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Graythwaite Adventure | Outdoor Activities | Water Sports | Off Road Driving | Clay Pigeon Shooting |, Graythwaite Estate Nr, Hawkshead, Lake Windermere, Cumbria, LA12 8AZ
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Adjacent to our clay pigeon shooting site, nestled in the heart of Graythwaite Estate, is where our archery and axe throwing adventures takes place. Enjoyed as individual experiences or bookable together with the chance to exercise your archery skills whilst having a go at the ever increasingly popular sport of axe throwing. Our friendly and experienced instructors provide the all-important safety briefings followed by expert tuition for novices and those that have done it before.  Here's your chance to channel your inner Robin Hood at the archery range and have a go at axe throwing; once the preserve of lumberjack competitions in the USA this activity has been embraced by the British public and is super fun and competitive.

Surrounded by peace and quiet and Lakeland estate land, this is the perfect location to learn something new or brush up on your aim. 

Guests to Graythwaite Adventure can enjoy a variety of other awesome experiences; 4x4 off-road driving, clay pigeon shooting and bushcraft all year round, and RIB boat tours April to October.

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Upon arrival at our 4x4 and Shooting Site, please make use of our free parking before meeting with one of our team.  Following introductions, you’ll head to the archery and axe throwing range, starting with the all-important safety briefing followed by a demo and instructions.  There’ll be practice rounds before progressing into the competitive rounds – fun target rounds which will result one of you being crowned ‘aim of the day!’  As with all our activities, we only offer private experiences meaning we don’t mix bookings, which allows us to concentrate on you and those with you exclusively.  Minimum guest numbers are 4 guests, although we do make exceptions for couples or 3 people when availability allows, so please do ask. Archery OR axe throwing is for approximately 45 minutes, both together approximately 1.5 hours.

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Season (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025)

* We’re open to welcome guests all-year round, closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

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      From Ambleside (The North) - Continue along the B5825 until you reach Hawkshead. From Hawkshead, follow signs towards Newby Bridge. Stay on this road for roughly 5 miles. En-route you’ll pass Esthwaite Water on your left then the Graythwaite Sawmill on your right before passing the entrance to Graythwaite Hall which is also on your right. Continue for approximately 150m. Our entrance gate is on your left and marked with Graythwaite Adventure signs either side of the entrance. Please turn into the field and follow the track to our car park. If you miss the gate and reach the main entrance to Graythwaite Hall, please turn around.

      From Newby Bridge (The South) - Follow signs towards Lakeside, YMCA Centre and Hawkshead and continue on the B5825. You’ll pass the YMCA Centre on your right then the driveway to Silverholme Manor then the main entrance to Graythwaite Hall which will be on your left. After a few hundred yards you’ll reach our entrance gate on the right with Graythwaite Adventure signs either side. Please turn into the field and follow the track to our car park.

      From the Windermere Car Ferry - When you disembark the ferry continue on the road until you come to the first left turning, just before a white and black sign for Far Sawrey. Take this turning and follow the road for approx. 2.9 miles. At the end you’ll reach a T junction. Turn right. Follow the road for 0.2 miles and the entrance to our site will be on your right with Graythwaite Adventure signs either side of the gate. Please turn into the field and follow the track to our car park.

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      The nearest railway station is Windermere, which is 13 miles away.

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