The team start planning during the 30hr challenge at Skern Lodge.

A great base to mix team building with pre-season training.

With a great mixture of wet and dry activities, our sports academy courses ensure you get the right outcomes.

SPORT ACADEMY COURSES AND SPORTS TOURS

Skern Lodge is the ideal location for your pre season training or team building. For a number of years Skern has been a venue for many clubs and schools to kick-start their season with either a full on team building course or a mix of pre-season training and outdoor challenges.

Courses here at Skern are arranged and designed with you to meet your needs and requirements.  With local contacts to various clubs and affiliations, opportunities to train within local sporting grounds and facilities can be arranged.

Whether you are just looking for a day’s activities, a 30hour expedition or a full 7-day course, we can tailor a programme to meet your requirements.

Skern Lodge offers the ideal location for a weekend rugby tour, with a mixture of fun activities on the Saturday and then a pre arranged tournament on the Sunday. 

Bideford and Barnstaple Rugby Clubs have thriving youth teams and welcome teams from all over the country to compete in both tag and contact.

If it’s a physically demanding course you are seeking, then our 30-hour challenge programme is for you. This course requires the young people to work through a number of physical and mental challenges with minimal sleep and within a competitive and time constraining environment.

Sample Weekend Programme