Top 10 Ideas for Company Away Days
Company away days offer a range of different experiences and activities designed to give your employees a great team away day, out of the office, where they can get come together.
Summer is a great time for company away days because it allows companies to say thank you to their staff for their work. It’s the middle of the year, so it’s a great time to get out of the office and into the sunshine and have some well-deserved fun!
GOTO Events are specialists in team away days, and company team building through the UK. We are a fully mobile company, so we bring the events to you and your chosen location/venue. We run over 1000 events every year, so we have plenty of activities to choose from! We even offer a free venue finding service, so you don’t have to worry about finding a venue. We have a huge portfolio of hotels, country houses and venues around the UK.
Top 10 Corporate Away Days Ideas
1. It’s A Knockout
It’s big and it’s crazy! This giant inflatable It’s a Knockout event is just a bonanza of inflatables and competitiveness. Teams rotate around different zones competing against one another in inflatables such as bungee run, gladiator jousting, assault courses and giant inflatable washing machines. This event is packed full to the brim of energy, fun and excitement!
Group sizes – 5-1000
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
2. Soap Box Derby
On your marks, set, gooooo! Teams complete a series of car related challenges that will ultimately earn them their stripes and sponsorship money. With this team will enter the parts and materials shop, to purchase materials to design, build and decorate their very own wacky racer kart. Now it’s time to race in this unique pedal-powered kart to become the ultimate Soap Box winner!
Group sizes – 5-500
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
3. Quintessentially English
Not all company away days need to be crazy, and fun filled from start to finish! Our Quintessentially English games are a great way to spend the day relaxing in the garden of your chosen venue. This chilled out event is a great way to have activities in the background whilst you enjoy a BBQ or drinks.
Group sizes – 5-1000
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
4. School Sports Day
Whenever you look back at your school days, you instantly think of the school sports days you use to take part in (or avoid!). Well now is your chance to get involved. Our school sports day event is guaranteed to bring out your inner child and have you in stitches. From Tug o’ War to Three Legged Races we’ve got it all! Just don’t forget your PE kit, otherwise you might be sitting in detention at the end!
Group sizes – 5-1000
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
5. Corporate Festivals
Corporate Festivals involves transforming an indoor or outdoor space into a full festival theme, packed with vibrant colours, entertainment, and all-round celebration! Be dazzled by street entertainers, live acts, and fairground stalls and attractions! We’ll bring the spirit of Glastonbury festival, and the theming to match!
Group sizes – 5-5000
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
6. Archery and Duck Herding
Archery and Duck Herding is a great way to combine not one but two events! Teams will manoeuvre a gaggle of ducks back into their pen before the time runs out. Hilarity starts to ensue as you soon realise it’s not a simple as it sounds! Soon after it’s time to pick up the bow and arrows as you learn the skills of archery and compete against one another.
Group sizes – 5-500
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
7. Outdoor Adrenaline
If it’s an action that you’re looking for then outdoor adrenaline is the perfect team away day! From off-road buggies, quad bikes, duck herding, segway’s to axe throwing, this is a great event to package together if you’re looking for something a little bit different.
Group sizes – 5-1000
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
8. Totally Wipedout
Think giant inflatables, mega sweepers and giant red balls and you’re in the right place! Totally Wipedout is a great event that is packed full of great fun, and energy and a perfect addition to you next company away day.
Group sizes – 5-500
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
9. Crystal Challenge
Our Crystal Challenge event takes you and your team on a journey through four distinct zones where teams will compete head-to-head to earn those all-important crystals. This ultimately give teams precious time in the dome to grab the winning golden tickets!
Group sizes – 5-500
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
10. Dragon Boat Racing
Our Dragon Boat Racing event provides the ultimate team building platform that will boost morale in an exhilarating addictive sport. Each dragon boat will compete in a minimum of 3 races, with the help of our experienced coaches, with the aim to get the quickest time.
Group sizes – 5-500
Duration – Half or full day
Location – Fully mobile, UK wide & London
What is a Company Away Day?
A company away day, also known as a corporate day out or team away day, allows employees to create an interactive experience, whereby employees leave their usual work space, and take part in a series of activities – either as part of a team building exercise, or a chance to have a little bit of fun.
Some companies plan a company away day to link wider company initiatives or simply to reward staff members for their time and effort. But most of all, it’s about creating an experience that is memorable for everyone and leaves them wanting more!
What different types of Company Away Days is there?
There are quite a few variations and types of corporate away days in London. A team away day, doesn’t ultimately mean you need to side away from company values or business meetings. We often combine our company aways days with business meetings, or corporate presentations.
Conference / Meetings:
Sometimes businesses have conference or corporate meetings planned in the morning, often offsite from their usual working environment – especially if you have different departments from around the UK and Europe coming together. Our company aways days are a great way to bring these departments/groups together in the afternoon, for either a team building activities or an afternoon of good old-fashioned fun.
Summer Away Days:
There is often the opinion that aways days are just boring and put together to make employees come together. But that’s not the case, our away days are full of fun. Think giant inflatables, festivals, school sports days, and your MD racing the Ops director wheel to wheel, then you’ll truly understand what we do.
Family Fun Days:
Why not expand your company away day to include the whole family! Our family fun days are designed to offer your employees and their families a relaxing day full of fun and enjoyment. It’s a great way to thank your employees and their families for their commitment and to offer recognition for employee’s hard work.
Fun Corporate Away Days:
If you have no need for a business element to your day, then we have multiple activities that we can host, that are just pure fun! From dragon boat racing to giant inflatables to live entertainment, we have it all!
Can you provide a venue for the Company?
Simple answer is yes! We offer a free venue finding service with a wide portfolio of indoor and outdoor venues across the UK. We’ll help you find a venue that caters for all you need, so that you can book the full event experience without any hassle.
Planning a Corporate Away Day or Team Away Day?
If you’ve been given the task of organising a corporate or team away day for your team, then look no further! We understand that every event is different, and we will help you to create the best event to suit your requirements.
We will take that stress away from you and help you plan your event from start-to-finish, from sourcing your venue through to set-up and hosting on the day!
Visit our contact page, or call us now on 02071184115 to speak to one of our friendly event professionals, where we can talk you through different ideas and options available.