Daytime

Edinburgh offers an unrivalled selection of daytime activities with an extensive range of venues. The majority of our sites and venues are located close to the city centre and those that aren’t are easily accessible. 

Our daytime activity venues are all hand-picked, tried and tested as you deserve the best that Edinburgh has to offer, even if you are on a budget.

 

From action packed extreme to total relaxation; we have it all. View our Edinburgh Events Calendar;  there may be a sporting event you could include in your weekend.

 

Send us your wishlist or call our Edinburgh based team to discuss your weekend ideas in more detail.

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Activities

Ultimate Driving Experience

Put your driving skills to the test in this unforgettable driving experience. Choose 2 activities from an exciting selection including Smart Pursuit Compete against your rival on this specially designed mirror image track Karting Race pro-karts around a 500m floodlit track in this purpose built Karting Centre Skid Control Purpose built skid pan, completely bald tyres and simulated 60mph skids! 4x4 Off-Roading Ever driven over a 200ft drop in a 4x4 Jeep? Well now's your chance. Lunch and winners presentation included.
 

Whisky Tour

Delve into the history of the Spirit of Scotland and enjoy a few drams along the way. Learn about how Scotch Whisky is produced in this state-of-the-art journey through the replica distillery. Meet the ‘resident ghost’ and find out what secrets he has to reveal. Visit the Diageo Claive Vidiz Scotch Whisky Collection, the world’s largest collection, almost 3,500 individual bottles! Here the guide takes you through a whisky tasting of their own selection of malt whisky. The tour ends in the McIntyre Gallery where you will each enjoy 4 single malt whiskies and receive membership to the Scotch Whisky Appreciation Society.

Aerial Assault

Welcome to the worlds largest indoor climbing arena!! Put your fears aside and let your nerve jangling day begin. Your session starts with an hour session of vertical climbing! Catch your breath before taking a leap of faith and stepping off a platform 100ft above the arena floor! Keep going along the zip slide and then over a series of cargo nets, rope ladders and hanging logs all suspended from the roof of the arena.

White Water Rafting

No experience required at this fantastic team event with its heart stopping rapids! This event starts from the old market town of Aberfeldy under excellent supervision from your professional guide and takes you along the River Tay through the valley with its rolling hills and stunning scenery. Your paddle crew will have plenty of opportunities to practice their newly learnt rafting skills before the river drops away and creates challenging rapids that flow down to Grandtully – this is the longest rapid on the river and provides one or two surprises along the way.  

For the ultimate adrenalin rush why not combine this with some other fantastic events such as Canyoning or River Bugs.........If you dare!!

Paintball

Get your camouflage gear on and get ready for combat………paintball style! Be on your guard, trust no-one and make sure you aim well!! Experience the skills and strategy needed for combat in a range of different and exciting scenarios. Includes all equipment, full overalls and safety gear and the first 80 paintballs are FREE.

Golf

Choose from a variety of excellent courses in and around Edinburgh. There is an abundance of courses and Bespoke Weekends has access to tee-times at the best of them. Call to discuss your group requirements and course preferences.

Blindfold Driving

Blindfolded behind the wheel of a 4WD Landrover..........Can you trust your group to guide you safely around the track!! You can’t beat the exhilaration of driving a 4WD Landrover through this test circuit for the ultimate blind fold driving experience……. with only the communication of your fellow stags, hens or friends, you need to navigate around the roundabout, reverse park and make your way through the course without knocking anything over!

Gladiator Dual and Sumo Wrestling

Wrestle like a Sumo and compete like a Gladiator! Super Sumo Suits making you the size of a huge Japanese wrestler and head protectors, in the style of the traditional Sumo hair cuts are compulsory! Push, pull, or throw your opponent off the mat, force them onto their back with the usual Super Sumo wrestling etiquette!! Then….Gladiator Ready…. Contender Ready…armed with padded pugil sticks on your podium, keep your balance and bish, bash, bosh your way to victory! 

This event can only be booked as an add on to some of our outdoor events.  Contact the team for more information.

Archery

Archery is a sport that hits the mark for everybody, whether they fancy themselves as Robin Hood or not (green tights optional). The aim of the game is to fire your arrows at targets comprised of coloured rings. Once you've got the measure of your bow, there's a good chance of scoring a competitive bulls-eye or two… under the expert supervision of your professional instructors. See which member of your group has the sharpest aim and can notch up the most points.

Minimum group numbers of 6 are required for this event.

Quad Biking

Get ready for the thrill of off-road Quad Bike Trekking and experience the great Scottish outdoors in a completely different way. These recreational quad bikes are specially designed to allow you maximum fun with your friends in the magnificent Scottish countryside. Once you've got to grips with the handling of the quad on the agility circuit, you'll be ready for your adventurous quad bike trek zooming through woodland areas and rivers and across acres of land.

Mini Highland Games

Fun is the order of the day at this very ‘Scottish’ event. Mini highland games is a very physical and fun activity. Teams of 'clans' compete in Tossing the Caber, The Farmers Dash, Haggis Rolling, Putting the Stane and the Tug of War. Your group will have ‘Kilted’ instructors who are there to encourage and coach your teams. The event is held in the grounds of a stately home on the outskirts of the city.

Minimum group numbers of 8 are required for this event.

 

 

Clay Pigeon Shooting (Laser Style!)

Ready… aim… and shoot the clay……..without the loud bangs!! Laser Clay Shooting is ideal for those who want to try shooting in larger groups. Modified shotguns fire an infrared beam at clays launched from a clay launcher. Your group will be given mini challenges with results instantly updated on the electronic scoreboard, allowing your group to compare scores. Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting is an environmentally friendly pursuit with no risk of injury or damage to humans, animals or the countryside.

Minimum group numbers of 10 are required for this event.

Dungeon Tour

Not for the faint hearted....Deep beneath the Edinburgh pavements you will hear spine-chilling tales of nasty unpleasant historical happenings. Delve into the blood-curdling parts of history that your teachers never taught you -Barbaric savagery, inhumane medical practices and horrifying myth is all lurking in the Dungeon depths.

Day at the Races

We will help you 'back a winner' when it comes to planning the perfect race day. Various packages are available depending on your budget and the type of day you are looking for. Mingle with the crowds and take your own picnic or experience hospitality at its finest….it's up to you. Contact our Edinburgh team and we can advise you of up and coming fixtures, your picnic or lunch options, your post-race evening and anything else you may require for your special day.

Rage Off Road Buggies

Experience the thrill of off-road buggy driving! Get behind the wheel and race these 700cc off road buggies around an off road dirt track that measures 3 quarters of a mile in length. This is an individual time trial event with 3-4 heats each before a grand final for everyone; best lap time wins and up to 8 buggies can race on the track at any one time.

 

Indoor Karting Grand Prix

Get your race gear on and enjoy being behind the wheel of these NEW Rimo 5 karts racing around Scotland's biggest indoor track in this Open Grand Prix event. Your group will have a full safety briefing and each person will compete in 5 adrenaline-fuelled qualifying races to determine the best drivers who will then go on to race in a nail biting final to see who is KING of the track. Presentation to award trophies to the top 3 drivers.

 

 

Zorbing

Climb inside the Sphere and hold your breath as you tumble head over heels at great speed down the hillside! The Zorb or Sphere, is a pair of strong but flexible plastic balls one inside the other. Riders take refuge in the inner ball, which is connected to the outer ball, so that shock is absorbed during the journey. - Sphering has to be experienced to be believed  -a guaranteed adrenalin rush!. 2 people in the ball at one time.

Minimum group numbers of 8 are required for this event.

 

Eat Drink & Play GOLF

Pringle jumpers and plus fours at the ready!! Enjoy a round of Golf on the picturesque Bruntsfield Links course. A great way to spend an afternoon and a great group activity which can be as competitive as you want it to be on this well maintained 36 hole public course. A fantastic meal and a drink are included which you can enjoy before or after your event in one of the oldest golfing pubs in the world which hosts a fantastic collection of golfing memorabilia. Club hire is included.

Clay Pigeon Shooting

Open space, big shotgun, clay pigeon …aim, fire!!  Just watch it fly then blast it out of the sky.  A safety briefing from the experts will provide you with all the guidance and instruction you need to catch that pigeon! Qualified instructors will take you on a one-to-one basis for a brief lesson before you are ready to shoot those clay pigeons out of the sky.

Minimum group numbers of 7 are required for this event.