Water-based Activities for outdoor team building

We offer a range of water-based activities at the outdoor centre. We have access to a large lake on the estate and from the shores we can launch a variety of craft. Most popular is our Canadian Canoeing activity, with each canoe able to seat up to four people.

Our qualified water-sports instructors teach delegates the basic strokes and then organise various activities:  team games played from the canoes, a paddle around a course marked out with buoys or a series of fun races. We also provide raft-building instruction and the all the necessary materials. Using the pioneering poles, oil drums and plenty of lashing, teams can build their own rafts and then challenge one another to a raft race.

Aqua-challenges are also available. Teams are provided with oars and a variety of craft such a rafted Canadians, kayaks, row boats and even windsurf boards. The team members must negotiate a course on the lake against the clock. These races are great fun and often very wet! We strongly recommend that delegates on team building programmes including a water-based activities bring suitable footwear, a change of clothes and towel.

All water-based sessions are supervised by fully-qualified instructors at all times. All the participants in the group are fitted with buoancy aids and rescue cover is provided on the lake.

Water-based activities are suitable for adults and children over the age of 8.

"I had never paddled a canoe before and at first it was tricky to co-ordinate the strokes with the other paddlers in the boat but we soon got the hang of it!"