Launching our Woodland and Water Adventure Days

Kids Go Wild at Tree Surfers!

We are now offering school holiday Adventure Days where kids can spend the whole day or whole week with us ‘hanging around in the trees and mucking about on the river’

Activities include:                                                                                                         
Tree Surfing
Archery
Canoeing
Bush craft
The Tree Jump
Trail Hunting
Kayaking and Raft building

Dates: Easter Holidays Mon 12th to Friday 16th April                                                               

Times: 9.00am to 4.00pm

Ages: 8 years to 17 years

Cost: £30 a day or £140 for the whole week

Children can be booked for 1 day or up to all 5 days of the week. They do not need to be accompanied .

Please call 01822 833409 for further information or to book. Further details in the Activities section.

Come and meet the Tree Surfers team at Explore The Outdoors outdoor show in Plymouth Pavillions on 13th/14th March 2010.

The Explore the Outdoors Team are now busy putting the finishing touches to the show in March which promises to be even better with some challenging activities to try like taste some real bush tucker, follow the Treasure Trail, and see how quick you can erect a tent to win some great prizes plus lots more! They are thrilled to announce Ray Mears will be opening the show on Saturday 13th March. Ray Mears has become recognised throughout the world as being an authority on the subject of Bushcraft and Survival and he will be telling of his adventures in our Speaker Theatre and will be available for a book signing later in the day! 

Gift Vouchers are now available for Tree Surfing and the Tree Jump, just give us a call on 01822 833409. The vouchers are redeemable at any time.

We also have gift vouchers for Canoe Tamar for those who would like to enjoy a little more water and a little less adrenalin. If you haven’t heard of Canoe Tamar please have a look at www.canoetamar.co.uk.

The Tree Jump will be open from Saturday 8th August  - book now on the online booking system or call us on 01822 833409.

The leap of your life

Freefall from almost 40 feet from a treetop platform at high speed, and enoy a safe soft landing. The Tree Jump uses innovative and amazing Powerfan Technology to allow a breathtakingly fast descent with a gentle landing. Take a few deep breaths and enjoy the amazing views of the Tamar Valley before taking the plunge.

The Tree Jump takes about 20 seconds once you have plucked up the courage to jump. However you do need to allow about 45 minutes to  prepare your self and to get geared up in the full body safety harness.

Price
Child: £10
Adult: £10

More details on the Tree Jump webpage

Devon’s latest tree top adventure opened its doors to the public today (Friday 19th June 2009). The new high ropes activity course near Tavistock attracted outdoor enthusiasts, adventure seekers and local tourism providers from Devon and Cornwall to the official opening day.

To celebrate the opening, one of the UK’s few tree surfers and recreational tree climbers, Paul Poynter, demonstrated the extreme sport of ‘Tree Surfing’. Where only the bravest walk out onto the thinnest branch that will take your weight and surf the branch as it’s carried in the wind.

Tree Surfers is the latest adrenaline fuelled adventure attraction in the South West. It has three high rope activity courses with a complex of ladders, rope bridges, zip wires, trapeze swings and surfing planks that transports you through the tree canopy of the beautiful Tamar Valley.

Councillor Neil Burden and Councillor Robin Pike officially opened Tree Surfers and ten lucky prize draw winners were the first out on the course. Visitors were treated to an array of demonstrations and had the opportunity to try out the course for themselves.

Paul Turner of Tree Surfers, said: “After two and half years in the planning and several months building the Ropes Course we are really pleased to see the first people enjoying the course and celebrate with local tourism providers who have supported us. We hope to have the other elements of Tree Surfers ready for the summer, which includes a Tree Jump and Canopy Zip Tour and look forward to sharing an eco-educational and adrenaline thumping outdoor experience in the heart of the Tamar Valley with local visitors and educational groups.”

Tree Surfers will also hold a public open day on Saturday 20th June from 10.00am until 1.00pm where members of the public will have the opportunity to see Paul Poynter in action tree surfing and take part in prize draws and taster sessions on the Ropes Course.

The final course layout has been decided. The course builders have designed the definitive route for the 45 element ropes course. This process had to include the position of the trees, the health of the trees and the distance the trees were apart. Unlike most tree courses which are based in conifer plantations where the trees have been planted in rows our broadleaved woodland is somewhat random and it has taken a lot of thought and planningto decide the route.