STORIES

Stories

Outward Bound was founded in 1941 to give young men the confidence to survive if their ships went down in the North Atlantic. The model was so successful that when the war was over, young men from commerce and industry were sent on courses with remarkable results.

Now we have girls and boys as young as 11 years of age participating in Outward Bound. While some things have changed, what remains the same is the unique adventure and personal journey each participant experiences. Every story is an adventure worth reading - and worth sharing - here.

What was your biggest Outward Bound challenge? Do you have a humorous or poignant story to tell? Have you used the skills and confidence from Outward Bound to help you in life?  We would love to hear your experience of Outward Bound.

Tell Us your Story

Generations Story of the Month

  • 13th March 2013

    This is about someone who was a member of the patrol of mine at Ullswater when I was a permanent instructor in 1964. On the first evening I used to encourage the individual members to goive a brief talk to the other members of...

Your Stories

  • 6th February 2013

    Further to my brief story in January about working as an Instructor for three plus years.
    I remembered that whilst I was at Eskdale, I was having tea with The Warden Tom Price and the Bishop of Norwich when there was a...

  • 6th February 2013

    What a shock to see a photo of Drake Watch from January 1958 submitted by Barry John Gilbert! I have a very similar photo from the same time - in this photo I am the 15 year old first lad in the standing back row....

  • 5th February 2013

    As a young laddie aged 14yrs,I attended a 1 month course at the Moray sea-school Burghead Morayshire.The highlight of all the activities on offer was the trip on the Prince Louis,which was a three masted Schooner and which...