Adventure Area🌲🧗♂️
Explore our Adventure Area, featuring a range of wooden play equipment designed to encourage active play, confidence, and teamwork. This self-led activity space allows young people to challenge themselves while enjoying the outdoors. The Adventure Area is located on the upper field, near pitch 8.
Try an air-powered introduction to the sport of shooting!
The air rifle range is located on East Field (upper site), alongside the archery and tomahawk throwing ranges.
Max participants per session - 12
Air Rifle Shooting 🎯
Take part in Air Rifle Shooting during your stay, available instructor-led or self-led. We provide air rifles, targets and pellets on our range located on the East field. A focused and rewarding activity that helps develop concentration, patience and target Skills
Max participants per session - 12
Why not add a Cudham Shaws Outdoor Centre Air Rifles badge for your members who have taken part in this activity.
Archery 🎯
Enjoy archery during your stay, either instructor‑led or self‑led. We provide bows, arrows, and targets on our range located on the activity field. A fun and engaging activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Max participants per session - 12
Archery 🎯
Enjoy archery during your stay, either instructor‑led or self‑led. We provide bows, arrows, and targets on our range located on the activity field. A fun and engaging activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Max participants per session - 12
Archery 🎯
Enjoy archery during your stay, either instructor‑led or self‑led. We provide bows, arrows, and targets on our range located on the activity field. A fun and engaging activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Max participants per session - 12
Why not add a Cudham Shaws Outdoor Centre Archery badge for your members who have taken part in this activity.
Wooden Field Kitchen – a spacious covered shelter ideal for cooking, dining, or group activities. The building includes benches, tables, chairs, and an inbuilt kitchen unit, providing a practical base for your camp. Please note this building does not have power. 🍳🏕️
Outdoor Badminton 🏸
Enjoy a game of outdoor badminton during your stay. We provide portable nets, rackets and shuttlecocks, which can be set up either on your camping pitch or on East field. A fun, flexible activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
This activity is not generally bookable for exclusive use, but and we encourage groups to let us know when they are using it so that others are aware. Please book a time slot on OSM.
Cave Bus Exploration 🕳️
The activity is located on the Upper Field between Pitch 3 and Pitch 4. We provide helmets and a small number of torches, however participants are encouraged to bring their own torch as the caving system is unlit. A fun and adventurous activity for those who enjoy exploring underground spaces.
Cricket 🏏
Enjoy a game of cricket during your stay. We provide cricket bats, stumps and a cricket ball, which can be used on your camping pitch or on East field. A simple and fun activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Football ⚽
Enjoy a game of football during your stay. We provide two football goals and footballs, which are setup on East field. A fun and active game suitable for all ages and abilities.
Giant Outdoor Games 🎲🏃♂️
Enjoy a selection of oversized classic games and fun challenges including Ludo, Snakes & Ladders, Noughts & Crosses, Draughts, and a sports day activity set. This self-led activity can be set up on your camping pitch or used inside one of our buildings, providing a flexible and fun.
Grass Sledging 🛷
Enjoy the thrill of grass sledging during your stay. We provide grass sledges and helmets, with sledges located in the store cupboard behind Copps Cottage. The activity is best enjoyed on the Games Field, offering a fun and exciting activity for all ages.
Wooden Field Kitchen – a spacious covered shelter ideal for cooking, dining, or group activities. The building includes an inbuilt kitchen unit, providing a practical base for your camp. Please note this building does not have power. 🍳🏕️
Human Sundial ☀️🕰️
Discover how time was told before clocks with our Human Sundial. A series of markers in the field allow a person to stand on the correct stone and use the shadow they cast to tell the time. This feature is located on the Lower Field, near the south side of the tree by Pitch 15. A fun and educational
A pack of indoor based activities ideal for wet weather changes! Just ask at Reception if you require this.
Kurling 🎯
Enjoy a game of Kurling during your stay. We provide 8 smooth-glide stones and a score mat, allowing you to set up your own game. This activity is ideal for groups staying in indoor accommodation or using the building next to Pitch 12. A fun and accessible activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Kwik Cricket 🏏
Enjoy a game of Kwik Cricket during your stay. We provide a bat, ball and stumps, which can be used on your camping pitch or on our activity field. A fast-paced and inclusive version of cricket designed to encourage participation and fun for players of all abilities.
Mini Hockey / Uni Hockey (Floorball) 🏒
Enjoy a fast-paced game of Mini Hockey / Uni Hockey (Floorball) during your stay. We provide a range of large and small sticks, goals, and pucks/balls so groups can easily set up their own game. A fun, energetic team activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Netball 🏐
Enjoy a game of netball during your stay. We provide two netball nets and netballs, which can be set up on your camping pitch or on our activity field. A fun and active team game suitable for all ages and abilities.
Orienteering 🧭
Enjoy orienteering during your stay, developed in conjunction with Dartford Orienteering Club. Multiple routes are available onsite, ranging from a fully accessible route for younger or less experienced visitors to a full course using standard orienteering markers.
Parachute Games 🌈
Enjoy fun and energetic parachute games during your stay. We provide a large play parachute, which can be used on your camping pitch or on our activity field. A great cooperative activity that encourages teamwork, movement and creativity, suitable for all ages and abilities.
Problem Solving Challenges 🧩
Take on problem-solving challenges during your stay. We provide several different activities where participants work together to complete four puzzles. These can be run on your camping pitch or in one of our buildings, making them a great activity for developing teamwork, communication.
Wooden Field Kitchen – a spacious covered shelter ideal for cooking, dining, or group activities. Please note this building does not have power. 🍳🏕️
Rounders 🏏
A fun and energetic team game where players take turns batting and running around the bases to score rounders while the opposing team fields and tries to get them out. We provide rounders bats, balls, and poles with bases which can be set up on your camping pitch or on our activity field.
Rubber Band Target Shooting 🎯
Test your aim with rubber band target shooting using wooden rubber band guns to hit a target. We provide rubber band guns, rubber bands and targets which can be set up on your camping pitch, on our activity field, or inside indoor accommodation.
10 Sashes per booking is provided, colour division and split can be agreed when collecting,
Pub Skittles 🎳
Enjoy a traditional game of Pub Skittles during your stay. We provide skittles, a skittle alley, wooden balls and instructions. This activity is set up in the building on the Lower Field, in the building to the south of Pitch 12. A fun and easy activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Soft Archery 🎯🏹
Have a go at soft archery and test your aim by shooting suction-cup arrows at targets using specially designed beginner bows. We provide bows, suction arrows and targets which can be set up on your camping pitch or on our activity field, making it a safe and fun introduction to archery for all ages.
Soft Archery 🎯🏹
Have a go at soft cross bows and test your aim by shooting suction-cup darts at targets using specially designed beginner bows. We provide bows, suction darts and targets which can be set up on your camping pitch or on our activity field, making it a safe and fun introduction to archery for all ages.
Soft Tomahawk Throwing 🪓🎯
Try your hand at soft tomahawk throwing by aiming foam tomahawks at targets and testing your accuracy in this fun challenge. We provide foam tomahawks and targets which can be set up on your camping pitch or on our activity field.
Softball ⚾
A fun bat-and-ball team game where players hit the ball and run around the bases to score runs while the opposing team fields and tries to get them out. We provide foam bats, a ball, gloves and bases which can be set up on your camping pitch or on our activity field.
Table Tennis 🏓
Enjoy a game of table tennis on our outdoor table located next to the shop, perfect for a quick match with friends. We do not provide equipment items can be purchased via OSM by adding on 'Table Tennis Equipment' which includes 4 bats and 6 balls and will be added to your invoice.
Please note this is used to buy 1 set of table tennis equipment which consists of 4 bats and 6 balls. The use of the table is free and can be reserved under the activity section. we do not lend equipment.
Tomahawk Throwing 🪓
Enjoy tomahawk throwing during your stay, either instructor‑led or self‑led. We provide tomahawks (or angels) and targets on our range located on the activity field. A fun and safe activity suitable for all ages and abilities.
Max participants per session - 12
Throw a specifically-designed axe towards a target. Will it hit with a thud?
The tomahawk throwing range is located on East Field (upper site), alongside the air rifle and archery ranges.
Max participants per session - 15
Why not add a Cudham Shaws Outdoor Centre Tomahawk Throwing activity badge for your members who have taken part in this activity?
Wooden Field Kitchen – a spacious covered shelter ideal for cooking, dining, or group activities. The building includes benches, tables, chairs, and an inbuilt kitchen unit, providing a practical base for your camp. Please note this building does not have power. 🍳🏕️
Zip Line 🌲⚡
Enjoy a fun, self‑led zip line adventure through the trees, just like those in a park. No equipment is needed, and it’s located in the woods behind Woodside Pitch 8.
This activity is not generally bookable for exclusive use, but and we encourage groups to let us know when they are using it so that others are aware. Please book a time slot on OSM.
Photos are of similar bus built by Mark for another site...
We have a number of local hike routes available. Please book a time slot on OSM and just come to Reception to collect.
This activity is not generally bookable for exclusive use, but and we encourage groups to let us know when they are using it so that others are aware. Please book a time slot on OSM.
Pioneering 🪢
Enjoy pioneering during your stay. We provide broom-handle length staves and rope, which can be used on your camping pitch or on our activity field. Instructions can be shared if required, making this a great activity for developing teamwork, problem-solving and practical skills.
Wooden Field Kitchen – a spacious covered shelter ideal for cooking, dining, or group activities. The building includes benches, tables, chairs, and an inbuilt kitchen unit, providing a practical base for your camp. Please note this building does not have power. 🍳🏕️