Whilst the likes of Virtual Reality is an ever-growing market and games systems, such as PlayStation and Xbox become more and more popular, there is a desire for some to have a much more tangible experience. That is precisely what Wild Wood offers, with a double-level course that is set in beautiful woodland and promises rope bridges, tightropes and more. This is a chance to take on the likes of wobbly crossings and ziplines in a completely safe environment, high up in the trees in a way that will make you feel like you’re communing with nature. There is even a big zipline finally to make sure that you end it on a high.
What You’ll Get to Do
The key thing to realise about Wild Wood is that it is a physical challenge. Whilst it is open to pretty much everyone up to 20.5 stone in weight, it is going to ask a lot of you physically to take part in it. That is part of the fun and the challenge, of course. There is a double-level of treetop adventure on offer, promising you a journey through the woods like you’ve never experienced before. You can climb over obstacles and take on zipwires, flying through the sky as you whip from one part of the adventure to another. This is a high energy, high adrenaline experience that can be described as both ‘challenging’ and ‘thrilling’.
It is entirely possible that you will have seen a rope climbing course before, but the likelihood is that you won’t have experienced anything like Wild Wood. The challenges are different, with the variety of obstacles that you’re asked to take on being different to other such places. It is fun in virtually all weathers, with the only exceptions to that being high wind, heavy snow and electrical storms, when the course will be closed for safety reasons. You can even opt to take part in the ‘big drop’, which is a freefall drop at the end of the course that promises the perfect way to finish off your treetop adventure at Wild Wood.
Is It Safe?
Given the fact that you will be climbing up and around a rope-based adventure course that is located up to 15 metres above the ground, it isn’t exactly outrageous to question whether or not the experience will be a safe one. The answer, of course, is yes. There is a ‘Saferoller’ system that means that you don’t have to unclip your harness at any point on the course, keeping you attached at all times. If you are there when the course is clear then it can take an hour to complete the course safely, whilst this can stretch out to as long as three hours if it is a busy day. It is obviously important not to rush anything from a safety point of view.
Wild Parties
If you’re looking to do something interesting for a party then the Wild Party offering might well tickle your fancy. It is available gorgeous kids aged eight and over, with the participants getting to do a series of challenges in the treetops, plus some zipwires and obstacles on the double-loop course. If you’ve got some older kids then you can look towards the Extreme Wild Party, which offers similar things but on the adventure course that is high up in the treetops. Any kids aged between 11 and 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult, with one adult to six children within that age bracket in order to keep everyone safe.
If you’re a business wondering whether this is the sort of thing that might be good for your workers, it definitely can be. The Wild Trails offers an instructor-led session that promises the opportunity to encourage communication and teamwork. There are the likes of the Gladiator Challenge, the Leap of Faith and the Jacob’s Ladder that your group will need to take on. It is open to groups of 12 or more up to as many as 32, whilst special arrangements can be made if you have a group even bigger than that. Your adventure can be specially configured in order to ensure that you get the very best out of it for you and your team.
What to Wear
The final thing worth mentioning about Wild Wood is what you should wear. The short answer is that it should be weather appropriate clothing. There is no point wearing just a t-shirt if it’s really cold, just as you’d be silly to wear a jumper and raincoat when the weather is roasting hot.
The key thing, though, is that trainers are a must. You can’t wear sandals or go around the course barefoot. This is an experience that asks you to climb over obstacles and balance on ropes, so ensuring that you have steady footwear whilst you do so is a really important thing to bear in mind.