Welcome to Clifton College Outdoor Activity Centre
Set in the prestigious surroundings of Bristol’s biggest outdoor sports complex, Clifton College Sports Ground in Abbots Leigh, we are situated just a few minutes from Clifton Suspension Bridge, adjacent to Beggar Bush Lane. Our site is easily accessible with ample free parking.
We are available throughout the year for pre booked groups of children, young people and adults. Sessions are usually two hours in duration but can be tailored to fit timetables and individual requirements.
All activities are led and facilitated by experienced Clifton College Instructors.

Why people love our courses…
This is more brilliant than my dreams!
Chloe – aged 5
I wanted to thank you for hosting us yesterday and actually managing to control everyone during the archery and team building activities. Absolutely everyone enjoyed learning a new skill and overall I think the afternoon was a great success! I think the way you explained what we needed to do was great and also you kept everyone informed and focused during the team building activities was really good.
I just want to say a big thank you to Ash and Mike for leading our group through a brilliant corporate event in the woods, building shelters, lighting fires and whittling wood. I was really impressed by the knowledge and commitment of both the guys but also by their ability to make today so much fun.
Many thanks for a great day in the outdoors.
I just wanted to thank you for our outdoor activity session last Saturday. Everyone enjoyed the day and I really appreciated all of your organisational work and management of the morning, especially the flexibility around the time spent on various activities. The archery was really good fun!
Our Daughter’s Birthday Party at the Activity Centre was fantastic! Our instructor was very professional and kept the children engaged (which was some feat!) The party food was exactly what a group of young children would like and there was plenty of it. Thank you again for a great party!
Just wanted to say a big Thank you to you all for organising a brilliant party for Josh. All the boys had a wonderful time. Thanks once again.
Learn outside - develop inside
Holiday Activities / Parties
We host a range of our own Holiday Club courses but activities also available for groups from other clubs and organisations to come and enjoy…
Schools & Colleges
A trip to our Activity Centre is an excellent opportunity for teaching staff to see their students taking on challenges and showing initiative…
Clifton College Outdoor Activity Centre have achieved Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge (LOtC), Adventuremark and Adventurous Activities Licencing Authority (AALA) accreditation.
The LOtC Quality Badge is a national benchmark that recognises good quality educational experiences and
effective risk management.
AALA is a statutory licence required by all adventurous activity providers who run licencable activities. We are licenced to run Outdoor Rock Climbing and Abseiling. For more information on what our accreditation means about us visit AALA’s website at https://www.hse.gov.uk/aala/.
Adventuremark is a non-statutory safety scheme for adventurous activity providers on activities outside the scope of AALA.