March 2009

Over Easter and the half term holidays it can be difficult to keep the kids entertained. An ideal choice for the little monkeys is to head over to a Go Ape centre near you and help them get in touch with their inner chimp.

Go Ape is an award–winning high wire forest adventure course, a giant playground in the trees with rope bridges, tarzan swings and zip slides. It?s perfect for kids looking for some adventure, and adults can have a great time too. Climb the trees and slide across high wires, crawl through tunnels, cross rope bridges, walk the planks and zip down to the ground. If you are heading to the Go Ape in Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, you are invited to have a go on the longest zip line in the country.

For parents worried about the risks involved in having their children swinging through the trees, be reassured that you will be fitted with a climbing harness and given instruction before embarking on your trek through the trees of the forest. Split into a number of different sections, the experience takes roughly 3 hours to complete, giving everyone a chance to wear themselves out!

Pricing Information:

Gorillas (Ages 18+) £25

Baboons (Ages 10–17) £20

To book, call 0870 444 5562, or go to www.goape.co.uk.

There are 21 Go Ape sites across the UK:

1. Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire

2. Whinlatter, Cumbria

3. Grizedale Forest, Cumbria

4. Dalby Forest, N Yorkshire

5. Rivington, Lancs (NEW)

6. Delamere Forest, Cheshire

7. Buxton, Derbyshire

8. Sherwood Pines, Notts

9. Cannock Forest, Staffs

10. Wyre Forest, Worcs (NEW)

11. Margam Park, Wales (NEW)

12. Forest of Dean, Glos

13. Wendover Woods, Bucks

14. Woburn, Beds (NEW)

15. Thetford Forest, Suffolk

16. Haldon Forest Park, Devon

17. Moors Valley, Dorset

18. Alice Holt, Surrey

19. Swinley Forest, Bracknell

20. Bedgebury Forest, Kent

21. Leeds Castle, Kent