A day of tree climbing and didgeridoo at Farncombe Estate

Climbing trees, street luging and didgeridoo playing were just some of the quirky activities on offer at Farncombe Conference Centre’s Unique Ideas Taster Day earlier this month.

Companies and groups looking for innovative ways to liven up events, corporate training and away days were given the chance to try some rather unusual team building activities on the 400-acre Farncombe Estate near Broadway.

More than 40 attendees from a range of organisations and took part in the high intensity day, which began with African drumming, progressed to archery and tree climbing and moved on to human sheep herding.

Anthony Shipley, from the NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The events were not only fun and interactive, they were also contextualised.

"They were demonstrably linked to team building, leadership and management activity, which is really important in terms of value for money."

Rachael Buttery, sales and marketing manager, said: "Our taster day was an opportunity to say we understand the current trend for creativity and to showcase what we offer. We want to give teams an experience they’ve not had before, which is why we work with carefully-selected partners offering unique activities that fit that bill."