TEAM BUILDING IN DURHAM

WHY CHOOSE DURHAM FOR YOUR NEXT TEAM BUILDING EVENT

With a bustling community, historic culture and great areas of natural beauty, Durham has a lot to offer for all forms of team building events.  GOTO Events host over 100 different experiences to suit all requirements, especially in and around Durham.  WIth lots to see and do, Durham also has the advantage of riverside locations, where the famous regatta known as the ‘Henley of the North’ is held every year.

TOP IDEAS FOR TEAM BUILDING IN DURHAM

Get ready to be inspired by the huge variety of events available in Durham.  Feeling adventurous?  Why not see if you team can make it through our Survival Island or I’m a Celebrity experiences.  Or looking for something a little calmer, try our global Around the World event complete with tasks taken from every continent.  Or why not see if your team can take the heat in the boardroom with our amazing Apprentices activity.  Get in touch for hassle free fast ideas to suit your next event.  0207 118 4115.

FIND YOUR IDEAL TEAM BUILDING EVENT IN DURHAM

TOP TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN DURHAM

Top 10 Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

1. Under Pressure

Our experienced and brilliant professional compere will guide you through the fully-themed Under Pressure arena, feel the drama as you enter for each game! Go head-to-head with your colleagues and hold your nerve in this team building experience that will have you cheering and clapping for your teammates for the coveted title of Champions! One of our most popular indoor team building events in Durham.

2. School Sports Day

Silence! Our classically dressed Headmaster explains the rules for the day, but no cheating, or its detention! Pick your house captains and house colours before going head-to-head and winning points at each activity, including the grand finale for bonus points! The top 3 teams on the blackboard are awarded medals and bubbly. A top outdoor experience in Durham.

3. HAKA Energiser

Engage with your team in a unique and memorable workshop learning the inspirational HAKA. Our authentic Māori Warriors will make their presence felt, performing their traditional war dance before inviting others to learn, you’ll feel a great sense of honour watching and being a part of this passionate display of strength, unity and determination. 

4. GPS Treasure Hunt

We guarantee a fantastic day as teams race around Durham on a frantic trail. Teams are provided with iPads which are preloaded with a tailored treasure hunt showing GPS hotspots, plan a strategy or go go go to complete the challenge. The competition heats up when you realise you can see the other teams on the iPad map too! Creep up on them and throw a virtual pie to steal their points. The team with the highest points at the finish location wins.

5. Apprentices

Could you be Sir Alex Sweetex’s next business partner? Teams will battle it out in a number of business challenges and tasks that will test and bring out all the core business attributes in your group, including leadership, delegation, commercial awareness and above all teamwork! Our boardroom is available at your chosen indoor venue all year round, including all props and equipment.

6. CSI Experience

Walk into a transformed room that emulates a true crime scene, your chosen indoor venue will be unrecognisable! In teams it’s your job to investigate the scene using forensics and the provided briefing file., guided by our expert former Scotland Yard Detectives. 

7. Kidnap Your MD

Designed in the eyes of the CIA, MI5 and military special operatives, this event will have you on the edge of your seat. With a dramatic opening scene your MD, or top-secret information linked to your company, will be extracted from the room in the blink of an eye by our hooded actors leaving behind a ransom note, will your team pay the ransom or complete the tasks to find your MD and expose the kidnappers. A powerful team building experience, this is one of our best indoor events.

8. Crystal Challenge

Travel through 4 themed zones and 8 challenges, going head-to-head in teams as you  try to win the infamous crystals for maximum time in the largest Inflatable Crystal Dome Finale. Teams work together in all games so it’s great for collaboration and bringing different skill sets together to become victorious. We are fully mobile, and come to a venue of your choice.

9. Archery and Duck Herding

During the duck herding you will be responsible for giving instructions to a highly trained working dog to follow an obstacle course to her ducks around. Do you have what it takes to be a duck & dog whisperer?

10. Master of the Tasks

The opening of the famous wax sealed envelopes will reveal your tasks. Some challenges take place on the spot, encouraging teams to think quickly on their feet. Others will give teams some time to plan their strategy, with the aim of the day to beat the other teams! One of our most popular indoor team building experiences, fully mobile, we will transform your venue of choice in Durham with our theming and thoroughly entertaining comedic compere.

Indoor Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

Always fun, our indoor team building events in Durham are sure to bring everyone together under one roof. Whether you’re looking to team build, have some laughs and strengthen bonds, or just want something cool to do at your conference or evening dinner, we’ve got it all! Favourite indoor team building events in Durham include Under Pressure, Apprentices and Master of the Tasks, and for something really special check out our HAKA Energiser with real Māori Warriors teaching the HAKA at your conference or corporate event – it’s quite something! Planning is made easy with your dedicated event planner so you can kick back and get stuck in!

Outdoor Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

Our outdoor team building activities in Durham will challenge teams, encouraging them to step out of their comfort zones in the great outdoors! Our events are tailored to suit all teams, whether your team is large or small, encouraging everyone to participate and benefit from the experience, invigorating teams with the change of scenery, fresh air and activity. Popular team building events in Durham include the classic School Sports Day, think 3 legged race and a Headmaster! HAKA Energiser, with Māori Warriors performing and teaching your team the traditional HAKA, including its values of pride, strength and unity. iPad Treasure Hunt splits your group into smaller teams to head on foot around Durham to hunt for clues, challenges and treasure. Crystal Challenge is inspired by the TV classic, with teams completing tasks in a number of zones for crystals, before taking to the inflatable crystal dome to grab as many golden tickets as possible. Another favourite in Durham is the mad Archery & Duck Herding, a great combination for outdoor team building – they don’t take place at the same time! Your dedicated event planner will take care of all the details so you can enjoy your event as much as your team. 

Company Away Days in Durham

Helping to build positive company cultures and strengthen team bonds in Durham is what we do! Our company away days will do just that, by creating a day to remember, giving employees a break from the normal office routine and a chance to enjoy an experience together, it’ll be the talk of the office for time to come. We have a variety of engaging activities, from Quintessentially English, Giant Garden Games, HAKA Energiser to Inflatable Fun, Outdoor Adrenaline or GPS Treasure Hunt, all perfect for building camaraderie and boosting morale. Whether you have a small or large group, our team away days In Durham are tailored to suit your needs and objectives. We can go really big too with Company Festivals, Circus Themed Carnivals and Family Fun Days, can you imagine your team doing our HAKA Energiser as one? What a sight that would be! Celebrate hard work with a great corporate away day. 

Make planning your company fun day even more stress free! If you haven’t got a venue in mind yet, use our free venue finding service and look forward to the great time ahead!

Collaborative Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

Elevate your team’s collaboration in Durham with our engaging team building activities to bring your team together. Experience the fun and excitement of challenges like Putt for a Purpose, a favourite in Durham, teams design a mini golf course with items for donation to the chosen charity, before enjoying a competitive game or two, collaborate with other teams to create a magnificent artwork in the Masterpiece challenge or unleash your team’s negotiation skills and pitch their brilliant ideas in the Den of Dragons. We have many many more team building activities for collaboration to choose from! We will take the stress out of planning, with our dedicated event planners, so you can let Durham be your location for a memorable team building experience that combines fun, collaboration, and a touch of friendly competition.

Creative Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

Is your team ready for an extraordinary team building experience that combines creativity and fun in Durham? Let your team shine with our creative team events, get them bonding, thinking creatively and having a good time. We have a wide choice of fun team building events that are popular in Durham, from the world of Chocolate Making, get your teams to create delicious luxury treats, releasing their chocolatey flair, to experiencing the thrill of the Soap Box Derby, with vibrant and creative team challenges – it’s a race for a podium finish. And for even more culinary magic in Durham, our TV inspired Team Masterchef is the chance for your team to show off their creative foodie skills in front of our Michelin Star trained chef judge. Our creative team building events in Durham will be a whirlwind of creativity, laughter, and team spirit that will take your team to new heights!

Unusual Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

Break away from the ordinary with our exciting array of unusual team building activities that will spark enthusiasm to team build. The unusual team building events and out of the box thinking have been designed to encourage engagement and intrigue. Popular events in Durham vary from Pottery Making, an opportunity to encourage ideas and creativity through pottery creation, Yoga Workshops, a fun way to get your team moving and promote physical and mental well-being, to Duck Herding with a well trained sheepdog. We have plenty of unusual team building ideas in our pop up kitchens too, available at your chosen venue in Durham challenge your team to high-energy cooking in Marks, Set Cook! Feel the heat in Hells Kitchen or take on the technical challenge in Bakeathon. Our unusual team building experiences in Durham promote creativity, unity, and relaxation, ensuring your team leaves feeling excited and ready to take on the next challenge!

Competitive Team Building Events & Activities in Durham

Ready, steady, go! Burst into our competitive team building activities with your team. All our events are specially designed to encourage teamwork, communication and relationships. Our competitive group activities encourage friendly competition, banter, laughter and participation. In Durham, watch your team develop and grow as they take on the stock markets in Wall Street Winners, a highly competitive event that will have even the quietest of team members shouting across the floor! Or why not enter our Escape Rooms and test their problem-solving skills against the clock where the fastest team wins! For more competitive team activities that have task based challenges, Under Pressure, with zones and themed lighting will excite your team, plus Master of the Tasks will entertain and baffle your teams! We have plenty to choose from in Durham, let the competitive team building games commence!

Virtual Team Building Activities in Durham

Discover the art of engaging remote teams with our virtual team building events, where every session is an adventure in team unity and fun. Our aim is to bring your team together through shared experience, problem solving, learning a new skill or just laughing! All our remote team building activities are designed for teams of all sizes. Here are few favourites in Durham:

  • Jump into the jungle from your living room in I’m Working From Home – Get Me Outta Here!, a team based virtual event full of exciting challenges and themed dress-up, hosted by our energetic virtual jungle guides
  • Ignite team spirit with our Virtual Escape Room, a captivating remote team-building event where teams of 3-4 collaborate to overcome clues and obstacles, all under the pressure of the ticking clock
  • Elevate your team’s morale with Virtual Master of the Tasks, a vibrant and amusing virtual event where teams unravel and conquer a plethora of comical challenges, all while being entertained by our jovial host in a themed studio

Energise your team with our fun filled virtual team building activities – explore the possibilities with our remote team building list here.

Charity Team Building Activities in Durham

Strengthen your team’s bonds while making a difference with our team building charity activities. Explore our extensive selection of charity team building events designed to offer something for everyone, turning team building into an opportunity for philanthropy. By choosing a charity team event, your team’s collaboration becomes a powerful tool for change, benefiting both your team and charitable causes. Suitable for both small and large groups, our events are crafted to ensure everyone can participate.

  • Make teamwork mean more with Operation Supply Drop! Collaborate on care packages for the world’s everyday heroes, combining challenges with the joy of giving
  • Paws For A Cause, craft a difference in animal welfare! Join forces with your team in our charity workshops, where you’ll build, donate, and leave a lasting mark on the lives of animals
  • Get ready to putt, play, and provide with Putt For a Purpose! Dive into this charitable mini-golf challenge, where the course you create and compete on benefits a noble cause post game

Let’s make memories and a difference! Choose our team charity event options for an enriching team and community experience.