New Forest Activities
New Forest Activities
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Game & Entertainment Centers • Kayaking & Canoeing
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
New Forest Activities provides you with fun and enlightening outdoor experiences. Perfect for getting active in the New Forest National Park. We provide activities for a wide range of people and organisations. Our activities are perfect for Individuals, Couples, Families, Team Building Events, Stag & Hen Parties, Kids Birthday Parties and Social Events. We also run custom programmes for youth organisations and schools. Activities include Battlefield LIVE infra-red combat games, Canoeing & Kayaking on the Beaulieu River, Cycle Hire, Archery, High Rope Adventures, Bushcraft and Team Building Challenges.
Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

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Travelers' Choice
2022

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HeatherMcC
3 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Family of 4, did archery in the morning, Mia was lovely, knowledgeable and patient, she made the session fun, challenging our newly learned skills and also competitive. Back at the office we enquired about kayaking which was booked for that afternoon by another friendly member of staff, discount including for booking a second activity 😃.
Our kayaking session was great fun, none of us particularly experienced but not to fret as Ben looked after us ensuring we were safe and happy, he shared stories about the area and chatted to everyone along the way, all in all it was a great experience and we would all highly recommend booking these experiences.
Written July 11, 2022
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Thank you so much for such a positive and detailed review, we're so happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us so much that you booked again! Both our office and instructor team loved having you, and don't hesitate to visit us again in the future.
Written July 25, 2022
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Danielle W
2 contributions
Jun 2022
After having to cancel a few times due to Covid-19 we finally made it!
In June 2022, I arranged a corporate glamping event, for 45 people over a 2/3-day period. During our trip we spent a full day with New Forest Activity Centre.
Working with Hesper and the team was brilliant and so efficient, all parts of the day were arranged without any fuss, from coach pick up from our glamping site, through to the food requirements and activities. I didn’t have to worry about a thing, it was all taken care of.
We all arrived to the site in the morning, and after a fantastic breakfast, as well as lots of refreshments and new water bottles and caps, we were given a safety induction on our first activity, kayaking and canoeing! Off we went on the water, everyone had so much fun, and thank you so much for the instructions for being so patient (especially with Lucy and I!!).
After, arriving to our next activity we all had such a lovely lunch together (sausage rolls were amazing) to get us ready for the next activities; high ropes and bushcraft! What fun and I really can’t thank the team enough, so patient with us all and so much fun too!!!
Most importantly, we really did all come together as a team and we are all still chatting about it in the office, the activities certainly pulled a lot of us out of our comfort zone, which was hugely important, especially the trust task on the high pole!!
Thanks again to Hesper and all the team involved, I can’t recommend a full day with you highly enough!
Dani and all at Grafton
Written June 27, 2022
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It sounds like you truly had a wonderful time from start to finish with us, Hesper and the team are over the moon with your response! We always aim to make team building as smooth and enjoyable as possible for our corporate groups so we're thrilled that this reflected your time with us. Hopefully we can welcome you back soon and a pandemic won't stop you from enjoying the great outdoors again! Do keep your eyes peeled for your awesome photos on our socials from your time with us. Thank you again Dani and the amazing team at Grafton!
Written June 27, 2022
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Carrie L
6 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
For context we took our 10 year old son kayaking. We booked kayak hire for 2 hours, one double kayak and one single.
We had a brilliant time Kayaking on the river. Clear instruction given prior to arrival so we could easily find it these instructions stayed clear at the site with allocated free parking, how to carry out the activity and how to access help if needed, friendly staff and honesty box for a hot drink for those who needed it. All equipment provided included dry bags to protect our things. Great couple of hours we will book another activity when we return to the new forest. Thanks!
Written August 7, 2022
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We're thrilled you found our prior instructions super handy and it seemed like your day was a breeze! We can't wait for your return back to the forest.
Written August 11, 2022
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Claire S
Southampton, UK2 contributions
Feb 2022
I booked as a family to do Battlezone for my son’s birthday. On the New Forest Activities website it is advertised as suitable for families. A week before we were due to go the company phoned us up to say there was not enough people booked on to the session so asked if we could reschedule to another day, which we did.

When we turned up on the Saturday we found that there were many different children’s parties booked on this day. My husband and myself would have been the only adults taking part among about 30 children that looked aged between 8-12.

We spoke to the company on the phone before the activity was about to start to explain we felt this was socially awkward as we were the only adults could we have a refund they said no but to fill in a refund request form.

The 30 children were split into 2 groups ‘red’ and ‘blue’ group. They then took part in several Battlezone games. Again as many the parents were watching the games we realised it would not have been appropriate for us to be going round taking part in a children’s activity.

Had New Forest Activities informed me when they asked us to rebook that we were the only adults taking part I would have brought 2 children along in our place to accompany my two children who took part.

Since then the refund (£50) for the 2 adult tickets, which we never used has been denied despite several emails to the head of marketing and customer services.

I would advise anyone to think twice about booking this activity as a family in case you find yourselves in the same situation as we did.
Written February 26, 2022
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Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with us was a negative one. We do very clearly state on our website that our open BattleZone sessions are made up of both families and kid's parties. When you were initially contacted to rebook your session, there was still space on the session available for other families to book on as well. It’s worth noting that we do not run kid's party exclusive sessions. To compare our open sessions to another activity, think of it in comparison to a trampoline park whereby the sessions are generally filled with families, children, and kid’s parties, all of which can book on to open sessions. In this instance, we wouldn’t have deemed your tickets as unusable, and we don’t believe that any bystanding parents would have judged you in any way for spending valuable time with your children. Just yesterday in fact, we had a session similar to your own whereby watching parents actually asked to take part and were booked on to the session there and then because it looked so fun! We’re confident that had you taken part in the activity, you would have had an absolutely wonderful time with your children. We do also offer our 100% satisfaction guarantee, whereby if you DO take part in an activity (even just for a short period of time!) but you don’t enjoy it, we are able to offer you a full refund. However, as you refused to take part in the activity at all, you did unfortunately not qualify for this. We were however very pleased to receive your comments to us by email that “your children enjoyed the experience very much, and that the two instructors that ran the session were very organised and enthusiastic”. In this instance, we do believe that this has been handled fairly but we do appreciate your comments nonetheless.
Written March 1, 2022
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MICHAELA H
Lincoln, UK201 contributions
Jun 2021 • Couples
My partner and I did the canoe trip with Tom and Imogen yesterday and had a fab time!

My partner was a little concerned about his shoulder as a few weeks before he had dislocated it but they both were very helpful and consistently through the trip made sure he was ok and comfortable.

We did the family canoe trip so a lot of people there with kids and what we did really notice was that both Imogen and Tom were really big on safety. They checked all the kids life jackets one by one and spend time making sure the kids all felt comfortable and were wearing the right size life jacket.

They guided us through the river and we had regular checkpoints so that people who wanted to go faster could and then wait for a few others to catch up which was really nice.

They have lots of information on the trip as well so I learnt a few things.

Bring plenty of water on the trip in summer as it gets hot out there and sun-lotion! We brung both luckily.

Wear clothes you might get wet in or bring a change of clothes/towel just in case for the car

Fab afternoon thank you
Written July 22, 2021
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Thank you SO much for an amazing review, we're so glad you had a great time with Tom and Imogen and we'll be sure to pass on your kind words. Fab photos as well. Please do visit us again, perhaps when the shoulder has healed!
Written July 25, 2021
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Rob3_142
Brighton, UK46 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Our first time in a canoe, so a mixture of excitement and nerves! It was a really hot and still day, so perfect opportunity to break the canoeing duck! No pun intended...

We were a group of 4 couples and trainer Toby, who was brilliant and fun. We paid about £45 each for 2 hours on the water, which was a combination of hard work, relaxing, inspiring and interesting. The river is a private river so low on water traffic which made things nice and safe. The scenery is breath taking and laced with incredible multimillion £ properties.

Overall the experience was bang on, Toby was a great guide and the pace is whatever you want it to be. Two hours is a tough slog, which made the beer afterwards more the sweeter! Strongly recommend to give it a go!
Written July 16, 2022
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Wow, we're beaming from ear to ear reading this lovely review! We're so happy you enjoyed your time with us and we hope the beer was as good as your time on the water. We'll be sure to let Toby know you enjoyed your time too.
Written July 25, 2022
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Lee S
Portsmouth, UK25 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
Brilliantly organised, superbly executed and a class act from booking through to leaving yesterday.

Child friendly team who struck the perfect balance between ensuring all felt safe but could also have fun.

Will recommend! Don’t want £100 of Amazon Vouchers; would prefer New Forest Activities vouchers ;)
Written April 17, 2022
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What a lovely review, thank you for joining us and we'd love to welcome you back soon (voucher or no voucher!)
Written April 19, 2022
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Collingtons
Alfriston, UK48 contributions
Mar 2022
We had a lovely paddle with the truly phenoms Ben. He was incredibly patient with our group of overly rowdy middle-aged women and really made sure we had a great time. And despite our decrepitness we loved having a warm hot chocolate on the water - excellent touch!
Written March 25, 2022
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Thank you Lisa! We're so glad your 'rowdy' bunch had a blast with Ben on the water and we'd love to welcome you all back soon.
Written April 3, 2022
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Robbyg007
Hampshire6 contributions
Mar 2022
We had a brilliant time, Chris (and Buster the dog) was first class and looked after us so well throughout the day. Location in the woods for team building and brainstorming is ideal to get away from everything and enjoy peaceful surroundings. The Kayaking was so good, the river was beautiful and Chris was such a good coach and guide, making the entire team feel immediately at ease and ensuring that everyone had a great time - everyone should do this, I can imagine it being magical on a summer's evening at sunset - I will be back for that!

Team building and brainstorm activity in the Cabin
Kayaking on the Beaulieu River
Written March 30, 2022
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Thank you SO much for your review, we're beaming with pride that our activity staff made you feel at ease and that your whole team had a blast with us. Those summer evenings are waiting to have you back!
Written April 3, 2022
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MRL82
London15 contributions
Sep 2022
We had a fantastic time doing family canoeing with Amy. She engaged with the children, kept them really interested in the river and the wildlife - and successfully managed a game of "chase the rubber duck/ball/unicorn". Our trip down the river was the perfect length/time, so we felt that we had a good paddle, without everyone getting too tired. Overall, a great experience.
Written September 4, 2022
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We're so glad you enjoyed your time paddling and chasing unicorns with Ami! Thank you for joining us.
Written September 14, 2022
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