Category: Travel and adventure

Quick info:

• Type of event: in person 
• Date: various
• Time: various
• Location: Flashpoint Bristol, 2a Temple Gate Park
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: £40 1 participant, £20 pp for 2-4 participants
• Booking instructions: book online
• Special instructions: check availabilities; max group of 6

‘If you are new to bouldering then Flashpoint Indoor Climbing would recommend you joining this taster session. At the moment these sessions are run as private lessons, so you will not be with anyone other than your friends and the instructor. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: in person 
• Date: taster session – Monday to Friday; harbourside adventure session – Saturday and Sunday 
• Time: various, see website 
• Location: Bristol harbourside 
• Meeting point: The Cottage Inn, Baltic Wharf, Bristol BS1 6XG
• Cost: taster session – from £25; harbourside adventure – from £35
• Booking instructions: book online
• Special instructions: bring a towel, clothes to wear in the water, dry clothing, old trainers/water shoes – must be moderately physically fit, and under 120 kg. 

‘Experience the UK’s fastest growing water sport, the award-winning stand-up paddle boarding adventures in Bristol and beyond. See Bristol from a brand-new perspective and explore the exciting waterways of Bristol Harbourside, with a highly recommended team to show you the ropes.’

 

Quick info:

• Type of event: in person
• Date: various
• Time: various
• Location: 40 Winterstoke Rd, Bristol, BS3 2NW
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: £15 pp
• Booking instructions: book online
• Special instructions: check availabilities 

‘Come for a fun climbing session, fully supervised by experienced instructors. We get you kitted up and test your climbing prowess, challenging your nerve and faith in each other on our walls up to 12m high.’ (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: in person 
• Date: 3 December onwards, excluding 25 and 26 December
• Time: 10 am – 2 pm
• Location: Queens Square Bs1, Victoria Park BS3, Temple Meads Railway Station
• Meeting point: central pick up/drop off points in Bristol 
• Cost: half day – £40; whole day – £65; weekend – £110; week – £180
• Booking instructions: book online
• Special instructions: the hire fee is per tandem for 2 people to share. £10 deposit applies, which is deducted from the final fee. 

‘Hire tandem bikes from Bristol Tandem Hire and you can enjoy your own adventures near or far. Discover/explore your own tandem journeys together on excellent, British built tandems. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: in person
• Date:  all year round 
• Time: 24/7
• Location: 170 Old Church Rd, Clevedon BS21 7TU
• Meeting point: main entrance = off Old Church Rd
• Cost: FREE
• Booking instructions: n/a
• Special instructions: The lake is open to swimmers, SUPS/paddleboards, canoes, and small sailing boats. There are no lifeguards. 

‘Where tide and time wait… just a stone’s throw from Bristol…

Clevedon Marine Lake is an amazing space the size of two football pitches, with a picture postcard view over the world’s largest seawater infinity pool, offering a world class sea haven beside the third largest tidal range in the world. (more…)

Quick info:

• Type of event: in person
• Date: 3 December onwards
• Time: 7 am – 9 pm
• Location: Washingpool Farm, Easter Compton, Bristol, BS35 5RE
• Meeting point: n/a
• Cost: £35-£50
• Booking instructions: book online

‘Perfect surf all year round! The Wave is an inland surf destination where everyone can surf on consistent, safe waves all year round. Rolling a fantastic variety of waves to suit all levels of surfer, from beginner to expert, from 7am to 9pm most days.’