Have you registered for the DofE but you don't know how or where you can do your expedition section? Join us on an Open Expedition with other like-minded students and complete your Duke of Edinburgh Expedition in the beautiful mountains of Wales!

South Wales

Click the link above if you'd like to register for our Open Gold Expeditions, but be sure to read all the information before you register. You will need to pay a deposit to book a place, and then pay the remainder by the training day.

We are running open Gold Expeditions in the summer holidays of 2023. We will be based in the Brecon Beacons, travelling across the national park over both expeditions, hoping to see some of the breathtaking views and wildlife Wales has to offer. The training day before the practice expedition will be in Fforest Fawr, just by Castell Coch off the A470. This will be a great opportunity to meet and get to know others who are also completing their expedition, along with staff from the Urdd.

Price for the whole package starts at £395pp, which includes equipment*, campsite fees and transport. You will need to provide your own food and personal kit.

You will also receive a GAA expedition t shirt!

*Equipment available to hire includes: Tent, rucksack, roll mat, cooking stove, map and compass

To successfully complete the Gold Expedition unit with the Urdd, there is a number of things you will have to do:

• Register online and pay a deposit to secure a place, with the remaining cost paid before the first training day

• You must participate in the training day before the expeditions, no matter how much you already know - this is so we can ensure that you receive the right training before taking part in the expedition. We will also share some important information throughout the training day so you are fully prepared for the practice.
  
  
• I will be sharing some important information with you via e-mail
  
  
• We will need to complete a route card session before each of the expeditions which we can arrange closer to the expeditions

• Complete the expedition requirements set by the Duke of Edinburgh Award which includes:
  
  - Walk as a group of 4-7 members
  
  - As part of a group, you must write a meal plan and daily route cards for each expedition
  
  - As a group, you must come up with an aim to complete over the expeditions
  
  - You must be self-sufficient for the whole of the expedition and walking will be your mode of transport
  
  - Camp overnight in a tent

          - See below a copy of the Expedition Requirements