In 1964 the Bowles Rocks Trust[4] was created as an independent charity whose aim is to support young people through outdoor learning and development.
During the 1980s the teambuilding and experiential learning arm of Bowles was developed in order to help raise money for the charity's work with young people – an early social enterprise model.
It is located in East Sussex near the Kent border, about five miles south of Tunbridge Wells, postcode TN3 9LW.
The centre has 140 beds, two ski slopes, an indoor pool, archery range and high ropes courses as well as the Bowles Rocks sandstone crag.
The centre specialises in residential courses, outdoor activities, personal and team development and experiential learning.