8 corporate and team building experiences for groups

1. Go Ape

With 37 Go Ape locations nationwide, choose your setting for a thrilling experience with the whole group. Help your colleagues escape the confines of office walls or remote workspaces and let your team thrive amidst the natural beauty of the great outdoors.

Team-building days with Go Ape aim to cultivate collaboration, communication and camaraderie in an environment that sparks creativity and teamwork. Tailored to your specific needs, groups can choose from full or half-day packages, which can include catering. Whether it is high rope challenges or teamwork activities like a segway experience (pictured above) on the ground, there is lots to choose from. 

2. F1 Drive

Said to be London’s longest indoor track at around 500m, F1 Drive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium takes groups on a race to remember. Whether it is beginner level with the Mixed Grid package, or an Elite Session which introduces visitors to the world of F1 and how the likes of Lewis Hamilton race, there is something for all abilities.

Every kart has F1-inspired technology, engine sounds and an 18cm LED steering wheel display. Team-building days can include catering options for those who want to make a full day of it.

3. Kingswood

Kingswood has 11 centres which stretch from Northumberland to Devon, each providing corporate groups with top meeting spaces and flexible accommodation options. Qualified instructors can enhance energy, focus and engagement among the whole team across a choice of more than 50 activities, from archery to rock climbing.

There is also the option of setting pre-trip goals that can be monitored and reflected upon during review sessions following the experience.

4. Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery

Explore the home of Bombay Sapphire with a fully guided tour of its distillery, which includes a complimentary Gin & Tonic cocktail during the visit. Discounts apply for groups, with additional experiences like cocktail masterclasses also on offer, as well as lunch boxes or delicious platters.

Corporate packages include unlimited tea and coffee, all-day room hire and Bombay Sapphire branded stationery. Upgraded packages can also have personalised gifts so colleagues have a souvenir from their day to take away.

5. Iconic Luxury Hotels

A special incentive has been introduced for groups travelling by train to Iconic Luxury Hotels’ countryside properties: Cliveden House, Chewton Glen and The Lygon Arms. Corporate groups with a minimum of 50% of participants who opt to travel to the hotels via train will receive a 10% credit on their contracted spend, which is redeemable at any of the properties’ restaurants, bars or spas.

Surrounded by countryside, all three properties offer team building and events hosting facilities, from spacious meeting rooms with state-of-the-art AV amenities and private dining spaces, to outdoor activities such as falconry, horse riding, watersports, boat rides and teamwork activities.

6. Center Parcs

Groups can now relax in style at Center Parcs with the launch of its Twilight Spa Package, available as an add-on to any corporate event at the Sherwood Forest or Woburn Forest venues.

Taking ‘corporate wellbeing’ to the next level, Center Parcs now offers colleagues the chance to elevate their away-days and corporate retreats with exclusive hire of its multi-award-winning Aqua Sana Forest Spa facilities. After a busy day, guests can take over the entire spa and enjoy an indulgent VIP escape in the heart of the forest, with access to a large array of luxury spa products. In addition to private access to up to 25 multi-sensory experience rooms, the package also includes two therapist-led discovery and sleep sessions, to help people unwind and relax.

7. Chessington World of Adventures

With over 40 rides and attractions, more than 1,000 animals and a SEA LIFE centre, two themed hotels, and much more, there is plenty to entice colleagues at Chessington World of Adventures. Corporate options include exclusive room hire for meetings and events, as well as dedicated hosts, lunch in the Zafari Restaurant overlooking the reserve and complimentary parking.

There is also the family fun days option where colleagues can bring their whole clan along to enjoy the facilities. Optional extras to enhance the day can include face painting, a giraffe safari and other animal encounters. For those with a large group, why not hire out the whole theme park.

8. Top Golf 

There are four Top Golf locations to choose from in the UK; Chigwell, Watford, Surrey and Glasgow. The aim? To try and hit your microchipped golf ball into target nets to earn points and beat your fellow players.

This a driving range like no other, where colleagues can challenge each other in a fun environment, and where it doesn’t matter if you have played golf before. With catering that can be ordered to each booth, and plenty of photo opportunities, groups can channel their inner Tiger Woods and have lots of fun.