Just what do you do for Alphabet Dating letter Q? Well here’s an idea… QUAD BIKING!
Both newbies to Quad Biking, hubby and I headed up to Tulley’s Farm in West Sussex, home to Southern Pursuits – the ultimate destination for adrenaline-fuelled activity days in the South East of England.
Before we got going on the Quad Bikes, we had a go at archery because neither of us had really tried that before either, plus Southern Pursuits have quite a few activities to choose from, be it archery, quad biking, clay pigeon shooting, air rifles or even axe throwing! (hey if you’re thinking about starting up Alphabet Dating then there’s plenty of ‘A’ date ideas right here!).
Archery was fun but SO TIRING! Particularly for me as I have the upper body strength of a toddler! Hubby did quite well at it, however my archery skills won’t have Katniss Everdeen quaking in her boots anytime soon.
Next up for us was the main event – quad biking! We were quite fortunate that it was just the two of us, plus our patient and friendly instructor Tom. We were briefed on all the safety instructions, shown how to control the bikes and then we were on our way around the nursery track. The quad bikes were alot more powerful than I expected them to be so I felt a little nervous at the beginning. Southern Pursuits actually use powerful Yamaha 350cc quad bikes whereas most activity centres like this only use 125cc bikes.
However, once we were off the nursery track and into the woods my nerves vanished and I was having a great time! We drove through the trees, along muddy paths, up hills, down hills and through big puddles. By some sort of miracle only my boots got dirty, not sure how I managed that but we had brought along some spare clothes and shoes for the journey home just incase.
The team at Southern Pursuits were all friendly, fun and professional and the place itself is a great day out for stags, hens, team building events or just those looking for alphabet dating letter Q ideas. It’s also just a short drive from Gatwick so great for tourists too.
Quad biking starts at £45pp + VAT and archery is from £17.50pp + VAT but there are package deals to be had too.
Disclaimer: we were invited by Southern Pursuits to try out their activities, but all words and opinions are my own. Photography courtesy of Southern Pursuits.