about us

Adventure Cornwall is a family business run by David and Catherine Collin. David is a highly experienced outdoor education specialist, who during his career has been responsible for the planning and provision of safe and enjoyable activity holidays for up to 50 people a day and has led a team of fourteen instructors across a wide range of activities.

He has over fifteen years of activity-related professional qualifications and experience, and on the way has picked up a masters degree in marine science, qualified as a Royal Yachting Association Yacht Master, a British Canoe Union Coach, and is qualified by the Mountain Leader Training Board to lead groups rock climbing, abseiling and in high moorland areas including overnight wild camping.

David usually leads the climbing and moorland expedition and his trusted Senior Instructor Simon leads most of the canoeing expeditions.

But most of all David enjoys life and has put what he really loves at the center of his world. He stays fit by leading a physically active life and has created a beautiful, welcoming place at Lombard. Perhaps most importantly his current lifestyle now gives him plenty of time to play with his three children.

Catherine is a chartered clinical psychologist with extensive experience of providing consultancy and training in areas of stress management, assertiveness, team-building and communication. She runs her own well-established business Outlook Southwest, which provides a psychological input into a range of work places.

Thank heavens for Catherine; she is the steady one who keeps the Lombard lifestyle on an even keel.

David and Catherine have three children, Eliza 18, (going on 21), Tamara 16, Tristan 12 as well as various animals.

Eliza loves acting, dancing and art and has just started studying at Falmouth University, Tamara loves fashion, all animals and hates maths. She has friends called Emily, Meg, Charlotte, Alice, Anna and Tallulah. Tristan loves street dancing, rugby and drumming. The animals just like food...