank you for an amazing, memorable positive experience. 😀👏👏👏
Written 14 October 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review it's greatly appreciated. We are very happy to hear you had a positive experience with us and we hope to see you again in the not too distant future.
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Sam
Written 8 April 2021
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Billy Bob R
1 contribution
Jun 2021 • Family
Fantastic Gorge Walk On 08/06/2021:
Lizzie from Alfresco Adventures took my wife and I with our 10 year old twins on a gorge walk at Hell Gill Gorge. Lizzie was very professional but was also friendly and patient with our excited little boys. The kit provided was all new, clean and comfortable. We expected to enjoy ourselves but this was far better than any of us had expected. The day started with a pleasant drive to the meeting point and then a nice walk up to the gorge. The climb down through the gorge involved climbing, jumping, splashing, swimming and history lessons. We finished having a swim at the bottom of a waterfall in warm water surrounded by rainbows and beautiful scenery. We would all recommend Alfresco Adventures and, in particular the gorge walking activity because we had a great time. Thanks
Lizzie from Alfresco Adventures took my wife and I with our 10 year old twins on a gorge walk at Hell Gill Gorge. Lizzie was very professional but was also friendly and patient with our excited little boys. The kit provided was all new, clean and comfortable. We expected to enjoy ourselves but this was far better than any of us had expected. The day started with a pleasant drive to the meeting point and then a nice walk up to the gorge. The climb down through the gorge involved climbing, jumping, splashing, swimming and history lessons. We finished having a swim at the bottom of a waterfall in warm water surrounded by rainbows and beautiful scenery. We would all recommend Alfresco Adventures and, in particular the gorge walking activity because we had a great time. Thanks
Written 8 June 2021
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Simon H
Richmond, UK1 contribution
Sept 2020
Great organisation and provision for the current Covid rules.
Rob, our instructor for the day, kept things low key but made sure we were all comfortable and happy with the session as well as throwing is some great tips to improve our kayaking. Both my daughters were a little worried about having a male instructor but Rob soon got their guard down and the session ended with my eldest and the wife singing Adele songs for us all as we paddled down the river!
Rob, our instructor for the day, kept things low key but made sure we were all comfortable and happy with the session as well as throwing is some great tips to improve our kayaking. Both my daughters were a little worried about having a male instructor but Rob soon got their guard down and the session ended with my eldest and the wife singing Adele songs for us all as we paddled down the river!
Written 29 September 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review it's greatly appreciated. We are very happy to hear you had a positive experience with us and we hope to see you again in the not too distant future.
Regards
Sam
Written 8 April 2021
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Greg M
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK21 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
Great archery activity at Aysgarth Lodged. Kids loved it (age 9 and 12). Mick the instructor was brilliant at teaching them, so much so three bullseyes in the session, one after the other when hitting the balloons by my son. He made the session great with the games that the hour flew by.
Written 4 June 2021
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carlbury
6 contributions
Apr 2022
I booked this for my sons 21st birthday. We were a party of 6 made up of my wife (replacement hip and back operation!) and I ( both 50+) and our son and daughter with respective partners all in early 20s. Sam was great with organisation and communication ahead of the event and Oli was a superb guide and a great credit to Alfresco. We all had an amazing day and the minor bruising and muscle aches and pains for a couple of days only helped to reinforce this most memorable experience. I would most definitely recommend caving with Alfresco for something a little different!
Written 20 April 2022
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Thanks for the feedback and recommendation.
Written 28 June 2022
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Hi Henrik
We use Ellerton Lake near Catterick, Semerwater near Hawes, Windermere near Ambleside, Derwent Water near Keswick and Ullswater near Patterdale.
Sam
Written 23 February 2020
We are happy for you to take a dog (s) in the canoes. We don’t provide buoyancy aids for them though, so you’d be taking them on at your own risk.
Written 23 May 2018
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