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Navigational Courses for Outdoor Enthusiasts

Whether you’re a complete beginner who’d like to learn to successfully navigate the countryside with a compass, a novice with map reading skills looking to boost your confidence or you want to gain an accredited qualification – we have a course for you.

Our Skills Academy has been providing courses for individuals and groups for over ten years. We pride ourselves on providing the very best customer service and individual attention to ensure our guests get the maximum benefit from our courses. We have a huge amount of experience and expertise in providing outdoor skills courses, and we are recognised as one of the leading providers in the region. To ensure that our students get essential personal attention, we have to limit the number of places on a course in order to provide the best instructor to student ratio. Courses are always led by instructors who have many years of outdoor experience including extensive hiking and leading in the UK and throughout the world. All our instructors are MTA qualified, are DBS checked and hold a current outdoor first aid certificate.  We use lovely countryside locations in Sussex and Surrey – including the South Downs and Surrey Hills. The places we use are easily accessible from London and are convenient for public transport if required.

1

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All Year
Outdoor Skills

Open The Map Course

A one day introductory course to navigational skills aimed at those who wish to improve their competence in using a map and compass.
£75.00

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 Day(s)

All Year
Outdoor Skills

NNAS Bronze Award

Suitable for both beginners and intermediates, this two-day course covers the principles of navigation in more detail than our one-day course and leads to a nationally recognised qualification worth 2 SCQF points.
£140.00

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3

 Day(s)

All Year
Outdoor Skills

NNAS Straight To Silver

Suitable for intermediates and for those wishing to fast track, this course combines the Bronze and Silver Awards over three days and is worth 2 SCQF points.
£190.00

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2

 Day(s)

All Year
Outdoor Skills

NNAS Silver Award

This intermediate navigation course covers the principles of navigation in more detail than the Bronze Award and leads to a nationally recognised qualification in navigation worth 2 SCQF points.
£145.00

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2

 Day(s)

All Year
Outdoor Skills

Hill Skills

A Hill Skills course is your key to getting started in countryside and moorland walking. A 2 day navigation course which is accredited by Mountain Training and suitable for beginners/ intermediates.
£145.00

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 Day(s)

All Year
Outdoor Skills

Mountain Skills

The Mountain Skills course is an ideal choice for walkers interested in transferring their walking skills to steep, remote or more mountainous terrain and is accredited by Mountain Training.
£155.00

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2

 Day(s)

All Year
Outdoor Skills

NNAS Gold Award

Complete the NNAS Gold Award in 2 days with our course which covers both the training and assessment in one weekend.
£220.00

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Half

 Day(s)

Autumn, Spring, Winter
Night-time Skills

Night Navigation

A fun, practical and challenging navigation course which addresses the essential and often neglected skills of navigating at night or in poor visibility, and provides a great opportunity to explore and appreciate the South Downs countryside in darkness.
£55.00

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 Day(s)

All Year
Children

Junior Navigation

A fun relaxed one-day course aimed at young adventurers with a passion for exploring the outdoors.
£55.00

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Tailor your discovery

In addition to our scheduled courses, we can tailor a workshop or design a bespoke course if you have a specific interest in mind or objectives that you need to adhere to. Many of our routes used for our courses make use of the stunning South Downs National Park, but we have experienced guides that can deliver a course for you anywhere in the UK.

Experience the ultimate advantage of one-to-one instruction and receive personalised, tailored guidance that will optimise your knowledge, skills and overall enjoyment.

Experience the ultimate advantage of one-to-one instruction and receive personalised, tailored guidance that will optimise your knowledge, skills and overall enjoyment.

Private instruction

Full day (7 hours)

£ 275

Half day (3.5 hours)

£ 175

Supplemental fee of £35 per additional person, up to a maximum group size of 4.
Larger groups can be accommodated on request.

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Whether you’re after guided walking holidays for solo travellers or wanting to join a group excursion, book with us to gain access to all our insider knowledge for the best, off-the-beaten-path spots.

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