Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre

Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre, Brompton Regis, Dulverton, UK
1-90 Years
Paid

Description

Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre is an expansive, lakeside outdoor hub that ranks as one of the best things to do with kids in Somerset. This energetic water sports and land-based outdoor activity centre offers families an incredible selection of water craft rentals, high ropes challenges, and wilderness pathways. It provides a spectacular open-air destination for parents wanting to get their kids active and connected with the natural beauty of Exmoor.

Standard pricing packages and individual equipment hire rates vary depending on your chosen water craft or land sport. The facility operates an upfront online reservation system for structured multi-activity courses, launch permits, and land trails to ensure your family budget remains protected.

If you are looking for the best place for a day out with family and kids, this massive lakeside recreation park delivers a brilliant balance of physical exercise and skilled instruction. It serves as an ideal destination for curious toddlers enjoying flat shoreline walks, active schoolchildren mastering new paddling skills, and adventurous teenagers seeking high-altitude ropes courses. Whether your children are eager to steer a kayak or try their hand at archery, everyone will head home thoroughly exercised and happy.

Features

  • Paid
  • Host birthday parties: No

Features

Features

  • Sensory Play and Wilderness: Children engage with natural mud textures, ambient forest acoustics, and open water spaces across the expansive Exmoor landscape.
  • Interactive Exhibits of Agility: Youngsters build core physical strength, fine motor controls, and spatial balance by navigating specialized high-climbing arrays and balance logs.
  • Educational Day Out: Fully qualified instructors introduce children step-by-step to local reservoir conservation, water safety rules, and survival crafting mechanics.

Detailed "Highlights"

  • The Wimbleball Watersports Hub: A safe and expansive inland reservoir setting where kids can sample multiple water craft. It provides a contained space where beginners can learn to paddle effectively without navigating tricky sea currents or tidal flows.
  • The High Ropes Adventure Course: A thrilling aerial obstacle matrix built to challenge older children and teenagers. It encourages kids to conquer their fears and build physical confidence as they balance across high timber walkways and down zip lines.
  • The Shoreline Family Trail: A beautifully maintained network of lakeside paths created specifically for easy multi-generational walking. It gives parents with all-terrain strollers the chance to enjoy a peaceful walk while older kids look for local birds and build shoreline dens.
  • The Archery Range: A dedicated, supervised target sport arena where children learn the fundamentals of loading and firing a real bow. It is an exceptional space for schoolchildren to improve their hand-eye coordination and concentration levels under expert guidance.
  • The Bushcraft and Survival Zone: An outdoor workshop area where kids learn how to construct emergency wilderness shelters and forage safely. It allows youngsters to channel their inner explorer while discovering essential fire safety and campcraft mechanics.

Detailed Inventory & Attractions

  • The Kayak Rental Fleet: Stable single and double sit-on-top kayaks designed specifically to help young learners feel secure on the water.
  • The Stand-Up Paddleboard Grid: Modern, extra-wide paddleboards built to assist kids in mastering their balance quickly.
  • The Windsurfing Fleet: Beginner-friendly boards fitted with specialized lightweight sails for youth training sessions.
  • The Launching Pontoon Jet: A flat, low-profile wooden jetty system structured for smooth water entry and exit.
  • The Timber Trim Trail: A free, low-level outdoor wooden play framework located right next to the main visitor lawns.

Facilities

  • Changing Barns and Showers: Clean, communal changing facilities equipped with warm showers are available on-site for families to dry off comfortably after water sessions.
  • Secure Storage Lockers: Secure locker bays are provided near the activity office to safely store dry footwear, extra towels, and car keys.
  • Toilets and Accessibility: Fully fitted with accessible unisex toilets, flat ground-floor entries, and designated blue-badge parking spaces.
  • Picnic Meadows: Massive open grass lawns overlooking the reservoir equipped with sturdy wooden benches for families packing independent lunches.

What to see

What Visitors Love

  • Incredible Space to Explore: Parents love the vast, open-air nature of the reservoir grounds which prevents the centre from ever feeling congested or cramped.
  • Superb Water Safety Marshals: Reviewers consistently praise the on-site instructors for their calm, encouraging teaching styles with nervous swimmers.
  • Excellent Clean Facilities: Families appreciate how clean the changing rooms, warm public showers, and lakeside picnic zones are maintained.
  • Brilliant Dark Sky Camping: Camping families highly value the zero light pollution zones, turning an evening outside tents into a stunning star-gazing session.

What Visitors Don't Like

  • Exposed to Heavy Winds: Because the lake sits high within the Exmoor perimeter, sudden high winds can cause water sports sessions to be modified at short notice.
  • Remote Mobile Signal: The mobile network coverage across specific low-level shoreline paths can be highly intermittent, so downloading tickets ahead of time is advised.

Pro-Tips for Parents

  • Pack a Complete Change of Clothes: Capsizes and splashing are all part of the outdoor experience, so make sure to bring a spare set of shoes and warm clothing.
  • Check the Minimum Age Guidelines: Specific activities like the high ropes and independent windsurfing require children to meet strict height and age rules before booking.
  • Pre-Book Craft Rental Online: The popular paddleboards and family kayaks sell out completely during the peak summer holiday weekends; book ahead online to secure your launch slot.

Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

RYA Sailing and Windsurfing Courses

  • RYA Stage 1 Youth Sailing, 2 day course: From £167
  • RYA Level 1 Adult Sailing, 2 day course: From £167
  • RYA Level 1 Adult Sailing, 2 day course (Alternative Listing): From £160
  • RYA Stage 2 Youth Sailing, 2 day course: From £160

Activity Weeks 

  • Children's Paddle-Sports Taster Day: From £85
  • Multi Activity Week, 10am – 4pm, Mon–Fri: From £320
  • Children's Sailing Taster Day: From £85

Activity Taster Sessions

  • Have a Go Sailing: From £55
  • Private Family Sailing Session, from £55: From £199
  • Have a Go SUP: From £55
  • Private SUP Session, from £55: From £199
  • Private Sailing Session, from £55: From £199
  • Have a Go High Ropes: From £55

Equipment Hire

  • SUP Hire: From £9
  • Single Kayak Hire (SOT): From £18
  • Double Kayak Hire (SOT): From £27
  • Mega SUP: From £74
  • Canadian Canoe Hire: From £17.50
  • Rowing Boat: From £35

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Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

  • Monday to Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00 (Building and trail access varies strictly based on seasonal daylight variations)

Note: Water craft launch times and structured coaching courses follow independent daily timetables. Check the live calendar before traveling.

Address: Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre, Brompton Regis, Dulverton, UK

Post Code: TA22 9NU

Council: Somerset

County: Somerset

  • By Car & Parking: Located near Dulverton within the Exmoor parameters. The centre provides extensive pay-and-display gravel car parking zones right next to the main activity hub, with automatic number plate recognition systems in place.
  • By Train: The nearest major rail link is Tiverton Parkway Railway Station, which is located approximately 23 miles away, making a family car journey or private taxi hire essential.

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