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Summer Activities for Teenagers

The Summer holidays are upon us and the usual question starts to rear its head “what can I do to entertain the kids” and more importantly  what ideas are there for “things to do in the summer for teenagers,” which is often the more difficult task to accomplish. If you can achieve this then the 6 weeks of the holidays will fly by with no family breakdown or you needing to book yourself into rehab in September!


Free Kindle When Booking an Activity Weekend

Book An Activity Weekend & Get a Free Kindle

Book an activity weekend in 2013 or 2014 and we’ll give you a free kindle. So if you’re thinking of booking that birthday surprise this year, looking for an unusual birthday gift, family trip away or friends reunion then give us a call today and get a 6″ Kindle for your troubles. Although our aim is to take the strain from you and make the organising as effortless as possible we understand you are the one who has taken on the responsibility of organising everything. Therefore this is our thank you!


Stunning Photos of Our Canyoning Activity

This is our most popular activity canyoning. The photos below are taken of our groups taking part in the canyoning activity by Adventure Britain’s professional photographer . This high adrenaline activity takes place in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales. Groups book our photographer in order to capture those once in a lifetime memories. What better way is there of sharing the exploits of your group!


This is Why We Love the Brecon Beacons

Our home is Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park and this is why we love our outstanding natural adventure playground. Take a look at the photo below taken a few days ago of the highest mountain in Southern Britain , Pen Y Fan to see why. If you’re interested in visiting and taking part in any any of our activities including guided mountain walks then give us a call.


Win a Canyoning Session

Here’s your chance to win a canyoning session with the canyoning experts – Adventure Britain. Our canyoning activity has recently been described by Rough Guides as “…being up there with the world’s best wet and wild activities!” If you want to know more about our canyoning activity then visit the canyoning page on this site.

So what is canyoning? The best way of describing our canyoning activity is white water rafting but without the raft. With our guides, you descend a stunning steep sided gorge by various ways and means. This can involve sliding down rapids, swimming down rapids, floating down fast flowing chutes and waves, walking behind some breathtaking waterfalls and of course jumping off those jaw dropping waterfalls.

So to experience this high adrenaline activity for yourself read on…


Reviews of Adventure Britain – Another Great Review

We regularly gets reviews sent to us by our customers and here’s another from the weekend just gone. It’s always nice to receive these as it shows we try and offer a high quality experience for our customers.

I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for helping arrange my brothers stag weekend, we all had a great weekend, although a bit tired today!

Mike, Bev and Phil made us all feel very welcome and helped us make the most of a fabulous weekend.


For St.David’s Day Only – 12th Person Goes Free

To celebrate the St.David’s Day we’re giving you a free place on our activity weekends so you can take part in activities you’ve never attempted before, or just visit again because you enjoyed it so much the first time. So when you book an activity weekend with us today, and use the weekend before the end of  2013 your 12th person of the group goes free of charge!

But the offer ends today so  book for a group of 12 or more now!


St.David’s Day Competition – Win Your Own Customised Cufflinks

As it’s St.David’s day today we thought we’d offer you the opportunity of winning some customised cufflinks.

It’s your chance to win a customised pair of cufflinks, free of charge, with our associates at the jewellers to the stars Ring Jewellery. You choose what image you want put on the cufflinks so there can be no doubt they’re yours! Obviously we would suggest  a red dragon given the day!

No catch just fill in the contact us form, in the subject put “Competition and give us the answer to this question:-

In which Welsh county is St.David’s Cathedral?


Valentines Day Special Offer

Stag and Hen Weekend Special Deal

Although there are no definitive stats to say how many people actually get engaged in the UK on St.Valentine’s Day research completed by the  latest American Express Spending and Saving Tracker consumer report surveyed Americans’ Valentine’s Day plans and found that six million couples are likely to get engaged on February 14th, reports the Huffington Post.

To celebrate this auspicious day we’d like to offer our customers this special offer with free places for all those individuals who became potential hens and stags as of yesterday! Read on for more


Half-Term February 2013 – Family Activity Days

With the School Half-Term starting next week for many schools here are some ideas for keeping the kids occupied  we’ve had some late bookings for various activities. The good news is we have some spare places for these activities so give us a call and you could be taking part.

Thursday 21st February 2013

Gorge walking and climbing activity for families

Call us now to reserve your places!


Canyoning Videos from Adventure Britain

Gorge walkingCanyoning videos from Adventure Britain – For canyoning Adventure Britain are one of the UK’s busiest canyoning companies and therefore one of the most experienced. This is one of our most popular activities and you can see why by viewing these videos which clearly demonstrate how this high adrenaline activity will leave you shaken and stirred!


Customer Satisfaction Levels Exceed 90% For 10th Year Running

It was another great year for us in 2012. Reviews from our customers has been excellent which is important to us as we pride ourselves on delivering a quality service.

In 2012 94.1% of our customers rated their time with Adventure Britain as good or excellent in terms of their overall experience and value for money. This is the 10th year running we have exceeded 90% which we are extremely pleased with.

Here’s looking forward to 2013 and again providing an excellent service for our customers

For ideas on activity weekends click here and for adventure activity weekend packages with prices click here.


Excellent Feedback and Reviews from Our Customers in 2012

We have had some great feedback from our customers in 2012 and we’d like to thank everyone who’s taken the time to send us their comments. We thought we’d share some of the latest ones with you so you can see for yourselves what people are saying about our services.

“Choice of Activities. Good value for money”

“The quality / friendliness of your instructors when you actually meet them is also a great advertisment for your respective businesses.”


No Price Increases for 2013

We are pleased to announce that we are holding out 2012 prices for 2013! We realise things can be tight going into a New Year so we’re freezing all our prices.

To take advantage go to our packages pages and see the type of  activity weekend or activity you can book with us at Adventure Britain then send us an e-mail or give us a call. Job done!


Call of the Wild’s Adventure Britain named as Best Green Tourism Business 2012

Last week we were lucky enough to have picked up another award in recognition of our green business practices. We were named the Green Business Tourism Company at the prestigious Swansea Bay  Tourism Awards  2012. This was awarded to a business that has demonstrated a dedication to adopt or improve sustainable green business practices within their operations.

View this video to find out the reasons why we won this award. Click on “More”


Adventure Britain Become Part of the Eco Travel Network

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We are pleased to announce that we have now become part of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) Eco Travel Network by signing up our properties to become charging stations.  What is the Eco Travel Network?

Eco Travel Network Limited provides fun, lightweight, eco friendly travel across Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. Visitors to Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) are welcome to hire one of  fleet of Renault Twizys  from local tourist business partners across the Park.


Video of Canyoning in the Brecon Beacons

This is a group canyoning with Adventure Britain in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. This short video was taken recently and gives you a taster of what the canyoning activity experience is like.

This particular part of the session is last challenge you’ll encounter on your river journey and some of you who have already taken part will recognise it as the appropriately names ‘Loonies leap’. So if you’re looking to discover your wildside and you’re up for the challenge we’ll not disappoint!


New Photogrpahy Service for Customers

Call of the Wild and photographer Neil Mansfield are delighted to announce a partnership to provide photography services for all events and activities run by Call of the Wild.

Call of the Wild as a group provide a comprehensive list of services to a wide range of clients including leadership, management and team development programmes. One component of the Call of the Wild group is its Adventure Britain operation. This provides outdoor activities including canyoning, quad biking and coasteering in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park and the South Wales Coastline, including the Gower.


Unique Canyoning Video in Brecon Beacons

This is a great and unique video of our canyoning activity in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon beacons) in Wales, UK. One of the groups took their own video camera on the activity. The camera man, when jumping off one of the big waterfalls, drops the camera. However it continues to film on it’s way to the bottom of the pool.


Late Availability for June & July 2012

With all this fine weather we’ve had some late bookings for various activities. The good news is we have some spare places for these activities so give us a call and you could be taking part.

Friday 8th June

Canyoning activity for adults

Family gorge walking activity

Saturday 9th June

Caving activity for adults

Friday 27th July (School Summer Holidays)

Family gorge walking

Tuesday 31st July (School Summer Holidays)

Family gorge walking activity


Valleys Essential Top 50

Rough Guide Author Names Call of the Wild in Top 50 Welsh Valleys Essentials

What’s your ultimate Welsh Valleys experience? Cycling high up in the Afan Forest? Journeying underground to relive our industrial past at Big Pit, jumping off a waterfall? Maybe it’s the taste of Sidoli’s ice cream? Now is your chance to share your Valleys Essentials.

The Valleys Heart and Soul campaign has teamed up with Rough Guide author Mike Parker to create a list of the Top 50 Valleys Essentials*, including must-see heritage attractions, unmissable eateries and events and scenic walks across The Valleys, which spans from Kidwelly in the west to Pontypool in the east. Call of the Wild are proud to be included the Top 50 Welsh Valleys experiences!


What’s on in the Brecon Beacons 2012

Events, Festivals, Markets and Things to Do in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacon) in 2012

There are many reasons to visit the stunning Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) in Wales and no more so than the great range of festivals and events that take place through the year. Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) are truly a year round destination as you will always find something of interest  happening. So take a closer look at what’s happening in 2012


Brecon Beacons to become Wales’ First International Dark Skies Reserve

Brecon Beacons Park Society and Brecon Beacons National Park Authority are calling on the help of local residents to help Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park become Wales’ FIRST International Dark Sky Reserve.

We all know that Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) has a stunning landscape – but what you don’t know is it also has some of the darkest skies in the UK.  The skies above Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park are so outstanding the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, are applying to the International Dark-Sky Association to become Wales’ first International Dark Sky Reserve.

The highly prestigious status –given to only a handful of international destinations – would be beneficial  for both tourism and the local economy and preserve the region’s unique night skies for future generations.

For more information on star gazing opportunities click here


Seven Natural Wonders of the Brecon Beacons

There are many natural features within Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park which make it unique and define it’s intrinsic appeal to residents and visitors alike.

With this in mind we have come up with our own favourite 7 Natural Wonders which to our mind are extraordinary and make Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) such an outstanding region to live and work within. Take a look here.


Customer Satisfaction Up Again in 2011

It was another great year for us in 2011.  Feedback from our customers has been excellent which is important to us as we pride ourselves on delivering a quality service.

In 2011 96.4% of our customers rated their time with us as good or excellent in terms of their overall experience and value for money. This is an increase from the 2010 figure.

The only problem is we have to beat this figure in 2012!

For ideas on activity weekends click here and for adventure activity weekend packages with prices click here.


Waterfalls in Brecon Beacons like in Hawaii!

There’s an article on Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) in the December issue of “The Great Outdoors” magazine, one of the most popular magazines on outdoor activities in the UK. The article also describes the journalist’s experiences when he came canyoning in Wales with us at Call of the Wild’s Adventure Britain.


Accommodation for New Year’s Eve

Holiday Bunkhouse from Only £57pp for Up to 5 Days!

Looking for ideas for New Year’s Eve? Are you seeking that special venue for your New Year’s Eve Party? Problems finding a property which is in the right location, of the right size and more importantly the right price! How does staying in a 19th Century converted stone barn in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, Wales with spectacular views over the Swansea Valley sound?


Office Xmas Party Ideas For 2011

Given Any Thought to your Xmas Party?

How does this sound as an idea for your office Christmas party this year

Christmas Themed Team Orienteering

You will required with your team to find a number of checkpoints themed around Christmas. You will given a compass and map to find these checkpoints. The event takes place at our spectacular training centre in the heart of  Wales – Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. This is an exciting  playground in which to spend your Christmas party with work colleagues. The orienteering day  depends on the size of the group but will approximately last between 3 to 4 hours.


Man-Made Wonders of the Brecon Beacons

There are many natural features within Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park which make it unique and define it’s intrinsic appeal to residents and visitors alike. However it is not just these natural features that are unique but also those man-made features which to our mind are extraordinary and make Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) such an outstanding region to live and work within. Here is a list of those features which we feel make Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) distinctive and are further reasons to visit.


Swansea Bay Regional Business Award

Call of the Wild Excel at Business Awards 2010

The Swansea Bay Regional Business Awards gala evening was held on 26th November 2010 at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. Call of the Wild were delighted to be named by judges as the winner of the Leadership & Management in Business Award.

These prestigious awards seek to recognise success, innovation and excellence across all industry sectors.


Rivers in Flood in Brecon Beacons

These are the rivers Mellte and Sychryd in flood during November 2011. In this video you can see the famous waterfalls Sgwd Clun-Gwyn, Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn on the River Mellte and Bwa Maen on the River Sychryd. These are situated within the famous waterfalls area of the National Park. However the waterfalls in this video are almost unrecognisable due to the volume of water. The noise alone is awesome!


Winner Visit Wales National Tourism Awards 2010

Winner of the Business Tourism Award

The National Tourism Awards for Wales gala evening was held on 21 October at the Vale Resort, Cardiff . Almost 400 applications were received and 53 organisations made it to the final competing for 16 awards . The winners were announced by TV presenter, Sarra Elgan.

The awards are about showcasing the very best that Wales has to offer and showing what can be achieved through hard work, ingenuity and commitment.


Visit Wales National Tourism Awards 2010

An Award Winning Year for Call of the Wild

It’s been a great year for Call of the Wild picking up a number of awards during the course of the 2010. We are in the unique position of being the current holder of the Welsh Small Business of the Year title in addition to being the current National Team Building Company of the Year. The the Company this have won another 4 awards.  Call of the Wild were chosen by a judging panel including Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs such as Bebo Founder Michael Birch as a winner of Smarta.com’s inaugural ‘Smarta 100’. Not only did Call of the Wild make the Top 100 Small Companies in the UK it was also voted in the Top 5 for its Business Ethics. The Smarta 100 is the ultimate business accolade, recognizing the UK’s smartest small businesses.