Team building days are a fantastic way to facilitate bonding amongst team members, alleviate stress and give your employees a chance to get to know each other outside of the workplace – not to mention that they’re great fun for everyone involved!
But how do you go about planning the perfect team building day for your workforce? You might start with a simple Google search for “team building days out”, which pulls up some results that suggest some typical activities that prioritise professional development and interpersonal bonding. Your search might feel like a good starting point, but where’s the excitement amongst all of this?
Next time you plan a team building day out, skip the trust falls and book in a day at Honister Slate instead. As the Lake District’s home of high adrenaline, outdoor team building activities, we have something to suit everyone’s tastes and comfort levels. From abseiling to mine tours and Lake District mountain climbing, we can help you organise the perfect day out to really help bring your team together.
In this guide, we’ll outline all of the team building packages, activities and extra considerations we offer here at Honister Slate, as well as information on how to get started on booking your next team building day out.
What better way to bring employees together than through a series of outdoor team building activities in the Lake District? Based in England’s last operating slate mine on Fleetwith Pike, all of our activities take place in and around the mountain. Our all-inclusive away days are designed to have a positive impact on your organisation’s efficiency and morale through professional coaching, group activities and a range of thrilling challenges.
Best of all, all of our packages can be tailored to suit the specific needs of your group, guaranteeing a team building experience like no other. So, what can you expect from our packages?
For a day full of action-packed excitement and adrenaline-fuelled activities, the Honister All Day Pass is ideal. This can be combined with the services of our professional Executive Team Coach to maximise the effectiveness of every team-building session. Of course, both options include tea, coffee and lunch!
9:00 Setting up for Success with Executive Coach (tea and coffee included)
10:00 Canyoning
Discover Mother Nature’s very own waterpark with our Canyoning experience. Make your way along the course of a waterfall, abseiling down sheer faces and scrambling over rocks along the way, surrounded by the magnificent mountainous landscape. This exciting activity is led by a team of experienced and fully trained canyon guides, whose passion for the sport and our amazing location will guarantee you an unforgettable adventure.
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Via Ferrata Xtreme & Infinity Bridge
Via Ferrata Xtreme is an adrenaline-filled 3-hour activity. No climbing experience is needed, although a good level of fitness is required as there is mountain edge exposure, vertical ladder climbs, overhang descent, a Burma bridge and a sky ladder to finish. Once completed, get ready for one of the finest views the Lake District has to offer – Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater.
Edge your way across a gorge 1,000 feet above sea level on our Infinity bridge.This high-adrenaline activity promises unforgettable action and laughter with a long-lasting sense of achievement. Tackle the longest high-wire bridge in Europe, all the while getting a unique view of Honister Pass with this thrilling experience.
18:00 Reflect & Review with Executive Coach (1 hour)
Revel in two fantastic days of team fun, packed full with activities and thrills. Relax overnight with a delicious three-course meal and breakfast the following morning. Include the guidance of our Executive Team Coach to help your team explore how collaboration, connection and development within your organisation can be improved.
Day 1
9:30 Setting up for Success with Executive Coach (tea and coffee included)
10:30 Mine Tour
Go Deep Underground on our slate mine tour! Learn about our 450-million-year-old volcanic green slate and how it has been mined through the ages.
Delve deep within our underground tunnels and caverns in the magnificent Fleetwith Pike and experience first-hand what life was like for the miners of old, listen to the story of 8-year-old John Taylor and learn how slate mining at Honister progressed through his lifetime. Enhanced reality technology and explosive special effects will transport you back in time. Perfect for wet weather.
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Via Ferrata Xtreme & Infinity Bridge
See above.
16:00 Reflect & Review with Executive Coach (1 hour)
17:00 Make your way to your accommodation
18:30 Meet for pre-dinner drinks
19:00 Dinner is served
Day 2
8:00 Enjoy breakfast at your leisure
10:00 Coaching check-in
10:30 Choose from:
13:30 Review with Executive Coach
3 days out of the office to build an unforgettable experience for your team. Choose from awesome physical activities, fascinating team learning, one to one personal development coaching; enriched by laughter, sharing and creating bonds.
Day 1
9:30 Setting up for Success with Executive Coach (tea and coffee included)
10:30 Mine Tour
See above.
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Via Ferrata Xtreme & Infinity Bridge
See above.
16:00 Reflect & Review with Executive Coach (1 hour)
17:00 Make your way to your accommodation
18:30 Meet for pre-dinner drinks
19:00 Dinner is served
Day 2
9:00 Enjoying breakfast at your leisure
9:45 Exploring chosen themes with Executive Coach
12:15 Lunch
13:30 Adrenaline Pass
Combine three of Honister’s best activities in one day. Cross the famous Infinity Bridge, 1,000ft above the valley floor – the longest high wire bridge in Europe! Followed by Climb the Mine, where you’ll follow the route of the original underground mine workings. With vertical climbs, rope-bridge crossings, steel ladder ascents, run-away zip line, and Tarzan swing!
Finally, emerge halfway up Fleetwith Pike, ready for our brand-new Freefall experience, the Jump: the UK’s only flight line. Will you be brave enough?
17:30 Make your way to your accommodation
19:00 Meet for pre-dinner drinks
19:30 Dinner is served
Day 3
8:00 Enjoy breakfast at your leisure
10:00 Coaching check-in
10:30 Choose from:
13:30 Review with Executive Coach
If the packages above don’t take your fancy, fear not: we can help you design a bespoke package to suit your requirements, helping you to create the perfect day for you and your team.
From camping to 4-star luxury hotels, we have teamed up with some of the best venues in the area to offer you and your team a wide range of accommodation options to enhance your team building experience.
Choose from one of these fantastic venues in Keswick, both of which offer tasty food, beers and cocktails in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
THE ROUND
The Round serves great tasting burgers, using local ingredients, home-made sauces and inventive twists on classic combinations. Their wide selection of cocktails are crafted with love; and the beers, wines and soft drinks should have you covered.
THE FELLPACK
The Fellpack is all about innovative twists and fresh takes on classic dishes, using skill and flavour to provide a memorable eating experience, all served in the warm and friendly bistro.
To make sure that you and your party arrive in style, tailor your visit by picking one of the transport options below:
Convinced that Honister Slate is the perfect destination for your next team building day out? Get started with building your package now by clicking here. Alternatively, if you have any more questions or would like to speak to us about any special requirements, please get in touch with our helpful team, who will be more than happy to help you.
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