4.8
114 reviews
Anderton Centre, New Road, Anderton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 9HG
Monday-Sunday 08:00-16:30
For information on pricing, please contact reception@andertoncentre.co.uk to discover all that we offer.
£30,000,000
The Anderton Centre’s primary role is to operate as a residential and day visit activity centre, with a focus on work with young people and community groups. It also provides conference facilities with full outdoor land and water-based activities complimented by 82 bed accommodation with catering and self-catering options, plus parking for 50 cars. We also have overflow parking up the driveway. The site is spread across 4 acres of woodland and has exclusive use of Lower Rivington Reservoir, the largest expanse of water between the Midlands and the Lake District and is often referred to as Lancashire’s mini Lake District. The Anderton Centre also offers nationally accredited courses with British Canoeing and Royal Yachting Association qualified instructors. A Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee. It was established in 1991 by a partnership of Lancashire County Council, The Sports Council and various local organisations and trusts. It was one of several similar initiatives and had start-up funding for a three-year period. The Charitable purposes of the organisation relate to encouraging the positive use of the outdoors by all sectors of the community. In practice, this means offering opportunities for participation and access to facilities together with provision of training, advice and support. Since the original start-up funding the LOAI has been predominately self-funding, using a business model that uses cross subsidy, with the more profitable activities allowing the provision of lower cost support for those aspects of the programme that need it.
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Please contact reception@andertoncentre.co.uk to check available dates and times.
The residentials start at 13:00 on Day 1, and end at 13:00 on Day 2. A residential includes accommodation, activities, and catering (excluding lunch on Day 1).
The catering team can provide alternatives for all dietaries. We kindly ask to be notified two weeks before your visit.
A full day includes two activity sessions. In one activity session, you can either do two land activities or one water.
Whilst we have no coach parking onsite, we do have an area for them to turn around. Instructors will be on hand to assist the driver.
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2nd Mar 2026
We have enjoyed a great trip, exploring Outdoor and Adventurous Education.
15th Jan 2026
An excellent centre with highly professional and personable staff.
15th Jan 2026
15th Jan 2026
19th Oct 2025
Great activities, we were only there for the day and were given quite a small room for 30 children to eat lunch etc
