Events

Company away days

A full day away from the office that mixes planning or training with an activity. Planning this kind of day comes down to a few choices: the activity, the date, the group size and the budget. Use this page to see what usually works, then look at the providers below or ask us to help.

If you would like us to shortlist providers and plan the whole day, use the Plan an event button.

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At a glance

Who it is for

Managers and teams who need time to plan, review or reset, with some fun built in.

Group sizes

10 to 100. Smaller groups often use a single venue with a meeting room.

Planning timeline

Book two to three months ahead. Autumn and spring venues are often easier to get.

Activities

Activities that suit this day

Corporate Events

Away days

A full day or more away from the office, mixing planning sessions with activities.

£80 to £200 per person

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Corporate Events

Outdoor team days

Group challenges outdoors that need teams to plan, talk and solve things together.

£50 to £150 per person

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Corporate Events

Activity days

A choice of activities run in one place, with teams rotating between them.

£40 to £120 per person

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On Land

Climbing

Climb indoor walls or real rock, with kit and instruction included.

£10 to £25 for an indoor session, £50 to £100 for a guided day on rock

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On Land

Axe throwing

Throw axes at wooden targets in a safe, coached lane.

£20 to £35 per person

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A group playing tug of war in a park
A group of adults enjoying a sack race in a park
Two climbers going up a rugged cliff
A man throwing an axe at an indoor target

An example day

  1. Morning: meeting room session with a facilitator
  2. Lunch
  3. Afternoon: an active session outdoors or indoors
  4. Close: agree next steps and travel home

This is a sample only. Providers will shape the real timetable around your group.

Budget

Ask whether the room, food and facilitator are in the price or booked separately. Overnight stays cost more.

Safety and access

Check access to the venue, parking and any dietary needs well ahead.

Providers

Providers to start with

Midlands

Acclimbatize

Climbing, caving and outdoor adventure days in the Derbyshire Peak District, running since 1999.

  • Climbing
  • Caving
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Active Escape

Coasteering, paddleboarding, kayaking, surfing and coastal rafting on the North Devon coast, with team building and group days.

  • Coasteering
  • Paddleboarding
  • Kayaking
  • Surfing
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Active Learning Centres

Outdoor learning centres in woodland, coastal and mountain settings for school, youth and corporate groups.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Groups, Corporate
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Wales

Adventure Beyond

Family run coasteering, rafting, paddleboarding and walking adventures in West Wales since 1997.

  • Coasteering
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • White water rafting
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Adventure Connections

Group accommodation with activities such as go-karting, zip lining and paintball, for stag and hen groups and corporate retreats.

  • Activity days
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

Adventure Parc Snowdonia

An indoor and outdoor adventure venue with climbing, an indoor cave and high ropes on the edge of Snowdonia.

  • Climbing
  • Caving
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

Adventure River

Canoe, kayak and adventure days on the River Wye, for adult groups of up to 60.

  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Climbing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Groups, Corporate
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Midlands

Adventureways

A not-for-profit outdoor activity centre in Northampton, run as a Community Interest Company.

  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Groups, Corporate
View listing

Northern England

Alternative Adventure

Outdoor activities and qualification courses, mainly in North West England, since 1993.

  • Climbing
  • Caving
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

Anglesey Adventures

Coasteering, sea kayaking, gorge scrambling, giant paddleboards and climbing from Holyhead, for groups of 1 to over 100.

  • Coasteering
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Climbing
Price
From £55 per person
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South East

AquaSports

A watersports centre on Mercers Lake in Redhill with sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, scuba diving and corporate days.

  • Scuba diving
  • Sailing
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Bailey Balloons

A family run Bristol balloon company flying over Bristol, Bath and South Wales for more than 27 years.

  • Hot air ballooning
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

Black Mountain Activities

A family run adventure centre in the Brecon Beacons with land and water activities, equipment hire and group days.

  • Climbing
  • Caving
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • White water rafting
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Blue Hat Teambuilding

Team building away days, charity activities, conference energisers and workshops for companies, with venue suggestions across the UK.

  • Away days
  • Charity and CSR days
  • Activity days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

South East

Buckmore Park Karting

A karting circuit near Chatham, open since 1963, with junior clubs, adult races and group days from 12 drivers.

  • Go-karting
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South East

Buzz Active

A non-profit outdoor adventure provider with sailing, paddle sport, high ropes and woodland sites in East Sussex.

  • Sailing
  • Kayaking
  • Climbing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South East

Campaign Paintball and Laser Park

Paintball, laser tag, airsoft and multi activity days on a 100 acre site in Cobham, Surrey, since 1986.

  • Paintball
  • Axe throwing
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
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East of England

Canoe Trail

Canoe, kayak and paddleboard hire and trips on the River Great Ouse, plus group activities at Kempston Outdoor Centre.

  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Climbing
  • Axe throwing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Hire from £17
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
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UK-wide

Car Chase Heroes

Supercar, movie car, classic and rally driving experiences, with passenger rides, at tracks across the UK.

  • Driving experiences
Price
From £39
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
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Wales

Climb Wales

Guided climbing, scrambling and mountaineering days in Snowdonia, including corporate team building.

  • Climbing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Coastline Sports

Coasteering, surfing, rock climbing and paddleboarding in North Devon, for schools, stag and hen groups and team days.

  • Coasteering
  • Surfing
  • Climbing
  • Paddleboarding
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Combat Splat

Woodland and field paintball in the Cotswold Water Park near Swindon, with group discounts and low impact games for young players.

  • Paintball
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Cornish Rock Tors

Coasteering, sea kayaking and paddleboarding from Port Gaverne near Port Isaac, with team building and corporate days.

  • Coasteering
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Daytona Motorsport

Outdoor go karting and kart racing at Milton Keynes, Sandown Park and Tamworth, with corporate days and race schools.

  • Go-karting
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Delta Force Paintball

Paintball centres across England, Wales and Scotland for day outs, stag and hen parties, corporate events and young players.

  • Paintball
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Dorset Adventure Park

Lakes, an inflatable waterpark, a mud trail and axe throwing near Corfe Castle, with group and company team days.

  • Axe throwing
  • Activity days
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Escape Surf School

A specialist surf school in Newquay with beginner to advanced lessons, courses and group bookings.

  • Surfing
Price
From £36 per lesson
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Eventurous

Indoor, outdoor, virtual and charity team building, plus treasure hunts and corporate events in cities across the UK.

  • Away days
  • Activity days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
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UK-wide

Eventus Training and Events

Indoor, outdoor, conference and tablet based team building activities, run since 1990.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Away days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Everyman Racing

Supercar, race car, drift and junior driving experiences at circuits across the UK, from 46 years of tailored days.

  • Driving experiences
Price
From £59
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Exeter Activity Centre

Paintball, airsoft, laser tag, axe throwing and archery in 120 acres of woodland near Exeter.

  • Paintball
  • Axe throwing
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Funktion Events

A group events company running hen and stag events, group days out and corporate team building across the UK.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Go Ape

Treetop high ropes, zip lines and woodland activities at sites across the UK, with group and corporate days.

  • Zip lines
  • Axe throwing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Treetop Adventure from £20.95
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
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London & Home Counties

GO Paintball London

Paintball on themed battlefields over 50 acres in Whyteleafe, Surrey, for work events, stag dos, schools and birthdays.

  • Paintball
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

Gorge Walking Wales

Gorge walking adventures on three rivers in the Brecon Beacons, for stag and hen parties, families, youth groups and corporate groups.

  • Gorge walking and canyoning
  • Climbing
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

GOTO Events

Fully managed corporate team building events, delivered anywhere in the UK, for groups from 2 to over 1,000.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Introducing Events

Corporate team building and event hosting, indoor, outdoor and virtual, for companies across the UK.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Karting Nation

A network of karting sites across the UK and Ireland, with stag and hen parties, corporate days and junior karting.

  • Go-karting
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

KDM Events

A corporate events company covering conferences, team building, evening entertainment and themed parties across the UK.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Away days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

Northern England

Lakeland Mountain Guides

Guided mountain walks, ghyll scrambling and mountain skills courses in the Lake District, with corporate team days and challenge events.

  • Climbing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

London & Home Counties

Lee Valley White Water Centre

An Olympic legacy white water course with rafting, kayaking, paddleboarding and a lake obstacle course.

  • White water rafting
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Rafting from £58 per person
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
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Northern England

Lost Earth Adventures

Climbing, caving, canyoning and guided outdoor days for individuals, schools, charities and corporate teams.

  • Climbing
  • Caving
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Outdoor team days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Northern England

Manley Mere

A family run watersports and adventure venue in Cheshire with an inflatable aqua park and a 40 obstacle trail.

  • Paddleboarding
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

East of England

Mayhem Paintball

Woodland paintball, airsoft, laser tag and corporate multi activity days at Abridge in Essex, near the M25.

  • Paintball
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Mill on the Brue

An outdoor activity centre in Somerset with over 40 activities, including zip wires, high ropes and axe throwing.

  • Zip lines
  • Axe throwing
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Midlands

Mount Cook Adventure Centre

A not-for-profit outdoor activity centre in Derbyshire for schools, businesses and groups.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Groups, Corporate
View listing

Midlands

National Water Sports Centre

White water rafting, kayaking, paddleboarding and group packages in a 270 acre country park in Nottingham.

  • White water rafting
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Outdoor team days
  • Away days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

National White Water Centre

Rafting, canyoning and kayaking on the dam-controlled River Tryweryn near Bala in Snowdonia.

  • White water rafting
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Rafting from £45 per person
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South East

New Forest Activities

Canoeing, kayaking, archery and bushcraft for families, groups and businesses near Beaulieu.

  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

NewWave Events

A UK events team running team building, away days, fun days and evening events for companies.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Away days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Off Limits

Corporate team building and activity days since 1993, from outdoor challenges to indoor games, delivered across the UK.

  • Activity days
  • Outdoor team days
  • Away days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

Northern England

Orbis Outdoor Adventures

Team events, climbing, archery and guided hill days, run at your chosen location from a base in Cheshire.

  • Climbing
  • Axe throwing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Scotland

Pinkston Watersports

A charity run paddlesport centre in Glasgow with an artificial white water course, courses and group sessions.

  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Courses from £98.60 for three weeks
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Rock UK

A Christian charity running four outdoor adventure centres for youth, church, sports and corporate groups.

  • Climbing
  • Kayaking
  • Zip lines
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Rockley Adventure

Sailing, windsurfing, paddleboarding and group activity days from centres in Poole and across Dorset.

  • Sailing
  • Paddleboarding
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Surf South West

A surf school and adaptive surf centre at Croyde with lessons, coasteering and instructor courses for corporate, school and stag and hen groups.

  • Surfing
  • Coasteering
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Team Building Experiences

Mobile team building activities delivered at your chosen location, nationwide.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Team Challenge Company

Corporate team building experiences and fun days, in person, hybrid or virtual, with venue sourcing across the UK.

  • Activity days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

Team Tactics

A family run team building and corporate events company founded in 1996, working across the UK and abroad.

  • Outdoor team days
  • Activity days
  • Away days
  • Charity and CSR days
Price
Quote on request
Suitable for
Corporate, Groups
View listing

UK-wide

TeamSport Karting

Indoor karting at 38 tracks across the UK, with corporate events, stag and hen dos and large group bookings.

  • Go-karting
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Northern England

Tees Barrage International White Water Centre

Rafting, kayaking, paddleboarding and a climbing adventure course on the River Tees.

  • White water rafting
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Climbing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Northern England

The Web Adventure Park

An indoor and outdoor family attraction near York with play spaces, animals, laser tag and group bookings.

  • Activity days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South East

Thruxton Motorsport Centre

Racing car, supercar, skid pan and 4x4 off road driving experiences, plus karting and corporate events, at Thruxton Circuit.

  • Driving experiences
  • Off-road driving
  • Go-karting
Price
From £119
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

TYF Adventure

Coastal adventure sessions, group trips and corporate outdoor development from St Davids on the Pembrokeshire coast.

  • Coasteering
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboarding
  • Climbing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

UK Paintball

A paintball booking company with around 90 venues across the UK, for corporate days, stag and hen events, parties and schools.

  • Paintball
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

Virgin Balloon Flights

Hot air balloon rides from more than 100 launch sites across the UK, sold as gift vouchers or booked direct.

  • Hot air ballooning
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

South West

Wildway Bushcraft

Bushcraft, survival and wilderness skills courses in woodland across Dorset and Hampshire, with family, school and corporate days.

  • Bushcraft and survival
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

UK-wide

XAdventure Activities

An outdoor adventure centre in Norfolk running team development programmes for schools, groups and companies.

  • Activity days
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Groups, Corporate
View listing

Northern England

Yorkshire Outdoors

A family run adventure centre near Thirsk with off-road driving, quad biking, clay shooting and axe throwing.

  • Off-road driving
  • Axe throwing
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Wales

Zip World

Zip lines and adventure experiences at sites across Wales and England, including Penrhyn Quarry and London's Olympic Park.

  • Zip lines
  • Outdoor team days
Price
Check with the provider
Suitable for
Individuals, Groups, Corporate
View listing

Other events: Corporate team building, Corporate adventure days, Charity challenges, School and youth groups.

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