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New Forest Activities
Checked 16 September 2026
The Beaulieu River and village from the air
Outdoor activity centre · Beaulieu, Hampshire

Find the right New Forest adventure for your group.

Canoeing and kayaking on the Beaulieu River, high ropes in the trees, archery and bushcraft — all run by instructors used to mixed ages and home-educating groups.

Home-ed day tripsAges 6+Group bookingsAll weathers
All our activities ↗ Watch the films
Home-ed day tripsThis is what our home education day trips look like — see the film.

Two films.

One for the parents, one for the whole group.

A parent on the high ropes course at New Forest Activities
New Forest Activities

Featured film · Wellbeing for parents

High ropes for parents.

Would you enjoy pushing yourself and bonding with other parents on the ropes course? A highlight film of the features up in the trees.

  • Parents
  • Wellbeing & fitness
  • Plays on YouTube
Book a session ↗

Watch next: a home-ed day trip.

Hosted here on LifeLearn.

A family canoeing on the Beaulieu River
New Forest Activities

Second film · Home education

This is what our home education day trips look like.

A day on the river and in the trees with a home-educating group — what to expect before you book.

  • Day trips
  • Groups
  • Hosted here
newforestactivities.co.uk ↗

What they offer.

Canoeing and kayakingOn the Beaulieu River High ropesUp in the trees, all abilities Archery and bushcraftFire, shelter and a bow Home education day tripsBuilt for mixed-age groups

Contact New Forest Activities

Find the right New Forest adventure for your group.

Instructors used to mixed ages, and days built around home-educating groups.

High ropes
Canoeing
High ropesIn the trees above the Beaulieu River
On the waterCanoeing with a home-educating group
Book a day tripCall 01590 612377 · home-education groups welcome Watch the filmsTwo, right above Ask them a questioninfo@newforestactivities.co.uk

Checked 16 September 2026.

Hazel Copse Farm, Beaulieu SO42 7WA · 01590 612377 Open newforestactivities.co.uk ↗
Ampfield Riding Stables
Checked 17 September 2026
Gerda Weston holding one of the Ampfield horses at the yard gate
Riding school · Ampfield, Romsey, Hampshire

Get your riding career off to the very best start.

Instruction for ages four to seventy, in groups of no more than four to eight riders of a similar standard. Complete beginners through to advanced flatwork and showjumping, with a purpose-built lunge pen for lunge lessons and the very nervous.

Ages 4 to 70Groups of 4 to 8Beginners welcomeOwn-a-pony daysPony parties
Their website ↗ Watch the film
Gerda Weston · FounderAn excellent reputation in the equine industry — from working with the Royal Family’s horses to teaching her daughter to international level.
Test Valley Borough Council Licence REHH/22/02BHS and Pony Club approved centre

One film.

A minute in the outdoor school, by Ampfield Riding Stables.

A rider cantering on a bay horse in the outdoor school at Ampfield
Ampfield Riding Stables

Featured film · In the school

Flatwork and jumping in the outdoor school.

What a lesson at Ampfield actually looks like — the arena, the horses and the riders, before you ring to book one.

  • All abilities
  • Flatwork & jumping
  • Hosted here
Book a lesson ↗

What they offer.

Closed Mondays. Lessons for all abilities from 10am to 7pm, with private lessons on Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons — those book up early.

Group lessonsFour to eight riders of a similar standard Private lessonsThirty or forty-five minutes, flatwork or jumping Lunge lessonsA purpose-built lunge pen, for beginners and nervous riders Own a Pony Days10am to 4pm: stable management, grooming and two lessons, from age five Pony partiesBronze, Silver and Gold packages, up to ten children Meet the horses and poniesLead rein ponies through to ex-competition horses
Ring or email the yard for pony parties, own-a-pony days and anything else you would like to arrange.

Contact Ampfield Riding Stables

We do not mind if you just want to learn to walk, trot and canter, or compete at the higher levels — we will be there for you every step of the way.

Gerda began teaching in 1972. Her daughter Anna competes to international level, produces the homebred horses, and teaches here.

A rider clearing a fence on a skewbald horse at Ampfield
The Ampfield riders and their instructor together in matching yard colours
Over a fenceShowjumping in the outdoor school
The teamAmpfield riders in their yard colours
Book a lessonCall 01794 367570 · the yard is closed on Mondays Watch the filmOne, right above Ask them a questionOwn-a-pony days, pony parties and more

Checked 17 September 2026.

Lower Farm Lane, Ampfield, Romsey SO51 9DP · 01794 367570 Open ampfieldridingstables.uk ↗
Badger Forest School · Choose Nature CIC
Checked 17 September 2026
An adult and a child reaching up into the trees at Badger Forest School
Community Interest Company 13163877 · Cornwall

Connecting people with nature and each other.

Forest School is a child-centred learning process that grows over regular sessions — play, exploration and supported risk taking, building confidence and self-esteem through hands-on experience in a natural setting.

Cardinham Woods, BodminHigher Wheal Martyn, St AustellHome Ed drop offHoliday club, ages 5+Non-profit
Their website ↗ Watch the film
Claire Lefevre · FounderA primary teacher for thirteen years. She started Badger Forest School in 2013 and formed Choose Nature CIC in 2021; the two merged in 2023.

One film.

A tour of Badger Forest School, hosted on Vimeo.

Claire Lefevre at the Badger Forest School woodland
Badger Forest School

Featured film · A tour of the school

Take a tour of Badger Forest School.

A look around their Cornish woodland with founder Claire Lefevre — the site, the shelters and the way a session runs.

  • Forest school
  • Cornwall
  • Plays on Vimeo
Their website ↗

What they run.

Two woodland sites in Cornwall: Cardinham Woods at Bodmin, and Higher Wheal Martyn at Carthew, near St Austell.

Home Ed drop offA term-time group in the woods, for home-educating families Forest school sessionsA long-term programme, built over regular sessions rather than one visit Badger Holiday Club8.30am to 3pm at Cardinham Woods, Bodmin, from age five Making TracksA monthly family group for the SEND community Dads in NatureMonthly, part of The Dads Network, for fathers and male carers Nurture programmeA bespoke timetable with local schools, across three sites Educational developmentSchool trips, and outdoor-learning training for staff Volunteer sessionsAdult volunteering at Higher Wheal Martyn, and a cuppa
Booking goes through their own website. As a Community Interest Company they are non-profit, funded partly by grants and sponsorship.

Contact Badger Forest School

To allow everyone the opportunity to connect with nature and their community.

Badger Forest School began in 2013 and Choose Nature CIC in 2021. The two merged in 2023 into one non-profit, working with families, schools and charities across Cornwall.

Book a sessionThrough their own website Watch the filmOne, above Making TracksTheir monthly group for the SEND community Ask them a questioninfo@badgerforestschool.co.uk

Checked 17 September 2026.

Cardinham Woods, Bodmin · Higher Wheal Martyn, St Austell Open choose-nature.co.uk ↗

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