FUN ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY DURING YOUR STAY
A great place to start is: Things to See & Do in Herefordshire | Best Family Activities
White Heron Tours - our very own e-bike or walking tours, where visitors can take guided tours around the farm and beyond. Travel through vineyards, cider apple orchards, blackcurrant fields and woodland with us, and hear about the history of this 4th generation estate farm from its beginnings in 1873 right up to date. See the various biodiversity schemes we have implemented, and taste our drinks paired with delicious locally sourced foods. https://www.whiteheronproperties.com/white-heron-estate-tours
Oaker Wood Leisure - A wonderful woodland adventureland for kids and adults alike, including: Quad bike Trekking, Paintballing, Teambuilding Challenges, Clay Pigeon Shooting, High Ropes, Zip Wire, Rope Climbing, Rafting, Borneo Breakout, Low Ropes and High Rope Tree Trekking, in 175 acres of Herefordshire woodland. Just 15 minutes away from White Heron, Oaker Wood is great for Team Building Activites, family groups or children’s birthday parties, or multi-activitu days during school holidays. Oaker Wood Leisure also offer team-building activities on-site at the Colloquy.
t: 01568 780111 w: oakerwoodleisure.co.uk
Hot tub hire - w: herefordhottubhire.co.uk
Life Changing Activities - a remarkable outdoor company offering a variety of activities: canyoning, abseiling, potholing, high ropes, gorge walking, corporate training, stag and hen parties, canoeing, raft building, corporate training etc. The company also offers competitive activities on-site at The Colloquy.
Contact Nathan t: 07376942151 w: lifechangingactivities.com
Outdoor Viking Games - a fantastic range of Viking inspired group activities. Take part in one or all six traditional Nordic games. Try your hand at Axe Throwing, Archery, Bullrings, Kubb, Molkky or Stige
w: thevikinggames.co.uk
The Old Chapel Gallery - established in 1989 by Yasmin Strube, this Pembridge gallery is recognised as a centre of excellence for the arts, where work by both local and nationally known artists and makers can be seen alongside innovative work by talented newcomers. Open Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.
t: 01544 388842 w: oldchapelgallery.co.uk
Inspire2Adventure - a variety of outdoor adventure activities including guided open canoe river expeditions on the River Wye, Gorge scrambling experience near Abergavenny, Rock climbing & abseiling at Symonds Yat, guided mountain biking in the Forest of Dean, high level ropes, orienteering, and guided hill walking in South Wales. They cater for families, hen & stag groups, youth groups, corporate team building events and team away days.
Really Rural - Country Sports & Skills, Bromyard - A mobile activity provider brining archery, bushcraft, clay shooting, air rifle shooting and traditional country skills (hedgelaying, gate hurdle making and stick making) to us here at the Colloquy
t: 01885 489104 w: reallyrural.co.uk
The Ultimate Activity Company will help you organise any activity including: canoeing, gorge walking, quad biking, go karting, mountain touring, biking and can co-ordinate the whole itinerary to suit your party. Based in Hereford.
w: ultimate-activitycompany.co.uk.
Art - Filbert arts experiences exist to create imaginative and artistic solutions to team building, party events and art courses. For an inspirational, creative and imaginative experience with a "great artist" (impersonator) then we would highly recommend this interesting approach to team building, or just for a party.
w: filbert-arts.co.uk
Canoeing – Wye Valley Canoe Centre, Glasbury-on-Wye. This on a nice day, with beautiful black mountain scenery all around. Costs are variable and depend on how far you go. Many picnic spots along the way.
t: 01497 847213 w: wyevalleycanoes.co.uk
Flying Lessons – Shobdon Airfield is just 5 miles away - a great adventure for those who love the skies, with helicopter, glider or aeroplane lessons.
t: 01568 708369
Golf – Kington Golf Club. This golf course - the highest in England - its views of 7 counties will take your breath away, as will some fairly strenuous walking over hilly terrain! Buggies can be hired. Hazards include gorse, bracken and marauding sheep. Green fee approximately £23. Tee times can be booked in advance.
t: 01544 231320 w: kingtongolf.co.uk
Leominster Golf Club, Ford Bridge, Leominster 01568 610055. A beautiful golf course set in the equally beautiful Herefordshire countryside on the outskirts of Leominster, a Marches town very close to the Welsh border. This course has 18 holes each with its own different challenges, designed to test the best of golfers.
w: leominstergolfclub.co.uk
Hiking – Offas Dyke Path Loads of fabulous hiking all around us, including Offas Dyke.
t: 01547 528753 w: walkoffasdyke.co.uk
Indoor Games – E S Promotions . Deliver games including Scalextric, Casino and giant games.
t: 01536 310520 w: es-promotions.com
Karting - Weobley, Herefordshire Raceway 600m track, fast sweeping curvesand tight hairpins.
t: 01544 318334 w: herefordshireraceway.org.uk
Karting – Border Kart Racing, Presteigne Great fun on the go-karts around a well organised track.
t: 01544 267006 w: kinshamraceway.co.uk
Mountain Biking – Clive Powell, Rhayader. Guiding and rental in seriously steep and beautiful terrain.
t: 01597 811343 w: clivepowell-mtb.co.uk
Mountain Biking and Bike Hire – Wheely Wonderful Cycling, Eltham, Nr Leintwardine. A local bike rental with guidance on routes - friendly folk.
t: 01568 770755 w: wheelywonderfulcycling.co.uk
Pottery - Manic Ceramics - brilliant pottery painting - great fun for kids and adults alike. Ann will come to the Colloquy and bring a variety of pots, mugs, plates, egg cups etc and you just paint them with groovy bright colours - they can be returned to you the following afternoon, or you can get them sent across the UK. We recently used them for a mixed 19th birthday party - everyone was amused!
Contact Ann t: 01432 277712 w: manic-ceramics.com .
Pottery - Eastnor Pottery & The Flying Potter offers hands-on pottery workshops for groups and individuals. Adults, children and family sessions available all year round. Fully mobile, potter’s wheel, ‘we come to you’ or why not visit the studio on the idyllic Eastnor Castle Estate. Prices start at £20 a head.
Contact Jon Williams e: admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk t: 01531 633886 w: eastnorpottery.co.uk .
Quad Biking – Trace and Vicky Phillips, Hillbrook, Craswall, Longtown, Herefordshire, HR2 0PH A longish drive but through beautiful countryside and well worth the journey.
t: 01873 860291 w: mountainmayhem.com
Rally Driving – Phil Price Rally School, Knighton Excellent off-road rally training.
t: 01547 550300 w: philprice.co.uk
Riding – situated at Glasbury just the other side of Hay-on-Wye, and very close to the canoeing start point if you wanted to try to combine the two activities.
t: 01497 847351 w: tregoydriding.co.uk
Shooting – Griffin-Lloyd Shooting Ground, Knighton Clay pigeon ground. Wonderful, imaginative stands creating simulated pheasants, pigeons, rabbits, teal, and snipe up a beautiful narrow wooded valley. Great fun for hens or stags!
t: 01547-550634 w: griffinlloyd.co.uk
Swimming/Gym/Squash – East Radnor Leisure Centre, Broadaxe Lane, Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2AY . Well heated indoor pool – call for timings. Ball park for children, gym and squash courts.
t: 01544 260302
The Burton Hotel in Kington, which has indoor pool, hot-tub, sauna, sunbeds, steam room and a huge gym. £20 for a day's entry. The Cloud 9 leisure centre is very well appointed.
ww.burtonhotel.co.uk
Tennis – Leominster Leisure Centre, Bridge Street, Leominster. Indoor and outdoor tennis courts available.
t: 01568 612540 w: clubspark.lta.org.uk/LeominsterTennisclub