Activities
All Activities | City Skylines Aerial Challenge | Outreach Activities | Shooting Activities | Water Activities
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Abseiling
Minimum age: 5
A classic activity – our tower has had thousands of Leicestershire people test their nerve over the years. You’ll never forget your first abseil!
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Aerial Trekking
Minimum age: 8
Skylines Aerial Challenge™ has 2 levels of trekking courses each with their own individual challenges.
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Air Rifles
Minimum age: 8
In this session individuals are taught correct behaviour in a range and how to shoot a 0.177 air rifle safely and accurately.
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Archery
Minimum age: 5
Try your aim on our Olympic style archery targets, or have a go playing archery darts. This is a great activity for people of all ages and abilities.
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Bellboating
Minimum age: 5
A Bell boat is a twin-hulled boat with a deck in between. This is a great way of journeying along the River Soar, and enjoying the company of your family, friends or work colleagues.
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Camp Craft
Minimum age: 5
Learn how to build a shelter, or make a campfire. Cooking on a campfire can be very satisfying depending on the end product. We may not be Ray Mears but we can certainly give you basic skills and ideas on how to survive a night under canvas.
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Camping
Minimum age: 8
Fancy a night under canvas? We regularly work with groups who want to spend a few days at the centre and sleep in the tents that we can provide.
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Canoeing
Minimum age: 8
More stable than a kayak and allowing up to 3 people in a boat, open canoeing is great for beginners doing introductory sessions, lazy river trips on a summer’s day or for those who want to move onto moving water.
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Climbing
Minimum age: 5
Our indoor climbing wall is aimed at those new to climbing, and is perfect for the youngest of budding climbers.
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Crate Stack (Team Challenge)
Minimum age: 8
The aim of the game is to build a crate stack as high as possible in a certain time before it collapses. Great Fun!
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Environmental
Minimum age: 5
We have a 15 acre site full of insects, birds, animals and plants. At our pond and picnic area during the summer you’ll see big dragon flies, tadpoles and other pond life including ducks. Lizards and grass snakes are not uncommon around the site, and our blackberry bushes are always a favourite destination for the young ones.
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Fencing
Minimum age: 5
Fencing is a classic sport with a huge history. We offer you the chance to don the protective clothing, put on your mask and learn how to handle a foil and beat your opponent. This is a very exciting and physical activity which will warm you up and keep you alert.
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High All Board (Team Challenge)
Minimum age: 8
An excellent exercise for the whole group. Up to 4 people climb to the top of one post and stand on the same platform. The rest of the group control their ropes. Now the hard part. Lean backwards holding onto each other. Can you keep it together?.
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Inclined Balance Beam
Minimum age: 5
A lovely introduction to the Skylines Aerial Challenge™ course. A great activity for younger people or those who want to ease themselves into the whole idea of being off the ground in a harness.
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Jacobs Ladder (Team Challenge)
Minimum age: 8
This is an absolute classic activity for a group. This is very physical. If you get to the top though, you will be mighty chuffed.
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Kayaking
Minimum age: 8
Another classic activity, kayaking is simply great fun. Take to the water and learn how to paddle in a straight line. Our kayak sessions are for fun and are one of the most popular activities.
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Leap of Faith
Minimum age: 8
This truly is a test of nerve. Climb to the top of the post and try to stand on top. That’s the easy part! As the name suggests can you take the Leap of Faith to catch the trapeze? If you can get it first time round we can move the trapeze further away to suit you! And if you want even more try jumping for the trapeze at the same time as your friend!
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Orienteering
Minimum age: 5
We have a course set up around our 15acre site that challenges our groups to complete it in the quickest time. Forget your Sat Navs; this is a great activity for map reading, improving interpretive skills, and team building. These skills are learnt for life.
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Powerfan
Minimum age: 8
Ever wanted to have the feeling of jumping out of an aeroplane or plunging into the sea from cliff?
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Raft Building & Bridge Building
Minimum age: 8
These are brilliant team building exercises, especially in the summer months when the fear of a cold dunking is not so strong!
These activities are available only between late April and September because of water temperatures. -
Team & Individual Games
Minimum age: 5
We have a great range of team games equipment and ideas to make sure your group has an energetic and fun time at LOPC. Whether it is kwik cricket, table tennis or volleyball through to wide games and dodgeball, our instructors have a wide repertoire and knowledge to keep your group entertained.
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Teambuilding
Minimum age: 8
Our instructors will challenge you and your group with scenarios and obstacles designed to test your problem solving ability and also your team work. Feedback is given after each activity, and we hope that progress can be seen and problems are solved. There are various fixed obstacles e.g. Spiders Web, All Aboard, and Equilibrium for your group try, as well as many others.
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Zipline
Minimum age: 8
Flying down our 100m zipline gives you the thrill and rush of leaving our tower dramatically. Finish off by abseiling down to the ground. A great way of completing your Skylines mission.
The activities we provide at LOPC are tailored to your requirements as much as possible. All the activities are geared towards an introductory standard unless otherwise requested by the person making the booking.
Where appropriate our instructors hold national governing body qualifications or have received in-house training and assessment by LOPC technical advisors. For more information please contact us.
As well as the on-site activities listed below, during the autumn and winter period we can offer some activities at your venue subject to suitability. The activities that we can currently offer are:
- Archery
- Fencing
- Team building
- Fencing
- Orienteering
Please contact us for further information.
