Tree Climbers Rendezvous 2023

Rendezvous Dates:

Friday September 15, 2023 through Monday September 18, 2023.

Locations:

Hotel rooms – JHJ4+86 Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom (DeVere Tortworth Court: DeVere
Campsite –  JHJ6+85 Tortworth, Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom (Forest Centre: FC/Arboretum

We’ll climb trees – and have campfires & more – at the Forest Centre & Tortworth Arboretum. Some social events take place at DeVere Tortworth Court.

Rendezvous Registration Fee:

The ‘camper’ fee is £375 / $450
You are free to camp for 3 nights (Friday, Saturday, Sunday evening) at the Forest Centre (breakfast not included)

The ‘hotel/offsite’ fee is £355 / $425
We have reserved a block of rooms at the De Vere Tortworth Mansion Hotel. When you register you will be given a code and you can make your own reservation and pay the hotel directly. If the rooms are not reserved by our group by August 15, they will be released to the general public.

You choose your fee option on the registration form. All fees listed for the event include:

  • lunches (Saturday, Sunday)
  • dinners (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
  • snacks (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
  • event t-shirt
  • access to an Arboretum with lots of history and many, many trees (@Forest Center & DeVere)
  • speakers, workshops, and more
  • Saturday evening entertainment
  • Campfires

For questions contact: rendezvous@gotreeclimbing.org

Our Social Tree Climbers co-Hosts have secured a charming Rendezvous 2023 location!

This Rendezvous will take place in the United Kingdom. Known for – among other things – their excellent castles, we have found a spot that’s not unlike what we would expect of a Robin Hood story.

During this first UK Rendezvous ever, we will be able to climb trees at the Tortworth Forest Centre where Rendezvous goers will also be able to camp: Totworth Forest Center

And… the Google Map location (near Bristol): ForestCentre

If you are in for a less woodsy sleeping experience, you are welcome to stay in the neighboring 19th century Victorian mansion (a hotel in the 21st century): Devere Tortworth Court. They are setting aside rooms for us as we speak.

Did we mention there is a famous arboretum at Tortworth?
I guess we did not. From the Forest Centre’s website: ‘The arboretum’s collection of over 600 rare,native, and champion trees was first designed and planted in the 19th Century and hosts an amazing and unusual ecosystem including wildflowers, deer, bats, butterflies and dragonflies, and many bird types.’ Buckeye, oak, walnut, maple, cedar, hickory, ash, hornbeam, chestnut, poplar, and weird birches… Tree-wise there is enough to see and do!

If pictures are not enough, feel free to start dreaming about Tortworth trees by watching the following video: Tortworth Tree Talk

To learn more: keep an eye out for the next newsletter and/or follow us on social media (GOTC_Facebook and Instagram: @gotreeclimbing). See you in the trees!

We are seeking Silent Auction donation items and Workshop presenters.
Email rendezvous@gotreeclimbing.org