If you’ve been left to do the leg work for an activity-filled group weekend away, look no further than Tipi Adventure in the Wye Valley. You’ll sleep in a tipi that’s pitched in a riverside meadow and can launch canoes and kayaks into the water for the half-day paddle to Symonds Yat. There, a waterside pub awaits and, after a rewarding pint, lunch or dinner, you’ll be whisked back to site where you can start your campfire. This is a pretty and relaxed glamping site in a bend of the River Wye near Goodrich. It’s perfect for stag and hen weekends with an outdoorsy edge or for big birthday get-togethers for groups of adventurous friends.
There are 11 traditional-looking but locally-made tipis in the 25-acre meadow at Tipi Adventure, which is situated on a family farm and studded with mature oak trees. Each tipi sleeps up to six and glampers are welcome to book any number to accommodate their group – right up to full campsite bookings. They are kitted out with all the gear you’ll need to cook on the campfire and sleep in comfort; just make sure you bring your own towels. Toilets and showers are centrally located with one of each allocated to each tipi and the single shepherd’s hut that’s also in the meadow.
Adventures from here are provided by outdoor activity specialists, Wye Adventures, and you must book well in advance. Typically, they will drop off kayaks and canoes for your group and set you off down the river. Then they’ll pick you and your vessels up later and drop you back to camp. You could stray from the camp-paddle-camp routine by booking a different Wye Valley adventure but, frankly, why would you? This well-oiled partnership has been delighting groups since 2008 and it’s hard to think of a better or easier way to go on a group adventure in the great outdoors.
