Team away days are offsite events where employees step away from their usual work environment to bond, strategise and recharge. They can range from fun and competitive team building to wellbeing and sustainability-themed workshops. The goal is to improve communication, teamwork and motivation in a fresh, engaging setting.
So, what makes a team away day truly successful? At GOTO Events, we’re experts in crafting team away days that seamlessly blend fun with purpose. We offer a diverse range of experiences designed to be both engaging and impactful, ensuring every activity strengthens collaboration, sparks creativity and leaves a lasting impression on your team.
Ready to plan a team away day that goes beyond the usual? Here are 17 expert-approved corporate away day ideas that will energise, inspire and bring your team closer together!
1. GPS Treasure Hunt
The GPS Treasure Hunt takes your team on an existing adventure, making it the perfect blend of fun and engagement for an epic team away day. Armed with high-tech tablet running our custom GPS app, teams navigate the route to uncover hidden hotspots filled with tricky clues, exciting challenges and unexpected surprises. From hilarious photo and video tasks to brain-teasing puzzles, every stop tests your teamwork and creativity while earning you valuable points.
The competition heats up as teams race to outscore each other before time runs out! We run this fully customisable GPS Treasure Hunt anywhere in the UK, providing all equipment and an expert events team to ensure an unforgettable experience.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
2. Crystal Team Challenge
The Crystal Team Challenge is a high-energy event that blends brainpower with physical action in an exciting and competitive team away day. Teams face off in four distinct zones – Aztec, Futuristic, Industrial and Medieval – solving puzzles and completing tasks to earn as many crystals as possible. Each challenge conquered adds to the crystal total, deciding how much time you get in the epic Cash Grabber Dome finale.
In the massive inflatable dome, the intensity rises as team members take turns reaching for the elusive gold tickets, with the clock ticking down.
Are you ready to bring your A-game and feel the heat of the competition? Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
3. Charity Bike Build
Charity Bike Build is more than just a team away day – it’s a chance to come together, give back and create a lasting impact. Your team will assemble brand-new bikes for children in need across Africa, turning teamwork into something truly meaningful.
We bring everything to you, tools, bike parts and expert guidance, at your venue anywhere in the UK. First, you’ll tackle fun team building games to earn the essential parts, then roll up your sleeves for the hands-on build. To add a personal touch, each bike gets a special message from your team to its future rider.
Once complete, we handle the logistics, ensuring these bikes reach the children who need them most.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
4. Soap Box Derby
Design, build and race your way to victory in the Soap Box Derby team away day! This high-energy outdoor team building away day brings out your team’s creativity, problem-solving and competitive streak, all while having an absolute blast.
Starting with a basic pedal cart and a toolkit, teams will earn extra cash for materials by taking on fun head-to-head challenges. Once you’ve gathered your supplies, it’s time to engineer and decorate your cart and dress your racer. Make it as outrageously creative as you dare – extra points go to the most eye-catching and inventive designs! Then, it’s race time! Buckle up for a thrilling dash around the track, as teams battle it out for a spot on the podium.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal and let’s hit the track!
5. Under Pressure
Step into the spotlight of Under Pressure team away day activity where quick thinking, teamwork and a cool head are the keys to victory.
With dramatic lighting, pulse-pounding music, a larger-than-life inflatable game arena and a lively costumed host, this high-energy challenge feels straight out of a hit game show. Teams will practice their skills before diving into head-to-head battles, racking up points and climbing the leaderboard in a race against time.
Expect heart-pounding challenges like:
- Sorting red and white balls at lightning speed
- Stopping a giant timer with pinpoint accuracy
- Navigating obstacles while blindfolded
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
6. Master of the Tasks
Welcome to Master of the Tasks, where chaos, creativity and comedy collide! This laugh-out-loud away day idea for team building throws your team into a whirlwind of ridiculous, mind-bending challenges designed to test your wits and teamwork!
Golden envelopes reveal unexpected challenges – some give you time to strategise while others demand instant creativity and quick-fire decisions! With points up for grabs every round and a live leaderboard cranking up the competition, the pressure is on!
Expect witty commentary, hilarious themed music and side-splitting moments as your team battles it out in a world of unpredictable fun.
Think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned Master of the Tasks? There’s only one way to find out! Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
7. Putt for a Purpose
Putt for a Purpose is a unique mini-golf experience that combines creativity, teamwork and giving back. Each team will be stationed at a mini-golf hole base to design, build and play. But before you can build, you’ll need supplies! Compete in fun challenges to earn food bank items like boxes, cans and packages that double as your construction materials.
With everything brought to your venue or office and the layout customised to fit your space, teams will engineer their own one-of-a-kind mini-golf holes before taking on the ultimate tournament of mini-golf!
Once the final putt drops, the real impact begins. All food items used in the challenge will be donated to a local charity, turning your corporate away day activity into meaningful support for those in need.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
8. Country Sports
Escape the office and dive into a hands-on Country Sports adventure where classic country pursuits meet modern team building fun. Perfect for large team away days, this event is all about energy and excitement!
It’s fully customisable so you get to craft a day that fits your team’s vibe. Fancy testing your aim with archery? Keen to try the adrenaline rush of axe throwing? Or maybe duck herding and other quirky rural challenges are more your speed. Whatever your team’s style, we’ve got you covered.
Designed for all skill levels, this customisable countryside experience blends friendly competition with interactive fun, creating an unforgettable team away day in the fresh air.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
9. School Sports Day
Bring your team together for a fun-filled outdoor team away day inspired by classic school sports days – only this time, the competition is bigger and bolder! With blue skies and fresh air as your backdrop, it’s the perfect chance to dive into playful challenges and battle for bragging rights.
From Tug of War and Dodgeball to Inflatable Volleyball and Human Table Football, there’s a mix of high-energy games to get everyone involved. Cheer on your teammates, chase down victory and wrap it all up with a grand medal ceremony to crown the champions. This unforgettable throwback is the ultimate way to boost team spirit and enjoy summer!
Get in touch today for a bespoke proposal!
10. Quid Games
Brace yourself for a thrilling team away day activity inspired by the iconic show (minus the eliminations)! With themed music, immersive props and costumed actors, your team will be fully transported into the world of Quid Games.
Your mission? Tackle a series of wild and wacky challenges to fill your team’s fishbowl with cash while the ever-watchful guards keep things in check. Expect a mix of familiar favourites from the show and surprising new twists, all designed to keep the energy high and the competition fierce.
Everyone stays in the game until the final buzzer, where we’ll celebrate with an epic awards ceremony, counting up the cash and crowning the ultimate Quid Games champions!
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
11. Betrayers
Get ready for Betrayers, a high-stakes team away day where nothing is as it seems. Your team will dive into fast-paced challenges, like cracking codes to open lockboxes or uncovering hidden treasures with an interactive scavenger hunt.
But here’s the twist: someone on your team is working against you. This undercover traitor is quietly disrupting your progress while trying to stay undetected. In the finale, it’s time to expose the betrayer, or risk letting them walk away with victory.
With mystery, mind games and non-stop action, this event keeps everyone on their toes until the very last reveal!
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
12. Masterpiece
Step into a world of creativity and teamwork with this Masterpiece team away day activity idea. Your team will be split into groups, each tasked with transforming blank canvases into pieces of a giant masterpiece. But there’s a twist: before you can paint, you’ll need to earn your art supplies by tackling a variety of brain-teasing puzzles and physical challenges.
Once the brushes are in hand, the real fun begins! Teams paint their individual sections while working together to align every detail across the bigger picture. When the final brushstroke is complete, the canvases come together to reveal a stunning artwork, showcasing your collective creativity and cooperation.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
13. Record Breakers
Get ready to push boundaries and shatter expectations in Record Breakers team away day! This experience transforms your team into daring challengers across five adrenaline-fuelled zones, each designed to test a different skillset:
- The Accuracy Arcade
- The Launch Lab
- The Speed Circuit
- The Build & Balance Zone
- The Power Pit
With wacky challenges, team strategy and a leaderboard to track your triumphs, every moment is a shot at glory. Will your team set a new record and claim ultimate bragging rights? Only one way to find out! Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
14. Survival Island
Survival Island is an immersive team away day that throws your team into a fast-paced, hands-on experience where teamwork isn’t just important – it’s everything. Guided by a survival expert, you’ll dive into real-world survival scenarios that challenge your creativity, resilience and ability to think under pressure, including:
- Ignite fire using only natural materials.
- Build sturdy, weather-proof shelters.
- Perform first aid and stretcher rescues.
- Purify water with sand, gravel and grit.
- Master essential knots for survival situations.
Are you ready to rise to the challenge? Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
15. It’s a Knockout
Brace yourself for a wild ride! This isn’t your average team away day, It’s a Knockout is an action-packed adventure where teams dive headfirst into a world of bouncy madness and ridiculous challenges!
From giant inflatables, slippery relay races and wacky, over-the-top games, every challenge is designed to spark friendly rivalry and non-stop laughs. With a high-energy host keeping the crowd pumped and feel-good tunes blasting, the atmosphere is electric. You’ll see your teammates bouncing, sliding and rolling their way through outrageous tasks!
It’s messy. It’s hilarious. And it’s guaranteed to be one epic day you’ll never forget!
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
16. Wellbeing Workshops
A thriving workplace starts with happy, healthy employees. Since your team spends so much of their time at work, fostering a supportive, healthy environment is essential for keeping them motivated, productive and connected.
Our Wellbeing Workshops are ideal for corporate away days that promote physical and mental wellness through engaging, hands-on sessions tailored to your team’s needs. Delivered by expert instructors, these workshops can take place at your office or any location across the UK. Here are just a few of the workshops we can deliver:
- Yoga Class
- Bubble Art
- Meditation
- Goat Yoga
- Stretch Workshop
- Laughter Workshop
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
17. Sustainability Workshops
Turn your team into eco-champions with a hands-on sustainability workshop for your next team away day! Get creative while making a positive impact, whether it’s building a lush living wall to freshen up your office, crafting terrariums or kokedama art for a touch of green or supporting wildlife by assembling birdhouses and bee hotels.
Led by expert facilitators, these interactive sessions are packed with practical skills and inspiring insights into sustainability. Choose a single activity or mix and match for a fully custom team away day. Plus, we bring everything to you, whether it’s your office or a venue of your choice, anywhere in the UK.
Get in touch today for a free, bespoke proposal!
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