About Lodge Hill

Lodge Hill is an inclusive outdoor activity centre with residential facilities situated within 32 acres of stunning woodland in the midst of the South Downs National Park, overlooking the Arun Valley.

We are a not for profit charity and company limited by guarantee.

Lodge Hill is not affiliated to any other charity or institution.

President of the Trust is Col. Sir Brian Bartelott, Bt. OBE DL.

Our Trustees are:

Matthew Wykes DipPFS, Chair of Trustees
Guy Nelson MA(Ed) NPQH
Richard Whittaker
Penny Barnes
Jack Marriott
Ray Dawe
David Adams

All staff at Lodge Hill are highly trained and qualified in all areas relevant to their role.

We are highly regulated and inspected; receiving much praise from our assessors and associated professionals. We are also very lucky to receive regular positive feedback from our visitors young and old. We have enjoyed frequent press coverage for our events and outstanding service delivery.

Everything Lodge Hill offers and does is based around the same outcomes. These are:

To introduce new, challenging experiences with exposure to controlled risk
Challenge negative beliefs
Promote wellbeing and connectedness through outdoor activity and the willingness to participate in diverse activities
Build self-worth, self-esteem and confidence
Build and nurture relationships
To develop and support positive attitudes to health and wellbeing
Develop strong core values through mutual respect which will impact positively on everyday life
To reduce anxiety, stress and challenging behaviours through outdoor activity
To promote decision making, risk taking, self-care and understanding
To promote positive mental and physical health in the short and longer terms

In addition, our outcomes for disabled, older and vulnerable individuals and groups are:

To reduce isolation
To reduce stress, anxiety and depression which in turn will reduce the dependence on health and social services
Improve emotional and physical health
Lessen the reliance on social media, computerised and phone equipment
Improve sleep patterns
Introduce stealth skills in communication, team work and improved thinking processes
Improve cognition
Promote independence and keeping safe
Promote equality
Promote and support physical activity and improve fitness, leading to better choices in general life