Activities

Flamingo Land is the UK’s only Theme Park, Zoo and Holiday Village , all set in over 375 acres of North Yorkshire parkland. With so much to see and do, visit us for the day and you’ll go home wishing you’d stayed longer www.flamingolamd.co.uk

The first Aerial Extreme Ropes Course opened in September 2003 in Bedale, North Yorkshire. Aerial Extreme Ltd, formed in December 2005. The company provides a unique combination of expertise – Europe’s leading ropes course constructors (Ropes Course Developments Ltd) and manufacturers of a market leading safety system (Exponent Challenge Technology). Merge this unique combination of technical expertise with AE’s expert Operations team and Aerial Extreme provides the market with unrivalled levels of efficiency, safety and experience. www.aerialextreme.co.uk

Aquariums have come a long way since the first SEA LIFE centre opened its doors on the banks of picturesque Loch Creran in the West Highlands of Scotland in 1979. Back then, most dealt exclusively with tropical fish, invariably housed in small oblong tanks either side of gloomy, oblong rooms, like animated paintings in a gallery. Oban SEA LIFE (now the Scottish SEA LIFE Sanctuary) broke the mould. Its displays are a variety of shapes and sizes. Some feature two or more windows, some reach only waist height providing views both through the water and from above its gently rippling surface.

It all began in 2001 when Tristram and Rebecca Mayhew, pictured here, were holidaying in France and ventured upon a tree-top adventure course set deep in the Auvergne National Forest. Here they came across a French family swinging through the trees. As one might have expected, the teenagers were having the time of their lives but it was was the look of ' We haven't had this much fun in years' on their parents faces that convinced Tris and Becs that they should quit their careers and bring the concept to the UK. www.goape.co.uk

The York Dungeon invites you to a unique feast of fun with history's horrible bits. Live actors, shows and special effects transport you back to those black, bleak times. Are you brave enough to delve into the darkest chapters of history? Enter the labyrinth of the lost at your peril! Buried beneath York Minster, discover the ancient fortress of Roman York and Emperor Constantine... Every treacherous turn takes you further into the hidden realm of the lost Roman legion... Will you ever get out?! www.thedungeons.com

10,000 acres of forest land makes the Langdale Quest the largest 4x4 driving site in the UK! There are 4 ways marked routes available covering a total of 50+ miles of forest terrain, including lots of mud, ruts, water, pools and steep hills. The routes are well maintained so all types of 4x4 vehicles, including the ones which normally get polished on sunday can be used! The activity is family, friendly, Treasure Hunts are provided along all the routes, kids also enjoy using the 2-way radios when 'checking in' with the instructors and helping with the navigation! www.langdalequest.co.uk