Adventure Breaks - for young people

Seven days of fun packed adventure!

Working in partnership with Klub Group, a provider of adventure holidays for many years, the Legion offers FREE week-long adventure breaks to children of men and women who are currently serving, or have served in the Armed Forces. 

This Adventure Break is a great opportunity for young people to enjoy themselves, meet new people, experience new things, improve their self esteem - and most of all have fun. Needless to say parents get a well earned break as well.

What do you get?

An Adventure Break package includes:

• Seven nights accommodation with three meals a day
• All activities
• A day out to a theme park 
• Pocket money
• Travel to and from the Centre

Activities can include:

• Mountain Biking
• Climbing
• Quad biking
• Kayaking
• Swimming
• Arts & Crafts
• Archery
• Football
• Basketball
• DVD nights

Where and when?

The Legion is currently making arrangements for Adventure Breaks during the school summer holidays 2012. Details will follow as soon as possible.

How to apply

Are you eligible?

If you answer YES to just one of the questions below, then your children (between the ages of 12 and 17 at their next birthday) qualify for an adventure break.

• Are you a one parent household because of bereavement or break up of the family?
• Is one parent currently serving on overseas operations?
• Is one parent caring for a disabled partner?
• Have you not had a holiday away from home in 3 years?
• Do you support your household with less than £25,000 gross annual income per year?

For further information on how to apply for a Poppy Adventure Break call Legionline on 08457 725 725 or contact them by email.

Adventure Breaks within the serving community

We are always working to improve our services and now work with Service welfare organisations such as the Army Welfare Service (AWS) to develop a broader range of Adventure Break services for young people from the serving community.

In 2011 groups of young people went on a variety of Breaks such as:

• Creative projects break based on arts and crafts skills
• A group from Germany going to a young person's adventure centre in Austria
• East Barnby Outdoor Pursuits Centre
• Waterpark Adventure Centre in the Lake District
• Robin Wood Education Centre in Lancashire
• A team building and activity break with Manchester United Foundation including a tour of Old Trafford

If you are currently serving, and believe that our Poppy Adventure Break service would be of benefit to your children, please contact your local support officer or community welfare office in the first instance, as they may be running schemes locally that are funded through the Legion's Poppy Breaks.

Please also see our Poppy Breaks Family Holiday service which offers breaks for the whole family.