On and Off-site Activities
Beach Break Live is about experiences. More importantly it’s about combining experiences. One minute you’re sun bathing, then you’re watching a band, next you’re snowboarding. Enter Wales – Britain’s very own Wild West. The rugged coastline and stunning countryside provide the perfect backdrop for those near-the-edge experiences and have turned the country into a magnet for fun busters and adventurists from all over the UK. Being based in Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire, we are able to fulfil the Beach Break Live dream and bring you some of the best extreme sports and outdoor activities on offer. Check out the below for a taster of what’s in store for 2010...
(Note – most of the activities on offer need to be pre-booked but please pop by the info tent during the event to check details of any free session/slots for all our activities)
Pembrey Ski Centre
Acres of stunning parkland? Check. 8 miles of glorious beach? Check. 130m floodlit dry ski slope? CHECK!!! Pembrey Country Park has its own dry ski slope for y’all to utilise – offering snowboarding and skiing lessons for beginners or just some time to ski/board in your own merry way. With the Gower Peninsula as a backdrop and an amazing view over Carmarthenshire Bay, this is a true gem for 2010.
BOOKINGS & PRICES
Particularly bargainous prices I think you’ll agree...
Ski/Board Session - £5.00 per hour including hire. Additional hour -£1
Beginners/improver sessions (all non skiers/boarders will have to have instruction) - £8.00 including hire and instruction
There is no need to pre-book your session prior to arriving on-site – just roll up and book in.
For further details please call the centre on 01554 834443
Toboggan Run
Yes really – a toboggan run. Just for you. One of the biggest in Europe. Nuff said. “Feel de riddim, feel de rhyme...”
BOOKINGS & PRICES
A cool £1 a run...or 15 runs for £10 throughout the week. Yippee ky yay!
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Go Ape
Tree Top Adventure (new for 2010)
Bring Out Your Inner Ape!
Think you and your friends can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges? If the answer’s yes, you’re ready to Go Ape.
GoApe is located in the park – so other than your own two feet no travel is needed. You’ll have to pre-book your monkey session before coming down as places are limited so check the below for how to do just that.
BOOKING & PRICES
Thanks to the friendly peeps at Go Ape – you guys get a hefty 50% off the normal cost of a GoApe session
Gorilla (18yrs plus) £15 a session (normal price £30)
Enter promo code BBL648 (or call 0845 643 9215) to reserve your slot for you and your mates and get your BBL discount
(Offer valid at Pembrey Go Ape only - 14-18 June 2010 - with a valid BBL 2010 wristband)
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Horse Riding
Feeling a touch of cabin fever coming on? Worry not, for the Park has its very own Equestrian Centre and is offering you guys the chance to leave the twinkly lights and magical sounds of BBL (briefly) behind and embark on a tranquil horse ride through the stunning surrounding forestry. With some of the best horse riding terrain the UK has to offer this is a unique and fun way to see the glorious sights of Carmarthenshire, be at one with nature...and yourself...at least until your next trip to the dance tent. Not your average festival activity but that is what makes it so great. Ye- ha!
To take advantage of this activity you will need to pre-book your ride (so we can get the horses ready and know the numbers.)
BOOKINGS & COSTS
Prices will be specifically tailored for you – definitely student friendly and pre-booking will be available soon – so keep checking back. For further details please phone the riding centre on 07837 902726
Sphere Mania
Brilliant. New for the Park and new for us, Sphere Mania will be making an exciting addition to our array of on-site activities. The concept is simple, two people, wearing full body harnesses are attached inside a giant sphere (the pinnacle of inflatable and ‘hill rolling’ technology), then rolled down a hill at up to 30mph. Not for the faint hearted, definitely not a ‘gentle ride’ but one heck of an adrenaline rush....wahoooooooo!
Pre-ordering your ‘roll’ is essential as spaces will be limited. A booking link specifically for Beach Breakers to book their ride at a totally tropical student friendly price will be available soon – so keep checking back.
Kite Sports
Beginner and advanced powerkiting, kite surfing and landkiting sessions... it’s all g’wan down at the beach...
Powerkiting
Powerkiting is an exciting and easily accessible sport. Simply enjoy the thrill of flying small foil kites; learn scudding (sliding along the beach on your feet) or start trying some jumps using the kite to boost you up in the air!
If you don’t live by the sea, then this course will give you the skills you need to start practicing in the park. Use some bigger kites and start learning to jump. Easy way to have a fun filled Blast!
What you need to bring with you: Sensible sturdy pair of shoes, sun cream, sunglasses and warm clothes if it’s cold!
Landboarding
Landboarding is kitesurfing’s dryer land brother! If you don’t want to get wet, or still want to get your kicks but don’t live close to the sea, then give landboarding a blast. Once you’ve mastered your kite control, you’ll be on a mountain board and riding. By choosing the right kite size for the conditions and your ability, you’ll have just the right amount of power and can go as fast or as slow as feels right for you. If you already mountain board, then you should definitely give it a go: no hiking up hills, and you’ll get much more air!
Blast Kiteboarding will be able to teach you all the basics to getting started in this awesome sport. What you need to bring with you: Sensible sturdy pair of shoes, sun cream, sunglasses and warm clothes if it’s cold.
Kitesurfing
The ultimate in kite sports, this is the fastest growing sport in the world!
Combining wakeboarding, surfing, snowboarding, windsurfing and power kiting it appeals to a huge audience. Whether it is cruising on smooth flat water, boosting big jumps, riding waves or practicing your freestyle moves, kitesurfing has something for everyone. Now thanks to huge developments in the equipment it is safer, easier and faster to learn. Blast Kiteboarding are experts in Kitesurfing, having been involved in all aspects of the sport since it first appeared in the UK. Learn the safe way with the experts.
What you need to bring with you: towel, swimming costume, sun cream, sunglasses, and warm clothes if it’s cold.
Lessons will run for a duration of 3 Hours.
9-12
1-4pm
(4-7pm if enough demand)
We are offering 3 Hour sessions in each discipline at a cost of £25 each.
All bookings by phone Tel.7810862268/Tel.07712831951 or via email blastkiteboarding@live.co.uk
BLAST KITEBOARDING Your ticket to ride!
Wakeboarding
Wakeboarding - an extreme sport for softies created by the older skateboarder who gave up because the concrete seemed less soft the older he got. Jokes. Incredibly fun, incredibly wet, easy to master and (depending on popularity) available to do at this year's festival! In order to gage an idea of the numbers of people hoping to participate in wakeboarding at the event please send us an email to wakeboard@beachbreaklive.com with your name with WAKEBOARD as the subject. The more people that would like to do it, the more likely it is to happen – so get emailing and watch this space!
Other Fun and Games
Not forgetting on-site workshops from parkour to ballroom dancing, burlesque master classes to morning yoga sessions, skate ramps, limbo dancing, miniature train rides around the site, mass treasure hunts, and of course swimming! Plus much more to be announced. Watch This Space...
Surfing
Seemingly impossible to master yet totally gracious to watch when the experienced liquid ballet dancers get their groove on. Surfing is definitely back on the agenda this year. Although Pembrey is not famous for its waves, on its day it can be a cracking little pearler. We’ll be on our prayer mats again to Gilgermesh, God of Summer weather to throw some swell our way. We’ll be organising surf lessons for beginners at the nearest beach with surf – details of which are tbc. Those of you surf pro’s that would be interested in a daily early morning excursion to the best surf please send an email to surf@beachbreaklive.com and we’ll post info up on the website soon.
Bring your boards, it’s gonna be slippery, yeaoooooow
Coasteering
Ever wanted to jump off the Eiffel Tower just for the buzz. Well here's a chance to do it without going splat! It’s one of our favourite mad sports that we strongly recommend anyone doing. Climb sea cliffs, traverse rocks, explore sea caves, squeeze into ridiculously tight wetsuits but best of all, jump into the water from silly heights, all in the safe hands of local seafarers and helly hansen life jackets!
We’re hooking up with one of South Wales’ finest adventure providers to give you the opportunity to try coasteering for yourself whilst at BBL. Places will be limited so pre-booking your cliff-side Indianna Jones-esque adventure is a must. Details available in a jiffy (bag)...
More adventurous outdoor excursions to come. It’s all SO exciting...
