Multi Activity
Team Building
The following itinerary is just an example of what we can offer you and your guests. Obviously, the list of ideas is endless. However, you will be assigned a personal Event Manager at the start of your inquiry, in order to go through with you exactly what you would like to achieve from the day. Our experienced staff have organized many Team Building days and will be able to expertly advise you, to ensure you get the best day possible, within your own particular constraints, i.e. budget, timescales, number of guests, etc.
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| Activities according to the day chosen Morning coffee and pastries Welcome champagne/canapé reception Lunch and/or Dinner Event briefing Event Management Souvenir photos |
| Example Day | |||
| 09:00 | Arrive at your chosen venue | 13:00 | Luncheon |
| 09:15 | Champagne reception or coffee and pastries | 14:00 | Afternoon events commence |
| 09:30 | Event briefing, given by the on-site qualified Instructor | 17:30 | Dinner, with fine wines and liqueurs |
| 10:00 | Event commences | 19:30 | Guests depart at leisure |
| Cost | ||
| Jan – Dec | Multi Activity Day | Team Building Day | POA |
| Costs vary depending on number of guests, activities and venue choice. For a quotation, based on your companies personal requirements, please call so we can tailor-make your event to suit your budget. | ||||||
| Example Activities and Events |
| RACING LAWNMOWERS – All the thrills of a Race Track brought to you via the power of high-tech lawnmowers! Real mowers have been converted into exciting racing machines. Modifications include the fitting of a race seat and Formula 1 style steering wheel. Participants race against the clock and the Team Challenge can include the obligatory Pit Lane Tyre Change. This activity is hilarious fun but watch out for "Garden Rage"! |
| BLINDFOLD DRIVING – A true test of teamwork and communication – not advisable for couples! The blindfolded driver is instructed by a sighted passenger and a course has to be negotiated safely! The teams race against the clock with penalties being incurred for hitting any gates. |
| QUAD BIKES – These four-wheeled bikes can go anywhere and like the Pilots, are fully automatic, making them extremely easy to operate. No driving experience is necessary! Guests will face a challenging course, including the Limbo Pole. |
| 4 X 4 DRIVING – This obviously depends on the suitability of the venue used for the event. Where possible, a testing off-road course is set up. Under the watchful eye of our instructor, guests will attempt to negotiate this course with points being awarded for driving skill as well as speed. |
| ARCHERY – The traditional sport of Longbow is an ideal complement to Driving Activities. Guests use Olympic Recurve bows and will undergo instruction before taking their scoring arrows. Don't forget to bring your green tights! |
| CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING – Experienced CPSA qualified coaches will ensure that even the complete novice will hit one of those elusive clays. Clay shooting can be combined with an Activity Day or used as an event in itself. A wide variety of layouts can be set up, catering for all degrees of experience. |
| LASER CLAY SHOOTING – This is ideal for venues where it is not possible to do real clay shooting (such as city centre hotels with limited grounds). Up to five people can play at one time. Guests use deactivated shotguns, fitted with a laser beam to shoot at clays fitted with a reflective strip. An automatic scoreboard keeps track of your progress. |
| AIR RIFLE/PISTOL TARGET SHOOTING – BSA air rifles are fitted with powerful telescopic sights and guests will face a variety of targets. Scores are kept. How many targets can you hit on the "Against The Clock Round"? |
| HUMAN TABLE FOOTBALL – This is a giant inflatable version of the popular pub game and it is hilarious fun! Human players are attached by Velcro to plastic poles, which slide from side to side across a pitch with inflatable sides. Team sizes can range from 5 to 8 aside. Great fun for It’s A Knockout Activity Days or as a standalone event. |
| SPIDERS WEB (TEAMWORK AND PROBLEM SOLVING) – Hidden in the trees is a giant bungy web. The whole team has to pass through it, and back again, without touching the web. This is a very popular task that involves the whole team working together. |
| ARTESIAN WELL (MULTI TASKING, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP & PROBLEM SOLVING) – The teams are faced with a restricted area. Inside is a length of down pipe that they are told contains a bomb. The aim is to retrieve the bomb without touching it and transfer it to the safety bunker, also situated within the minefield. There are also two watering cans located in the middle of the minefield. there is not a lot of equipment provided and the teams really have to puzzle over this one. teamwork is essential to complete what initially looks like an impossible task. |
| GRENADE LAUNCHER (PLANNING, DESIGN AND LEADERSHIP) – Using the equipment provided, the teams have to construct an egg launcher. Not only do the teams have to fire the egg across a gorge, but they also have to catch it to earn maximum points! |
| THE VIRUS (PROBLEM SOLVING AND COOPERATION) – In the middle of a minefield is a tin containing a highly contagious virus. This has to be retrieved and taken to a decontamination pot. No member of the team is allowed in the minefield or within three feet of the virus! |
| DRUIDS MAZE (PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP) – The team are faced with a giant bungy maze stretched out across the floor. They are informed that it has been laid across a dangerous area containing quicksand and the only safe way across is with the aid of a series of coloured wooden boards. Once a segment has been used it cannot be used again. Careful planning is needed or some members of the team may be left stranded on the wrong side! |
| WIGGLE (TEAMWORK AND TRUST) – An excellent Ice Breaker calling for teamwork and cooperation. The team form a circle and join hands. There is an inner tube hanging over the arms of one pair in the group. The aim is to pass the tube all the way round the circle without releasing each other's hands! This is even better when two or more teams are racing each other. |
| SPACE ESCAPE (PROBLEM SOLVING AND TEAMWORK) – This game calls for organisation, communication and problem solving. Faced with a dwindling supply of oxygen the team must rearrange hula-hoops in such a way that will allow them to beam aboard their spacecraft. Various restrictions are in place, which make this task a lot more difficult than it first appears. |
| GORGE CROSSING (TEAMWORK, TRUST AND PLANNING) – Faced with an imaginary 200ft deep, crocodile infested gorge, the teams have to get safely across using the equipment provided. This is hard enough, but what if one of the teams steps on an unseen mine and has to be stretchered across? |
| INVISIBLE MAZE (PROBLEM SOLVING, LEADERSHIP & ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING) – A group of astronauts in training for a two-year mission into deep space must demonstrate their ability to learn and problem solve as a team by traversing an invisible maze. |
| MINEFIELD (COMMUNICATION, PLANNING AND TRUST) – Faced with crossing a minefield blindfolded, the teams first have to create a language using a whistle and then get as many people across the minefield in the allotted time period. Planning and time management are essential. |
| MOONWALK (PROBLEM SOLVING AND INTERDEPENDENCE) – Your team have been caught on the wrong side of a poisonous swamp whilst testing an experimental oxygen system. They need to get back across to the other side to safety, but the system involves the entire team being linked together. Time is of the essence because there is a limited supply of oxygen left in the tanks. |
| OBSTACLE SKIS (INTERDEPENDENCE, COOPERATION AND TRUST) – Great as an Ice Breaker or as a team exercise in itself. Three members of the team are linked on a pair of skis and have to safely negotiate an obstacle course. This game calls for balance and teamwork and it can be hilarious fun for onlookers! |
| BLINDFOLD TENT ERECTION COMMUNICATION AND TRUST) – An excellent communications exercise. Before they even see the task, the team have to select communicators and facilitators. The facilitators are blindfolded and then the sighted members of the team are given the brief. They have to instruct their blindfolded team-mates to erect a tent within a restricted area, then get in it and zip up the door! This is a head-to-head race to use during an Ice Breaker session. |
| WASHING POWDER ADVERT (CREATIVITY, DESIGN AND PLANNING) – Using props and a Polaroid camera, the team have to make a washing powder advert, take photographs and make a presentation to the rest of the group. This calls for creativity and imagination. |
| GREAT ESCAPE (TRUST, INTERDEPENDENCE AND PLANNING) – The team have been captured and imprisoned by aliens. Any disturbance of the compound wall will alert the aliens with the result that the whole group are re-imprisoned, even those who have escaped. The only equipment provided is a single plank. The task calls for a high level of team commitment and how does the last person get out? |
| VENUES |
| When we have established what your requirements are, we will source the best possible venue for you, bearing in mind your preferences, location, budget, group size, etc. However, below is a small sample of excellent venues around the United Kingdom. |
| NORTH OF ENGLAND |
| Cranage Hall, Holmes Chapel, Chesire – deluxe venue, with 150 bedrooms, set in 20 acres. Nearest Airport – Manchester. Nearest Rail Station – Crewe. |
| Wychwood Park, Crewe – is set in an ideal location just minutes from junction 16 of the M6 and with fast rail links to Manchester, Birmingham and London, surrounded by it’s own PGA European-tour standard golf course. |
| Macdonald Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa, Bolton – a beautiful four-star hotel, with 128 bedrooms, located within easy reach of Manchester. |
| Matfen Hall, Matfen, Newcastle upon Tyne – is a magnificent country house hotel, with 53 bedrooms, located just 12 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. |
| MIDLANDS |
| Ardencote Manor Hotel, Country Club and Spa, Warwick – deluxe venue, with 75 bedrooms, set in 42 acres, located approximately 6 miles from junction 15 of the M40. |
| Hoar Cross Hall, nr Yoxall, Staffordshire – Grade II listed building, with 53 bedrooms, set in 100 acres. Nearest Rail Station - Lichfield Trent Valley. |
| The Oxford Belfry, nr Milton Common, Oxfordshire – four star hotel, with 154 bedrooms, set in 15 acres. Located just a few minutes drive from Oxford. |
| Whittlebury Hall Hotel and Spa, Towcester – a modern building where the elegance of classical Georgian architecture has been complemented by rich furnishings and fabrics to create a truly impressive hotel. Located in the heart of rural Northamptonshire, yet just 10 minutes from junction 15A of the M1 motorway. |
| SOUTH OF ENGLAND |
| The Pendley Manor Hotel, Tring, Hertfordshire – Grade II listed building, set in 35 acres. Little more than an hour from Central London, close to the M1 and M25. |
| New Place, Hampshire – Grade I listed manor house, set in 32 acres. Located within easy reach of the M3 and M27. Nearest Rail Station - Southampton. |
| Theobalds Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire – deluxe venue, set in 55 acres. Located just a few minutes drive from junction 25 of the M25. |
| Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club, Wych Cross, East Sussex – based around an old country mansion house, with 106 bedrooms, set in 186 acres. |