Please read these terms and conditions carefully before completing and returning our booking form. Once a completed booking form has been accepted in writing by The Great Escape Company all the persons named on the booking form will have entered a binding contract on the basis of these terms and conditions. If you have any questions about them please do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Definitions
   “The Great Escape” means The Great Escape Company. “The client” means the person or persons named on the booking form. “Great Escape Camp” means one of The Great Escape’s instructional experiences. “Booking form” means one of The Great Escape Company’s booking forms.
2. Agreement
   Agreement on the basis of these terms and conditions arises upon the fulfilment of the following:
1. Receipt by The Great Escape of a properly completed booking form accompanied by the payment or deposit specified by that booking form.
2. Clearance of the payment or deposit into The Great Escape’s bank account.
3. Acceptance by The Great Escape in writing.
4. The Great Escape reserves the right, in its absolute discretion and without the need to give reasons, to refuse to accept a booking. In such circumstances no agreement arises and The Great Escape will return any payment accompanying the booking from.
5. The agreement is between The Great Escape and the client and is the sole agreement between those parties. No variation of these terms and conditions shall be applicable unless agreed in writing by The Great Escape before the relevant Great Escape Camp.
6. The person signing the booking form shall be deemed to sign that form for him/herself and as agent for all other persons listed on that form and warrants that he/she is appointed agent for that purpose.
7. The agreement is governed by English law.
3. Payment
   If a deposit is paid, the balance of the fee as specified on the booking form must be paid in full by the date specified on the booking form, or if no date is specified, no later than 4 weeks before the start of The Great Escape Camp. If not so paid, The Great Escape reserves the right to treat the agreement as cancelled by the client pursuant to clause 5, below. Bookings made within 4 weeks of the course must be accompanied by payment in full.
4. Prices
   Whilst every effort is made to limit prices to those given in the booking form, The Great Escape reserves the right to alter prices should its costs in hosting a Great Escape Camp increase for reasons beyond its reasonable control (including, without limitation, the cost of labour, transport and materials).
1. In the event that a price is altered the client will be notified as soon as reasonably possible and the balance of the altered price will be payable on the same terms as the original price.
2. In the event of the price being increased by 15% or more the client may opt to cancel the booking and will be then entitled to a refund of all monies then paid.
5. Cancellation by client
   If the booking is cancelled by the client (for any reason) the following cancellation charge will arise:
1. Cancellation more than 4 weeks before The Great Escape Camp starts the deposit is forfeited.
2. Cancellation less than 4 weeks before The Great Escape Camp 100% of the fee is payable
   The client acknowledges that it is reasonable for such penalties to arise given the need for The Great Escape to make preparations for a Great Escape Camp substantially in advance of the date of the event.
6. Cancellation/alteration of a Great Escape Camp by The Great Escape
   A Great Escape camp is, by its very nature, at the mercy of natural variables, including the weather. Whilst every reasonable effort is made to deal with such contingencies there may be occasions when The Great Escape through no fault of its own, is forced to cancel a Great Escape event before it starts but at short notice. In these circumstances the client will be offered the option of the return of monies paid, or the opportunity to participate in a comparable Great Escape camp on another date.
   Similarly there maybe occasions when, for no fault of its own, The Great Escape is forced to bring a Great Escape Camp to an early close. In these circumstances the client will be offered the opportunity to participate in a Great Escape Camp of comparable duration to the time lost, at no extra cost.
   A Great Escape Camp is in part a social event and benefits from the presence of a critical number of persons. If The Great Escape, in its absolute discretion and without need to give reasons, determines that a critical number will not be present it reserves the right to cancel a Great Escape Camp at short notice. In these circumstances the client will be offered the option of the return of monies paid or the opportunity to participate in a comparable Great Escape Camp on another date.
   The client acknowledges that all the circumstances in which The Great Escape may be forced to alter or cancel a Great Escape Camp resulted from factors beyond The Great Escape’s control. In return for The Great Escape undertaking to give the maximum amount of notice that circumstances allow, the client accepts that The Great Escape is not liable for any losses arising as a result of cancellation or alteration.
7. The conduct of a Great Escape Camp
   The client acknowledges that during a Great Escape Camp he/she is required to submit to the reasonable instructions and leadership of The Great Escape, save that parents, teachers and those in comparable roles in respect of children attending a Wild Event must maintain control of those children, to the satisfaction of The Great Escape.
   The client acknowledges that persons attending a Great Escape Camp are entitled to expect a high standard of conduct and regard for personal well being on the part of all clients. For this reason the client accepts that The Great Escape may, in its absolute discretion and without the need to give reasons, arrange for him/her to be removed from a Great Escape Camp, if necessary against his/her will. Circumstances in which this might occur include (without limitation) disorderly or abusive conduct; intoxication; failure of control over children; inadequacy of clothing or equipment; incapacity or inability to meet the rigours of a Great Escape Camp.
   In such circumstances the client will not be entitled to a refund of monies and The Great Escape will not be liable for any losses so resulting. The client will on demand reimburse The Great Escape its reasonable costs of effecting his/her removal.
8. Liability
   The Great Escape Camp take place in the open countryside and are by their very nature not absolutely free from hazard. The Great Escape makes every effort to minimise risk to clients and instructs clients in the safe negotiation of such risks as may remain. Consequently, the client acknowledges that there are circumstances in which an accident could befall a client without The Great Escape being at fault and accepts that he/she is taking part in a Great Escape Camp at his/her own risk.
1. The Great Escape only accepts liability for physical injury to a client that is shown to result from negligence on the part of The Great Escape.
2. The client acknowledges that other loss, damage and expense (including, without limitation, loss of money, loss or damage to clothes and possessions, losses arising on the cancellation of a booking and the expense of delay) however arising is not the responsibility of The Great Escape and that The Great Escape’s liability is limited accordingly.
9. Insurance
   The Great Escape is covered to a level of £5,000,000 for Public Liability. The client is strongly advised to take out personal insurance of the type available to holiday makers, to cover the risks ordinarily covered by such policies, including personal injury, loss of belongings and money and cancellation.
10. Complaints
    In the unlikely event that a client has cause for complaint about a Great Escape Camp, the complaint should be made to a representative of The Great Escape during the event in order that corrective action can, if necessary, be taken. The client acknowledges that is unreasonable to take no action during a Great Escape Camp but to complain later.However should a problem not be resolved, complaint should be made in writing within 28 days of the relevant Great Escape Camp. To the extent permitted in law The Great Escape will not be liable in respect of claims first intimated later than 28 days from the close of the relevant Great Escape Camp

    The Great Escape Company, The Mount, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA, Tel: 01588 638288, Email: enquiries@thegreatescapecompany.co.uk