Roll up your sleeves and dive into volunteering projects that nurture our green spaces and sustainable buildings while learning new skills and making a real impact.
Refresh your mind and spirit with activities that promote relaxation and mindfulness, all set in the serene beauty of the great outdoors.
Journey through Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, uncover hidden gems, and connect with nature on guided walks and engaging group challenges.
Unleash your creativity in a relaxed, community-focused setting where you’ll master sustainable woodworking techniques using reclaimed or responsibly sourced wood.
Embrace an action-packed day of outdoor fun—from climbing oak trees and carving walking sticks to cooking over an open fire and baking in a wood-fired earth oven.
At Down to Earth Project, we believe that every adventure is an opportunity to grow. As an award-winning social enterprise, we’re passionate about connecting people with nature through immersive, hands-on experiences that inspire creativity, community, and positive change. Our Experiences are carefully crafted to bring you closer together, no matter the weather.
We offer a diverse range of outdoor adventures—from hands-on volunteering in our Get Involved Experience and mindful relaxation in our Wellbeing in Nature Experience, to exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Gower in our Gower Explore Experience, mastering sustainable craftsmanship in our Woodwork Experience, and embracing fun in our Down to Earth Experience.
Whether you’re eager to strengthen connections, build team spirit, foster creativity, or simply reconnect with nature, there is something for everyone. So, gather your group, escape the ordinary, and get outdoors together!
Pricing
Half Day
Duration:
3 hours
Price:
£55 per person (for schools and third sector groups)
Time:
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Full Day
Duration:
5 hours
Price:
£85 per person + any flexible choices (for schools and third sector groups)
Time:
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
1-Night Residential
Duration:
1 full day + 1 half day + 1 overnight stay
Price:
£160 per person + any flexible choices (for schools and third sector groups)
Combine half-day and full day Experiences for a Residential Experience!
Day 1:
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Accommodation check-in at 3:00 PM
Day 2:
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Accommodation check-out by 9:00 AM
2-Night Residential
Duration:
1 half day + 2 full days + 2 overnight stays
Price:
£265 per person + any flexible choices (for schools and third sector groups)
Combine half-day and full day Experiences for a Residential Experience!
Day 1:
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Accommodation check-in at 3:00 PM
Day 2:
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Day 3:
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Accommodation check-out by 9:00 AM
Flexible choices
Evening Activities from £36 per person.
Enhance your experience by adding an evening activity or two to the itinerary, options include:
A guided walk across Gower, to Arthurs Stone
Known as Arthur’s Stone, or Maen Ceti in Welsh, legend has it that the king found the rock in his shoe and threw it all the way from Carmarthenshire. Touched by the hand of King Arthur, the stone grew in size. This is a beautiful walk from Little Bryn Gwyn across the Gower AONB – keep an eye out for the pretty, wild horses grazing the common!
Duration: 2 hours
Approx distance: 4 miles
An Introduction to Green Woodworking
Discover the art of green woodworking as you craft your own walking stick, using pyrography (wood burning) to decorate it
Duration: 2 hours
Bushcraft skills
Learn essential bushcraft techniques, including fire-building without matches. Afterward, you’ll enjoy a campfire snack prepared over the flames.
Duration: 2 hours
Catering
Breakfast packages: from £7.50 p/h
Sandwich and snack lunch: from £7.50 p/h
Lunch cooking activity – Down to Earth Organic home bred Sausages on the fire: from £7.50p/h
Cold light lunch buffet: from £12.00 p/h
Hot evening meal: from £18 p/h
We believe in embedding our approach in everything we do, including what we eat!
We work with a range of local ethical catering partners who can offer a variety of options for varying dietary needs, featuring organic, locally sourced ingredients, all prepared with sustainability in mind.
Of course if you would prefer to provide your own meal – that’s fine too!
Refreshments
Organic and fair trade drinks and biscuits: from £2.20 per person
Accomodation
On site camping
Pitches from £30 per tent or campervan
On site Residential Centre
(subject to availability):
9 en suite rooms accommodating up to 20 guests: from £750 per night (£37.50 per person, per night based on 20 guests)
Local hotel accommodation.
A wide range of local options. More information available on request.
From £130 per room, per night
Bushcraft skills
Learn essential bushcraft techniques, including fire-building without matches. Afterward, you’ll enjoy a campfire snack prepared over the flames.
Duration: 2 hours
