Inclusive Open Gold DofE Expeditions
Complete Your Inclusive Gold Expedition Journey With Confidence
Step Into Your Greatest Adventure Yet
Take on your biggest DofE challenge yet through a supportive, inclusive, and unforgettable expedition experience with Equal Adventure Developments.
Our Inclusive Open Gold Expeditions are designed for individuals and small groups looking to develop skills, challenge themselves, and experience meaningful adventure in a welcoming environment. Whether you are joining independently, seeking an alternative to school-based expeditions, or looking to share the experience with like-minded people, we provide the support and guidance to help you succeed.
Gold is more than an expedition — it’s a journey of growth, resilience, leadership, and discovery. It’s an opportunity to step beyond your comfort zone, gain real-world experience, and create memories that stay with you long after the expedition ends.
Throughout your Gold journey, participants will have opportunities to:
- Build resilience and confidence through adventure
- Strengthen leadership and teamwork skills
- Develop practical expedition and navigation experience
- Grow decision-making and problem-solving abilities
- Connect with new people and shared experiences
- Experience inspiring and memorable outdoor environments
- Experience inspiring and memorable outdoor environments.
At Equal Adventure Developments, we believe the greatest journeys are not measured only by distance travelled, but by the confidence gained, friendships built, and experiences discovered along the way.
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How Our Inclusive Gold Programme Works
Gold is the final stage of the Inclusive DofE expedition journey - offering greater challenge, deeper experiences, and opportunities to build confidence, leadership, and independence through real adventure.
Training & Practice Expedition Programme (3 Days)
Begin your Gold journey by developing essential expedition skills in a supportive environment. This programme explores all areas of the Gold training framework, including navigation, planning, teamwork, and expedition preparation before completing a two-day practice expedition to build experience and confidence.
Programme Cost: £225.00
Gold Qualifying Expedition Programme (5 Days)
Prepare for your assessed journey through an acclimatisation and planning day designed to help participants feel ready and confident before setting out. You’ll then complete your four-day qualifying expedition, supported and assessed by a DofE Accredited Assessor.
Programme Cost: £315.00
Complete Gold Journey – Back-to-Back Programme (7 Days)
For participants wanting to complete their entire Gold Expedition section in one immersive experience. This extended programme combines training, preparation, practice, and qualifying expedition elements into one supported journey. From initial planning through to completion, participants receive guidance throughout the experience. Assessment is carried out by a DofE Accredited Assessor.
Programme Cost: £495.00
Every programme creates space to connect with others, develop teamwork, and build meaningful friendships. Throughout your journey, our experienced instructors provide ongoing mentoring and encouragement to ensure you feel supported, included, and confident every step of the way.
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Locations Designed For Inclusive Adventure
Our Inclusive Gold expeditions take place in carefully selected locations across Scotland and the UK that provide suitable terrain, beautiful scenery, and rewarding adventure experiences.
Locations are chosen to provide:
- Incredible landscapes
- Appropriate Bronze terrain
- Accessible travel options
- Memorable expedition experiences.
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REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS AND SPECIALS
Equal Adventure Developments Ltd (EAD) is excited to inform you about its repairs, alterations and specials services offered by our in-house Soapstone Services team.
Has your zip broken on your favourite jacket? Are your trousers a bit too long? Are your jeans just not fitting as well as they used to? Are you requiring a new set of curtains? Equal Adventure has just the solution for you.
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BIO ENGINEERING
EAD's Bio Engineering consultancy blends inclusive product design, adaptive engineering and evidence-based research to deliver practical solutions that enable participation for people with all disabilities in outdoor environments and day-to-day living contexts. Leveraging decades of experience in ergonomic assessment, prototyping and real-world testing, this service supports partners — including disability organisations, outdoor providers and research collaborators — to transform concepts into safe, functional and empowering solutions that enhance independence, performance and user experience. The work is grounded in human-centred engineering and aligned with the organisation’s commitment to advancing inclusion and removing barriers for people of all abilities. The company operates under robust quality management systems and is registered to ISO 9001 standards, ensuring consistent, high-quality service delivery.
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INCLUSION ACCESS CONSULTANCY
EAD's Inclusion Access Consultancy helps organisations embed meaningful inclusion into their culture, practices and environments so that people of all abilities can participate with dignity and confidence. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience supporting outdoor education, community partners and service providers, this consultancy provides tailored inclusion audits and barrier reviews, delivers strategic planning and staff guidance, and empowers organisations to achieve practical, sustainable change. Emphasising person-centred outcomes and organisational readiness, the service moves beyond compliance to build confidence, inclusive judgement and improved participation pathways.
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SUPPORTING ORGANISATION
- We Consult
- We Co-create
- We Coordinate
- We Build Capacity
Equal Adventure Developments Ltd (EAD) collaborates with community groups, outdoor providers, disability networks, schools and universities to build capacity, strengthen inclusive practice and expand opportunities for participation and wellbeing. This consultancy role provides mentoring and strategic advice, delivers co-developed programmes tailored to each partner’s goals, and empowers organisations through the sharing of extensive experience in inclusive delivery, training and equipment design. By sharing expertise, resources and best practice, Equal Adventure Developments helps partners enhance impact, secure partnerships and build resilient inclusive systems that benefit staff, participants and communities alike.
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MECHANICAL DESIGN CONSULTANCY
EAD’s Mechanical Design Consultancy supports clients in creating mechanically sound, inclusive products and systems that perform reliably in real-world settings, particularly for adaptive outdoor use. Combining principles of ergonomic design, materials expertise and iterative prototype testing, this service helps turn ideas into functional, accessible solutions that meet user needs and environmental demands. Whether refining adaptive equipment, developing bespoke mechanisms, or optimising designs for broader usability, the consultancy aligns technical rigour with the organisation’s inclusive ethos to deliver practical, user-centred outcomes.
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