Group activities for grown-ups in London
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By Natasha Polyviou
Updated: Tue Feb 22 2011 -
Sometimes you just want to leave seriousness aside and make like a kid in a sandbox. Time Out suggests ideas for grown-up playdates
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Get competitive at a new karting venue
Tower Bridge Business Park, 100 Clements Rd, London, SE16 4DG
Housed in the former Peek Frean biscuit factory, TeamSport Tower Bridge is a new indoor go-karting centre has two tracks running over two floors and a fleet of lithium battery-powered eco-karts that can reach speeds of up to 40mph. There's also a track-side bar and kitchen and a spectator area overlooking the pits and tracks. Read more
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Shake it up behind the bar
69 Colebrooke Row, N1 8AA
Spend a tipsy afternoon learning the art of mixing killer cocktails at sophisticated Islington drinking den 69 Colebrooke Row. The bartenders know their stuff and private parties are catered for if you and your playmates fancy a more intimate experience than the standard, 25-person classes. Read more
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Take a bite-sized cookery class
48-50 St John's Rd, SW11 1PR
Jamie Oliver's Clapham café/cookery school has a tempting menu of one to three-hour taster cookery lessons, in which you can learn the skills needed to whip up dishes such as impressive filled pasta or a chilli and guacamole feast, before enjoying the results with a glass of wine. A new twist on going out to dinner. Read more
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Rediscover the pleasures of the crafts table
7 Prescott Place, London, SW4 6BS
An independent craft venue based in Clapham, the Papered Parlour offers a full programme of classes, exhibitions and events in an effort to 'bring craft to the masses'. All classes are project-based (screen-print a bag; make a sock monkey; sew your own dress) and start at £55 for a full day, with an emphasis on using recycled materials wherever possible. Other workshops offered by The Papered Parlour include beginners' knitting, silversmithing and photography. Read more
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Tread the bowling alley boards
95 Brick Lane London, E1 6QL
The ten-pin bowling trend is still going strong thanks to shiny venues like All Star Lanes, which throws in polished Americana and cocktails for a grown-up night out. It’s not cheap, but then these aren’t the plasticky bowling alleys of yesteryear. Add a slouchy cardy and white Russians for the full Big Lebowski experience. All Star Lanes has venues in Holborn, Bayswater and Brick Lane. Read more
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Have a scream on a rollercoaster
Staines Rd, Surrey, Chertsey, KT16 8PN
Leave the teacup rides to the kids and make a beeline for the white-knuckle experiences at Thorpe Park, located just off the M25. Storm Surge is the newest attraction, a splashy raft ride with a stomach-churning, 64ft spiraling drop. Read more
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Practise figure skating twirls at Ally Pally
Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY
Ally Pally's lofty indoor skating arena is open year-round for general skating sessions, figure skating classes, ice hockey training, children's sessions and parties. Friday and Saturday evenings are Disco Nights, and there's late opening on Sunday too, when more chilled-out tunes provide the soundtrack for languid loops around the ice. Read more
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Spin right round at Roller Disco
off Miles St, Wandsworth Rd, SW8 2JG
Leave your inhibitions at the door as you whizz round the roller rink on old-school skates to a soundtrack of spangly '70s disco classics. This kitsch night runs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Read more
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Save the world from nuclear fallout
3 Herringham Rd, SE7 8NJ
This industrial-looking underground bunker in Greenwich is the atmospheric setting for a game of laser tag. Your mission is to save the world from impending nuclear disaster, which you do by getting kitted out in helmet, protective vest and infra-red laser gun for seeking out and tagging opponents. The concept is similar to paintball. Read more
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Play hide and seek
68 Tooley St, SE1 2TF
This centrally located paintball venue features three different 'game zones' spread over 50,000 sq ft. The inevitable Apocalypse London scenario offers the chance to wreak paint-splattered war on the opposing team by clambering over abandoned vehicles and the shattered ruins of a city. Read more
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4 comments
You could come and join us at Are You Sitting Comfortably? this autumn, listen to stories, play pass the parcel and musical chairs and eat sweets and chip butties. relive childhood bedtimes! check out the dates here: http://www.thewhiterabbit.org.uk/projects/are-you-sitti ng-comfortably/future-dates/
I was looking for fun places to go and definitely found it here!!!!
perhaps the least original list I have ever seen. Did you give you 'journalists' the day off?
Why not try something a bit different with one of our Graffiti Classes in London. Perfect for birthday parties, hen and stag do's and team building.
Street artist Andy Seize teaches the graffiti art basics of line, shading and spraying in one-hour and three-hour sessions. Booking essential. Age 10+.
Waterloo, SE1
http://www.graffitilessons.co.uk
http://www.graffitibedrooms.co.uk