4.7
44 reviews
Porter Lane, Middleton-by-wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4LS
Mount Cook is open all year round for groups. Our office is open for enquiries Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00.
All our prices are seasonal and subject to change. in 2025 - 2026 a standard 2 night primary school residential will cost between £179.50 + VAT and £265 + VAT per person For an accurate quotation, please contact our Centre on 01629 823 702.
£5,000,000
Mount Cook is a not-for-profit organisation based in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District. We are dedicated to providing exciting outdoor activities and learning experiences for children and young people. We offer day trips, history curriculum packages and residential outdoor experiences to ages 6 and above.
We know that the best outcomes in outdoor learning are achieved when the activities we offer relate to your desired outcomes and classroom teaching, whilst encouraging positive personal and social development.
Our wide range of exciting outdoor activities are designed to develop key skills such as teamwork, communication and resilience, boost attainment and promote intellectual curiosity. Activities include high ropes, zip wire, rock climbing (on real rock!), archery, bushcraft, abseiling and much more.
Our purpose-built Centre offers modern, en-suite accommodation for 140 guests, with accommodation for a further 40 guests offered in our unique, wooden Glamping Pods. Full catering is provided in our impressive glass-fronted Main Dining Hall, serving delicious home-cooked food to keep energy levels up throughout your stay!
Why Mount Cook?
"Mount Cook is in a beautiful location, with great facilities. Seeing the children playing in the outdoors was priceless. The natural setting for abseiling and climbing was super, since these are commonly on man made structures at other providers." - Primary School Teacher, June 2024
"This trip was so fun! It inspired me to go outdoors more often. Thank you again, this will be something I will remember forever" - Year 6 child, November 2024
"We have had a huge number of thank you emails from parents saying how much of a brilliant time their child has had, much more than usual, which reflects how much our children enjoyed the trip as a whole” - Primary School Teacher, October 2024
View some of the most commonly asked questions by visitors.
We are more than happy to offer you a free Mount Cook planning visit. A member of the team will give you a guided tour of our accommodation and activities, and will discuss your desired trip outcomes.
If you can't make it for a visit, there is a virtual tour on our website.
All our staff, including instructors, admin, kitchen and cleaning are DBS checked and will have their DBS number available on their name badge.
All our staff also receive safeguarding training.
We try our best to accommodate a range of additional needs. Many of our staff have received training for working with young people with SEN, and we offer a discounted place for 1:1 staff for SEN children.
Our centre has a hearing loop, deaf friendly fire alarms, and an off-road wheelchair that guests may use.
We recommend a 1:10 ratio of adults to children, and we offer 1:10 free leader places to schools.
We have risk assessments for every activity and space at Mount Cook, which are reviewed and updated annually. Keeping your young people as safe as possible is our priority.
They can be found here: RISK ASSESSMENTS
View the latest reviews, ratings and statistics from previous visitors.
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29th Nov 2024
Thank you very much for the 5 stars, we hope you had an amazing time at Mount Cook!
12th Nov 2024
Thank you for the 5 stars, we hope you had an amazing time!
20th Sep 2024
We were over-charged due to fluctuating pupil numbers
Hi, really sorry to hear you were subject to cancellation fees - please get in touch with our bookings team to find out how to best avoid this going forwards.
3rd May 2024
Best Centre that we have used - EVER!
Thank you so much! We will endeavour to maintain high standards.
