Opening Times:

Monday – 10.00am – 5.30pm

Tuesday – Friday – 10.00am – 9.00pm

Saturday – 10.00am – 5.00pm

Sunday – 10.00am – 3.30pm

Booking enquirers:

Email: info@ackers-adventure.co.uk

Telephone: 0121 772 5111

Fax: 0121 766 7870

Postal Addresses:

Ski Centre: Ackers Adventure, Ski Centre, Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook, B11 2PY

Administration office: Ackers Base Camp (ABC), Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook, B11 2PY, Telephone 0121 772 3739

 

Ackers History

Ackers Adventure, an independent charitable limited company that was established in 2005 to continue to expand on the aims and objectives of The Ackers Trust. The Trust was set up in 1981 and still continues to protect the site synonymously with Ackers Adventure. The objective of Ackers Adventure is for the general benefit of initially the local community and then the inhabitants of other areas nationally in charitable ways. Ackers Adventure helps to achieve this providing all people with the opportunity to do dynamic and adventures activities that are fully instructed.

Please click on the following link for information relating to the site in which Ackers Adventure is situated:

The Ackers Site History

 

Ackers Today

Ackers Adventure – our ski, snowboard and outdoor activity centre is situated only 2 miles from the Birmingham city centre. Ackers Adventure is well established centre for various outdoor adventurous activities and outdoor pursuits. The site, set in 70 acres of semi-rural land has a varied and wide range of activities on offer including 100 m dry ski slope, 20 m nursery ski slope, 20 m snowboard lesson slope, 2 climbing walls, an adventurous events 20 m high tower (you can climb and abseil here, jump down using fan descender or zip down on our 150 m long zip wire) and 2 archery courses (including illuminated archery course for evening archery).

Ackers Adventure also benefits from the Grand Union Canal, which runs straight though the site making it an ideal location for water based activities such as canoe, kayak and bellboats. We also offer bridgering and abseil from the bridge over the canal. Ackers Adventure is an ideal place to start a new activity, improve on your existing skills, bring your school, youth group, or disability and even the family. We welcome not only locals from Birmingham but everyone across the UK – you can make your trip to us a residential stay. Our residential building offers 26 beds at very competitive and reasonable price. The centre is a registered charity (Co Reg 5239365, Charity Reg 1107240) so many of our activities are subsidised to young people. Please browse the web site to see what Ackers Adventure could offer you. Come and try ski, snowboard, toboggan, canoe, kayak, bellboating climbing, abseiling, bridgering, archery, zip wire or our fan descender today! The Ackers has 25 years of experience and we have an excellent team of staff and an outstanding health and safety record in. Many of Birmingham companies have come here to have their staff day out, team building days or staff development days. The outdoor centre also provides tailor made programmes for schools and youth groups. There are sessions such as induction, citizenship, team building & development, communication, problem solving, gifted and talented programmes, learning support, shelter building, self esteem & confidence building. Whether it is a ski or snowboard lesson, or to learn how to climb, abseil, canoe or try archery, Ackers Adventure in Birmingham could help you! There is generally no need to book recreational ski, snowboard or toboggan, all lessons and other outdoor activities (climbing, abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, bellboating, bridgering, archery, zip wire, fun descender, team building, team challenges and any other outdoor) – individual and group activities needs to be booked in advance. For more information please feel free to call us on 0121 772 5111.

 

What Ackers Adventure has to offer from absolute beginner to racing and coaching standard:

• Learn to ski in Birmingham
• Learn to snowboard in Birmingham
• Tobogganing for children all year round
• Learn to Canoe and Kayak in Birmingham
• Learn to Climb and Abseil in Birmingham
• Bridgering
• Archery on site in Birmingham
• Team Building in Birmingham
• Staff Development in Birmingham
• Jungle Challenge an outdoor jungle obstacle course set in a Birmingham Wood
• Fun Parties for children
• Orienteering suitable for schools, Cubs, Suits, Brownies, Guides, and other youth groups
• Residential Centre based in Birmingham that is ideal for schools and youth groups
• The Tower Challenge

Recreational use for are facilities is also available please call for details.

Please view related pages for more information on the activities at Ackers Adventure

 FUNDRAISING  – Why are we here?

Ackers Adventure is a non-profit independent charitable limited company, registered with the charity commission, registration number 1107240.

Ackers Adventure was established in 2005 to continue on and expand upon the aims and objectives of the Ackers Trust.

The object of Ackers Adventure is for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the West Midlands and in particular the deprived inner city area where the charity is based.

Ackers Adventure’s current aims are:

• To maintain the site as a public amenity.
• To provide outdoor recreational and environmental facilities for the whole community and in particular young people and those with special needs to whom the charity provides excellent subsidised rates of instruction of up to 50%.
• To conserve part of its 70+ acre inner city parkland site to provide environmental and volunteering opportunities.

What we fundraise for?

As Ackers Adventure is a non-profit organisation in order to provide new facilities, equipment and opportunities to both our charitable subsidised users and the general public we must fundraise for these. This can be for anything providing new facilities such as our recently added Adventurous Activity Tower or Ackers Base Camp Building to providing equipment for our After School Clubs or new Toboggans.

How we do it?

Ackers Adventure raises funds in many different ways from lottery applications to writing applications for support from charitable trusts and local businesses.

We hold different events throughout the year from our Christmas Ski & Climb evening to quiz nights. Please keep an eye on the special offers page of our website for more information about whats coming soon.

Our staff and customers are encouraged to participate in sponsored events such as The Birmingham Half Marathon in order to raise money for us. If you plan to run the marathon this year and like to raise money for a worthy cause then contact us now.

Charity Web Pages

Further information about our charity including Annual Reports and Accounts can be found on Ackers Adventure’s guide star page at www.guidestar.org.uk

Company Information

Company Registration Number: 5239365

Place of Registration: Companies House, Cardiff

Registered Office Address: Ackers Adventure, Ackers Base Camp, Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham B11 2PY

Email Address: info@ackers-adventure.co.uk

Phone: Office 0121 772 3739, Ski Centre: 0121 772 5111

Ackers Trust Registration Number: 511343

Ackers Adventure trading as The Ackers

Charity Registered: 1107240

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Trade bodies or Professional Associations: English Ski Council, Snow-Sport England, British Mountaineering Council, British Canoe Union

 

The Ackers is not registered for VAT purposes.