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Working as outdoor instructors we have plenty of work opportunities in the United Kingdom through the summer months.

Coasteering in Dorset provides some of the best locations in the UK What is coasteering?  In a nutshell coasteering is exploring a …

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Let’s face it… the reasons we love working in the great outdoors are because we enjoy being outside, having fun and teaching the activities we are passionate about.

Brace yourself for a whole load of information on everything you need to know before buying a wetsuit!

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Outdoor Industry When we tell people that we work in the outdoor industry, the normal reaction is ‘that’s so cool’. We may …

We're searching for six brilliant outdoor instructors who want a full-time job in the Outdoor Industry

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There’s never been a better time to work in the UK’s Outdoor Industry.

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This isn’t a life hack, a hustle, or even a trick - this is a sensible, systematic way to get professional qualifications, professional experience and a degree

My path into the Outdoors Industry and the reasons why I’m 100% never looking back Hi, I’m Erin. I’m twenty-five years old …

Do what you love. Love what you do. We adore working in the outdoor industry. Could this be the career path that ticks all the boxes for you?

While undertaking this research we’ve realised just how racially polarised the outdoor/ adventure sector seems to be. Some of the data appears to show that the sector might be as much as 98% white Caucasian; we’re going to invest some time into researching this.

We are still missing fence panels from the big Storms we had been through earlier in the year and were too embarrassed to take pictures of how bad it really was when we started. The first day saw us pressure washing the patio and sorting out the lawn.

Our journey started off well, we had estimated that the walk should take us about 4 hours and we merrily spent the first 3 hours blissfully unaware of the journey we had actually embarked on.

Long days spent playing on the beach; building, digging, made up games, deck chair dens, naff inflatables, swimming, diving, bodyboarding. All fuelled by ice-creams and hot dogs made on a little gas stove in the beach hut.

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We’re looking for a fantastic new office administrator for the summer season. It could even be a job share. Based in Swanage, Dorset.

Land & Wave employs 25 seasonal staff each year. Our Seasonal crew start work with us during March and April and leave us for new adventures during the first week of November.

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