Sporting Experience Days
Whatever your sport, hobby or pastime is, we've got some great packages available to add an extra dimension to your leisure time. Indoors and out, we've located some deals to suit your needs, whether you harbour hopes of hitting a decent break in snooker, relish the challenge of rock climbing or fancy a day by the river bank fly fishing. All but one of these options are priced at under £100, making them a high value gift for a friend or well-earned treat for yourself.
Snow bother
We've got four varied snow related options for you to enjoy at the acclaimed Chill Factore in Manchester. This is complimented by a £50 snowboarding taster available at Milton Keynes, Castleford in Yorkshire and Glasgow. We'll provide the equipment and an instructor, leaving you to add the fun.
Experience the thrill of gaining in confidence on the slopes using proper techniques, rather than stumbling around wondering why the others can do it so much better than you. Get to master the snowboard before making the step up to skiing and learning how to keep those skis exactly parallel and answering to your every command.
Rock face
If climbing those sheer slopes is more your thing, we've got some lively options to test your judgment and ability. With indoor and outdoor options to select from at six different venues, there are plenty of chances to test yourself or enjoy an introduction to this popular pastime.
You can test your climbing and abseiling skills in West Sussex, try ice climbing for two at the great indoor centres at Covent Garden and Deansgate, Manchester, or go for our intensive all-day beginner’s class in Cornwall. Each location has been carefully selected to provide you with the right balance of learning in a testing environment – enabling you to get fully hands on.
Gone fishing
Jump on board a purpose-built fishing vessel and set sail down the Bristol Channel for six great hours of sea fishing. Your skipper will be delighted to pass on their experience to you, showing you the tips and tricks from years of trawling the seas, allowing you to take home anything that you catch. Alternatively, step up a level or two to experience the demands of fly fishing along the 26 miles of shoreline at Rutland Water in Leicestershire. With a seasoned instructor on hand, you'll be shown how to cast from the banks, bide your time and wait for the moment to land the big one.
Slower paced
Looking at more traditional sports you can take your pick between golf and snooker, or even try both options to add an edge to your game.
Take your clubs along to the futuristic Northwick Park in Middlesex to put your skills with club in hand to the test. Move from the driving range over to pitch and putt to give your short game a boost, before testing yourself out on some of the most famous holes in golf. We've put together a nine-hole ‘Majors’ course where you can drive the fairways of Augusta, chip and run at Lytham St Annes and face the unique greens of St Andrews all in the one session.
If the green baize is more your sort of surface, you can get along to the home of snooker in Sheffield to spend a day under the watchful eye of a professional snooker coach. Learn how to get gain control of the cue ball, plan two balls ahead, pot with confidence and use the accessories properly, before trying a few trick shots that will leave your friends baffled and amazed!
Something completely different
Archery or clay pigeon shooting? The choice is yours! We've got over a dozen locations throughout Scotland and England for you to try your luck at clay pigeon shooting. Your instructor will take you through the basics and then allow you to test out your co-ordination, following the clay then releasing the trigger at the right moment to hit your target.
On a similar note try your luck at archery - testing your hand-eye co-ordination and enjoy the special thrill of hitting the board and marvel as you watch an expert show you the way to the bull’s-eye.
The way we see it
With leisure time becoming more and more precious and an ever growing range of options for you and your time, we've had a look around to find some great activities that have the crucial mix of enjoyment and learning. With all of our options you'll enjoy top quality facilities, experienced instructors and an exciting challenge. Working within a group or on your own, you'll learn more about yourself and your chosen activity without feeling that you are back in the classroom.
With our climbing options you'll get to plan your way up sheer slopes, get an insight into that strategies required and find your nerve and judgment tested in equal measures. At Covent Garden or the Deansgate Centre in Manchester, you'll forget the shopping that's going on outside and be engrossed in the climbing challenges that lay ahead. For the ultimate challenge, you can head to Cornwall for a day on the real slopes facing up to the wind, rain and maybe sunshine with expert guidance to assist you throughout.
The less energetic options of snooker, clay pigeon shooting, archery and fishing may be less demanding on the body, however are far more likely to test your mind and patience. Overcome the frustrations of missing the target and learn about the techniques proven to succeed in a relaxed environment, where you set your own targets rather than match up to others.
Most of our options are available all year round and are suitable for almost anyone in good general health. We'll supply the location, equipment and instructions, leaving you to add the attitude and desire to create a special day with lasting memories.
Location Information
East: Bedfordshire (Riseley), Essex (Chelmsford, Fyfield), Hertfordshire (Sawbridgeworth), Norfolk (Near Ripon), Suffolk (Newmarket)
Midlands: Derbyshire (Doveridge), Leicestershire (Leicester, Rutland), Nottinghamshire (Oxton), Warwickshire (Southam), Worcestershire (Redditch)
North East: North Yorkshire (Skipton), Northumberland (Hexham), South Yorkshire (Sheffield), West Yorkshire (Castleford)
North West: Cumbria (Wigton), Greater Manchester (Deansgate, Eccles, Manchester)
Scotland: Argyll (Lochaber), Ayrshire (Dalry), Dumfriesshire, Fife (Kirkcaldy), Lanarkshire (Cumbernauld), Renfrewshire (Renfrew)
South East: Buckinghamshire (Long Crendon, Milton Keynes), Kent (Tenterden), London (Covent Garden), Middlesex (Northwick Park), Surrey (Redhill, Woking), West Sussex (East Grinstead, Worthing)
South West: Avon (Coalpit Heath, Portishead), Cornwall (Holywell Bay), Devon (Holsworthy), Dorset (Blandford Forum, Horton, Wareham), Gloucestershire
UK Wide: Various locations
Wales: South Glamorgan (Penarth)
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