Go Ape is known across the country for it’s Tree Top adventures among other activities such as Forest Segway and last week Haldon Forest in Devon opened up it’s brand new Tree Top Junior adventure – perfect for children over 1m tall and is available to both children and adults alike. I knew my two would be delighted to try it out so as we were passing Haldon Hill for our holidays, we popped in to check it out.
The children had no idea we were stopping as we heading Exeter bound on the A38 so when we stopped off at Haldon Forest and they spotted the Go Ape signs their eyes lit up with excitement in anticpation of what lie ahead!
There is a large car park at Haldon Forest for all your foresting adventures and once parked up we followed the directions that lead us to the Go Ape reception. The staff were very welcoming and asked us to read the safety guidelines and sign in, and then we were directed over to the Tree Top Junior starting area. Again here we found the staff incredibly friendly, happy to help and encouraging as they gave the children their harnesses and showed them how to proceed along the structures between the trees.
Needless to say both children were incredibly excited and fearless as they made their way around the Go Ape Tree Top Junior courses and loved waving to me from up high. Every section of crossing is different with the wood structure that you step on laid out differently from straight planks to crosses, zig zags to netting walk throughs.
At the end of each round you get to zipwire down to the ground and it’s a great size with a fantastic landing pad at the end. The children were thrilled with the height it came down from and certainly helped end each round on an ultimate thrill. There are loops to follow through the trees and if you are fast paced you can repeat some again until your hour time limit is up. The hour around the course costs £18 per person and for what it entails it is good value and certainly left my children feeling overjoyed and incredibily upbeat at the end. The staff as I’ve mentioned beforehand are incredibly friendly and help the children at various points along with double checking their harnesses are tight. A nice finishing touch is a sticker and certificate to certify that they have completed the Tree Top Junior course and left them feeling delighted at their experience at Go Ape Haldon Forest!
Would we attend again? Most definitely yes as according to my kids the experience is “amazing, phenomenal and can we come again?”.
I think I can safely say if my kids behave we’ll be back for treat days out at Go Ape Haldon Forest – just 40 minutes up the road from home it’s a great place to visit to explore the outdoors with adventures at Go Ape along with walking trails, bike trails and much more!
All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product in order to write an honest review.
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