Arthur, don't your Local Authority Youth Service run summer residentials? Ours did when I was a YW. We took groups of young people aged 13 - 18 to a wide range of centres, including the Peak District, rural Lincolnshire and Jersey. All properly planned and controlled, and great fun.

Having said that, it's 14 years since I gave YW up, and with the rise of the PC-Loonies in YW, and the resultant growth of the 'Risk-Assessment Culture' they might not take people away any more in case someone breaks a fingernail, or gets a scratch or - OMG, dare I even suggest it - falls over and bruises themselves!! :-) :-)