Inside UK's ‘world-first' adventure park with high-swinging ropes over go-karting
The 20-pole course at
Hull
Adventure centre will see punters navigate tricky obstacles in mid-air, whilst go karts speed along beneath them.
1
The high ropes course is a "world first"
The exhilarating trail also finishes with a 100m zip line, perfect for adventure lovers.
The adventure centre has also unveiled new Jacob's Ladder and crate stack courses, perfect for school groups wanting to improve team building skills.
John Haines, manager at
Hull
Adventure Centre, said: "This is fantastic that we're able to welcome bookings for the new high ropes course.
"In just over a year, we've significantly expanded our offering to provide a wide range of activities to suit everyone, from youth sectors, voluntary organisations and businesses.
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Ali Glendinning, director of High-Low Ropes Course Consulting Ltd, revealed that the course is the first of its kind.
"This track is completely bespoke to not just Hull, but anywhere in the world," he said.
"There is no other high ropes facility which is suspended over a karting track in the world, so to design it around the track layout was a unique challenge."
Last year, Hull Adventure Centre celebrated 20 years of go-karting, by adding bubble
football
, tag archery and dodgeball to the site.
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This comes after
plans were submitted to
swimming
and a free children's play area on the
Devon
-Cornwall border.
A couple, Mel and Ed, revealed they want to transform their farmland found near the village of
into a fun adventure park.
New theme world at paulton's park
On their
"Picture this: a cozy café, scenic walking paths, and communal areas nestled alongside exhilarating water-based activities like swimming, paddle-boarding, wakeboarding, and an aqua park."
At the moment, the park is only in the early stages with planning permission still needing to be granted.
They have also asked for feedback from the community and local businesses.
A new adventure park also opened in
The park is a "celebration of Victorian innovation' which mirrors the fort's
history
.
There is a large tubular slide attached to a Victorian "dirigible" - a blimp like structure.
The is also a
steam
crane-inspired lookout tower, with a secret entrance for kids.
The sheltered play area is called Ardagh's workshop, named after the Fort's original architect, Lieutenant John Charles Ardagh.
Designer, Jono Burgess said: "Since the Fort was built in the Victorian era, we wanted to celebrate the ingenuity and inventive spirit of the 1800s.
"Our goal is to design and build an inclusive adventure playground which kids will want to return to again and again to challenge themselves, make new friends and have fun."
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