The Calvert Trust Exmoor

The organised and supervised activities at the Calvert Trust are included in the price of your activity holiday. Whether you are a newcomer to outdoor activities or have some experience, you may find you achieve things you never thought possible!

We will offer a programme of activities so that our visitors will have the chance to try as wide a range of experiences as are possible during their stay. After the activities there is always plenty of time to relax in the jacuzzi or swimming pool, walk by the reservoir, sit in the courtyard or meet friends in the social area and bar.

We also include a free day so that you can explore the area without missing anything.

Archery - You can enjoy archery in the Centre's sports hall. Our experienced instructors can help you master both bow or crossbow and score that elusive bullseye! We have bows suitable for both right and left handed people of all abilities.

Abseiling - A top favourite at the Calvert Trust with visitors of all ages and abilities. You can abseil down the thirty foot specially designed wall - on foot or in your wheelchair!

Canoeing - Enjoy the freedom of the water or have fun in a Canadian canoe or kayak. For those more serious about canoeing, we can arrange for you to work towards a British Canoe Union qualification.

Carriage Driving - If you want a horse experience but need to stay in your wheelchair, take the reigns in our specially adapted carriage both in the riding school or round the grounds it's easy and it's fun !

Climbing - Another hugely popular activity at the Calvert Trust. With different slopes available for different abilities on our specially designed climbing wall, everyone can rise to the challenge and end up high! We also have an indoor traverse climbing wall for really inclement days.

Fly Fishing - Enjoy Wistlandpound Reservior, permits available from Calvert Trust Exmoor
Orienteering - Have fun finding your way through pine trees and forest paths around the reservoir.

Sailing - Feel the wind in your face in one of our sailing boats on Wistlandpound reservoir. The Centre has a Drascombe Longboat, Lugger and Scaffi.

Riding - A complete horse experience awaits you in our riding school! You can join in the whole process from grooming and tacking up to stabling after your ride. The centre has an indoor arena built to competition standard and horses with suitable temperaments for both beginners and the more experienced.

Walking - Take in the beautiful scenery which Exmoor has to offer on one of our guided moorland or coastal experiences with a wonderful variety of scenery and wildlife to enjoy.

Bird watching - There are an enormous variety of birds from buzzards to blue tits in the immediate area - an ornithologist's feast!

Environmental studies - The reservoir and surrounding countryside provide ideal opportunities for taking a close look at your environment

Swimming, steam room and jacuzzi - Make a splash whenever you feel like it.

Calvert Trust Exmoor, Forestry Commission England and South West Lakes Trust have been working together for the past two years to create a unique new fully accessible natural and social heritage centre at Wistlandpound on Exmoor for people of all abilities and ages, enabling wheelchair users and those with limited mobility to enjoy this popular beauty spot.

This major new countryside heritage attraction consists of a 2km all-ability trail (a first for the region) around part of the Wistlandpound reservoir, and a fully accessible Discovery Centre for people to learn about the Wistlandpound estate’s social, historical and environmental importance. It also includes accessible bird hides and some all ability activity stations and some educational boards around the trail.

 Facilities

Accessibility

• Accessible to Wheelchair Users
• Facilities for the Disabled

Children & Infants

• Facilities for children

Establishment Features

• Cater for groups