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A WILD FAMILY Adventure!
Hold on to your hats, it's time for a family adventure weekend with a difference.
Set in 1,200-acres of rugged coastline, ancient woodland, wildflower meadows and sparkling rivers, The Bioasis is the perfect place to rewild your family on a back to nature adventure.
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Spend three days away mixing outdoor activities, nature reconnection and escape room style challenges, whilst having your own private off-grid basecamp and fire pit to enjoy. This is your opportunity to step away from the hustle of normal family life and reconnect and rejuvenate.
All this, with exclusive access to one of the UK's most stunning private estates.
What more could you want?
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To find out more, please email:
The PLAN:
3 Day, 2 night bespoke family adventure mission
Embark on a three day, two night mission to Holbe Basecamp, set deep in the heart of the Bioasis. Our days will be filled with a mixture of activities, including:
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Outdoor Adventure: Having left our vehicles on day one, our only form of transport will be our own two feet to explore the forests and meadows, as well as canoes to explore the river, salt marshes and estuary.
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Nature immersion and biodiversity monitoring: Nature is proven to de-stress and encourage diversity of thought. We’ll bring nature to life, with the use of specialist biodiversity monitoring equipment, learning to track animals and contribute to on-going conservation efforts including plastic clean-ups and removal of invasive species. Through hands-on, practical conservation work, we’ll work together having a positive effect on the environment, reconnecting with the natural world in the process.
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Team Building challenges: Your first task? Decrypt coded information in order to locate Bioasis basecamp. Using navigation skills, morse-code, locating equipment dead drops and communicating with Bioasis mission control via radio, you’ll need strong teamwork skills and strategic thinking to be successful. The aim is to inspire creativity and resilience, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and problem-solving.
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A chance to reflect: There will be plenty of time to reflect on our personal journeys and aspirations as we swap stories and advice around the firepit.
What to expect...
Rule No.1… always expect the unexpected!
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The plan is to challenge you, perhaps physically, certainly mentally and we hope, emotionally too. Throw yourself in to get the most out of it. You should come prepared for 3 days away from wifi, cotton sheets and mirrors, but we’ll make up for it with wildlife, amazing landscapes, great company and a few surprises! We will be out in nature whatever the weather (see below). Hearty food, tall stories and evenings around the campfire will top it off. This is a chance to escape, recharge and spend quality time together as a family.
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Complete Privacy: The Bioasis is off-grid and not accessible to the general public. Ensuring complete privacy and immersion in nature means we can focus on a quality outdoor experience and personal development without distractions.
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Your Bioasis mission team: You’ll be under the watchful eye of our experienced outdoor facilitators and instructors who will provide professional insights and support throughout, ensuring a safe and enriching experience for all.
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Food: All food is included from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 3. We source food from local farms and suppliers, and organic where possible. We can cater for all dietary and allergy requirements, given sufficient notice. We have a Level 5 food hygiene award.
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Capacity: Each basecamp (we have 3!) can accommodate between 30 and 45 people. We do not mix private groups, so you'd have a basecamp to yourselves.
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Mobile Phones: We appreciate it’s hard to step away from your phones, but… if you can… we’d recommend leaving them at home, or at least turning off data for the duration of the mission. Nothing ruins the ambience of a beautiful campfire in an incredible setting more than the ‘ping ping’ of whatsapp. Trust us.
Basecamp:
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We’ll be based at one of our three purpose built, off-grid basecamps, set in stunning locations far from the public reach. Each basecamp features:
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Accommodation: Accommodation is in multi-occupancy tents, sleeping up to 10 in each tent. We provide cot-style camp beds. We also have a limited number of small tents if individuals want private accommodation.
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Communal dining: All food is provided and cooked fresh on site (see ‘food’ above). Mealtimes are an important opportunity to connect and recount the days adventures.
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Composting Toilets: Forgot the nightmare of festival toilets, our long-drop composting toilets are the Rolls-Royce of outdoor toilets! Sustainable and environmentally friendly, these facilities align with our commitment to low impact regenerative tourism.
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Hot Outdoor Showers: Enjoy a refreshing end to your adventurous day with hot showers under the tree canopy/stars.
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Firepit: No outdoor experience would be complete without the chance to decompress and share some tall stories around the firepit.
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Biodiversity monitoring equipment: Each basecamp is equipped with camera traps, reptile mats, small mammal traps (live catch/release) and bat detectors. Our staff will show you how to use them in order to open your eyes to what’s around you, but which is often hidden. We also have a small library of ID guides and reference books.
Kit and equipment:
All technical equipment will be provided. We’ll provide a full kit list and detailed mission briefing in due course. For the moment, the essential bits of kit you’ll need to bring are:
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Sleeping bag (pillow + sleeping mat are optionally but recommended). We have a few to borrow, but if you have your own then we recommend bringing it. We provide camp beds, but an extra mat makes them more comfortable.
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Outdoor clothing appropriate for all weather conditions, including waterproofs, sunhat, woolly hat for evenings etc
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Sturdy outdoor footwear / walking boots
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Rough/old clothes / shoes you don’t mind getting wet/muddy when canoeing and/or doing conservation work.
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A small rucksack big enough to hold waterproofs, waterbottle, sunhat, suncream, packed lunch etc
What's included?
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All food from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 3
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Accommodation in purpose built off-grid Bioasis basecamp
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All activities
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All technical and safety equipment
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Experienced Mission Leaders and activity / support staf​f
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Industry leading safety systems, including emergency and evacuation plans. See our Safety page for more information
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What's not included?
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Transport to/from the Mission Start Point (located in SW England)
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Personal equipment (e.g. sleeping bag, boots etc) - a full kit list will be provided on booking.
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Travel Insurance.
Getting to/from your mission start point
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Driving: Parking is available at your mission start point. Postcode is: PL8 2ES
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Train: We can arrange a transfers from Ivybridge Station to the mission start point for those coming by train.
