The Tunnel Tree Tops High Ropes

You're clipped into a harness twenty feet up, one hand gripping a wooden beam, the other reaching for the next obstacle. Welcome to Tunnel Tree Tops - essentially an adventure course built through the canopy near Bridport where you solve your way from platform to platform without touching the ground.

This is proper adrenaline territory. The course winds through trees with rope bridges, zip lines, and balance beams that range from laughable to genuinely tricky. Most people allow two to three hours, though if you're nervous on heights you might spend longer psyching yourself up between sections. It's not rock climbing - it's more a test of nerve and basic coordination.

Families with kids aged eight and up tend to get the most from it. Younger children sometimes lack the upper body strength, though lighter kids occasionally sail through. Adults often find it's harder than it looks; that beam between two trees plays tricks on your balance when you're thinking about the drop.

It's not free - you'll pay per session - and you'll want to book ahead online rather than turn up hoping. Weather matters. Rain makes the wood slippery and half the fun disappears when you're soaked through.

If you're staying at Seadown or Newlands Holiday Park nearby, this works as a brilliant half-day activity. Pair it with the beach at West Bay or a walk along the Jurassic Coast. It's the sort of thing that sounds mad until you're actually doing it, then suddenly you want another go.