Remembering Middleton Camp, where hundreds of Sunderland children had an adventure

The outdoor adventure centre at Middleton in Teesdale welcomed thousands of Sunderland children who would spend days in the open air.

You could do archery, canoeing, rifle practice, team building, and end each day with fun times spent with your schoolmates.

Evening meals in the dining hall

Middleton Camp was a converted assembly hall which took Wearside children from the 1920s onwards.

There was a dormitory with bunk beds and lockers, a dining hall where evening meals were taken and pupils were expected to help with the washing up and cleaning.

A lifetime of memories

It closed in 1990 having served Wearside pupils for almost 70 years.

But it left a lifetime of memories for many children.

At one point, it was so popular that schools had to hold draws to decide which children should go there.

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