Take your place on the starting grid on the multi-level track at Gosport Go-Karting. Climb the walls at Red Spider, with over 250 bouldering problems to solve. Or try the Commando Experience at Action Stations in Portsmouth, including swinging from the rooftop, leaping through obstacle courses, and scaling the climbing wall.
At Go Ape Southampton, against a backdrop of beautiful water meadows and woodland, thrill-seekers will love the Treetop Challenge and Treetop Adventure, both on the upper level of the Go Ape height scale. Come back down to Earth hiring bikes locally from Barreg Cycles or further afield at Riverside.
Stretch your legs and make new furry friends with alpaca walking at Dunrey. Tackle the nature trails by mountain bike at Kingley Vale. See colourful corals and playful clownfish at The Blue Reef Aquarium. Or get curious at Fishbourne Roman Palace, Amberley Museum and Weald and Downland Museum, perfectly capturing bygone days.
Try water-skiing, then wipe yourself out on the inflatable-obstacle course at Chichester Watersports. Catch new releases at Cineworld in Chichester. Bounce away an afternoon on the trampolines at Flip Out Chichester. Enjoy animal adventures at Staunton Farm or Marwell Zoo. Or surf, windsurf or kitesurf at West Wittering beach.
Tour the vineyard and gin distillery at Ashling Park and eat out at The Gribble Inn, a fine pub serving seasonal food accompanied by beer from their own microbrewery. Burn off the excess with a gym and swim at Westgate Leisure Centre in Chichester or just with some energetic shopping around Chichester or Brighton’s quirky North Lanes.
Culture vultures should flock to the Chichester Festival Theatre or the Spring Arts Centre in Havant for the museum, workshops, exhibitions and café. Head back into history at Chichester Cathedral, Portchester Castle and Arundel Castle. Or soak up the serene silence at West Dean, one of the finest restored gardens in the UK.
Feed the soul with country walks around Kingley Vale Nature Reserve or Wood End, or on a spa day at Glorious, enjoying manicures, pedicures and foot fixes. Shoot clay at Crows Hall. Or get your golf fix on the two championship courses at Goodwood or among the heather and pine of the West Sussex Club.
Get down to Goodwood for track days, Revival, the great historic race meeting, or horseracing at arguably the most beautiful course in the world. Fish at East Lake in Chichester. Enjoy sailing, paddling and powerboating at Cobnor. Then wrap the day up with cocktails in The Rocking Horse.
