Featured Trips

Open Gold Expedition 2026
Open Gold Expedition 2026
Peak District, Lake District, Sussex
5 days

Past Trips

The French Alps
The French Alps
French Alps
Aug 04, 2024
Open Gold DofE Expedition
Open Gold DofE Expedition
Peak District, Lake District or Sussex
5 days

Reviews

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Sally T
Aug 02, 2026
My group were in safe hands, great support. Lovely scenery to walk in, the weather helped! Very friendly and helpful staff with clean facilities at camp. Thank you.
Open Gold Expedition 2026
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Clare E
Jul 26, 2026
My son completed his Gold this weekend. A big thank you to Bruce. From what I understand my sons expect was very positive. Would highly recommend.
Open Gold Expedition 2026
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Laura B
Jul 26, 2026
Amazing DofE expeditions. Very kind and supportive instructors.
Open Gold Expedition 2026
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Michael B
Jul 15, 2026
Our recent Duke of Edinburgh expedition had the potential to be a great experience, but unfortunately it was let down by issues with how it was managed. Communication was dismissive, decisions felt disorganised and the overall atmosphere made what should have been an enjoyable and rewarding expedition much more stressful than expected. I was very disappointed that concerns raised during the expedition didn't seem to be addressed and this affected the experience for the group. I hope the organisers take participant feedback seriously and review how future expeditions are supervised so that others have a more positive experience.
Open Gold Expedition 2026
I am afraid that I don't recognise this as the same expedition that I was organising. I have spoken to all of the staff, and no concerns were raised by participants at the time, and none dismissed. No decisions were disorganised in any way and indeed in a short period of bad weather our instructors worked hard through the night to ensure the safety and comfort of participants. Plans and routes were changed due to this weather disruption but that does not mean disorganisation, rather it means that we were assessing risks and adapting to circumstances. In the normal course of things I would examine every aspect of the expedition but I was there. I met your daughter at the station at the start, spoke to her on several occasions and she said nothing to indicate any concerns whatsoever to me. She was helped throughout the expedition by instructors. Interestingly every other person contacting us about the trip was very complimentary; if you look at all of our previous reviews they are all 5 stars bar one (which was about our refund policy and not about an event), and yet the expeditions were staffed by the same team.
By Trekking Company on Jul 17, 2026
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Clare O
Jul 11, 2026
So happy with my daughter’s experience with TrekCo. She and her other 3 friends, all 16 and did silver together, made their way solo to the lakes and were met by Bruce who is a complete legend, they say. They felt supported to make their way to the campsite and felt safe. One of them fainted with diabetes but TrekCo found her an instructor who also has diabetes to speak to to help her manage the extra challenge. Routes were changed to reflect the hot weather. It was incredibly hard but it is Gold after all.
Open Gold Expedition 2026