| Firstly, how about some fun in the forest on a tree | | | | indulge in some rock climbing. The centre caters for |
| top adventure course. 'Go Ape' offers a high level | | | | novice rock climbers as well as experienced rock |
| course incorporating rope ladders, flying foxes and all | | | | athletes, with courses available and equipment to hire. |
| manner of ingenious challenges to gravity, at Mallards | | | | No excuses! |
| Pike Lake in the Forest of Dean. | | | | From one extreme to another, the next activity on |
| Next you can find your feet on the dry ski slope at | | | | my list is an underground one. Get your friends |
| 'Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre'. Prepare for | | | | together and go on a Deep Level Caving expedition, |
| your winter holiday and have lots of fun at the same | | | | accompanied by a mining leader. These visits offer |
| time. Expert tuition is available to help you hone your | | | | 'physical challenge combined with spectacular mine |
| skills. | | | | workings and a fascinating history'. |
| So you've mastered skiing on a dry slope. Perhaps it's | | | | Do you ever wonder if there's more to driving than |
| time to take to the water now at 'WMSki' at South | | | | busy roads and traffic jams? Well there is...and |
| Cerney. There you can have a go at wakeboarding | | | | 'Whitecliff Off Road Driving Experience' in the Forest |
| or waterskiing, with instruction available from fully | | | | of Dean is where you need to go to discover the |
| qualified British Waterski Federation coaches. | | | | other kind of driving. Learn how to negotiate terrain |
| If you hanker after some competitive driving, then | | | | you never thought possible, in a safe but challenging |
| 'JDR Indoor Karting' on Bristol Road, Gloucester could | | | | environment. |
| be the next stop for you. Take some friends along | | | | If you enjoy being off-road and are happy on two |
| with you and pit your wits against them on the track. | | | | wheels, then the last adventure on my list is at |
| Alternatively, enter the dark misty world of the | | | | another Forest of Dean venue. This time it's Redhill |
| 'DarkLight Laser Tag' arena at the same venue | | | | Extreme near Newnham on Severn where mountain |
| 'where speed, stealth and accuracy must be matched | | | | biking is the order of the day. You could also have a |
| by initiative, cunning and intellect'. | | | | go at mountain boarding which is something between |
| How about the unique combination of exhilaration and | | | | snowboarding and skateboarding, and is fast |
| serenity that a hot air balloon ride offers? 'Ballooning | | | | becoming a competitive sport. |
| in the Cotswolds' has four different launch sites in the | | | | I may have given all you adventurous people just ten |
| area, and offers a glass of champagne and a flight | | | | suggestions of activities in Gloucestershire, but I'm |
| certificate to mark the occasion. | | | | sure you will realize that there are many more |
| Another way to prove you have a head for heights | | | | possibilities for those who want to live a life less |
| is to head for 'The Warehouse' in Gloucester and | | | | ordinary! |