The Ken Ather Outdoor Centre Stape

Located near the heart of the beautiful North York Moors National Park, you will find the Ken Ather Outdoor Centre, housed at Stape in the old schoolhouse, near the pretty market town of Pickering in North Yorkshire. The recently refurbished centre is only a short hop from Scarborough or Whitby on the Yorkshire coastline, or a similar distance to the historic city of York.

Ideally situated for local attractions such as mountain biking, orienteering and the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway, which runs from Pickering through 'Heartbeat country' to Goathland, there are also campsites within half a day's hike making it an ideal base for Duke of Edinburgh Award Expeditions.

Already popular with schools, scouts, guides and adult hiking groups, the centre now offers excellent facilities following an extensive refurbishment programme which is ongoing.

This idyllic setting has provided generations of children with many happy memories from its very first days as an Outdoor Centre, right up to the present day.