Summer Camp Tickets, Accommodation and Sightseeing Options
We aim to be as inclusive as possible in our pricing, to enable all people, irrespective of budget, to be able to participate in our programmes, whilst honouring and respecting the high quality of our artists and other service providers.
To sign up for Summer Camp, there are three things you have to do:
1) Choose which Summer Camp ticket you want, whether it’s signing up for the whole 4 days, or coming along for our day or half day programmes, our afternoon tea and storytellings, or our evening performances or sharings. There’s something for every budget!
2) Choose which accommodation option you want, we offer everything from pitching your own tent on the field at Clos de Gaye, renting one of our luxury bell tents or our spectacular ‘stargazer’ tents, staying in a local Bed and Breakfast, or taking a room or suite in the manor house
3) Decide if you want to stay on for 3-days of sightseeing in our gorgeous region, to consolidate new friendships, and enjoy a day hiking in the Pyrénées, a visit to the Chateau de Pau, and a trip to the beach on the Basque coast.
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Summer Camp Tickets
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Summer Camp Weekend
The entire weekend workshop, arrive anytime after 2pm Thursday and stay through until just after lunch on Sunday. Make the most of workshops, talks, performances, world-changing lunch discussions, dinner around the campfire and stargazing late into the night.
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Day Tickets
Come along on Friday or Saturday to meet with our international visitors and take part in an extraordinary day of inspirational talks, workshops and the meeting of new friends from around the world.
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Half-Day Workshop and Lunch
Dip your toes into one of our summer camps by taking part in two morning workshops. A wide selection of workshops for both adults and children that will enable you to get a taste of our offerings and meet with our international visitors too.
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Evening Concerts
Come and be part of world-class concerts and performance programmes from our resident artists, under the lantern-light amidst the trees, or on our beautiful field overlooking the mountains. A magical and unforgettable experience.
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Campfire Sharings
Come with a piece of poetry, a song to sing, or an idea to share, at our campfire sharings. Meet friends old and new under the stars at Clos de Gaye and be inspired to share your creativity with others.
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Afternoon Tea and Storytelling
Sit in the beautiful courtyard garden of Clos de Gaye and enjoy the truly English tradition of afternoon tea and cake, whilst listening to a story. Stories for grown ups and children alike, told in all languages, then stay and enjoy making new friends, climbing trees and soaking up the atmosphere of a lazy summer day.
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€25 OR LESS
Making the magic of Clos de Gaye available to everyone.
Accommodation will be provided either in tents on the Clos de Gaye estate, in the manor house or at a local hotel or bed and breakfast.
For camping, you have the option to stay in one of our beautiful furnished luxury bell tents or even the fabulous Stargazer tents that give you a nightly star show from the comfort of your bed! These are wonderful special experiences that would create a lifetime of memories.
We also offer the option to stay in bed and breakfast accommodation through our local partners, the cost of which includes transport to Clos de Gaye at the start of everyday. We also have four rooms available in the manor house, and additional accommodation in Rose Cottage. All options include a continental breakfast.
Alternatively, you can also purchase just the ticket for the weekend workshop and organise your own separate accommodation and transport options.
We can also match those wishing to travel solo with other participants to save on accommodation prices.
Contact us if you’d like to explore this option
Accommodation Options
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Own Tent Pitch
Come and pitch your own tent on the stunning Clos de Gaye estate and enjoy this budget option for being part of our summer camp programme
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Furnished Bell Tent
Large enough for a family of 4, with futon beds, chairs and charming little touches to make you feel at home. Extra bed available on request.
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Luxury Stargazer Tent
Lie in bed and enjoy your own nightly star show in the comfort of a proper bed, an experience like no other
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Local Bed and Breakfast
Enjoy a quiet night away from the partying with one of our local partners
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Manor House at Clos de Gaye
Double rooms, family suites and gites
3-day Regional Day Trips
Get to know your new friends even better by taking an extra three days to discover our gorgeous region! Enjoy an afternoon in the beautiful city of Pau, taking in the castle and the famed Boulevard de Pyrénées; on the Monday enjoy a hike through the Cirque de Gavarnie or up the Pic du Midi d’Ossau; and on the Tuesday enjoy a day at the Basque or Landes coast to relax on the beach, explore the pretty little towns of St Jean de Luz or Hossegor, before a dinner of Basque tapas or a fresh seafood catch of the day.
For young people from the ages of 16 - 25, come together with others for 4 days of inspirational workshops, talks, discussions and purpose-driven coaching to help support and sustain you as you navigate the school and college years, the life choices you need to make for your future and your understanding of your unique contribution to the world!
We bring you some of the best leadership development experts, coaches, artists and facilitators from around the world for stimulating workshops that use the arts and creativity to help you find yourself and your purpose in life. By coming together with others on a similar journey, you will leave inspired and motivated to forge your own unique path in life, build valuable friendships with others who can be cheer-leaders in your journey and have a lot of fun at the same time!
Our founder, Caroline Watson, is passionate about supporting young people on their journey to self-discovery and knows a thing or two personally about the mental and physical barriers that can often threaten to stand in the way of you finding your own voice. As a young person with creative and artistic dreams, and a strong streak of entrepreneurialism, she had to navigate the ups and downs of forging a unique path in the world, often facing opposition from those around her in following her dreams. Caroline believes that the current challenges we are facing in the world offer an opportunity for young people to lead in unique and compelling ways, whilst also building the necessary entrepreneurial skills to navigate huge uncertainty in the future of work. With courage and conviction, Caroline will inspire you to realise you are in control of your own destiny and have you leaving the camp fully believing in your potential for an amazing life!
The Teenage and College Years Summer Camp is part of our Healing for Humanity Summer Camp series for children, young people and adults and can be attended either individually or alongside other family members interested in both our adult and children’s programme too: https://www.artsandleadership.com/healing-for-humanity
Dates:
Your One Wild and Precious Life
10th to 13th July
Surrender to Freedom and Joy
24th to 27th July
If I Ruled the World
7th to 10th August
Price includes all workshops, lunches and dinners, for the full 4 days (4pm Thursday to 2pm Sunday; Friday and Saturday from 9.30am to 10pm) Breakfast not included.
New! Summer Camp for Young People
New! Summer Camp for Young People
A series of summer camps for teenagers and young people that help them navigate the world as a young person. Build the necessary skills of creativity, resilience and entrepreneurialism to forge a ‘portfolio’ life and find your unique role in the world.
Practical Information
Getting Here
From your home to Clos de Gaye
Clos de Gaye is situated less than 20 minutes away from both Pau airport and train station in south west France. We are also 50 minutes away from Tarbes/Lourdes airport that has regular connections from many cities in Europe. Biarritz, Bordeaux and Toulouse are all between 1 - 2 hours drive or train ride with multiple flight options available there.
In keeping with our vision to have a positive impact on the world, we encourage international visitors to start their journey at Gare Montparnasse in Paris, so you can use train travel to ‘set the scene’ on your journey and reduce your carbon footprint as well as enjoying a few days in the beautiful City of Light.
We suggest that you aim for a plane or train to arrive in Paris on the morning of the retreat date, and to take either the 10am train or the 2pm train from Montparnasse to arrive in time for dinner or afternoon tea.
Transfers from the train station to Clos de Gaye can be arranged ahead of time and the transfer time takes less than 20 minutes.
We also kindly ask all international visitors to offset the carbon from their plane travel from their origin to their final destination at Clos de Gaye through a reputable carbon-offsetting scheme.
Dates
10th to 13th July
24th to 27th July
7th to 10th August
Come together with people from around the world to take part in transformative workshops, discussions, performances and experiences that will change the world.
As a family-friendly space, we have a strict no alcohol policy outside of mealtimes (when wine is provided). Drug use, even cannabis, is strictly prohibited and will result in guests being asked to leave if breaching those rules.
For fire and safety reasons, we kindly ask guests not to smoke around the campsite nor inside the buildings. A small space will be allocated for smokers as needed.
We are in a residential area and ask that you are respectful of our neighbours and the beautiful countryside we live in by clearing up any mess you leave and depositing it in the recycling boxes, and by refraining from too much noise after 10pm.
Good to Know
As a socially-entrepreneurial for-profit company, choosing to purchase a camp or retreat at The Centre for the Arts and Global Leadership creates employment opportunities for artists and creatives, supports low-income and marginalised communities to also take part in extraordinary experiences at Clos de Gaye and elsewhere in the world, and enables us to support the ‘higher order’ leadership of current and future leaders, bringing about profound and transformative impact to our world.