Activity centres
Many of the activities listed below are adrenaline raising, as most young people are looking for the buzz and satisfaction that they get from pushing themselves through risky endeavours. We can’t list all the excellent places near by but here’s a few suggestions to contact:
Aardvark Endeavours is great for all ages and abilities and excellent for young people who have mobility issues.
Biblins Adventure Centre is run by Gloucestershire Youth and Community Service. There’s large accommodation and self-catering and is the ideal base for outdoor activities, particularly canoeing.
Bracelands Adventure Centre is a converted farmhouse with extensive grounds for games and other activities.
Charterhouse Centre is great for residentials and day activities with a range of outdoor and environmental education activities.
The Dartmoor Centres offer a wide range of outdoor and environmental activities and accommodation for most types of groups. Outdoor education tutors are available with equipment available.
Grenville House Outdoor Education Centre offers affordable, high quality accommodation and safe, supervised outdoor education opportunities in a historic fishing port.
Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre is a place where you can do canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, caving, climbing, orienteering and raft building for all ages and abilities.
Klive Court is a residential and outdoor educational centre that caters for archery, climbing wall, abseil tower, rifle shooting, mountain biking, wind surfing, grass sledging, orienteering and mini golf to name a few.
Outpost Limited is a dynamic outdoor activity organisation that organises excellent days out, specialising in stuff that’s a bit scary and led by an Ex-Army man.
The Start Bay Centre offers camping, coastal walking, riding and caving with qualified staff, they even offer music and art workshops too!
The Wilderness Centre has outdoor activity instruction sessions available and can be either self-catered or fully catered.
Adventure Playgrounds
There are some great adventure playgrounds in Bristol with so much to climb, explore and play on! Click the links to find out more:
Art
Painting, sculpture, print making, murals, drawing, mosaics… the possibilities are endless. There’s lots of places in Bristol to get involved and creative!
