Go Ape Reviews 

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3.8

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Looking at 35 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff and instructors for being exceptionally friendly, patient, and incredibly encouraging when participants feel nervous during difficult outdoor challenges. People also appreciate the stunning natural locations, thorough safety briefings, and wonderfully well-organized activities that make family days out truly memorable and fun for everyone. However, some customers also noted occasional slow moments, long queues, or strict height rules encountered unexpectedly upon arrival at the park. A few visitors experienced minor operational delays or felt that certain park restrictions negatively affected their overall daily trip experience.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My eldest loves visiting here. Would be nice if there was a bit more variation between sites but overall plenty to do and well organised.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took my son Ethan to Go Ape at Alexandra Palace and he had a blast! We did the Aerial Challenge, which was a 2-hr experience. Great fun for a birthday treat and a really enjoyable active adventure. Ha... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had Patrick yesterday as our Go Ape instructor and he was excellent! Honestly, he is such a nice friendly guy and his smile put us at ease. He was so kind and helpful and his instructions were supe... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had an amazing time and the whole family did different levels of the Go Ape adventures. Would highly recommend, staff were really friendly and helpful. We went in this last Sunday 17th of August an... See more

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  1. Recreation Center
  2. Adventure Sports
  3. Adventure Sports Center
  4. Event Management Company
  5. Outdoor Activity Organiser
  6. Tourist Attraction

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We’re campaigning to keep the adventure in adventure. We believe if you want to develop in life, you have to take risks – and we want to inspire people to do just that; by challenging, surprising and exciting them.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic morning at Go Ape, Temple Newsam

Had a fantastic morning at Go Ape, Temple Newsam, with my 10 year old. This was our first visit to Go Ape and we opted for the Treetop Adventure + course. The course had just the right level of challenge for us and it was great that we were able to complete the levels at our own pace. All the staff we encountered during our visit were friendly and extremely helpful. A big shout out to both Oscar and Saul who came to our rescue when we got into a couple of sticky spots - both were quick to react and gave tips to ensure that we had the confidence to complete the rest of the course. Thanks guys!

22 October 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thank you for joining us in the Temple Newsam trees SL and for taking the time to share your experience. We're thrilled to hear you had a fantastic morning with your 10 year old up on Treetop Adventure Plus. We really do appreciate it and are delighted to hear both Oscar and Saul looked after you. Hopefully see you for another adventure very soon.

A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We went to the first of Go Ape Sundown session of 2022 Thetford

We went to the first of Sundown sessions this year I wasn't sure what to expect my kids have done indoor climbing before but I wanted to do something different. on arrival staff very helpful seamed genuinely happy to be there. we started just before the sun went down so the kids could see what was ahead of them as it got darker the woods are lite up in different colours it looks great. I had nothing to worry about the kids loved it best thing we have done in a long time great job go ape I can't recommend it enough

22 October 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Stoked to hear your kids loved their time in the trees and enjoyed our Sundown Series at Go Ape Thetford. Thanks for hanging out with us and for taking the time to review and recommend. We really appreciate it and are delighted to hear our team looked after you all.

A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time

Booked a treetop adventure+ for my 10 year old son, had to wait half an hour for safety briefing, after was stuck behind slower ones on the trees just waiting. Staff was arrogant and ignorant, when asked he talked to other people leaving my son just waiting (he let other kids go, but ignored my son, when came to let my son to go on the line, specifically waited for other people to come, and asked them if they wanted to go in front of my son, but they didn't). Disgusting. There were 3 different lines available, managed just 2 in the time given (1 hour), just because of being stuck behind slow people and because of ignorant staff. Been here many times, last time my son did all three lines twice. Don't blame little kids for being slow this time, but last time there was no ignorant and cocky staff with no customer service skills.

25 September 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in the trees Ernie and for taking the time to share your experience.

Our team are the heartbeat to what makes Go Ape great. We expect our instructors to be friendly and courteous at all times, whilst appreciating and assisting the needs of each customer. Complaints of this nature are incredibly rare so we're disappointed to hear that you felt this way.

We'd love to follow this up further to see where we went wrong. If you could send us an email to questions@goape.co.uk along with your booking reference we'd be incredibly grateful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a brilliant time at go ape at Moors…

Had a brilliant time at go ape at Moors Valley in Dorset on the Segway Experience .
Zoe was a love!y and good instructor any my friends and I had a fab time riding through the forest

15 September 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thrilled to hear you had a brilliant time on our all-terrain Forest Segways Stephen. Thanks for joining us in Moors Valley Country Park and for taking the time to share your experience. Zoe will be stoked.

A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fun challenger plus

Very fun challenger plus - Cockfosters:)

18 September 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thrilled to hear you had fun on our Challenge Plus experience Maya. Thanks for hanging around with us and for taking the time to leave us such a positive review. We really appreciate it.

A warm welcome to the Go Ape Cockfosters Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really enjoyed our afternoon spent…

Really enjoyed our afternoon spent amongst the trees. Freya's instructions gave us the confidence to get around the course. We were able to take the course at our own pace. Lots to challenge us as most of the group were fearful of heights; we achieved such a high after making it all the way round which lasted for days. Friendly staff, reassuring to have them nearby if needed. Beautiful location.

21 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thrilled to hear you really enjoyed your afternoon in the trees Wendy and our team looked after you. Freya will be delighted. Thanks for hanging out with us and for taking the time to share your experience. We're incredibly lucky to call the Forest of Dean one of our homes.

A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great afternoon At Rivington.

Great afternoon. At Rivington.
Easy to book on line. Staff realy friendly. Great fun on the 5 sections of the session, walking through the tree tops. bridges. swings, cargo nets and great Zip wires.
Training was good with out being over the top. Safe and confidant all the way round. Jacub was great with kids giving them encouragement and challenge. Supervising without them knowing it (which is a top skill).
Had to gave them five stars because they don't go higher !

4 September 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in the Rivington trees and for taking the time to share your experience. We're thrilled to hear you had a great afternoon and our team looked after you. Jacob will be stoked to hear he got a mention too.

Hopefully see you for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

GREAT EXPERIENCE FROM START TO FINISH!

GREAT EXPERIENCE FROM START TO FINISH!
The staff/Instructors were friendly and helpful all way through. Always someone around to help if needed. Great course for all different abilities.
Easy to find, loads of parking, beautiful setting around Leeds castle.
Defo will book again.

2 September 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging out with us at Leeds Castle Charlotte and for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear you had a great time and our team looked after you. We're incredibly lucky to call this historic place our home.

Hopefully see you all for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor Segway experience

We visited Crawley go ape for the segway experience. Honestly, look and think hard on this before parting with your money. Yes it’s instructor led and there’s one very small opportunity to do a track without the instructor leading, however just before reaching this part and being released, the instructor pulled the slowest people to the front!! She said it was because she didn’t want them getting lost.
I don’t know if that is normal practice, but we felt it was a deliberate move to prevent anyone actually being able to gain any speed. I have put in a complaint about this but the response wasn’t really valid as it went on about protecting other park users however the tracks used were further in the woods and obviously if people were around, you would naturally have the sense to slow down. Our daughters have attended various other places doing segways are we’re shocked when we told them how over controlled this activity was. If all you want is an hour training, then this would be the place to go but, if you want a bit of fun and freedom, go elsewhere you won’t get that here.
We would certainly NOT RECOMMEND this experience as value for money or enjoyable.
In future we will travel a bit further for a better experience elsewhere.
Extremely disappointing 😒

23 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in Tilgate Park Hazel and for taking the time to share your experience. We also appreciate your email sent on 31 August with further feedback.

Complaints of this nature are rare so we're equally disappointed to hear that you didn't enjoy our all-terrain Forest Segways. We're sorry to hear that you were left shocked on the day to find out that it's an instructor led activity.

We do try to be as transparent as possible on our website when marketing each of our activities however completely take on board your points. We do include videos of the activity which showcase the experience to give people a flavour of what to expect.

As explained in our email back to you reference slower participants, this is done so that they can be within a closer range of our instructors to provide additional support. In addition it helps them build and develop their confidence. For smaller sized groups, slower participants are also kept towards the front, as ultimately if faster participants were put towards the front, then the group may need to stop at intervals for the slower participants to re-join.

At Go Ape, we believe that every customer should have a great time and we are always grateful for all feedback from customers to help us improve the experience. We're sorry we didn't meet your expectations on this occasion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is my second visit to Go Ape

This is my second visit to Go Ape, we also decided we try a new location and Battersea Park it was, plus it was my Daughters 14th Birthday 🥳.
Our overall experience was 10 out of 10 from the beginning till the end.
Staff was absolutely amazing so friendly, so engaging, so helpful. The way we were greeted at the check outs by such a lovely lady, unfortunately didn’t ask her name, she gave my daughter a Birthday sticker so thank you for making it so special for both of us, but we do remember Edward who explained and demonstrate so beautifully everything we needed to do and know while we up in the air climbing.
Thank you guys so much for making such a fun , memorable day and Yess we will be coming back again !!!

27 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for celebrating with us in the trees again Marcela and for hanging out with us at Battersea Park. We're thrilled to hear you had a 10/10 experience and our team looked after you all.

Thanks for taking the time to review us and hopefully see you both again very soon. We highly recommend Go Ape Cockfosters if you're looking for something a little different. Welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service

Poor customer service. Their website was down. They asked to call in over email. By the time we reached the service centre 40 minutes later, every slot was gone. We had to take a location with 30 min extra driving. Adding insult to injury, their customer service agent Nick had no sympathy and charged us an extra booking fee, because we had to book over the phone.

27 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for taking the time make us aware Stefan and sorry to disappoint. We can see that our Customer Care Team have since been in touch and have already started the process of reimbursing you the booking fee.

Thanks for your recommendation via email. We're always looking at ways to help improve the way we do things and we really appreciate you providing this.

Hopefully your next Go Ape experience will be a much more positive one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took my 11 year old friend for an…Great Afternoon !

Took my 11 year old friend for an afternoon at Go Ape Delamere. Chose the Adventure + which he really enjoyed . Thought it was both challenging and great fun . I was the on looker and I was very impressed by everything . Facilities, attention to detail especially of course surrounding safety were excellent . The team there are great with children and adults too and explain everything in simple relatable terms . Good check in process and the course and equipment used is of a very high standard . Thank -you Delamere's Go Ape Team .

25 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging out with us Beverley and for taking the time to share your experience. We're thrilled to hear you were impressed by everything and your friend really enjoyed Treetop Adventure Plus.

A warm welcome to the Go Ape Delamere Tribe.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Visited go ape on the 19th August

Visited go ape on the 19th August, Wyre Forest

Had a great day however someone has stolen my bank details and IP address and is frauding my bank account!!

I have put in a complaint and will be informing ICO!!!

19 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Sorry to hear this Shola. We're not sure how this is related to our site at Wyre but we hope your bank has managed to sort this out on your behalf. We appreciate this must be incredibly worrying and stressful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So untrue the toilets was digusting and clearly graining in dirt that’s clearly bedded in also you should train your staff before dealing with the public

We visited go ape in battersea park , the staff are rude with no customers services , this may be to do with the age , there was only 2 staff that was friendly , the toilets was shocking , disgusting , you can tell it hasn’t been washed or cleaned for a long time by the state of the skirtings , I wouldn’t put my dog in these toilets , totally disgusting to the point I nearly vommited . There was no toilet paper any where in sight ,I even took pics of the rotten toilets because I was so shocked and disgusted . I even heard a member of staff raise his voice to a customer .

16 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us at Battersea Park Lorraine and for taking the time to share your experience. At Go Ape, we expect our instructors to be friendly and courteous at all times, whilst appreciating and assisting the needs of each customer. We are somewhat disappointed to hear that you were not treated in this manner. Please be assured that this matter will be addressed with the staff involved and more training will be given in this area.

Regarding the toilets, we can only apologise for the condition of them when you visited. These toilets are usually cleaned regularly and also given a deep clean at the end of each day. During busier periods and with the number of visitors the park receives they can be used excessively.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booked a treetop adventure+ for two…

Booked a treetop adventure+ for two children at battersea park. First time for both and they loved it. Staff and instructors were very helpful and engaged. Can't fault anything, best experience and plenty of activities, will next time us adults will definitely join in.
A big thank you to everyone at go ape and especially the instructor who went up to help my daughter along the ropes (unfortunately I forgot to get his name).

17 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging out with us in Battersea Park and for taking the time to leave us a 5* review. We really appreciate it. Stoked to hear the kids both loved it and our team looked after you all. We hope to see you all for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a great experience at go ape at…

We had a great experience at go ape at Leeds castle today. The family loved it especially the zip wires. I must give Troy a shout out, he was great with his briefing on how to go around the tree too challenge, but came to the rescue of a participant who got stuck on the large Zip wire. He made his way out to the gentleman, attached him to him for safety and then spent 30 mins getting the man back to safety.he was absolutely amazing and to watch him get the man back to safety was amazing to watch. Well done Troy!

7 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us at Leeds Castle Amelet and for taking the time to share your experience. We're thrilled to hear you had a great time and your family loved it. Troy will be over the moon that you all had fun. Hopefully we'll see you all for another adventure very soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took my 6 year old son to Leeds castle…

Took my 6 year old son to Leeds castle Go Ape on the 5th of August. We had a wonderful time everyone was really helpful and nice. In particular an instructor called Ally who helped my son overcome his fear of going up to the next level onto the adventure+. Thanks.

6 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Stoked to hear you had a wonderful time at Leeds Castle Neil and our team looked after you. Thanks for hanging around with us and for taking the time to share your Go Ape experience. Your son was terrific and should feel incredibly proud of himself. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

GREAT experience

Me and my sister really enjoyed today! Thank you to all the staff that helped and got my sister going big MASSIVE thank you to Dan who helped my sister across the rest of the course , with Megan having cerebral palsy it was quite challenging at times for her but Dan did an amazing job and helped her finish the course , so thank you for such a great experience:D

4 August 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thrilled to hear you and your sister really enjoyed your tree time Jess. You were both terrific and should feel a real sense of accomplishment. Thanks for hanging around with us and for taking the time to drop us a review. We really appreciate it. Dan really appreciates it. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great experience provided

Great experience provided. Only issue was with a family holding everyone up. Could have done the course a lot quicker.

25 July 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us Christian and for taking the time to review us. We really appreciate it and are thrilled to hear you had a great experience, despite the hold up. A warm welcome to our evolving Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Grizedale in The Lakes

Grizedale in The Lakes
We did the Zip Trek with instructors Tilly & Sam. I was a bit nervous to say the least but Tilly and Sam were amazing. They were so patient and encouraging. A wonderful experience that I would do again in a heartbeat.

22 July 2022
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in the Grizedale tree tops Christina and for taking the time to share your experience. We're stoked to hear you had a wonderful time on Zip Trekking Adventure. Tilly and Sam will be delighted. Hopefully see you again soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

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