Teambuilding at Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa, Lake District

Take your team away from it all with a teambuilding challenge in the Lake District!
Create some thinking space for your executives, reward your sales team, or just have a bit of fun solving problems together on a corporate awayday.

Abseiling, canoeing, orienteering, angling, hillwalking, mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking or off-road driving expeditions... whatever you decide, our experienced Business Team can help you organise indoor and outdoor teambuilding events that will really make an impression.

Equipment, expert tuition and relevant classroom analysis are all included in our teambuilding packages. Simply send us an enquiry form or call our Business Team on 0844 879 9144 for further details.

Alternatively please browse our list of activity providers in the surrounding area

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  Go Ape!

  Let your team bond amongst the tree tops at Go Ape! (link to www.goape.co.uk) in the Lake District. This award-winning high wire forest adventure course is the ideal venue for a wide variety of team building outings. As well as dedicated conference facilities, corporate groups enjoy exclusive instruction, reserved time on the course, access to an all weather 'base camp' and a delicious forest BBQ. Full and half day packages are available.

  Opening hours- Open daily through March and October. Weekend opening in November and December
  Further information- www.goape.co.uk Tel: 0845 643 2056

  The Lakeland Challenge

  Encourage your managers' motivational skills and reward your team's commitment with an incentive trip to the Lake District. Let an experienced guide lead your company on a relaxing walk through breathtaking scenery or opt for a more adventurous rock climbing and gorge scrambling trip. Traverse obstacles on a quad bike safari, let your team get competitive with a game of paint balling or take aim on the clay pigeon shooting range. With fully-equipped conference facilities onsite, The Lakeland Challenge is the ideal venue for a corporate getaway.

  Opening hours:-Open throughout the year
  Further information:- www.lakelandchallenge.com Tel:01768 776759

  Holmescales

  Set in 300 acres of Lake District countryside, featuring woodland and rugged terrain, Holmescales is the ideal location for a unique and invigorating team-building event. Team members can bond over a variety of outdoor activities, from paint balling and abseiling, to off road driving and raft building. As a reward for a day of hard work, treat your team to an impressive Hog Roast with live entertainment in Holmescales' scenic grounds.

  Opening hours:- Open throughout the year
  Further information:- www.holmescales.com Tel: 01539 722147

  Rookin House Activity Centre

  Get out of the office and into the countryside with a trip to the Rookin House Activity Centre, where professional staff will manage the running of a constructive and fun teambuilding day. Choose from a number of challenging outdoor activity programmes, tailored to improve communication and leadership skills. Join the search for the Holy Grail, where team members must follow the clues by horseback, bike or foot, to reach the prize by any means necessary!

  Opening hours:- Open throughout the year
  Further details:- www.rookinhouse.co.uk Tel:017684 83561

  Outrun Sailing

  Manning a yacht successfully takes team work and excellent communication skills; everyone on board has a job to do. Inspire your team with a day out of the office sailing on Lake Windermere. Encourage competitive spirit by pitting teams of colleagues against each other in an exciting race across the lake or simply let them experience the thrill of learning a new skill. With a fully-equipped onsite meeting room, corporate training sessions can easily be incorporated into the day out.

  Opening hours:- Open throughout the year
  Further information:- www.outrunsailing.co.uk Tel: 01539 488981