Activities

SAGGA camps are very relaxed, and the majority of the activities are sorted informally. People come up with ideas, suggest them and once a group wanting to do the same thing has formed people go off and do them! We've set up a channel on Discord for people who want to get some advanced planning going, but there will also be chance to sort plans on the Friday night/Saturday morning of camp. We've also come up with a bunch of ideas ourselves for inspiration.

Some activities do require some pre-planning as we need to tell venues numbers or book tickets. For instance we are hoping to organise a pork pie making lesson, which you can select during booking. If you've got any other ideas which need advanced numbers please get in touch so we can add it on the website.

In terms of getting around. The site is about an hours walk into Melton Mowbray, you can find a handy map here. We expect many people will get to activities by car, and if you are driving to camp we'd appreciate you also giving lifts to an activity. As a driver you'll have a lot of sway in where you're going and can ask passengers to split the costs of fuel and parking if you wish. However you can also spend some or all of the day on-site if you want, it's totally up to you.

Here are some ideas of what you can get up to on site and in the local area, just please come back for Saturday dinner as it's going to be a great one! Saturday lunch can be packed up for all-day adventures.

Off Site

In Melton Mowbray

• Pie crawl! Visit Brocklebys, Ye Olde Pork Pie Shop, 54a King Street Cafe, Knapp's Family Butchers as well as many of the local pubs for some quality pie experiences.
• Fancy more cheese? Visit the Melton Cheeseboard for an assortment of local cheeses.
• Charity shop crawl
• Pie making in a bakery- https://www.brocklebys.co.uk/workshops/experience/
• Pub crawl around Melton Mowbray/wider area- why not visit this cheesy pub: http://www.stiltoncheeseinn.co.uk/

Close to Site

• Cheese hike/picnic- go for a wander and enjoy a cheese tasting somewhere scenic. Why not try this 5 hour hike including deer and bison.
• Why not take the scenic route into town? Here's a two hour route from site into Melton Mowbray.
• Fancy a trip to the bat cave? More suited to an evening but why not try this 2 hour walk and see if you can spot some bats.
• Visit some creameries and cheese shops! Why not visit Colston Bassett Dairy, Cropwell Bishop Dairy, Long Clawson Creamery or the The Waltham Deli<.a>.
• Head over to a working windmill at Wymondham, complete with Tea Room.
• Get bowled over by a trip to Grantham Bowl, only 20 mins away.