Formerly the Earth Centre, one of the Millennium Commission projects, Dearne Valley was transformed into a state-of-the-art activity centre in 2012. Dearne Valley is an environmentally sustainable centre, complete with one of Europe’s largest solar panels and an on-site water treatment plant.
With fantastic indoor and outdoor activity facilities surrounded by the beautiful countryside of South Yorkshire, a purpose-built water sports lake and access to the adjacent River Don, Dearne Valley is the perfect location for an outdoor adventure.
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Centre Facilities at Dearne Valley
Accessible Bedrooms
Car Park
Camp Fire
Indoor Activity Zone
Leader Lounge
Leader En suite
Leader Wi-Fi
Sports Pitches/Courts
Retail / Shop
Vending Machines
Chill Out Zone
Drying Room
Table Tennis
Sports Hall
Food at Dearne Valley
Enjoyable mealtimes with nutritious and tasty food.
Whilst at PGL you’ll enjoy three tasty meals a day – all nutritionally balanced to provide plenty of energy to keep you going all day!
Our catering team can cater for any allergies or special dietary requirements, and can even can provide packed lunches if preferred.
A mix of hot and cold meals with vegetarian options
Self-service salad bar
Fresh fruit with every meal
Allergies, intolerances and special diets catered for
Support for fussy eaters
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Programmes available at Dearne Valley
Dearne Valley has a exciting line-up transformative programmes your way. From well-being boosting adventures to our legendary Multi-Activity trips, unforgettable experiences await.
Multi-Activity
Our most popular multi-activity course. We pack so much into each day, it’ll be an outdoor learning experience they’ll never forget.
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Brownie Takeover Weekends
Weekends just for Brownies, developed in partnership with Girlguiding
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English as a Foreign Language
Three hours of mixed nationality English lessons each day combined with excursions and adventure activities. Courses run throughout the year.
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Multi-Activity Weekend Breaks
The best of PGL Multi-Activity for Group Adventures. 48hrs of non stop excitement, perfect for weekends and short breaks.
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REACH – GROW!
GROW! adventures provide secondary students with breakthroughs to boost CHARACTER-DEVELOPMENT!
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REACH – MASTER!
Brilliant outdoor skill adventures to help your Year 5 pupils solve real-life problems and master the great outdoors!
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REACH – PIONEER!
Let us guide your pupils through their first PGL experience, supporting them and building their confidence along the way.
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REACH – UNITE! for Year 6
The most thrilling way to begin Year 6? Bring everyone together with our new UNITE! outdoor adventure that builds relationships and boosts teamwork.
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REACH – UNITE! for Year 7
Especially designed to help your Year 7s strengthen RELATIONSHIPS through the power of adventure!
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Revision Weekends
A blend of teacher-led study time and adventure activities to help students remain motivated, focussed and engaged during some serious revision time
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Skills4Life
Build resilience. Raise aspirations. Learn skills for life. Our Skills4life programme is an outcome-driven adventure residential programme, designed to develop 21st century skills in a fun and accessible way.
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Venue Hire
Planning an event of your own? Use one of our centres for great value accommodation and facilities, plus a wide range of optional activities.
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REACH – THRIVE!
On our THRIVE! programme, your group will enjoy a mix of following wellbeing-boosting adventure activities.
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Explore other locations nearby
Lancashire – Winmarleigh Hall
Winmarleigh Hall is a 19th Century country house set in 50 acres of gardens, parkland and woodland with a large, purpose-built lake. Close to the historic city of Lancaster and the Forest of Bowland, this centre is crammed with activites and things to do.
Explore Winmarleigh Hall
North Yorkshire – Newby Wiske Hall
Newby by name, Newby by nature! Previously a police training centre, this historic 17th century country house opened its doors as a PGL activity centre in 2023 after a huge transformation. The centre is surrounded by beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, known for its rolling hills, lush green landscapes and scenic beauty.
Explore Newby Wiske Hall
