Ultimate Highland Games & Axe Throwing

4.7 out of 5 from 146 Reviews
Includes
Safety instruction and equipment
9 different games
1 hour of axe throwing
Prize for the winning team
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Overview

Get ready for an authentic taste of Scottish tradition with these thrilling Highland games! In your clans, you’ll compete in classic challenges like tossing the caber, hurling the wellies, the farmer’s dash, puttin’ the stane, tyre flip, the haggis malt challenge, weight o’er the bar, tossing the hammer, and tug o' war.

The winning team will be rewarded with a well-deserved prize—a bottle of whisky or prosecco to toast their victory!

Then, the excitement continues with an exhilarating axe-throwing session. A friendly expert will be on hand to guide you, offering top tips to help you master your throw and hit the target like a pro!

Features

Minimum People
8 (smaller groups prices will be based on the minimum)
To bring
Change of clothes
Flat sole shoes
Trainers
Useful Info
Return transfers from Edinburgh can be arranged for an additional cost.
Activity duration - 3 hours
Important Info
Although the location is within the grounds of Hopetoun Estate, there is a separate entrance to the activity area & car park which is not accessible from the Main Entrance to the House.
Do not follow the signs for Hopetoun House, use the precise location reference: What3Words reference: ///rainwater.rational.knots
Start Times
Sat to Sun 10:00, 12:00, 14:00.
Minimum Age
16
Runs
1 Jan - 31 Dec

Product Reviews

4.7
from 146 Reviews
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Best of the trip. The guys were awesome and made the day very memorable.
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Super slick, loads of fun and perfectly competitive
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The whole team were great. Lots of laughs and very professional.
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The games were so fun. Credit to the lads working here they made it extremely fun but yet very competitive.
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This was very funny sorting out the men from the boys lots of different generations in the group it was a lovely sunny day it made all this more enjoyable the host was great informative and funny I would recommend this to everybody and I will be letting all and everyone else I know if they're going on the stag to give this a go.
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Superb activities, with a great host
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The 2 lads were excellent, great fun, inclusive of all sporting abilities.
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Good activity to get us going. Instructors were good
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Our instructor Lewis was brilliant
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Wow so entertaining, James our host absolutely brilliant
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Great fun and our host (James) was excellent and friendly
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Fairly underwhelming
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Great banter, lovely staff who were all good craic. Bit of a trek out of the city (30 mins by taxi from the hostel). The games took a little over 2 hours and there were activities to suit all levels of skill and fitness. Definitely wear clothes you’re OK with getting dirty.
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Had a laugh good ice breaker if everyone doesn't know each other
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Amazing day out, great fun whilst remaining competitive. Would definitely recommend
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Great activity, the two lads who looked after us, James and Conor were brilliant, it was Conor’s first full day and he was very good? I would highly recommend this activity 👍👍
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Great afternoon would recommend and all could get involved
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Such fun!! Guys who ran it were funny, enthusiastic and new what they were talking about
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Brilliant! Conor made our day
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Would have been great, we were just to drunk from the night before at attend.

Included Activities

Options included
Edinburgh Ultimate Highland Games Experience Stag Do Ideas

Ultimate Highland Games Experience

  • 9 traditional games
  • Bottle of whisky or bubbly for the winning team
  • Safety instruction and equipment
Edinburgh Axe Throwing Stag Do Ideas

Axe Throwing

  • Safety instruction and equipment
  • 1 hour of axe throwing

Add Ons

Edinburgh BBQ Feast Stag Do Ideas

BBQ Feast

  • Two items per person, plentiful salad & chilled water
  • Choice from : handmade farm shop beef burgers, handmade farm shop sausages​, bbq blackened chicken,
  • cheese,​ coleslaw​, parkhead potato salad​ & burger buns​
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A Taste of Scotland ​Burns Lunch

  • A plate of traditional haggis, neeps (turnips), tatties (potatoes),​ oatcakes & crusty bread ​
Selected

The Venue

Hopetoun Estate

Size
6500 acres
Setting
Parkland
Lake
Stunning views
Woodland
Food & Drink
Cafe
Snacks
Parking
Free carpark