Olympic Sports On Extreme Element

Aaron    Experience Guides     Archery, Clay Pigeon, kayaking, Olympics, parkour

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you may have heard that the biggest sporting event in the world is coming to London this summer – and Olympic fever is spreading across the country. Although we usually focus on the more extreme sporting events, we are unlikely to see the Olympic Games grace Blighty’s shores again in our life time, so make the most of the sporting speciale and get behind team GB! With a pondering for participation yourself, why not throw off the shackles and light the torch with some of the country’s finest games – including some great water sports, target shooting and gymnastics!

Discover White Water Kayaking
Price £110

Take on the raging rapids in a kayak as you battle your way through the waves and avoid the rocks with this exhilarating white water kayak experience. With plenty of practice in an area of calm water from expert instructors teaching you the skills you will need to take on the white water, you quickly build up the confidence to take on the waves, drops and ‘eddies’.

Experience Includes: Great intro to kayaking, expert tuition throughout, take on the white water
Available at: Llangollen (Denbighshire)

RYA Level 1 Dinghy Sailing
Price £199

If the Olympic sailing events whet your appetite to get out on the water, then this RYA level 1 course will teach you everything you need to know. The two day course will be taught by expert sailors to ensure you learn as much as possible from boat handling techniques to reading and interpreting wind conditions.

Experience Includes: Two day intro course, gain an RYA level 1 certificate, great fun and challenging experience
Available at: Hove (East Sussex), Maidenhead (Berkshire)

Parkour Taster
Price £75

Olympic gymnasts constantly amaze us with the breath-taking moves they pull, but without a word class gymnasium it can be a hard sport to get into. However, Parkour, the street equivalent, allows you to practice and perform crazy moves using features you can find in every town. This intro session will equip you with the skills to start practising free running everywhere!

Experience Includes: One hour introductory indoor Parkour workshop, expert coaching, take your new skills to the street to practice
Available at: Basingstoke (Hampshire)

Archery Taster
Price £29

Archery takes a great deal of skill and patience and is a lot harder than the Olympic athletes make it look! This introductory session will equip you with all the skills and technique to help you hit the bullseye every time. Many overlook archery as it has a reputation of a dying art, but one look at the the amazing feats of accuracy the professional athletes achieve will change your mind!

Experience Includes: 1.5 hour archery introduction, test your skills in a ’shoot off’, expert tuition and quality equipment
Available at: London

Clay Pigeon Shooting Surrey
Price £89

Shooting is one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sports with 43 medals won in the past 25 games! If you fancy yourself as the next British hot shot, this two hour unlimited clay pigeon experience in Surrey is a great way to get a real taste for the sport. Top level instructors will be helping you every step of the way as you blast the clay targets out of the sky!

Experience Includes: Clay pigeon shooting in Surrey, two hours with unlimited shots, CPS association accredited instructors
Available at: Redhill (Surrey)

So there we have it, just a few of the sports some of the Olympic sports you can try your hand at before the big event this summer. Some of the world’s finest athletes from over 200 countries will be battling it out to claim the ultimate price of gold for their country at these very sports, so why not see if you have what it takes!

What to do With the Kids? – Keeping Them Entertained this Summer!

Aaron    Experience Guides     4x4 Driving, experiences, extreme sports, helicopter flights, High Ropes, Jet Skiing, kayaking, land-boarding, motocross, mountain boarding, quad biking, skydiving, Snow Experiences, track driving, wake boarding, water sports, zorbing sphereing

Keeping them Entertained is as easy as A, T, B…

This guide displays some of the great activities we have for taking the kids out for the day, be it to join in or get rid; you’ll find a great selection of best sellers, best enjoyed and best priced activities for the young’uns!

The summer holidays provide a challenging conundrum for parents and children alike, with the exhausting strain of six weeks worth of entertainment hitting the stress levels and purse strings hard.

Kids are also encapsulated in the utter joy of being off school for nearly 2 months, combined with a new found boredom for their inactive minds.

Well, how does one keep them entertained and busy for 6 weeks without breaking the bank? Send them to bootcamp? Send them out to earn themselves a few extra pennies?

Well one tried and tested method of keeping them entertained is to ignite a passion or a new hobby. The enthralling nature of spending all day perfecting a trick or learning a new technique – be it on wheels or their backside; is guaranteed to keep them occupied and happy this summer.

However, the allowance of such activities is a precarious situation for any parent; too much encouragement and they won’t do it – too little and they may resort to moping around all summer draining your resources!

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Pro Diaries: Ben Oakley – Interview – UK National Team – Kayaking

Aaron    The Professional's Arena     kayaking

Hi Ben, thanks for taking the time to talk to us today. So what exactly is River Racing?

Ben Oakley, River Racing

Hi there, no problem, it’s a pleasure. River Racing; or Wild Water Racing is a race on a predetermined section of river. There are two lengths of courses: the sprint, which is around a minute in length and the classic which can be between 15 and 30 minutes long. Racers start at 60 second intervals so it’s just you and the river. You don’t have to follow a particular route; it’s up to you to figure out which line is fastest!

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Extreme Sports Guide to West Sussex

Aaron    Destination Guides     4x4 Driving, Canoeing, gliding, helicopter flights, hot air ballooning, kayaking, kitesurfing, mountain boarding, power boating, skydiving, track driving, wake boarding, water skiing, water sports, windsurfing

Nestling proudly at the bottom of the UK between Hampshire and East Sussex lies one of the Country’s archaeological and historical goldmines; West Sussex. The UK’s Atlantic Ocean bordering county is split into seven districts, and is best known for its stately homes and castles, most notably in Arundel and Chichester.

Hang Gliding in West Sussex

The county is situated south west to London and neatly bordering East Sussex, Surrey & Kent; is no further than an hour or so drive away and less than 45 minutes on a train. Being in close proximity to the Capital City allows an easy escape from city life to the 770 mile² countryside region, and West Sussex has a range of decent experiences to suit most enthusiasts. From the grounds of Goodwood to the aerial attraction gained from one of the many flying activities on offer, most notably on the Sussex Downs; the picturesque county has a lot to offer.

Driving off road is also a readily available, with the UK’s only US spec Monster Truck available for commercial use, making good use of the green county that gave birth to the sport of Cricket, Europe’s largest horse racing straight and… Simon Cowell.

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