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Activities
Fairburn Activity Centre is licensed by AALA (Adventure Activities Licensing Authority). All our Activity Instructors are qualified to national governing body standards, hold current First Aid certificates and have been Disclosure Scotland checked.
The Centre provides a wide range of outdoor activities (on and off-site) which are tailored to the requirements of your group/organisation.
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Aerial Runway
Hold tight as you take a safe but exhilarating trip over the beautiful Fairburn pond.
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Archery
3 types of archery are on offer at the Centre — target, popinjay (targets suspended on ropes between trees) and clout (target on the ground, similar to target golf). Target archery is made more fun with the addition of balloons on the target face.
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Canoeing
2 to 4 hour session in double Canadian canoes either on the Fairburn pond or on one of the nearby lochs. River trips on the rivers Conon and Ness. Some games and races are incorporated into the session.
Maximum number of participants is 10 per session.
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Climbing & Abseiling
Challenging climb of 20 metres up a 150 year old Noble Fir tree to a platform followed by an abseil down the other side of the tree. Session lasts 2 hours. Maximum number of participants is 10 per session.
Climbing and abseiling on local crags can also be arranged.
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Disc Golf
A fun session with a frisbee.
Make your way round the re-worked 9 target course in as few throws as possible with a few surprises along the way.
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Foosball
In this life size version of table football, teams are four-a-side with the players being restricted to sideways movement only, attached to sliding hand-holds. Games are fast moving and fun for all ages...More
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Hill Walking
Guided walks up into the hills in the surrounding area. Walks can last either a morning, afternoon or the whole day. Bag a couple of Munros!
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Junior Jigsaw Jungle and Squirrel Search
To enable younger children to enjoy the Fairburn experience we have introduced this new activity specially designed for the 5 to 10 year olds...More
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Lazertag
Lazertag is an all weather outdoor leisure activity using futuristic laser guns to eliminate your opponents to win the game...More
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Mountain Biking
A number of options are available with several routes of different duration ranging from 1 to 3 hours. Leisurely rides on forest tracks and quiet country roads or more demanding rides into the hills. On the other hand you can try our new mountain bike skills trail on site.
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Orienteering
Several courses of varying degrees of difficulty in the surrounding woodlands. Sessions can last between 1 and 2 hours with either an individual or team competition.
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Paintball
Why not have an exciting morning or afternoon battling it out in the woods around the Centre. We have paintball equipment for up to 24 participants...More
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Raft Building & Racing
Teams build their own rafts from barrels, ropes and round-wood provided, then race round the pond. Sessions last about 2 hours. *This activity is really only suitable to groups of 11 years of age plus.
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Ropes Course
Challenging and fun activity with participants attempting to go round a course of obstacles made out of ropes, nets and wooden structures without coming into contact with the ground. Time trial competitions can be arranged for either teams or individuals.
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Treasure hunts
Several formats to choose from either as individuals or in teams. Prizes can be provided for use as the treasure. Sessions last between 1/2 hour to 2 hours.
Great fun, ropes course and archery. Raft race an
experience! 
