Brathay Trust Adventure Cube Course

Project Portfolio

We dismantled the existing timber-pole adventure course and replaced the primary structure with galvanised and powder coated steel columns and beams, while reusing as many of the existing activity elements, guy wires, ground anchors and safety system as possible.

Planning Requirements

To meet planning requirements and ensure the structure blended sympathetically with the surrounding landscape, the steelwork was finished with a natural colour scheme, using brown powder-coated columns to represent tree trunks and green powder-coated beams to reflect the woodland canopy.

The completed structure is a two-level adventure cube, constructed from galvanised and powder-coated steel, featuring four activity elements on each level. It incorporates the Lock D continuous belay safety system and has been designed with the future potential to add a lower-level course, allowing the facility to be expanded as demand grows.

Technical Outdoor Solutions continued its work with Brathay Trust in October 2026, completing the second phase of this project to expand and enhance the centre’s outdoor adventure facilities. Following the installation of the new steel frame course in December 2025, this phase involved integrating a selection of low ropes elements into the existing structure, creating a more varied and engaging activity experience for users.

The low ropes elements installed as part of this phase included:

Stepping Stones

Balance Beam

Hanging Vines

See-Saw Platforms

Build Type: Adventure Park, Repair & Replacement
Location: Ambleside, Cumbria
Client: Brathay Trust