Open Silver DofE Practice Expeditions (Duke of Edinburgh)
If you have missed your Open Silver DofE practice or DofE qualifying expedition, through illness, holiday, trip or exam clashes, then Badger Adventures DofE will be running OPEN DofE expeditions on the below dates.
Badger Adventures can cater for groups or individuals.
For Open DofE Silver Qualifying Expeditions click here
Location
The Open DofE practice expeditions will be delivered in New Mynd, Shropshire - an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Itinerary For Practise Expedition
| Day | Trek Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arrive at start location – Full kit check and food check ( you will need to have all your food when you arrive) Route planning and a Practice walk to learn Navigational skills, Badger Adventures emergency/late/lost procedures. Then back to camp to get acquainted with the Badger trangias (cookers) to cook dinner |
| 2/3 | Execute the route that you have planned, with your instructor remotely supervising. Get to Finish, clean and hand in group kit and then travel home |
Reserve your place now!
To book this trip simply select one of the available start dates from the calendar below then choose the Book Now button from the options that appear beneath. Start dates are the first day of any highlighted period.
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Whats included?
- Camping fees
- Group equipment (tents, group shelters, stoves, gas, maps, first-aid kits, wild No.2’s kit)
- Quality supervisors / accredited assessors (all have ML and exped first aid trained)
Not included
- Transport to the area
- Accommodation when you finish the expedition
- Food on the Bunkhouse Nights( can be bought at the YHA/ Communal Kitchen)
- Food for the duration of your Exped
- Your Personal Equipment
- Compasses
Silver Duke of Edinburgh
Practise - £195 pp
2026 Silver D.o.E Practise Dates
- Tuesday 26th May - Thursday 28th May
- Tuesday 7th Jul - Thursday 9th Jul
- Tuesday 21st Jul - Thursday 23rd Jul
- Tuesday 28th Jul - Thursday 30th Jul
2027 Silver D.o.E Practise Dates
- Tuesday 25th May - Thursday 27th May
- Tuesday 6th Jul - Thursday 8th Jul
- Tuesday 20th Jul - Thursday 22nd Jul
- Tuesday 27th Jul - Thursday 29th Jul
Duke of Edinburgh
Badger Adventures DofE will orchestrate, organise, facilitate and assess the expedition phase of your D of E programme.
Our ethos is to be environmentally and culturally conscious at all times. The standards, principles and responsibilities of all our instructors are to respect, protect and preserve our planet. We expect all our adventurers to abide to the same rules allowing us to take lifelong memories away with us but leaving only our footsteps behind.