The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Real Adventure is in its final stages of becoming an accredited provider of the DofE Award.

We specialise in giving people the skills to be independent.

We can run training and assessment for those wishing to do either land based expeditions or if you fancy a change from carrying your kit we deliver a package that will train the group in canoe skills.

Canoe Expedition Training

course overview

This course is based in the lake district and will be over a minimum of 3 days.

  • Day 1 will be skills training on flat water
  • Day 2 we will progress the skills of the group to moving water
  • Day 3 will look at the journey aspect of canoeing and include self rescue and emergency procedures
  • Participants will now be ready to embark on the assessment


    Canoe Expedition Assessment

    course overview

    We will plan an expedition through Scotland with the group and facilitate the execution of the grand master plan. We will be there in the distance supervising the team and monitoring the higher risk river aspects allowing the team to be safe but independent