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  • Maximum weight limit for Powerfan - 16 stone / 101kg.

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Abseil

Abseiling

A classic activity – our tower has had thousands of Leicestershire people test their nerve over the years. You’ll never forget your first abseil!

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Aerial Trekking

Aerial Trekking & Powerfan

Our most popular activity on the high ropes course with a high adrenaline ending as you fly down to the ground with our Powerfan to finish your activity with a real buzz.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Group Air Rifle Shooting

Air Rifle Shooting

Learn how to shoot a 0.177 air rifle safely and accurately in our shooting range.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Not affected by bad weather
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
Group Archery session

Archery

Try your aim on our Olympic style archery targets. This is a great activity for people of all ages and abilities.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Not affected by bad weather
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
Bell Boating

Bell Boating

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 learning to work as part of a team.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
Centre river view

Bridge Building

Bridge Building

  • Ages 12+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
Bushcraft Fire Lighting

Bushcraft

Learn about Bushcraft and how to Survive. Learn how to build a shelter, or make a fire and learn the Basic Bushcraft Skills at Leicester Outdoor Pursuit Centre.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
Canoeing

Canoeing

The open canoe is stable and allows up to 3 people in the boat. Open canoeing is great for beginners as well as for those who want to move onto moving water.

  • Ages 8+
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
Climbing

Climbing

Our indoor climbing wall is aimed at those new to climbing, and is perfect for the youngest of budding climbers.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Crate Stacking

Crate Stacking

The aim of the game is to build a crate stack as high as possible in a certain time before it collapses. A brilliant team exercise.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies

We have a 15 acre site full of different insects, birds, animals and plants for your to explore.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Can be brought to your venue
Fencing

Fencing

Fencing is a classic sport with a huge history. We offer foil fencing and you get to dress in all the kit.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Not affected by bad weather
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
High All Aboard

High All Aboard

An excellent exercise for the whole group. Up to 4 people climb to the top of one post and stand on the same platform. A great team challenge.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
High Balance Beam

High Ropes Multi Activity Afternoons

High Ropes

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Inclined Balance Beam

Balance Beams

A lovely introduction to the Skylines Aerial Challenge™. Ideal for individuals wanting to ease themselves into the whole idea of being off the ground in a harness.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

A team building challenge that is very physical. Up to 4 people have to climb to the top of the 7 wooden rungs. Sounds straight forward but the wooden rungs become further apart the higher you go.

  • Ages 12+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves heights
KataKanus

KataKanuing

A cross between Canoeing and Bell Boating. Paddle a twin hulled canoe large enough for about 6 people. This easy to paddle, very stable craft allows you to play about and have loads of fun on the river.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
Kayaking

Kayaking

Take to the water and learn how to paddle forwards, backwards and turn around. We also have Sit On Top Kayaks available, great for new paddlers!

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves water
Kayaking - Sit on tops

Kayaking - Sit on tops

A great way to go kayaking if you’re looking for something a bit different, simple and fun. Easy to paddle and fun to learn, a fast growing new part of paddle sport.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves water
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

This truly is a test of nerve. Climb to the top of the post and 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 make it more challenging.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Liquid Challenge

Liquid Challenge

Your group will need to complete a series of challenges, collecting or saving water along the way in order to complete the final challenge. Each challenge is overseen by an Instructor.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
  • Can be brought to your venue
Multi Activity Problem Solving

Multi Activity Problem Solving

A range of different problem solving activities that the whole group has to work together at in order to complete.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
Nightline

Nightline

Blind folded, follow the rope course through the woods with your team. Sound too easy? There’s plenty of obstacles and extra challenges for you to complete!

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
Orienteering

Orienteering

We have a course set up around our 15 acre site that challenges our group users. Forget your Sat Nav, this is a great team building activity that will improve map reading and navigation skills.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Not affected by bad weather
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
Powerfan

Powerfan

Ever wanted to have the feeling of jumping out of an aeroplane or plunging into the sea from a cliff?

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Raft or Bridge Building

Raft Building - Schools and Teams

Raft or Bridge Building are brilliant team building exercises, especially in the summer months. These activities are available only between late March and early October, because of water temperatures. They are different activities, and in a 90 minute session you will only complete one of these.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
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Raft Building - Party

Raft building is a great activity that has proven to be very popular over the years. The task is simple – design your raft, build it, float it and return to the riverbank.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
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Raft Building - Advanced

You will be given the resources - barrels, timber and rope, and then your team will have to plan and design your own raft, cooperate together to build it, and then trust each other on the water as you take it for a paddle.

  • Ages 8+
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Involves water
Sailing

Sailing

Using John Merricks’ Lake in Watermead Country Park LOPC is able to offer you the opportunity to try the sport of sailing. Harness the wind to power your boat across the water and learn how to handle and manoeuvre these.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves water
Stand Up Paddleboarding

Stand Up Paddleboarding

This can be a very wet activity – it’s a blend of canoeing and surfing. A great new sport that proves to be loads of fun.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves water
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SUP Mega Board

Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP), is a brilliant new sport that has just arrived at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre. The boards themselves are like large surf boards – you can lie down and use your hands, kneel on them and paddle them like a canoe or stand up and use our longer paddles designed especially for this brand new innovative sport.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves water
Tandem Abseiling

Tandem Abseiling

A classic activity – our tower has had thousands of Leicestershire people test their nerve over the years. You’ll never forget your first abseil, and now with the double you can share that experience with someone else!

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Trebuchet

Trebuchet Building

The Trebuchet is a team building activity that will challenge a group in many ways. This activity is great for school and youth groups and corporate events.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue
Zipline

Zipline

Flying down our 100m zipline is the most exciting way off the tower. A great way to complete the Skylines Challenge.

  • Ages 8+
  • Maximum group size: 10
  • Can accommodate only one group per session
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves heights
Paddlesport

Paddlesports

A Paddlesport session, are open sessions, where you have a choice of the kind of water craft you wish to go onto the river. You can choose from an open canoe, A Kata Kanu, A Kayak or Sit on top kayak. You also have the choice to paddle the boat solo by yourself or tandem with a partner.

  • Ages 8+
  • Can accommodate multiple groups per session
  • Great for a team challenge
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Involves water
Yoga

Yoga Club

Yoga is an age old activity to help maintain the well being of the mind and the body. It complements all outdoor pursuits activities by helping to relieve tension that can develop in the body through physical exhaustion.

  • Ages 5+
  • Maximum group size: 12
  • Not affected by bad weather
  • Great for a personal challenge
  • Can be brought to your venue

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