UK-based adventure attractions specialist Innovative Leisure has announced the official opening of a 17m high, four-level ropes adventure course at the Tees Barrage International White Water venue in Stockton on Tees in north east England.
Tees Active Leisure, operators of the venue in conjunction with Stockton Borough Council, opened the new Sky Trail High Ropes Course, called Airtrail, on February 13.
This now complements the existing substantial offering of adventurous activities available and adds an exciting new high ropes facility for the whole family, incorporating as it does a junior Sky Tykes course too. And in just its first week of operation, February half-term, over 1,500 participants enjoyed the attraction.
The impressive, 17m high structure is visible from surrounding roads and is built on a peninsular in the middle of the River Tees. The eight-pole, four-level attraction has more than 40 activity elements between 4m and 15m off the ground.
The course can cater for up to 70 participants per session, with 60 able to enjoy the main Sky Trail experience at any one time. Additionally, this ‘zip experience’ installation also features the UK’s first Sky Rails, the latest in zip line technology.
The patented, fully automated zipping experiences run parallel to the course on levels one and two and allow users to zip from one launch pad to the next without disconnecting form the ropes system at any time. A traffic light system and mechanical gates control the flow of users, while magnetic brakes slow ‘zippers’ as they reach the landing platforms.
“We are delighted to have completed the highest Sky Trail High Ropes Course in the UK and to have installed the very first Sky Rail zip experiences in Europe within the same installation,” said Innovative Leisure’s managing director, Phil Pickersgill.
“With the Sky Tykes course also installed, the attraction provides fun challenges and excitement for almost all ages and capabilities and is already proving to be hugely popular with visitors to Tees Barrage.”
