Outdoor Activities

Herts Young Mariners Base

Herts Young Mariners Base offers a wide range of outdoor activities to young people, including climbing, kayaking, canoeing, sailing and caving. These can be one-off activities or a course working towards a qualification.

Date: Saturdays and during school holidays

Time: Various

Venue: Herts Young Mariners Base, 231 Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, EN8 9AJ

Age: Nine years and over

Cost: £5 membership. Cost of course and activities varies

Further information: 01992 628403, e-mail outdoors@hymb.com or visit the Herts Young Mariners Base website.

ESSA Water Activities Centre

ESSA is an RYA training centre and provides dingy sailing (nine years and over) and powerboat courses (14 years and over) also available is dragon boating, canoeing, kayaking and traditional raft building (nine years and over). Taster days throughout the year.

Date: Weekends and school holidays

Time: 9.45am - 4pm

Venue: ESSA Central lagoon, Meadgate Road, Nazeing, EN92PB

Age: Nine years and over

Cost: Taster days: £18 youth, £22 adult.

Further information: Marion 07773 449205