Corporate away days in London are popular among organisations that want to give their staff a fun and uplifting experience, away from the office, where they can relax and enjoy themselves amongst colleagues.
Alongside the classic Christmas party, summer is the ideal time when companies want to entertain and thank their staff. It’s a chance to get everyone out of the office into the sunshine, enjoying a few drinks, some good food and some well-deserved fun.
GOTO Events can help with your company away day
We specialise in team building activities and work away days in London. We also partner with an extensive portfolio of London venues, both indoor and outdoor, so we can help you find the perfect venue in the capital, at no extra cost.
Top 10 Company Away Day Ideas in London for 2024
1. Incognito Spy Academy
- Type: Active
- Activities: Treasure hunt challenges
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: Various outdoor and indoor location in Centre London
Explore London on a covert mission as you and your team become undercover agents tasked with a high-profile mission. Each team will be equipped with their own iPad, pre-loaded with an interactive GPS map. The map will take teams on a journey around some of London’s most famous sights, as well as some underground locations where you might come across a shady character or two!
The Incognito Spy Academy offers a fully customisable work away day in London that can seamlessly adapt to any group size, whether for a half-day or a full-day session. Enquire now for a free bespoke quote.
2. The Crystal Challenge
- Type: Active
- Activities: Skill and physical tasks
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor or indoor location of your choice
The Crystal Team Challenge is an energetic and entertaining company away day activity, extremely beloved by teams in London. This event caters to all, featuring a blend of physical and mental challenges that will ignite the competitive fire in everyone.
Explore the myriad of fun team activities in the Aztec, Medieval, Futuristic and Industrial zones. Embark on an exhilarating journey through each zone, where your team will engage in fast-paced games to earn those legendary crystals. And for the grand finale, step into the amazing giant crystal dome, where you will convert the hard-earned crystals into time. Start the fans, please!
Suitable for teams of all sizes, from 10 to 1000, The Crystal Team Challenge is ideal as an outdoor activity but can be also held indoors. All the event materials are fully mobile so we can travel to any location in or around London. Get in touch today to find out more.
3. Black Cab Treasure Hunt
- Type: Active
- Activities: Treasure hunt challenges
- Group size: 5 – 500
- Location: Various outdoor and indoor location in Centre London
Experience an unparalleled corporate away day in London with the Black Cab Treasure Hunt. This exclusive adventure provides your team with a unique opportunity to explore the wonders of the City while bonding and having a blast.
There’s no one who knows London and all its hidden secrets like a black cab driver. In teams of 5, you will be assigned to a black cab and its driver. Using the clues provided and the wisdom from your taxi driver, you’ll visit a series of unique locations in the City. There, on solid ground, you’ll tackle all kinds of captivating challenges. At the end of the day, all teams set their sights on the grand finale – a mysterious location where a refreshing beer or two awaits.
To find out more and get a free bespoke quote, get in touch with our friendly team.
4. It’s a Knockout
- Type: Active
- Activities: Physical challenges and brain teasers
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor location of your choice
It’s big, it’s bright, it’s colourful and it’s crazy! It’s a Knockout is the ultimate work away day for companies looking for an active and light-hearted team building event! The activities can be tailored for either a half day or full day filled to the brim with inflatable fun. Picture giant assault courses, slippery slides, giant inflatable washing machines and gladiator joust.
Perfect for any form of corporate away day in the City, teams rotate around a variety of energetic and exciting games in a fun competition. Sure, there’s medals for the winning teams, but everyone will be treated to hearty laughter and a well-deserved break.
Enquire now about this hilarious team building event.
5. Soap Box Derby
- Type: Active and creative
- Activities: Skill challenges and brain teasers
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor location of your choice
Soap Box Derby provides the perfect blend of physical, creative skill and competition in a unique company away day that London will love! With a dedicated pit zone for each team, participants are challenged to plan, design and build their own soap box derby cars that not only look good but are functional and safe!
The first challenge is to complete a number of racing-themed tasks to earn your stripes and sponsorship money. Now the Soap Box Derby fun really begins as the parts and materials workshop opens. Each team will decorate their own pedal-powered kart, dress their driver and race in the speed heats along the crazy course.
Get in touch to find out more about Soap Box Derby outdoor team building event.
6. Quintessentially English
- Type: Relaxed sports
- Activities: Physical
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor location of your choice
Looking for a more inclusive and relaxed corporate away day idea? Quintessentially English is a flexible event that allows participants to dip in and out of their favourite activities at their own pace. Perfect for corporate summer parties in London, this event is filled with classic English garden games such as rounders, croquet, boules, quoits, badminton, swingable, volleyball and more!
Guaranteed to make your team feel nostalgic and encourage active engagement, this event strike the perfect balance, allowing teams to relax, bond and keep entertained.
7. Totally Wipedout
- Type: Active
- Activities: Physical challenges and brain teasers
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor location of your choice
The inflatable bonanza for any work away day, Totally Wipedout will leave your audience stunned from the moment they enter the venue. Perfect for summer events, your outdoor London venue will be transformed into a vibrant playground filled with giant inflatables that will awaken the inner child in everyone!
Experience the hilarious inflatable courses, the slippery slides, the mega sweeper arm and the giant red balls in the insanely fun Totally Wipedout!
Enquire now to get a free bespoke quote full of similar corporate away day ideas.
8. Teamopoly
- Type: Active and strategic
- Activities: Giant board game
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor location of your choice
Teamopoly is a giant life-size version of the famous board game, ideal as a team building away day activity for smaller outdoor or indoor venues in London. This interactive game will have everyone engaged and addicted from the outset!
Just before stepping onto the giant board, teams will encounter a series of fun challenges and tasks to earn money. After they’ve earned enough cash for their bank, it’s time to face the odds at the Teamopoly board. As the state of play changes, teams earn more money to build their empire. But be careful, if you land on Mayfair with 4 hotels, you will pay a massive fine!
The event comes complete with a real-life jail, giant playing pieces and a very smartly dressed Mr. Monopoly. Enquire now about this event to add a fun experience into your corporate away day.
9. Spy School treasure hunt
- Type: Active
- Activities: Treasure hunt challenges
- Group size: 5 – 500
- Location: Various outdoor and indoor location in Centre London
Spy School is an adrenaline-filled spy-themed treasure hunt experience around London, ideal if you’re looking for a team building away day with that wow factor! Teams will be challenged with finding a series of mystery locations in London and gather clues as they progress towards the riverside. Once they find the right marina, they’ll be catapulted into a thrilling high-speed powerboat experience on the River Thames passing the famous MI5 building where you’ll need to collect some water-based intel.
Suitable for both small and large groups, up to 1000 people, Spy School offer an action-packed experience that your team will never forget. Get in touch today to find out more.
10. School Sports Day
- Type: Sports
- Activities: Physical
- Group size: 10 – 1000
- Location: At the outdoor location of your choice
School Sports Day will be a blast from the past into your corporate away day! This team building event will bring out the inner child in everyone as they get stuck into a series of beloved sport activities.
All the games are exactly how you remember with some fun twists added here and there – pure fun and competitive sporting activities with the aim of winning medals, prizes and pride. Games include: Mental Maths, Wacky World, Field Trip, Ping Pong Shotput, Foam Javelin, Tug o’War, Giant Connect 4, Giant Jenga, Twister, Snakes and Ladders, Sports Day Races.
If you’re planning a School Sports Day in London, get in touch to talk to one of our expert event managers.
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