Go Ape

Swinging through the canopy thirty feet up is either brilliant fun or absolute madness depending on your nerve. Go Ape at Wyre Forest near Bewdley is an outdoor adventure course where you clip yourself onto cables and move between wooden platforms threaded through actual trees. It's not rock climbing or abseiling - more like a grown-up assault course in the air.

The main crowd here are families with confident kids aged eight upwards, though adults without offspring have a proper laugh too. There's zip-lining, swaying bridges, and Tarzan swings. Most people take two to three hours, which means you're knackered but satisfied. The forest setting beats the hell out of doing this in a car park - you're genuinely among trees, which adds to both the thrill and the beauty.

It's not free - you'll pay entry - and you'll need to book ahead rather than just turning up. Wear trainers with grip and go when it's dry if possible. Wet ropes and slippery platforms aren't your friend.

If you're camping at Lodge Coppice Holiday Park or Orleton Court Farm, this works nicely as a half-day activity before heading back to base. It's the sort of thing that either becomes a trip highlight or gets abandoned after twenty minutes when someone discovers they're scared of heights. Worth trying though. Bewdley itself has decent pubs and the river walk if you want something calmer afterwards.