Willowgate Activity Centre Perth Scotland

Open All Year Round, Willowgate Activity Centre nestles on the banks of the Iconic River Tay just 5 miles outside of Perth City Centre and offers a host of exhilarating activities in the ultimate natural playground suitable for your School Day Trip!

Activities are run all year round and programmes built to match your needs; be it an all-thrills activity day including Kayaking, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Giant Paddleboarding, Archery, Bushcraft & More, an environmental day linked in with John Muir, Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions or working with a young person 121.

The centre has its own private lagoons where we primarily run a lot of our Paddlesports, with River Tay activity options also available. We are proud of our Unique Location – Based on the edge of the river Tay, there’s nothing quite like it, with lots of local wildlife including Beaver, Otters, Herons and seals.

With the majority of our activities onsite its all around getting you here and getting you active with aim ethos around maximum participation and getting moving your get a quick welcome and be on activities straight away. We believe school trips are about getting everyone doing as much as possible as so our programs are set up in a way to ensure minimal sitting around and maximum engagement!

With us based so central in Perth we regular have schools from all over Scotland visit us with Dundee 20 minutes away, Edinburgh & Glasgow an hour and Aberdeen 1.5 hours away!

We believe Willowgate is unique in many ways, we have a location that others just can’t match while being so easily accessible via the motorway. Our focus is on maximum participation and giving young people an opportunity to lots of activities in one day, we have set up our site with this in mind with our standard day trip trying out 4 activities such as Kayaking, Stand Up paddleboarding, Archery & Bushcraft.

We see our current customers come back year after year because we aim to make the process easy from setting up the booking process, to pre agreed programs and a room specific for teaches when they are here (with lots of tea and coffee). The main feedback we get is that the young people love it, we make it easy for the school and teachers and that they are always moving including short lunch periods for the young people so they get the maximum from the day and minimal down time to cause chaos!

• We currently have an AALA Licence
• We are an approved Provider for a large variety of Local Authorities
• We are a British Canoeing Delivery Partner
• We are a Part of the institute of outdoor learning
• John Muir Deliver
• Duke of Edinburgh AAP

We love building products to match your needs including standard days, extended days or multiple days but also have our standard super popular Activity Days which generally include 4 activities over the period roughly 09:30 to 15:00.

We offer John muir and conservation programs, Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions and full programs.

We often work with schools to build programmes to match their specific needs and work with those aged 5 up to school leavers.

• Up to 200

Yes, we can supply Public Liability, risk assessments and programs well in advance of the program.

We are happy to offer post paperwork that will support learning outcomes and put appropriate paperwork in place after the trip.

You are more than welcome to take photos, videos, and audio of your group.

Risk Assessments are sent over along with a programme of their visit.

Adam Burns, Centre Manager

Adam.burns@willowgateactivitycentre.co.uk

01738 637245

Prices can start at £25pp for a day trip and £32pp for an extended day.

Duke of Edinburgh programs bespoke pricing based on your needs.

We work on a 1:8 ratio so if any spaces left in the group adults go free. Otherwise adults would be required to pay to take part in activities.

Swimwear, Swim shoes or shoes that can get wet, Rain jacket, Hat, Sunscreen, warm clothes

Every member of staff is first aid qualified with first aid boxes located around the site.

Indoor and outdoor changing rooms, Toilets, indoor and outdoor classrooms, Comfy seating room, Picnic area. A short walk to Willowgate Café we can supply contact information for café if you would like to order food for your group.

We are DDA Compliant.

We have access to specialist equipment to support those with additional support needs to access activity. We run a weekly additional support needs group and work hard to ensure everyone has maximum participation.

We have accessible toilets, changing rooms and indoor and outdoor classroom.

• 7 Days a week
• 8:00 to 17:00 (Open Later on request)

“We had an amazing team day last Tuesday down at Willowgate! We did many activities, but the axe throwing was a new challenge for all of us and was definitely a winner! Shout out to Iain our instructor who led us well and who gave away the cheating team during the fire building challenge!”

“Staff could not have tried any harder to ensure we all had an amazing time. Great facilities, great location, pandemic friendly. Great organisation and good focus on safety. Would highly recommend if in the area. Thanks, Willowgate for a fantastic day”

“My two 11 year old grandsons went for an adventure day during Easter holiday. They had a fantastic time. When we picked them up at the end of the day, they had changed from unsmiling boys to animated, excited, happy boys. They had an amazing experience. Paddle boarding, canoeing, archery etc etc. Would highly recommend”

All activities are risk assessed individually.

All instructors are qualified, trained and assessed to lead our activities and are observed regular to ensure our quality and ethos is upheld.

In order for anyone to take part in activities a risk awareness form must be filled in before arrival.

Wetsuits and Buoyancy aids are provided.