Activities
Coldwell Activity Centre works with professional and insured instructors from around the North West. All our activities are risk assessed, AALA registered and most importantly … FUN! With a wide range of activities available, you can tailor make the perfect package for your stay at Coldwell by combining on-site and off-site activities with indoor workshops. There really is something for everyone.
Archery |
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| Archery is fun and very easy to learn. Expert instructors will guide you through how to use the quality equipment in total safety. We guarantee by the end of the session you will be hitting the target and won't want to stop. Target archery sessions are delivered on a range of approximately 10 metres. Sessions can be run to include coaching, games and competitions. Team elements can be introduced through a partner giving coaching or through games. Other forms of archery can be set up including field archery. |
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Rock Climbing |
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| How many times have you seen that dot on a rock face and thought "You wouldn't get me up there!" - You might surprise yourself, rock climbing is not as hard as you think. Why not join us for a rock climbing session or day and give it a go! Climbing is a great sport, you can choose from easy graded, gradual climbing to something a little harder and more testing. If the weather doesn’t look to good you could go for an indoor climbing option, with so many indoor climbing centre’s open around the country you have a great choice. We have climbs and climbing suitable for all ages and abilities including multi pitch rock climbing days. |
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Mountain Scrambling |
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| Hill and mountain scrambling have become a very popular activity with Adventure 21 clients over the past years. If you’re not satisfied with a moderate hill walk then a mountain scramble is for you. We have scrambles of all grades from easy scrambles to hard scrambles throughout the area. Your mountain scramble will start off with a safety brief and then after kitting up with helmets it’s off for an easy warm up before we start the ascent proper. |
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Abseiling |
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| Abseiling is an activity which has its roots in climbing and mountaineering. Absailing was and still is used as a way to retreat off high alpine climbing routes and is now enjoyed by many as an exciting alternative activity. For abseiling you will be kitted out with a harness and a helmet then attached firstly to a safety rope and then to static abseil rope using a figure of eight and a karabiner. Using the figure of eight you will make your way down the abseil rock face at your own pace. With an instructor holding the safety rope this ensures your safety at all times. Other terms for abseiling from around the world include,rappelling or rappeling, abbing, jumping, rapping, roping down, roping, seiling, snapling, snappling, snappeling. Abseiling is an exciting activity, start off small and move up to something more challenging ! |
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Aquaseiling |
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| As an outdoors adventure adrenalin activity Aquaseiling is one of the best. Abseiling down waterfalls is one of the fastest growing adventure activities. We use some of the best aquaseiling venues in Lancashire and the Lake District. As with abseiling, you will be kitted out with a harness and a helmet for the aquaseil and then attached firstly to a safety rope and then to static abseil rope using a figure of eight and a karabiner. Using the figure of eight you will make your way down the aquaseil at your own pace. With an instructor holding the safety rope this ensures your safety at all times. Dont feel nervouse our team of highly trained staff will talk you through the aquaseil activity and make you feel at ease. All specialist equipment is supplied for the aquaseil, along with a wetsuit, waterproof trousers and a waterproof jacket all you need to bring is spare boots or shoes and a swimming costume! |
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Canoeing |
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| A canoe is paddled by 1, 2 or 3 people. It is often called an open canoe as it has no decks. This makes it feel very safe and allows the boat to carry a large amount of equipment as well as people. Sometimes called a Canadian Canoe as these style of boats originated in Canada and North America. The boat is propelled by a single ended paddle per paddler. Sessions can be run as fun taster sessions including games or as a skills session. Skills sessions can be used to gain accreditation through the British Canoe Union (BCU) and awards given including the Paddlepower Passport Scheme, Star Awards levels 1-3 and the Foundation Safety and Rescue Training (FSRT). Various types of water are used including canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers. Rivers can include moving water and rapids. The canoe when rafted with other canoes makes a very stable platform allowing people with limited mobility to be able to take part safely. Canoes are excellent vehicles for carrying out journeys by water over part, full or a number of days. |
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Stream Walking |
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| Put on your wellies and follow the stream trying to avoid the water reaching critical depth and a welly full of water. Along the way there may be obstacles to negotiate such as fallen trees and wobbly rocks, stepping stones and bridges. This is a great fun and unique way of exploring the fascinating environment of the stream. Look closely as you go and you may find you are not alone in the stream with an abundance of wildlife surrounding you. |
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Gorge scrambling |
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| Gorge Scrambling has many names, Gill scrambling, Ghyll scrambling, gully bashing, stream walking, stream scrambling and river walking. Gorge scrambling is one of the most popular outdoor adventure activities that we offer and one that people come back for time after time. Keep the gorge scramble as wet or as dry as you like as you follow one of many streams, beck’s and gorges. The only way to describe this activity is to say that it's like caving with the roof off! In the gorge, waterfall climbs, tricky rock traverses, swimming through deep rock pools, rocky obstacles and plunge pool jumping are all a part of the fun. You won't believe how much fun gorge scrambling is until you've tried it! |
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Raft Building |
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| Using long rafting spars (wooden poles / planks), Barrels and lashings (ropes) your team will build a raft capable of getting you around a set course on the lake. To start your raft building session your team will first plan out you raft design on paper and then make a scale model of the raft before building your final design. Once you have designed your raft you will then move on to building it using ropes to lash the spars and barrels together. If your lashings are loose and your raft isn’t built correctly your in for a wet session. Dont worry if your raft comes apart on the lake as the Adventure21 team will be on hand with safety cover to rescue you and your raft if needed! |
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