Climb not a cliff or man-made tower - but a large Scot’s Pine! Meet your Instructor on the platform 30ft up and then Free-Abseil down (ie. hanging in space)!
Learn the skills of this ancient sport, with plenty of fun along the way. A firm favourite, archery keeps people coming back for more, time and time again.
Looking at the fundamental elements of Survival - Fire, Shelter & Water, based at our own ‘Bushcraft-Manor’, somewhere in the Min y Don woods.
Open Canoes, up to four people in a boat. (Guaranteed renditions of the Hawaii 5-0 theme by those who know it!).
Build and climb towers that you make out of milk crates. Climb for fun or as a team competition to accumulate the most crates.
A Vertical Assault-course of poles & rope-ladders. Help a friend - or race them!
We can recommend or lead walks from Min y Don to suit all abilities: from a stroll along the estuary and over local fields, to a day’s walk up Cadair Idris, our local high mountain.
Paddle a boat each. Head out across open water, or explore upstream, great fun for all ages!
A new course rebuilt in 2006. Including rope swings, Cargo-Net, and the ‘Buoy-Ahoy !’ Challenge. Low-ropes elements to test your physical and mental agility.
Five courses to choose from. Progress through as many as possible - from the practice Blue Course by the Centre, to the White, Yellow, Orange and Green, taking you around the whole of our 13 acre site.
As trainee Min y Don Agents, your team are set a wide variety of problem solving/team building tasks around the grounds. Complete as many as possible in the time.
With barrels, planks and ropes, you and your team need to build a sea-worthy craft. As you are likely to get very wet this activity is only available between Easter and October half-term.
Using our very-own on-site cliffs. The Quarry is ideal for Juniors, or in bad weather. The Main Cliff has five Intermediate to Hard routes to challenge all-comers!
A range of Environmental Study activities, which may include elements of Woodland Investigation, Beach Study, Bird Watching and Geology. All specific to our site and surrounding area.
We are privileged to have the beautiful and popular Mawddach Estuary Trail right on our doorstep. Using easy riding in the area, we aim to introduce guests to skills that they can use in more demanding terrain when they get home!
The treasure hunt that leads to the booty! Participants use memory and pacing skills to find and collect wooden seals which will lead to clues to where the treasure lies! Suits age 7yrs to adult.
A very popular activity with all our groups. Try stepping off...or running...or backwards...blindfolded!