RESIDENTIAL CAMP FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS
(8-12 YEARS)
We are an outdoor music camp, offering adventurous activities alongside specialist tuition in strings, brass, wind, & percussion with opportunities for guitar and keyboards too. Join the rhythm section in the jazz band tent, play in a wind, brass or string ensemble in the bothy or the barn, and be part of the stirring sounds of the PFMC choir and orchestra in a wild, walled garden.
Applications are now closed for our 2024 camp. We are operating a waiting list. Please do apply if you’d like to, and if you are unsuccessful this year, we’ll add you to our mailing list for next year.
What Is It?
PFMC offers your children a chance to connect with others, get outside (and stay there!), be independent but safe, and have a completely screen free week. Children will camp in tents with each other, (tents are provided if you don’t have one) and spend much of their time outdoors, playing music and having fun with new friends.
Our small size and friendly setting enable us to encourage musical development in each child, through orchestral and ensemble playing with the help of specialist instrumental coaching.
Where Is It?
Just south of Darlington on the River Tees, PFMC takes place in a huge walled garden, surrounded by private parkland, woodland and river banks, all of which we will make the most of during the week. The nearest train station is Darlington. and many of our campers come by train - it is only 3.5 hours direct from London.
How much Is It?
PFMC 7 day Residential Camp Fee 2023: £660
We offer a 10% discount for families where more than one sibling applies. Once you’ve been offered a place, we’ll send you details of how to pay and what to do next. If the fee does not feel affordable, we really want to help! We can direct you towards external funding opportunities and, you can apply to us for a bursary award too →
