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Adventure Parks & High Ropes in Stoke-on-Trent
None of these are in Stoke itself, but a few make a reasonable day trip. Closest in is Madrenaline Activities out at Macclesfield, from £29.50, where you roll down a hill inside a giant inflatable ball and there's axe throwing and combat archery on the side. Go Ape Cannock Chase, in Rugeley, has proper treetop rope courses and zip lines through the forest from £20.95, plus a bouncy net course. For something further, it's a longer trip out to Matlock Bath for Heights of Abraham, where £16 gets you a cable car over the valley, two cavern tours and a hilltop park for ages 4 to 15. If you've got a toddler, Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn in Stafford is the one to pick, from £3, with a toddler corner alongside go-karts and a zipline for older siblings. Cheshire Outdoors in Northwich is the budget option from £4, good from age six upwards. Go Ape Buxton is strictly for ages 10 and up, so save that one for when they're older.
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from £4Cheshire Outdoors
Northwich · ages 6+
A woodland activity site where kids from six try archery, axe throwing and a segway glide through the trees.
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from £9.50Clip 'n Climb Stoke
Stone · ages 2-84
Twenty-three climbing lines and a vertical drop slide indoors, with harnesses fitted for you and sessions running about 75 minutes.
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from £36.95Go Ape Buxton
Buxton · ages 10+
Harness up for high ropes and zip lines through Grinlow Woods above Buxton, built for ages 10 and up.
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from £20.95Go Ape Cannock Chase
Rugeley
Treetop rope courses and zip lines through Cannock Chase forest, with a bouncy net course thrown in.
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from £16Heights of Abraham
Matlock Bath · ages 4-15
A cable car ride over the valley, two cavern tours underground, then a hilltop park of play areas and views.
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from £3Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn
Stafford · ages 1-12
A big outdoor and indoor play barn built around a climbing tree, with go-karts, a zipline and a toddler corner too.
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from £5Kilnworx Climbing Centre
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 6-16
Roped climbing, bouldering and abseiling on real walls, with sessions and parties for climbers aged six and up.
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from £29.50Madrenaline Activities
Macclesfield
Rolling down a hill inside a giant inflatable ball is the headline, backed by axe throwing, combat archery and off-road Segways.
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from £6.65National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden
Stoke-on-Trent · ages 5+
A Victorian garden with a Chinese pagoda, dark tunnels to duck through and a woodland play area for climbing and balancing.
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FreeVictoria Park
Stafford
Free outdoor play in Stafford with a 7m climbing net, a 5m slide and a splash pad for summer days.
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Good to know: adventure parks & high ropes in Stoke-on-Trent
Are any of them free?
Yes, Victoria Park is free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £3 at Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Which ones are indoor?
Clip 'n Climb Stoke and Kilnworx Climbing Centre are indoor, good to keep up your sleeve for a rainy day.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find adventure parks & high ropes in Northwich, Stone, Buxton, Rugeley, Matlock Bath and 3 more. Every place we list is in or around Stoke-on-Trent, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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