A holiday which involves outdoor activities with other families - any ideas?

[elliott]

I would really like to do a holiday that involves meeting new people and probably doing some kind of fun activities with them - maybe camping or a kind of outward bound type thing?
I'm getting a bit bored with going away as a nuclear family - would like the stimulation of meeting people and think it would be fab for the boys to get to know a gang of children and do some fun activities with them. Don't want to pay the earth for a fancy 'explore the world' type holiday.

Any thoughts? Or is this a weird idea?

Try alpine holidays either at a Kinderhotel. Kidhotel or with a company like Esprit. PGL do family activity holidays at thier centres and Youth Hostel Association.

shall watch with interest

Lizs, do you have any links to kinderhotels or kidhotels? Googling seems to bring up a rather random selection!
Thanks
PGL looks promising, lower age limit 6 though.

Kidshotel We've done the Alphuebel in Saas Fee (summer and winter) - the resort itself has a great programme of activities for kids(Circus, walks, climbing) and a high ropes course from 1m10 tall - the hotel in Lugano which probably isn't what you are after, and the one in Engelberg. Kinderhotels advertise on MN

Thanks!

here We went on a fab one in Devon a couple of years ago; places book up really quickly though.

pgl do family adventures
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Fab - more ideas!
How old were your children when you did the Devon one?

Erm - I think maybe 10 and 8? The children in the group ranged from 6 to 14.