Lake District Calvert Trust

The Lake District Calvert Trust has successfully developed life changing programmes for children and adults with disabilities for the last 45 years, pioneering access to the outdoors in the UK. Our mission is to enable people with disabilities to achieve their potential through the challenge of adventurous activities in the countryside in order for them to develop, change perceptions and make positive and lasting changes to their lives.

We have grown from being the UK’s first dedicated activity centre for people with disabilities, to welcoming around 3,500 visitors to stay with us each year, including individuals, family groups, specialist schools, accessible sports clubs, disability charity groups, supported living organisations and care homes, from throughout the UK. Our specialist facilities are well utilised by the local community, with over 12,000 visits a year to our hydrotherapy pool prior to the pandemic. Our Calvert Stables ran nearly 1,800 riding / trap driving sessions for local riders and host the local Riding for the Disabled Association group.

We continue to pioneer new services. Working with leading clinicians and academics, our new Calvert Reconnections Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre offers ground-breaking, acquired brain injury rehabilitation programmes