Things to do with Teenagers in London

Home to world-class attractions, food, theatre, and shopping, London is arguably one of the most exciting cities in the world. But when it comes to the notoriously hard to please teenagers of today, we know it can be tricky to find adventurous things to do in London that’ll impress your teen.

At Go Ape, our mission is to encourage everyone to live life adventurously and enjoy the glorious benefits of being outdoors. Which is why an adventure to one of our unique and immersive London zip wire and high ropes courses is the perfect outdoor activity to watch your teen come out of their shell, challenge themselves and reap the benefits of being outdoors in nature.

Take a look over our list of outdoor activities in London for teens and get ready to take on the trees!

Treetop Challenge

Treetop Challenge is the Goliath of our high ropes adventures, packed with wobbly bridges, Tarzan Swings, and epic super-fast zip wires, designed to bring laughter and screams of delight to older children, teens and adults alike.

If you’re looking to entertain an adventurous teen who loves to test their limits, or a fun challenge for adventure newbies to push their boundaries, this high ropes adventure progresses in difficulty as you trek the 5 different Treetop Challenge sites so you can see their confidence grow as they progress.

Available at all 5 Go Ape London locations. Suitable for anyone 10+ years and over 1.4m. One participating adult (18+) can supervise up to four children aged under 13 while on the course or up to eight children aged 13-15 from the ground or on the activity.

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Treetop Challenge Xpress

Treetop Challenge Xpress is Go Ape’s Treetop Challenge course but shorter. So you can enjoy all the thrills, in half the time. But don’t worry you can still test your nerve and face your fears on this quicker course packed full of spine-tingling challenges to set your pulse racing and make you feel 50ft tall.

Available at Alexandra Palace and Battersea. Suitable for anyone 10+ years and over 1.4m. One participating adult (18+) can supervise up to four children aged under 13 while on the course or up to eight children aged 13-15 from the ground or on the activity.

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Challenge Plus

Our newest and most extreme adventure yet. Get ready to push your limits further than ever before with Go Ape's most demanding high ropes adventure, Challenge Plus. This new activity is a dialled-up version of Treetop Challenge designed to test mental grit and physical boundaries. Featuring three new sites of crossings, you’ll be negotiating the tree-to-tree crossings that require balance, nerve and lots of support from your Tribe. Your reward for completing the challenging obstacles? The super-fast, super-long, super-exhilarating zip wires whizzing you back to the ground in style.

Challenge Plus is suitable for adventurers aged 16 and over and is available at Go Ape Cockfosters.

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Treetop Adventure

Great for all children, Treetop Adventure is designed for adventurers over 1m tall to take to new heights as they face intricate tree-to-tree crossings, wobbly, twisty bridges, and end with a thrilling zip wire ride back to the forest ground. Both kids and parents love this adrenaline-filled high ropes fun in the great outdoors that tests your nerve with height, zips and wobble.

Suitable for children above 1.2m and over 6 years, Treetop Adventure Plus is available at Alexandra Palace, Battersea Park, Black Park and Chessington. An Adult (18+) to supervise up to 8 children aged 6-15 years from the ground or on the course.

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Treetop Adventure Plus

Treetop Adventure Plus is the level-up to our classic Treetop Adventure course.

Designed for older children and teens, Adventure Plus offers an extension with more challenging crossings. Find your feet first with access to the Aventure loops and get ready to take on the more challenging crossings to turn up the adventure and the fun! Finishing with the biggest zip ride of the day back to the ground.

Suitable for children above 1.2m and over 6 years, Treetop Adventure Plus is available at Alexandra Palace, Battersea Park and Black Park. An Adult (18+) to supervise up to 8 children aged 6-15 years from the ground or on the course.