Total Adventure Ascend

12th August – 14th August 2025

Total Adventure Ascend is our NEW summer holiday for SEND children age 8+ and their siblings.

Join us on our Adventure Base for accessible summer fun!

As Ascend is a new holiday for this year these images have been taken from some of our other camps but represent some of the fun and accommodations we will be offering at Ascend.

In 2024 we reached record numbers of SEND children at our Total Adventure holidays, which has provided us with an exciting opportunity to  build on our good reputation and offer a NEW SEND-specific holiday for those children who would benefit from a more relaxed camp. Developed with our Adventure Impact team, Ascend will enable us to connect with children who find the size of our other camps challenging or who might need more support from adults to engage with or access our activities for whatever reason.

The exact programme for Ascend is still being developed BUT you can be sure that it will include a variety of amazing outdoor adventures and tonnes of sensory fun and quieter activities. The emphasis will be on choices within the program so that your child can go at their own pace and remain well regulated. The full program and visual timetable will be available ahead of the camp and will be sent to anyone booked on. 

Wherever possible and practical we will be spending time outside in nature but unlike our other camps if your child needs to bring a screen/ tablet for regulation this can be accommodated.

Highlights of the program so far include – 

• Base Camp – a central location with quiet sensory spaces and permanent play areas – so that models can be worked on over a number of days
• Outdoor Fencing, boulder climbing, archery, circus skills
• Biking – we will ensure that each child has a suitable accessible bike with Windrush Bike Project kindly lending us some of their amazing bikes!
• Bushcraft in the woodland with mud kitchen, hammocks and nature crafts and marshmallows
• Infento building – lifesize electric vehicle building
• Silent disco night
• Baking – in small groups with our chefs
• Riverside Picnic – with  Canoeing and Kayaking. Here the boats can be rafted up so that the canoes are more stable and the staff can control and power the crafts as needed. 
• Campfire with popcorn!

We will be contacting you about your child’s specific interests and challenges so that we can wherever possible find a way to enable them to achieve their goals on this new adventure camp. If you are unsure whether this camp is right for your child please feel free to contact us to chat and we can discuss the facilities here and how we can best accommodate your child. We welcome site visits with the children where they can meet some of the team and see the accommodation and rooms we will be using. There will also be a video walkthrough available soon.

This  form can be used to share additional information with our planning team.

Ascend is a three day residential camp (staying on site is optional on both nights) focusing on accessibility with smaller groups and a tailored programme. We are offering 40 places on this camp.

We will still be running our Jumpers programme (SEN friendly alternative options) during Beacon this summer so if your child was on Beacon last year and wants to remain on the larger camp they are welcome to do so. Our programme will continue to support them there.

Volunteers

We are very keen to encourage volunteers to join us for Ascend, especially those with experience working with SEND children. All our volunteers are vetted by our team and must have Enhanced DBS checks. Please apply early so that we can introduce the children to the team in good time! Volunteers for Ascend will be required to attend a full day team training on Monday the 11th August so that we are well prepared for the camp. It is a privilege to work with these children and to give them the opportunity to access these adventures and to hear about God’s love. We hope that you think so too! There is a small fee to cover the cost of your accommodation and food on the camp. We ask this so that we can provide as much financial support to the children who come as possible. If the volunteer fee is a barrier for you please let us know and we will do what we can.

Price

We believe in making unforgettable experiences accessible to all. That’s why our price for the Ascend is a budget-friendly £210 for residential visitors or £165 for day visitors.

Our Junior campers (under 8’s with a registered parent volunteer) is £30 residential and £20 day visitor for the camp. 

A discount is available for children where the main earner in the family is in full-time Christian ministry. To apply for this code, please email ta@adventureplus.uk

If you are booking multiple children for Ascend, please use the code 15CC to receive a 15% discount.

Bursary

Our bursary fund enables us to offer financially assisted places on our holidays. If you would like to apply for financial assistance, please click here. 

If you want to donate to our bursary fund, please click here. Your donation will enable more children to attend these fantastic holidays.

T-Shirts

As a token of our appreciation for choosing Total Adventure Ascend, all our campers, scampers, and volunteers will receive a free Adventure Plus T-shirt for the holiday. This is not just a piece of clothing but a symbol of your participation in our adventure!

Please enter the size you require during the checkout. The design for 2025 is based on 1 John 1 v 7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin”.