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the ultimate lake district experience
Crags Adventures is a small family outdoor company that has been running since 2012. We are passionate about offering you the highest quality adventures using the very best equipment.
We offer many activities but we specialise in canyoning & ghyll scrambling. Having mountaineering and white water rescue qualifications is standard but we go one step further by being one of the few companies in the UK that also hold “canyoning specific” guiding and rescue qualifications.
the warmest wetsuits in the lake district
When taking the plunge into icy water you need to make sure you book with the right company. There is no-one offering a thicker or warmer wetsuit than we do. Ours are up to 3 times thicker than what others provide.
We accommodate groups of friends, couples, families, stag & hen, corporate groups and even single travellers who wish to join the fun. All children under 18 must be accompanied by their own parent or legal guardian.
We have over a decade of experience under our belts and have built up a great reputation. Read our reviews and see for yourself!
check out our outdoor activities:
Coppermines Canyon
An adventurous descent involving sliding, jumping and being lowered on a rope down waterfalls.
Crypt Canyon
A deep canyon descent with plenty of waterfalls to abseil down and a big zip line.
Devil's Canyon
A proper canyoning descent involving abseiling, zip lining and sliding down waterfalls.
Stickle Ghyll
An ascent involving climbing waterfalls and various fun challenges in a beautiful mountain stream.
Esk Ghyll
An ascent involving loads of high jumps into deep pools, swimming and scrambling.
Abseiling
Abseiling down a huge rock face in a dramatic disused quarry.
Dry Scrambling
An ascent of a grade 2/3 scramble up dry rock in the Coniston area.
Stag & Hen
Celebrate with your friends in style on an exciting outdoor adventure with us!
Our Latest FAQ
All of the activities we offer are physical and involve a degree of fitness (some more than others). We recommend you look at each individual activity page to see if it is suitable for you. All of our activities involve wearing a harness, so your waist cannot exceed 46 inches or the safety equipment will not fit.
This is impossible to answer without knowing you or your group personally. If you read each activity page it will hopefully help, we can also give general guidance.
A deposit is required to secure your chosen date, time and activity if you are booking more than 14 days in advance. Your deposit is non refundable or transferable. Full payment is required within 14 days.
No sorry, none of our activities are suitable for a dog to join in.
There are no refunds/rescheduling if you miss the meet time and the session may start without you. You may be joining others, we may have a group after you etc so can’t always delay the start time. Allow plenty of time to travel around the Lake District. The traffic from Windermere especially from mid morning can be very slow with jams. Mobile reception is limited but we will have your mobile number and you will have ours on the PDF Info sheet you receive when you book.
You will lose the deposit payment if you cancel with more than 14 days notice. If you cancel within 14 days you will lose the full balance.
You will receive a full refund- or you can opt to rebook. There is no pressure to do this option. If we cancel because of dangerous water conditions at a location (ghyll/canyoning) then we will try to offer an alternative if possible, which you are under no obligation to do.
We run our activities in all weather conditions if it’s safe to do so. If it’s raining and/or cold the activity will go ahead. Wrap up warm with waterproof clothing if you’re abseiling. For ghyll scrambling/canyoning we have high quality, thick canyoning specific wetsuits especially imported from Spain. We wear the same wetsuits as you – so you know you are getting excellent quality. If the rain has been heavy and persistent we may have to cancel/ swap locations if the water levels are dangerous (see question above)