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October 7, 2024
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One guaranteed way to alleviate any lingering concerns and apprehension from not having physically mixed with our fellow colleagues for so long is to embark on one of London’s many diverse and exciting range of team building activities.  The perfect preparation for rekindling that workplace camaraderie.

With the massive advent of remote working, which we’ve become so accustomed to in the last twelve months, the benefits of team building activities have become even more acute.  Pulling employees closer together who even in ordinary circumstances may not interact frequently can have innumerable advantages.  These include a feeling of togetherness, increased motivation, improved productivity, better communication and positive reinforcement to name a few.

So without further ado, we will look into twenty of the best team building activities on offer in our great capital at the moment.  A couple of these are a little further afield, variety is the spice of life after all.  Due to the somewhat unpredictable weather we often face here in the UK we’ve split this non-exhaustive list into indoor and outdoor activities to cover all possible weathers and guidelines.  Al fresco or not and perhaps more importantly however, these days out are guaranteed to have your team feeling closer, happier and more content in their role.

Contents

Jump to a Venue
Map of Team Building Activities
Best Indoor Team Building Activities London for 2024
Best Outdoor Team Building Activities London for 2024
Frequently Asked Questions

 

Jump to a Venue

1. Multi-Player VR Experience 2. Immersive Escape Rooms
3. Crazy Techy Mini-golf 4. London’s Favourite Bowling
5. Unique Cooking Classes 6. Group Urban Axe Throwing
7. Luckly Voice Karaoke 8. BYOB Pottery Experience
9. Immersive Gamebox 10. Flight Club Social Darts
11. Thames Rockets Jet Boating 12. MasterPeace Art Classes
13. Gourmaze Treasure Hunt 14. Kayaking/Canoeing/SUPing
15. Segway Events 16. Old School Sports Day
17. Supercar Driving Experience 18. Skuna BBQ Boat Experience
19. Magic Workshop with Yollin Lee
 

Map of Team Building Activities

Best Indoor Team Building Activities London for 2024

Zero Latency

MultiPlayer Virtual Reality – Zero Latency

We’ll kick off our indoor offerings with our partners at Zero Latency VR. The success of Zero Latency VR can be measured by the sheer amount of locations the virtual reality pioneer now has throughout the world. Differing itself from other VR companies, Zero Latency VR enables you and up to seven other colleagues to roam completely free without the restriction of cables and wires in order to shoot your way out of various zombie-filled scenarios. If an apocalyptic zombie wasteland doesn’t garner a sense of togetherness among your team, then there are a host of other immersive walkthrough games to hand.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £25.95 | Bookado Members Price £20.75pp

Location:

Wembley

How to Book:

Bookado Members, use code at checkout and show your membership pass on arrival.

Google Rating:

4.5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

£156 for 30 people! Check out Bookado for Business!

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AIM Escape

Immersive Escape Rooms – AIM Escape

Our second inclement weather choice is offered up by Aim Escape based in Aldgate. With an exciting spread of four rooms for up to five people each, collaboration is the aim of the game in order to escape these exciting and originally themed rooms. Already a firm favourite among the corporate world for its tried and tested team building capabilities, these escape rooms are a sure-fire way of bringing your team closer together while having fun in the process. Should the weather display signs of behaving itself, Aim Escape also offer a number of augmented reality games and challenges that’ll have you adventuring out and about the city with your teammates.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP: £30 off Peak, £40 Peak | Bookado Members £21 off-peak, £28 peak

Location:

Aldgate, London

How to Book:

Bookado Members, use code at checkout and show your membership pass on arrival.

Google Rating:

4.8*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

£360 for 30 people! Check out Bookado for Business!

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Puttshack

Crazy techy Mini-Golf – PuttShack

If a bit of friendly competition is what your team craves then you can do little better than Puttshack mini golf. With two locations across London, Puttshack have quite literally rewritten the rules of crazy golf. Using some clever wizardry the Puttshack courses utilise ball and course tracking technology doing away with scorecards (and with it the ability to cheat!). The clever tech means each ball knows exactly how far it’s moved and how many times it’s been hit. With the decor akin to some kind of techno dreamland, your day out here will be both hugely entertaining and great fun.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £12.50 just golf, food & drink packages from £28pp
Bookado Members:
Small Groups – A free Prosecco or Soft Drink on arrival (worth £6.50pp)
Large Groups – Members get an additional round of golf, Prosecco Reception & room hire for 4 hours or all evening (rather than 2). Worth more than £20pp

Location:

White City, Bank in London & Lakeside, Essex

How to Book:

Small Groups – Book online, show membership pass on arrival
Large Groups – Email info@puttshack.com quoting your membership number

Google Rating:

4.5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Freebies worth £600 for 30 people! Check out Bookado for Business!

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All Star Lanes

Londoner’s favourite Bowling – All Star Lanes

With locations across London and offering some friendly competition as well, All Star Lanes Bowling is a terrific setting for great food, drink and stylish bowling. Capable of hosting individuals to corporate events for up to 520 people, you can guarantee that your team building day will be catered for. The spread of four locations gives flexibility too allowing you to enjoy your slice of Americana no matter the requirement. It’s a tasty and proven recipe of delicious American themed food, drink, bowling and outright fun.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £9.95pp per game, packages available for large groups
Bookado Members:
Small Groups: 50% off bowling & 20% off Food & Drink Sunday to Wednesday
Large Groups: receive a free prosecco or beer reception on private bookings.

Location:

Brick Lane, Holborn, Stratford & White City

How to Book:

Small Groups – Book with All Star Lanes, quote membership number in booking notes and show membership pass on arrival Large groups – Submit an enquiry and quote the Bookado password along with your membership number.

Google Rating:

4.1*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

50% for small groups! Check out Bookado for Business!

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The Avenue Cookery School

Unique Cooking Classes – The Avenue Cookery School

If it’s a slightly more sophisticated activity your team are after, then you would be hard-pressed to find anything better than a cooking class from The Avenue Cookery School based in Wandsworth. Offering a plethora of different classes to cater for all tastes, and with bottomless wine to boot it’s an ideal activity for those looking to improve their culinary skills whilst having some fun and a tipple on the side. The Avenue Cookery School can cater for a whole host of specific requirements and up to 40 people, giving you the flexibility you need for a memorable and tasty team building day.

Price of Team Building Activity:

£75+ | 10% off for Bookado Members

Location:

Wandsworth, London

How to Book:

Email Avenue Cookery School, quoting your Bookado Membership Number.

Google Rating:

4.9*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Approximately £300 for 30 people! Check out Bookado for Business!

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Whistle Punks

Group Axe Throwing – Whistle Punks

Another game made a whole lot more fun with a competitive game from your colleagues. With four locations in Vauxhall, London, Whistle Punks is ideally suited to cater for numbers ranging from the individual and up to 25 people. With a great range of delicious food and drink on offer as well, there are masses of game varieties to choose from to keep everyone entertained while honing that hand to eye coordination.

Price of Team Building Activity:

 RRP £17.60 | 20% off for Bookado Members & up to 10% cashback on work socials!

Location:

Vauxhall

How to Book:

Book with Whistle Punks and enter the Bookado code at checkout, enquire for packages.

Google Rating:

5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save £145 for up to 25 people! Check out Bookado for Business!

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Pitch London

Lucky Voice Karaoke: Sing Your Heart Out in Style

Karaoke is one of those timeless activities that can transform even the most reserved individuals into rock stars for a night. At Lucky Voice Karaoke, with five vibrant locations across London, team building takes on a whole new meaning. This venue offers an ideal setting for colleagues to let their hair down, bond over classic hits, and create unforgettable memories.

Price of Team Building Activity:

From £12pp (20% Off for Bookado members!)

Location:

Holborn, Soho, Waterloo, Liverpool Street and Islington

How to Book:

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Google Rating:

4.6*

Savings with a Bookado:

20% Off for Bookado Members

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Token Studios

BYOB Pottery Experience – Token Studios

Perhaps the competitive streak in your team requires a little more craft to be administered. If this is the case then Token Studios will suit you no end. With a unique studio space and BYOB drinks, you and your colleagues will be able to release that competitive streak and get those creative juices flowing. Who’s pot/cup/bowl/plate is going to be the best!? You can either book in a small team and mingle with others, or hire out the full venue and make it your own!

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £38pp | Bookado Members £28.50 & up to 10% cashback for work socials!

Location:

St Saviours Wharf near Tower Bridge

How to Book:

Book with Token Studios and enter the Bookado code at checkout, enquire for packages.

Google Rating:

5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

£190 for a team of 20. Check out Bookado for Business!

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Hado Events

Immersive Group Experience – Immersive Gamebox

Join Immersive Gamebox as you are graded by aliens, mine for Martian minerals, or rescue the Queen’s Corgis (and the rest of the Royal family!). Step into the Gamebox and escape to another world for 30-60 minutes of gameplay with projection mapping, touch screens, motion tracking, and surround sound combining to make this a truly immersive experience.

Price of Team Building Activity:

From RRP £21pp | Bookado price £16.80pp

Location:

Southbank, London

How to Book:

Head to Immersive Gamebox & use code at checkout.

Google Rating:

4.9*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Get up to 10% cashback. Check out Bookado for Business.

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The Griffin Brewery

Flight Club Social Darts

Flight Club Bloomsbury has made its mark since it lit up the London social scene in April 2017 following the footsteps of its sister, Flight Club Shoreditch. Reinventing darts for the 21st century with a range of competitive, fast-paced games; the team behind ‘Social Darts’ certainly know how to bring people together for moments of unexpected, ridiculous, joy!

Price of Team Building Activity:

From £8pp | Bookado members get a free welcome drink & business get up to 10% cashback!.

Location:

Victoria, Bloomsbury, Islington & Shoreditch

How to Book:

Follow the member instructions here.

Tripadvisor Rating:

5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

£132 for group of 30 people. Check out Bookado for Business!

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Best Outdoor Team Building Activities in London | 2024

With summer finally with us it would be prudent to take a look at some fair-weather activities to enable you to make the most of the British weather and soak up some rays.  Whilst there are many benefits to be reaped from al fresco days out, many of the following activities do not necessarily require clear blue skies and can be enjoyed should the odd rain cloud rear its head.

Thames Rockets

Thames Jet Boating – Thames Rockets

If high jinks (and high speed) is what you’re after for a team day out then Thames Rockets are the ideal partners to provide any thrill seekers with an entertaining mix of riverside sightseeing and adrenaline fuelled speed boating. With a fleet of custom-built 880hp RIB’s, Thames Rockets will guide you through the city along the Thames all while offering a prime vantage point for sightseeing and the ability to really open the taps as you meander your way toward and through the Thames Barrier. With a variety of different tours and packages available in order to cater for a host of destinations, party sizes and timelines this will be an unforgettable trip down the Thames.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £540 per boat of 12

Bookado Members Price:
Small Groups – 30% off
Large Groups – £110 off per boat of 12

Location:

Waterloo, London

How to Book:

Follow the Thames Rockets link available to members only.

Tripadvisor Rating:

5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

£220 SAVED for a team of 24. Check out Bookado for Business!

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Masterpeace

Outdoor Art Class – Masterpeace

Masterpeace is a fantastically popular art studio in Belgravia London. It’s got a fantastic outdoor garden, perfect for an art class for your team. Don’t fancy yourself as an artist? Don’t worry, that’s part of the fun! You’ll all be taught to paint the same thing, I’m sure you’ll have varying results.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £45 per person | Bookado Members Price £39pp

Location:

Belgravia, London

How to Book:

Book with Masterpeace, entering the special Bookado code at checkout. Must show membership pass on arrival.

Google Rating:

4.5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save £180 for a class with 30 people! Check out Bookado for Business!

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Cornish Wave

Gourmaze Outdoor Tasty Treasure Hunt

Gourmaze is a fun way to explore London’s most mouth-watering hidden food gems in a treasure hunt across the city! Solve a stream of riddles sent to your phone, leading you on an adventure to find and try our favourite mystery dishes.

 Start at a given pub and use your mobile to communicate with our characters over Whatsapp. The principle of the game is simple: solve treasure hunt style riddles, using the sites around you, to uncover a walking tour of London’s tastiest foods. So pick your team, choose your maze, and get ready for an eating adventure – don’t forget, the fastest time wins!

Price of Team Building Activity:

From £27.99 per person | Bookado Members receive 10% off

Location:

Soho, London

How to Book:

Book directly with Gourmaze. Use the Bookado code and show a membership pass on arrival

Google Rating:

5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Up to £116.97 off for a group of 30! Check out Bookado for Business!

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Back of Beyond

Kayaking/Canoeing/SUPing – Back of Beyond

Sticking with the water theme but a little closer to home we find ourselves at the other end of Thames in Richmond and kayaking with Back of Beyond. Back of Beyond provides you with the necessary equipment to make a memorable and peaceful day paddling up the very picturesque Thames to Teddington lock. A stop off at one of the many riverside pubs is encouraged, or bring your own picnic and your favourite bottle of wine for a relaxing lunch in your chosen spot. Back of Beyond offer either a self-guided or guided tour giving you the choice to drift at your leisure or point in the right direction with one of their friendly guides.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £37.50pp | Bookado Members Price £31.88pp

Location:

Richmond, Surrey

How to Book:

Visit Back of Beyond and use Bookado Members code, show membership card on arrival

Google Rating:

4.9*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save at least £169 for a group of 30. Check out Bookado for Business!

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Segway Events

Segway Experiences/Tours – Segway Events

Back on terra firma, we find ourselves with the team at Segway Events. Despite a range of permanent locations across the UK, Segway Events are able to bring the day to you (quite literally) with a sizeable variety of packages enabling you to tailor-make your team building day. With on or off-road tracks, inflatable courses that can be used anywhere and the ability to add other activities to the day such as bungee jumping or zip lining you’ve every option at your disposal for a flexible and fun-fuelled day out.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £30pp | Bookado Members £32 for 2 – 48% off

Location:

Alexandra Palace, London

How to Book:

Call Segway Adventures quoting the Bookado password and your membership number

Feefo Rating:

4.7*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save at least £168 for a group of 12. Check out Bookado for Business.

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Excel Activity Group

Old School Sports Day – Excel Activity Group

For a bit of jovial and retro competition then an Old School Sports Day with Excel Activity Group will by all accounts extract your inner child. Rekindling that competitive school spirit you’ll be pitched against each other appropriately wearing coloured bibs and headbands while you compete against each other in egg and spoon races, tug of wars, wheelbarrow races, the javelin and loads more. Everything you need for your nostalgic competition is included, you’ve just got to bring your team and your A-game!

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £25pp | Bookado Members Price £20pp

Location:

London + Nationwide

How to Book:

Call or submit an enquiry using Bookado Password and quote your membership number

Google Rating:

4.9*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save £150 for a group of 30! Checkout Bookado for Business!

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Drift Limits

Supercar/drifting Driving Experiences – Drift Limits

If the smell of burning rubber and being pressed into your seatback is the kind of high octane thrills your office needs then strap in tightly up for a supercar day with Drift Limits. Drift Limits have over 24 different cars to choose from, with some packing quite frankly ludicrous horsepower figures. With a myriad of different packages to choose from this will naturally be a hugely entertaining and memorable day out as you push yourself and the car to the limits all the while under safe instruction from one of the professional drivers who’ll help you get the most out of your spirited drive. You’ll enjoy this off the public road in the safe expanse of Bovingdon airfield. Whether its team building or friendly competition, a group day with Drift Limits can be tailor-made to suit.

Price of Team Building Activity:

From £99 per person | 50% off for Bookado Members

Location:

Bovingdon

How to Book:

Book through Drift Limits, using your membership number as a discount code

Google Rating:

4.5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save £1000+ for a group of 10. Check out Bookado for Business!

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London Taxi Tours

Outdoor Activities on Skylight Rooftop

Tobacco Dock is a converted unused car park, Skylight spans four levels. In summer this beautiful destination bar transforms into an urban lawn club, complete with croquet lawns and in the Autumn get ready for Pumpkin spice & everything nice with a Pinterest worthy Pumpkin Patch. During the winter, Skylight Tobacco Dock is a Winter Wonderland, complete with Europe’s only rooftop ice rink! And why not book one of Skylight’s famous rooftop Igloos? Igloos and Alpine Huts make their way onto the Tobacco Dock rooftop from the week of 26th September until the end of March.

Price of Team Building Activity:

RRP £55pp for Igloos | Bookado Member save 20% at £44pp

Location:

Peckham & Tobacco Docks, London

How to Book:

Non Members: Book using link
Members: Book and follow the members instructions here.

Google Rating:

4.5*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save £330 for a team of 30. Checkout Bookado for Business!

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It's a Knockout

Private BBQ Self-Drive Boat Hire | Skuna

London’s most unique, exhilarating BBQ experience. Sailing fun for all on your own Skuna BBQ Boat. Either as a couple enjoying some of the summer sun or as a group with beers/processco while your food is sizzling up! Skuna’s self-drive electric BBQ Boat is fully equipped, get ready to sail & grill, relax and enjoy the sights of West India Quay in Canary Wharf.

BBQ Boats (Mon-Sun) – 50% Off All Bookings (No code needed)

Price of Team Building Activity:

 From £10 per person (winter) or £25 per person (spring/summer)

Location:

Canary Wharf, London

How to Book:

Head to Skuna BBQ Boats and follow Bookado Member instructions.

Google Rating:

4.9*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

Save £300 for a group of 30 (3x boats). Check out Bookado for Business!

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Yollin Lee Magician - Available for Magic Workshops

Magic Masterclass with Yollin Lee

No experience is necassary for this all inclusive Magical Masterclass run by the multi award winning magician Yollin Lee. Yollin will open the session by showing you some close up magic tricks that will blow your mind, he will then give you a chance to follow him in learning some of his favourite tricks, including close up card tricks, rubberband routines and if possible, he will also show you some mentalism. 

 

Price of Team Building Activity:

£200 + VAT minimum hire fee plus £20pp + VAT for props

Location:

London

How to Book:

Book Yollin Lee directly with Bookado. Business clients will receive cashback

Google Rating:

4.9*

Savings for Bookado Business Members:

5% cashback 

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

1. How far in advance do I need to book my team building event? 

A) We find that post covid, Wednesday and Thursday are the most popular days. These need to be booked at least a couple of months in advance! 

2. I need ideas for a team building, how can I get some quick ideas?

The best place to generate some quick idea for team building is on the Bookado event planner www.bookado.co.uk/event-plan
Simply pop your event details here and you will be able to see plenty of options near you.

3. What are some quick – in office team building ideas? 
A) Engineering challenge
B) Werewolves – The game
C) Quiz
D) Board Games

 

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