So, Go Ape. What is it? Well, simply put, it’s a bunch of platforms, wires, and other stuff high up in a bunch of trees. If that doesn’t sound exciting, well, in real life, it’s actually quite awesome. You basically make a booking on their website, turn up the next day (or whenever), go through the safety briefing (cause, you know, falling out of a tree and killing yourself isn’t all that fun 
), and after about 20 minutes, you’re into the treetops.
It’s quite simple really, you just climb a ladder, and go from tree to tree over a few different platforms – for example, a solid log, a wonky bridge, a log hanging from ropes, etc…and then there are a couple of sweet zipwires – you attach your harness to the steel wire, jump off the platform, and let go, and you go flying across a pretty expansive area (at least in Cannock Chase, where I went – the longest one was 260 meters).
I went this afternoon (just got back a while ago actually 
) and it was pretty sweet. The course isn’t amazingly long, but it keeps you busy and does take a couple of hours to get through. I would highly recommend it if you have one nearby. 
There are some videos and photos on their website if you want to see (I didn’t take my camera/phone on the course, so no photos from me 
), and they have quite a few locations around the UK, so it’s not too far to drive most of the time.
