Branching Out Adventures competing with Go-Ape in East Sussex
by Angus, 25 September, 2015, 1 comments
"Setting up our own business has been one steep learning curve after another," says Mark Oakden, whose background is in construction and surveying. "When we opened to the public in May this year, we expected to be immediately overwhelmed by customers but it's taken some time to build up. Now, 4 months on, it's going really well and we sometimes have 60 people in the wood climbing at the same time. The most satisfying for me is working with kids who have disabilities or troubled backgrounds. To be able to do something like this gives them huge self-confidence as well as a thrill."
Mark and his business partner Dave lease two acres of oak woodland at Bentley in East Sussex (near Lewes) and have invested over £300,000 to set up their high walkways, giant swing, climbing wall and zip wire. Read more...
