Shannaghmore Outdoor Learning Centre

Shannaghmore Outdoor Learning Centre is located on the edge of the Mourne Mountains just outside Newcastle County Down.  The centre has direct access to mountains, forests, rivers, lakes and the Irish Sea coast. The rich local environment offers opportunity for hillwalking, rock climbing, camping, canoeing, mountain biking and orienteering. The extensive onsite facilities include high and low ropes courses, a lake, archery range, climbing wall, mountain bike trail, orienteering courses, nightline, zip line and an outdoor football pitch. The location of the site and the natural environment surrounding it offers great opportunities for the Centres specialisms of mountain & land-based training, adult training, curriculum links, progression routes for young people, volunteer and instructor development to be achieved. 

The Centre currently delivers a level 2 hillwalking course to teaching and youth work staff which is accredited by EA.  This focuses on participants who deliver outdoor learning programmes within their schools or youth group’s e.g. Duke of Edinburgh / Joint Initiative Awards.