Go Ape Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Looking at 40 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the exceptional staff for being friendly, encouraging, and highly professional. Many people appreciate their ability to make visitors feel at ease, provide clear instructions, and offer crucial support, especially for nervous participants or children. The overall user experience is frequently described as amazing and memorable, with many enjoying a fantastic day out at stunning locations. However, some customers noted issues with company policies, such as age restrictions or height limits not clearly communicated before arrival. A few others felt the service could be inconsistent, with sessions occasionally cut short or the overall process being disappointing.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had Patrick yesterday as our Go Ape instructor and he was excellent! Honestly, he is such a nice friendly guy and his smile put us at ease. He was so kind and helpful and his instructions were supe... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took my son Ethan to Go Ape at Alexandra Palace and he had a blast! We did the Aerial Challenge, which was a 2-hr experience. Great fun for a birthday treat and a really enjoyable active adventure. Ha... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A big mention to all the staff at the Delamere site, all friendly and informative, made sure that the kids understood the safety rules. A special mention to Oliver who came to the aid of my grandson w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome day out in Dalkeith Country Park with my soon to be 7 year old son who has issues with balance. Staff were very kind and helpful as well as encouraging - that’s at least ten different people h... See more

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  1. Recreation Center
  2. Adventure Sports
  3. Adventure Sports Center
  4. Event Management Company
  5. Outdoor Activity Organiser
  6. Tourist Attraction

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We’re campaigning to keep the adventure in adventure. We believe if you want to develop in life, you have to take risks – and we want to inspire people to do just that; by challenging, surprising and exciting them.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience for my little girl to climb up the trees safely. She enjoyed with her friends for a wonderful weekend and arranges to go again.

October 7, 2023
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Thanks for joining us in the Swinley Forest trees Al and for taking the time to leave us such a positive review. We're thrilled to hear your little girl and her friends had a great experience at Go Ape Bracknell. Hopefully see you all again very soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My sons first time - great experience!

Visited Delamere go ape yesterday with my 11 year old and my 4 year old. It was my 4 year olds first time and he started off well but became a bit frightened by the height. One of the members of staff - Ollie was fantastic reassuring and calming my little boy. Once he calmed my son absolutely loved his time at go ape particularly the zip line at the end! We’ve visited go ape a few times with my eldest but with it being my youngest sons first time the experience was made fantastic by the staff and thank you to Ollie for going the extra mile with his friendly and reassuring approach!

October 28, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in Delamere Forest Emily and for taking the time to share your experience. We're thrilled to hear your youngest loved his tree time. What an achievement and something he should be incredibly proud of. Ollie will be absolutely stoked to hear this. Thank you for sharing this. Hopefully see you all for another adventure soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a great afternoon out at Go Ape…

We had a great afternoon out at Go Ape today. The instructors were fantastic and Jed helped my son around the whole course as he was finding it scary and overwhelming. Without his help, we would not have made it round. It made my son feel amazing that he managed to complete the course. Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm and patience.

October 27, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us in Alice Holt Forest Mel and for taking the time to leave us such a fantastic review. We're thrilled to hear that your son made it round. He should be so proud. What an incredible achievement. Jed and the team will be stoked. Thank you for your kind words. Hopefully see you both for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Grizedale Sundown Go Ape experience…

The Grizedale Sundown Go Ape experience was amazing. Great staff, great course and it was fantastic the way it was lit up in the dark. My 10 year old daughter loved it and we would highly recommend the experience. It is great for all ages of the family. And again a great thanks to the Grizedale Go ape staff who were absolutely amazing, super helpful, friendly and lots of fun.

October 24, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us at Grizedale Forest Ruth and for sharing your experience of our Sundown Adventures. We're delighted to hear that your 10 year old daughter loved it and that our team looked after you both. We really appreciate both the review and the recommendation. Hopefully see you again soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10th birthday stuck in the mud

After a wonderful 10th birthday party we found ourselves stuck in the mud trying to leave! The team at Chessington Go Ape were amazing! They were so patient and kind; working after their last stift had ended to help a stressed mum in the dark with a car full of children. The whole team were so polite and friendly; they managed to get us out in no time at all - a great team all round! Thank you so much, Will and Amy and the rest of the team for coming to our rescue. An adventure was had by all!

October 24, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Did the kids play "stuck in the mud" whilst stuck in the mud Jacquie? That brings back fond memories. On a serious note, thanks for hanging around with us at Chessington and for taking the time to share your kind words. Will, Amy and the rest of the team will be stoked. Hopefully see you all again soon!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not treating customers equally

The whole climbing bit experience was good. However one of the instructors just doesn't know what customer service is, when it comes to treating your customers equally. Apart of us 3, myself, my husband and our daughter there were also 2 couples that were climbing together. Our climb has been stopped by a thunder so we had to wait for 25 minutes before we can start again, which was absolutely fine. When we were aloud to carry on with the track, the instructor asked the two couples if they would like to repeat track 3 even though they have finished that one before the thunder, so I assumed we will be offered to repeat track 2 as well, as we just finished it just before the thunder. However, the instructor blatantly answered that we have finished that one before the rain, so we can start on the 3rd one. I asked him why he has offered the two couples extra run on the 3rs track but we not allowed to repeat the second one, he said there is no staff, so no one is at the track 2 atm to superwise us.There is no staff around whichever track you are on, they tell you that you're on your own after you finish the training bit. We felt like we were treated differently than other customers for some reason. I don't think I will come back to this particular site after this experience.

September 12, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in the Thetford Forest trees Asta and for taking the time to share your feedback. We're pleased to hear you had a good time up on our Treetop Challenge experience despite having to stop due to thunder/lightning.

At Go Ape, we expect our instructors to be friendly and courteous at all times, whilst appreciating and assisting the needs of each customer and to try and accommodate all customers wherever possible. We're disappointed to hear that you were not treated in this manner.

If you have time we'd love to hear more so that we can follow this up. An email to questions@goape.co.uk along with your booking number and original feedback would be hugely appreciated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing!!!!

July 21, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us in Cannock Chase and for taking the time to leave us a 5* review. We really appreciate it and are thrilled to hear you had an amazing day out. Hopefully see you for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Adam at Hylands Park is amazing!

We came to Go Ape at Hylands Park with our 3 girls today. They were great and I really wasn’t! I froze on 3 of the obstacles and just couldn’t move at all on 1 of them. Adam was simply incredible. He came along some of the course with me as I’d told my children and partner to go ahead ( they’d waited for me for so long already). He helped me with each step and I couldn’t be more grateful. My children were so happy to see me catching up to them. This man deserves a raise!! He really is an asset to the team.

Thank you Adam at Hylands Park, Chelmsford x

August 30, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in Hylands Park Ashleigh and for taking the time to leave us such a glowing review. We hope you all had a blast and really appreciate your kind words about Adam. He'll be absolutely stoked. Hopefully see you all for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best

The staff here are absolutely amazing. My son was unexpectedly so nervous and once he got up started crying. One of the instructors, Peter, was an actual angel. He came straight up and took care of him wiping his tears and nose and talking him through every little step getting him along. He even managed to get him to go down the zip wire. All the staff were so supportive but Peter really went the extra mile!!

August 27, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us at Cannock Chase Emily and for taking the time to share your experience. We're stoked to hear our team looked after you and your son. Sounds like he absolutely smashed it. He should be super proud of himself. Peter will be delighted for the shout out too. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Go ape cannock

I went to Go ape cannock yesterday and I have to say one member of staff went above and beyond for me, he walked in on a conversation whilst I was climbing the ladder where I had said my blood sugar was low and he asked if he could ask me a personal question, was I diabetic, which i replied yes, he asked how I was feeling and I said abit shaky at rhe moment, he told me to stop what I was doing and got on the radio and asked for a bottle of coke immediately, he even got me a pouch to take the bottle around with me! I hope this review reaches you whoever you are because you deserve some credit off the company for that, thank you!!
I also want to point out that I couldn't complete the course because you have two sides to pick from and none of which are posted what you have to do, I came across a rock climbing wall and couldn't do it, my feet kept slipping off, had there been ladders instead I'd of been able to complete the course, so maybe it needs to be sign posted for people's abilitys so they can choose which course to take.

August 26, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us at Cannock Chase Stacey and for taking the time to share your experience. We've done some digging and found out that it was Ben who looked after you. We've passed this onto him and he's stoked for the shout out. Thank you. Hopefully we'll see you for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely lovely staff!

Absolutely lovely staff!! We had to push our booking back an hour due to unscheduled doctor appointment. I expected a "computer says no" response but instead we got kindness, understanding and our booking moved with no drama! Our instructor Fynn was really reassuring and delivered the training in a clear, authoritative way. The adventure really is challenging and at 50 I was proud of myself for doing it! I am not great with heights so a big confidence boost. Give the cafe a miss if you want a decent coffee. It was rubbish!!

August 23, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us at Thetford Forest Wendy and for taking the time to leave us such a positive review. We really appreciate it and are thrilled to hear our team looked after you. Finn will be stoked for the shout out. You absolutely smashed it and we hope to see you again at High Lodge soon. A warm welcome to our Suffolk Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fun and exciting!

From start to finish the team looking after us were friendly and knowledgeable, always safety conscious but also fun. The course was challenging (I’m 56 and short) but also exciting. Each section ended with zip wire through the trees which was the best bit! I would definitely recommend this activity to anyone who is looking to do something different.

October 20, 2022
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Thanks for joining us in the Trent Park trees Debra and for taking the time to share your experience. We really appreciate it and are delighted to hear you had fun. You absolutely crushed it. A warm welcome to the Go Ape Cockfosters Tribe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fun but with teething issues.

Great location. The instructors were all brilliant and helpful. One issue is the design. Whether it's to do with safety regulations or not... but it seems negligent to not have a method to easily jettison a child back down to the ground when they're having a mini meltdown. I'm sure this is not uncommon. Due to the cable system, everyone had to come off by going backward on a level... An instructor came up the opposite way but couldn't convince the kid to continue. Therefore everyone has to come off, the time has to be extended... creates a backlog for Go Ape etc etc... bizarre. Why not have a tool to unlock the trolley, and belay/abseil a kid down from a platform. Simple. Otherwise, a great day.

August 18, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for hanging around with us Jamie and for taking the time to share your experience. We really do appreciate it and are thrilled to hear our team looked after you and you had a great day. If only it was that simple. A warm welcome to the Go Ape Temple Newsam Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Just spoke on the phone with steven, brilliant with help and issues i had
All customer services should be like this bloke!!

August 17, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience Daniel. We really appreciate it and are stoked to hear Steven was on hand to help you out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What amazing customer service!

You are able to contact a customer service team member over the phone, minimal waiting times and very polite and helpful staff. Thank you

August 15, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience Rachael. We're stoked to hear our Customer Care Team were on hand to help you out. They're a good bunch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leah the lovey girl helped My little…

Leah the lovey girl helped My little boy to get his confidence on the high tree tops thank you Leah.🥰🥰

August 13, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in Grizedale Forest James and for taking the time to share your experience. Your son absolutely smashed it and should feel incredibly proud of himself. Leah will be stoked for the shout out so thank you. Hopefully see you both again soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great experience for the whole family

Had a wonderful afternoon with the team at Go Ape Battersea Park. The Staff were very courteous, professional and did a great job of running through the safety guidelines. There are numerous rope courses, catering to all ages and abilities. Kids had a great time - but the highlight was easily the zip lines. Great fun!

July 26, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Delighted to hear you had a wonderful afternoon Andy and our team looked after you. Thanks for choosing to join us in the Battersea Park trees and for taking the time to leave us such a positive review. We really appreciate it and are stoked to hear the kids had a great time. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our family of five visited Go Ape…

Our family of five visited Go Ape Bracknell and it was a brilliant experience for all. Our ages range from 49 down to 12 and everyone really enjoyed the afternoon. The staff were very helpful and kind and informative as well as being encouraging. Would highly recommend to all.

August 9, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in Swinley Forest, Bracknell Claire and for taking the time to review and recommend us. We're thrilled to hear your family had a brilliant experience and our team looked after you all. Hopefully see you for another adventure soon. A warm welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

we visited Sherwood Pines site on…

we visited Sherwood Pines site on Monday August 7th
what an amazing experience!! we had Kian H for our guide who was fantastic with my daughter who was a little nervous about the course. he reassured her she was safe all the time. until her confidence was regained then she really enjoyed the whole course. overcome some serious fears.
Kian H is a credit to the Go Ape team.
Thank You. A*****

August 7, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us in Sherwood Pines Forest Jimmy and for taking the time to share your experience. We're stoked to hear you had an amazing time and Kian looked after you and your daughter. She should feel incredibly proud of herself. A brilliant achievement. Welcome to our Tribe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

AMAZING STAFF and LOCATION

I just wanted to say thank you to Matt at Go Ape. He helped my 10yr old daughter tackle the first part of the course, after she got scared and refused to do it. He was so patient, gentle and encouraging. Thank you so much for helping my daughter feel proud of herself that day. People like you are worth their weight in gold!! Thank you Matt.

BTW, she went on to complete the whole course, with Matt giving her a medal at the end. Made our experience. Well worth the money. Great location too.

July 28, 2023
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Reply from Go Ape

Thanks for joining us at Go Ape Buxton Frankie and for taking the time to leave us such a positive review. We really appreciate it and are thrilled to hear you had a great time. Your daughter was incredible and should feel a real sense of accomplishment. A terrific achievement. Matt will be stoked for the shout out so thank you. Hopefully see you all again soon and a warm welcome to our Tribe.

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