Specialist Activities

Learn about the principals of mechanics and propulsion by designing and building a variety of vessels using household items, to experiment with on the indoor pool.

Come and try the noble art of archery. No prior experience necessary. Practice on targets and shooting balloons as you improve your aim and confidence.

Learn basic bushcraft skills including laying and lighting a campfire, building a simple shelter from woodland material and cooking lunch on the open fire.

If the kids are climbing the walls, let them come and climb on ours. Specially designed for little monkeys, come and scale new heights.

Explore your creativity and try a variety of Arts and Craft to produce a piece of work to take home.  

Ever wondered how fast you can run or how far you can jump?  Come along to Cran-Olympics and find out!  With specialist timing gates to time your runs you'll be able to see how fast you really are.

Design and create your own jewellery, models and accessories with colourful polymer clay. Loads of ideas waiting for you to have a go at and take home.

f you’re interested in growing things, gardening can be lots of fun. Come and grow tasty things to eat and plant flowers to attract bees to your garden.

Aimed at children with little or no Kayaking experience. These taster sessions are designed to be a fun introduction to basic paddling skills.  Must be able to swim 25+ metres.

Come and have fun with food and make a mess in our kitchen and take home your creative culinary creation. All ingredients supplied.

Set in our stunning 280-acre grounds, the children will investigate the wildlife in the natural environment, including a bug hunt and pond dipping.

A variety of pool-based games including dingy racing, fun with inflatables and pool volleyball for all ages.

Stranded on a desert island, work as a group developing teamwork, children will learn how to tie knots as two teams compete to design, build and paddle their rafts to safety. 

Race the opposing team and navigate your remote controlled boats around the purpose made course in the pool. 

Hands-on science will spark their imagination with bubbling potions, oozing slime and rockets.

It’s impossible to feel sad wearing tie-dye colours. Have fun transforming a plain t-shirt into a rainbow masterpiece.

Every child loves to bounce. Come and learn in safety the basic skills of this enjoyable sport on our full-size trampoline.