PGL Marchants Hill in Surrey | PGL Adventure Holidays

There’s never a dull moment at Marchants Hill

Ready for an unforgettable adventure in the heart of Surrey? Our Marchants Hill camp boasts a massive range of programmes, modern accommodation and plenty to do.

The surrounding woodland is filled with activities, and our purpose-built lake is used for paddle boarding, raft-building and kayaking.

Marchants Hill is home to our DISCOVER! Adventure and EXPLORE! Adventure multi-activity kids camps, and for those looking for something extra-special, our range of TRAILBLAZE! Adventure camps include specialist Learner Driver and Adrenaline Quest

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Kids’ adventure camps at Marchants Hill

DISCOVER! Adventures: 2-3 night Multi-Activity adventure camps

EXPLORE! Adventures: 4-7 night Multi-Activity adventure camps

TRAILBLAZE! Specialist Adventures: 7 night specialist adventure camps including: Learner Driver and Adrenaline Quest.

About Marchants Hill

Located in the village of Hindhead, Marchants Hill is the perfect destination for adventure-filled holidays in Surrey! On the edge of the Devil’s Punchbowl and with 45 acres of woodland to explore and a fantastic range of land and water-based activities to try, your kids will get to experience the thrill of the great outdoors!

Marchants Hill, Tilford Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6RF

15 miles south-west of Guildford

Total Beds: 700

No of accessible beds: 30

Location Type: Countryside

A serene view of Bethany House, a brick building surrounded by lush greenery, with a prominent sign at the driveway entrance.

Two wooden cabins with balconies and stairs, surrounded by trees and a green lawn under a clear sky.

What you can find at Marchants Hill

Our PGL Marchants Hill camp in Surrey is packed full of handy facilities for your child to enjoy between activities. Whether they are looking to chill out, grab a snack, buy a gift for mum or dad, or socialise with their new friends, Marchants Hill activity centre has everything they need.

Car Park

Indoor Activity Zone

Retail / Shop

Vending Machines

Drying Room

Accessible Bedrooms

Camp Fire

Sports Pitches/Courts

Table Tennis

Sports Hall

Chill Out Zone

Modern cafeteria with a selection of fruits, salads, and bread displayed on counters, and empty tables and chairs in the dining area.

Interior of a spacious cafeteria with rows of wooden tables and chairs, white pillars, and a large silhouette mural on the wall.

What’s on the menu at Marchants Hill?

Tasty meals and plenty of choice to please even the fussiest of eaters

Adventure is hungry work! Kids at Marchants Hill camp enjoy three nutritious meals a day in our dining rooms, picking and choosing from a varied menu of delicious family favourites.

Hot and cold meal choices with vegetarian options

Self-service fresh salad bar

Fresh fruit available with every meal

Allergies, intolerances and special diets catered for

‘Fussy Eater Guarantee’ ensures no child ever goes hungry

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Kids love sleepovers at Marchants Hill camp!

Sharing a room with new friends is part of the PGL experience! All rooms at Marchants Hill adventure camp are clean, warm and cosy, with comfy beds and en suite bathrooms too! After a long day of action, our young adventurers look forward to a fantastic nights’ sleep, ready for more excitement tomorrow.

Bethany House

Bethany House at Marchants Hill

En suite rooms sleep 4 -8 children

Lodges

Lodges at Marchants Hill

En suite rooms sleep up to six children

Adventure camps for all ages at Marchants Hill

We’ve learned that children get the most from their PGL adventure when they’re with kids their own age, which is why at our Marchants Hill camp, we split our kids’ camps into three main age groups.

Not only do children feel more confident and relaxed around same-age peers, it means their adventure will be perfectly tailored to suit their ability, offering age-appropriate excitement, challenges and activities to provide maximum enjoyment from their half-term, Easter or Summer holiday in Surrey.

Our overlapping age ranges give you the option to choose the best group for your child if they are sitting at the upper/lower age limit.

8-11 Years

Adventures that build independence whilst meeting new people and making friends in a fun and supportive environment.

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11-13 Years

Explore the outdoors and grow in confidence through self discovery.

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13-16 Years

Boost resilience, teamworking skills and self-belief on an unforgettable outdoor adventure.

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Activities

PGL Marchants Hill is bursting with a variety of incredible activities and fun challenges for your young explorers to discover. From archery and climbing to problem-solving and raft building, Marchants Hill is the perfect place to build new skills and create unforgettable memories!

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Abseiling

The tower is over 10 metres high. The task – to walk backwards off the top, gradually working back towards ground level, suspended only on a rope. It’s all about trust, courage and confidence. It’s also a very dynamic way to learn calculating and controlling risk. Some children deal with heights more easily than others, but the support and encouragement of the rest of the group is important for each individual’s success and will help strengthen peer relationships.

Aeroball / Airball

A cross between trampolining, basketball and volleyball - it’s an exhilarating, high-energy sport. Four players learn the basics required - then spring into action! The aim is to get the ball in the opposing player's net. As well as being lots of fun, your child will develop team tactics and improve communication skills along the way.

Archery

Our Archery sessions offer the chance for every child to experience success. Accuracy, control and a steady hand are vital for achieving the best results and many children discover a talent for a new skill. Handling bows and arrows may be a brand new experience for your child and presents a variety of new challenges! We encourage safety awareness from the outset and teach the basic skills on an indoor or outdoor range.

Archery Tag

Let the battle commence! Archery with a twist - you are aiming for each other! In this game of skill and teamwork you are equipped with foam tipped arrows to battle it out in action packed games. You will do some basic skills training before entering the arena to see who comes out victorious! Available March to September

Axe Throwing

Discover your inner Viking on our NEW Axe Throwing ranges. Hone your skills, and get your eye in, as you aim for maximum points on the target. Technique over strength will be the key to mastering this activity and as the session progresses you'll discover the best ways to fling an axe down the range. But, by the end of the session, will you be brave enough to 'call the Crux'?

Challenge Course

The PGL Challenge Course is legendary – it’s a well-loved and popular activity that can even get quite competitive sometimes! As your child negotiates the various obstacles that lie ahead, it’s an experience that will promote teamwork, lateral thinking, problem solving and decision-making – as well as being physically challenging too.

Climbing

Your child will need to combine different skills including perseverance, strength, an ability to deal with heights – as well as trust in their belay partner and equipment. Those who have never tried it before will find it an exhilarating experience. Climbing at PGL may take place on indoor walls or outdoor climbing towers; whichever it is, we always use a top-rope belay for safety. Weight limit: 140kg

Fencing

Fencing is a great workout for both body and brain. It’s challenging, exciting and involves good eye-to-hand coordination, fast footwork, lightning reflexes and even quicker decision-making. It’s a sport that offers huge potential for the enthusiast to learn more and progress at club level, but it’s also accessible and great fun for beginners too. Our qualified instructors will teach your child the basic principles and safety procedures before they progress onto outwitting their opponent in this great Olympic sport.

Forest Walk

Our instructors lead a walk into the forest around the centre to discover the natural environment through activities, set tasks and games that will help your child get the most from their experience.

Giant Stand Up Paddleboard

The giant stand up paddleboard is a fun and relaxing way for your child to enjoy being on the water. It's a great activity for building confidence on a board through teamwork, balance and coordination. Available May to October.

Giant Swing

The ultimate test of nerve and joint decision-making. Two or three of children are harnessed into the swing, while other members of the group haul them up to 10 metres into the air. After the group in the swing decide together how high they want to go, a pull on the ripcord will send them plummeting earthward. It’s a fast and exhilarating drop, but good communication will get the right balance between fear and fun! Weight limit: 150kg

Jacob’s Ladder

It’s an exercise in teamwork and friendly cooperation. Your child's objective, in teams of three, is to climb to the top of a suspended ladder of logs. The gaps between each log become wider, the higher you go. Pushing up, pulling up, standing on shoulders – it’s all about working together to achieve a joint purpose. The activity promotes friendship, communication, discussion, leadership and decision-making as each team progresses to the top. Weight limit: 150kg

Orienteering

Orienteering makes an excellent introduction to practical map-reading and is an exciting way to get to know your surroundings on centre. Your child will work in a small teams or as a pair to locate control points across the grounds of the centre. As it’s essentially a competitive activity, the idea is for your child to find all the controls more quickly than the others. The activity helps them to improve decision-making, map reading and correctly judging distances.

Problem Solving

Problem solving sessions test initiative and ingenuity. Children work in small teams to solve puzzles and complete set tasks - it’s a great way for your child to get to know their new friends really well. By the time they finish they’ll have an appreciation and understanding each individual’s ability (including their own!) when it comes to planning, communicating and making decisions – skills which are all key to achieving the objectives of each task.

Raft Building

Down to the water’s edge and your challenge is to design and build a robust and working raft. There’ll be a number of components available, including large plastic barrels, ropes and poles. Our instructors can give as much or as little support as they'd like but it’s a great teamwork exercise and will help your child improve their communication, problem-solving and decision-making. Once rafts are ready to launch, the fun begins on the water!

Rifle Shooting

Shooting our lightweight air rifles tests individual skill and requires high levels of concentration and physical control. Children need to control their breathing, keep a steady hand, concentrate hard and focus on accuracy. Do all this, and there’s a good chance of being rewarded with the success of a good score!

Sensory Trail

The sensory trail is a challenge in more ways than one. During the activity your child will negotiate a series of obstacles – blindfolded – with the other members of their group for guidance. It’s a challenge, which raises questions about our abilities and assumptions, and demands mutual trust, self belief, and effective communication to complete the course successfully.

Stand Up Paddleboard

SUP is a fun and relaxing way for kids to enjoy the water, build confidence on a board, and learn a new skill - this activity has quickly become a favourite!

Survivor

Once the ‘wilderness’ scenario is set, your child will need to develop effective teamwork to build their shelter. Basic navigational skills and meteorological skills help them decide the layout of the site. They will have to identify and share out the key responsibilities for getting each task completed, and communicate well to get the most from the project. Work as a team to build a wilderness shelter on centre, and learn how to stay warm and dry using whatever you can find. They'll need to plan their camp taking into account the prevailing weather and then share out the tasks to get the shelter built before time runs out...

Trapeze

Each stage of the trapeze counts as a success and requires courage and determination. The challenge starts with a climb to the top of a 6 metre pole. Next, a climb onto the small platform will require balance as your child stands to make that leap for the trapeze! It’s an exhilarating and heart-pounding activity that will give your child a very real sense of personal achievement. Weight limit: 150kg

Tunnel Trail

On their own or in small groups, your child will explore a series of underground tunnels. The tunnels vary in size and they will have various tasks to carry out during their exploration. Completing the tasks will improve your child's self-confidence, problem-solving skills and teamwork. Please note this activity will only be available between May and September at some centres due to weather.

Ambush

If you love hide and seek, you’ll adore Ambush which takes this popular group game and ramps it up an extra notch! After sundown children will split into small teams, with one team hiding within the centre grounds, leaving a trail for their competitors to follow. Great for developing strategic and team building skills. Ambush is usually run in the dark, and torches are advised. Available September to March

Archery Tag

Let the battle commence! Archery with a twist - you are aiming for each other! In this game of skill and teamwork you are equipped with foam-tipped arrows to battle it out in action packed games. You will do some basic skills training before entering the arena to see who comes out victorious! Available March to September

Balloon Splash

Each team completes a series of challenges or games to earn coins that will allow them to purchase items from a mystery box! Teams will then work closely together to create the best contraption to protect their water balloon from destruction.

Campfire

The ultimate way to enjoy the great outdoors as a group! Get hands-on constructing your campfire during the day, and it will be lit ready for you to enjoy in the evening. Sing, chat, play games or simply relax around the campfire, our team can cater for all ages in the idyllic settings of our campfires.

Campfire Marshmallows

Everyone's favourite campfire activity…. Marshmallow toasting! Gather around and toast your Marshmallows to perfection whilst enjoying songs, relaxation and games around the campfire

Cluedo

Team PGL need help to solve a great mystery onsite! Children are split into teams and given a map with locations of characters on, and a score card to find out who committed the crime! In their team they'll work to locate the character somewhere onsite and have a task to complete to receive information about the suspect. This game can take place in the evening, so torches are advised.

Creation Station

After a busy day in the great outdoors, our Creation Station session offers the perfect chance to relax and socialise with friends, while creating a keepsake to take home. Choose from a selection of arts and craft activities; from rock painting to creating friendship bracelets. The ideal way to unwind and flex your creativity!

Disco

Time to party! A popular last night choice, children show of their moves to popular hits with “follow-the-leader” sessions, plus lots of unique PGL dances! A fun and sociable evening.

Passport to the World

Hop aboard PGL airlines to take a trip around the world! Here, children are split into teams and given a map with a mixture of country flags located around the site. Each country has a plaque located on the point on the map. The plaques have questions to answer related to that country, which must all be answered correctly before returning to base. It might be dark when this activity takes place, so torches are advised.

PGL Tournament

At PGL Tournament guests will play a series of exciting team games and complete a selection of individual challenges to determine which team is the best! Challenges include: Basketball Shoot, Human Skittle and Ultimate Frisbee

Quiz

In teams, guests are set Q&A-style challenges with lots of interaction and plenty of variety to keep them motivated and to maximise their participation. As well as general knowledge, rounds may include dressing up, dancing and miming.

Silent Disco

Party the night away without the noise of a disco. Every guest has their own set of headphones, where guests can select music from a number of channels to find the tunes they enjoy. Then spend the evening dancing away with friends or trying to guess what song your friends are listening to.

Which Marchants Hill adventure will you choose?

From dipping your toe into a short and sweet DISCOVER! Adventure, diving into the full multi-activity experience with an EXPLORE! Adventure or trying something extraordinary with an TRAILBLAZE! Adventure specialist interest camp – there’s something for everyone at PGL Marchants Hill.

Which adventure will you choose?

Adrenaline Quest

This one is especially for the adrenaline-junkies! Our Theme Park Camps are a thrill-seeker's paradise, packed with our finest white-knuckle PGL activities and two full-day theme parks visits, including Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park and Drayton Manor Park.

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DISCOVER! Adventures

Day camps, 1, 2 and 3 night stays jam packed with outdoor activities and new experiences.

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Learner Driver

Get ahead of the crowd with our Learner Driver Camps. Combine five half days of driving experience and theory practice with an action-packed schedule of classic PGL Multi-Activity.

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EXPLORE! Adventures

4 to 7 night outdoor activity breaks. Our EXPLORE! Adventures offer longer stays, more activities, bigger challenges and plenty of fun!

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Your child is in safe hands at PGL. We go above and beyond to protect the safety and wellbeing of everyone in our care.

Our long-standing dedication to safety has led to us holding over 15 governing and safety accreditations, and we voluntarily apply for Ofsted inspections to be on the Childcare Register.

Everything we do is built on five protective pillars:

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Safe PeoplePeople are at the heart of all we do. From our ‘safer recruitment’ process (including enhanced DBS for all centre colleagues) to our in-depth training programmes, continuous development and supervision, we go the extra mile to ensure our guests are in the safest of hands.

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Safe Places Our centres are continuously monitored, maintained and risk-assessed by dedicated teams to ensure our places are safe and secure, always. What’s more, ongoing investment in our locations is powering breakthroughs in guest comfort and satisfaction.

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Safe SpacesWe believe adventure is for everyone. We’ve developed our spaces with SEND, accessibility and inclusivity in mind, and can make further adjustments for guests’ individual needs wherever possible – our goal is to deliver enriching experiences for all.

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Safeguarding As the leader in our industry, we are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults in our care. Our teams are trained to recognise and report safeguarding concerns and aware of their responsibilities to safeguard guests.

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Safe Travels Our escorted travel service is offered to enable young people to travel further afield in a safe and supported manner. We also aim to ensure travel provision is adaptable to the needs of every child.

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Safe People People are at the heart of all we do. From our ‘safer recruitment’ process (including enhanced DBS for all centre colleagues) to our in-depth training programmes, continuous development and supervision, we go the extra mile to ensure our guests are in the safest of hands.

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Safe Spaces We believe adventure is for everyone. We’ve developed our spaces with SEND, accessibility and inclusivity in mind, and can make further adjustments for guests’ individual needs wherever possible – our goal is to deliver enriching experiences for all.

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Marchants Hill FAQs

What adventure camp programmes are available at Marchants Hill?

You can choose from three types of kids’ summer camp programmes at Marchants Hill. These are:

DISCOVER! Adventures
EXPLORE! Adventures
TRAILBLAZE! Specialist Adventures

Our camps in Surrey for TRAILBLAZE! Specialist Adventures include:

What facilities are available at Marchants Hill?

We have the following facilities available at our Marchants Hill activity centre:

Chill Out Zone
Indoor Activity Zone
Lounge/Bar
Shop
Vending Machines
Drying Room
Wifi
Accessible Bedrooms
Sports Pitches/Courts
Table Tennis
Sports Hall
Car Park

What's included in the cost of a PGL adventure?

As part of your child’s adventure camp experience in Surrey, they will receive:

Accommodation
Food & Drinks
Activities
Equipment

Do you cater for specific dietary requirements?

We’re able to cater for a variety of dietary requirements at all of our locations, please visit our Menus and Mealtimes page for further information.

Can I contact my child while they're staying at Marchants Hill?

Absolutely! If your child has brought a mobile phone, then you can call them during free time when they’re not taking part in our multi-activities, or you can call our centre if you need to speak to your child urgently.

Does my child need to bring money?

Your child doesn’t need to bring any money to camp as our adventures are fully inclusive. However, depending on your adventure there could be excursion days where your child might want to grab a snack. There’s also a Gift Shop on-site selling sweets and small souvenirs

We recommend pocket money of around £5 a day, plus between £5 and £20 to purchase gifts which will be on sale all week. And don’t worry about your child spending it all because we operate a secure system for holding and issuing pocket money in accordance with parents’ wishes.

Is parking available at Marchants Hill?

Yes, parking is available on-site at our Marchants Hill camp.

What safety measures are in place at Marchants Hill?

Here’s how we keep you and your children safe at Marchants Hill:

Safe People: Staff are fully trained, DBS checked, and continually assessed.
Safe Places: All buildings are risk assessed, we have segmented accommodation, secure perimeters and strict equipment standards.
Safe Spaces: All encompassing environments, language inclusivity, and SEND trained staff.
Safeguarding: Staff are trained in safeguarding, helping them to spot risks and act quickly.
Safe Travels: All of our travel partners are vetted to make sure they have safety management systems in place, and we ensure travel is adaptable to the needs of all children.

Surrey, Marchants Hill

There’s never a dull moment at Marchants Hill

Kids’ adventure camps at Marchants Hill

About Marchants Hill

What you can find at Marchants Hill

What’s on the menu at Marchants Hill?

Tasty meals and plenty of choice to please even the fussiest of eaters

Kids love sleepovers at Marchants Hill camp!

Bethany House

Lodges

Adventure camps for all ages at Marchants Hill

8-11 Years

11-13 Years

13-16 Years

Activities

Abseiling

Abseiling

Ambush

Ambush

Which Marchants Hill adventure will you choose?

Adrenaline Quest

Adrenaline Quest

DISCOVER! Adventures

DISCOVER! Adventures

Learner Driver

Learner Driver

EXPLORE! Adventures

EXPLORE! Adventures

How to find Marchants Hill

Explore other locations nearby

Sussex – Windmill Hill

Sussex – Windmill Hill

Wiltshire – Liddington

Wiltshire – Liddington

What our adventurers are saying…

Testimonials

Need to know more?

Our team of specialist advisers are here to help!

Marchants Hill FAQs