Top North West England Sporting Events

Scrambling up the Lake District’s ‘ghylls’—mountain streams—can be hazardous without a guide. This guided half-day experience in Langdale lets you enjoy the activity safely and easily. Don the supplied wetsuit and equipment, and clamber up the waters of Stickle Gill. Cross boulders, climb falls, slide natural chutes, and plunge into pools—the water is shallow enough to suit all levels of fitness and children aged eight or over.

Benefit from the expertise of your guide on a hiking tour of Striding Edge Ridge, one of the Lake District’s top mountaineering routes. Safely negotiate exposed sections on Striding Edge Ridge and high summits as you hike from Glenridding to the summit of Helvellyn, then descend past the old Greenside Mines on your return to Glenridding.

Take aim and shoot for the bull’s eye during this 1-hour archery session in Blackpool. Head to Blackpool’s outdoor archery range, then pick up your equipment and get practising! With help and tuition from your activity marshal, master the correct techniques to hit the target every time. Then, progress onto the scored archery rounds and put your accuracy to the test. Receive a certificate at the end of your session and enjoy personal attention from the safety marshal on this small-group tour, limited to 10 people.

One of the UK’s World Heritage Sites, The Lake District offers outstanding, rugged countryside unlike anywhere else in the country with mountains and of course lakes appearing at every turn. This self-guided walking tour moves away from the tourist traps to immerse you in the tranquillity of the lakes, set against the backdrop of England’s highest mountain peaks.

Take to one of our Segway's, these fun-filled machines provide you with a fun-filled experience, which is fantastic for people of all ages particularly as you control the speed of the Segway your own weigh, giving you a unique way of exploring our venue and tracks

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Lake District on this 3-day, 2 night experience from Manchester, including hotel or guesthouse accommodation. Travel by train from Manchester to Oxenholme (please note this is unaccompanied), where you will be met by one of our friendly driver guides. Enjoy the afternoon exploring the Southern Lake District including the medieval village of Hawkshead, Tarn Hows & Coniston. Explore the Western Lake District on our High Adventure Tour including Wrynose & Hardknott Passes and Muncaster Castle. On day three join our Ten Lakes Spectacular Tour which visits Buttermere, Borrowdale Valley including Ashness Bridge & Suprise View, the market town of Keswick, 4000 year old Castlerigg Stone Circle and Grasmere. After the tour you will be dropped off at Oxenholme Station for your return train to Manchester. Two nights accommodation and return 2nd-class train tickets from Manchester. Three tours of the Lake District in a luxury Mercedes mini-coach

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Lake District on this 2-day experience from Manchester, including hotel or guesthouse accommodation. Travel by train from Manchester to Oxenholme (please note this is unaccompanied), where you will be met by one of our friendly driver guides and taken on our Beatrix Potters Favourite Countryside Tour. Enjoy the afternoon exploring the Southern Lake District National Park including the medieval village of Hawkshead, the natural beauty spot of Tarn Hows & Coniston. On day two join our Ten Lakes Spectacular Tour which visits Buttermere, Borrowdale Valley including Ashness Bridge & Suprise View, the market town of Keswick, 4000 year old Castlerigg Stone Circle and the famous village of Grasmere. One night accommodation and return 2nd-class train tickets from Manchester. Two tours of the Lake District in a luxury Mercedes mini-coach

This private tour gives you an incredible day in the Lake District National Park, from Manchester. It’s an ideal way to see amazing landscape associated with this stunning National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit beauty spots such as Tarn Hows, enjoy lunch in a quaint medieval town and visit Coniston famed for Donald Campbell's Bluebird. This private tour is the perfect way to experience and explore everything the Lake District has to offer. Travel from Manchester with your own personal driver guide in comfort and style. Mountain Goat's drivers are all incredibly knowledgeable about our beautiful national park and will be on hand to answer any questions and help you get the most out of your trip. As it is a private trip customers can also request additions and changes to the itinerary and we'll do our best to include them.

Cover more Lake District attractions than you could in a day without a rental car on this tour from Chester. Rather than spending hours researching routes or bus timetables; relax into a minivan and let the sights and scenery come to you without worrying about driving, parking, or missing connections. Visit Tarn Hows, stroll around Hawkshead, enjoy a Lake Coniston cruise, and hear historical background you might never know otherwise.

Exploring the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a day from Manchester means hiring a self-drive car. Save the hassle and cost, and let someone else do the driving so you can concentrate on the scenery on this full-day tour. Visit the spectacular triple-flight Aysgarth Falls, and pass through landscapes of stone-walled emerald pastures punctuated with railway viaducts and quaint villages, all with a driver-guide to put the sights into context.

The North Wales coast and Snowdonia National Park beckon from just outside Chester, but exploring them without a self-drive car is tricky, especially if you only have a day to spare. This tour delivers: whisking you around Snowdonia’s mountains and valleys; and to places such as Conwy Castle and Betws-y-Coed village by comfortable minivan, all with the bonus of a guide for context and history.

This tour gives you a day in the Yorkshire Dales from Chester. It’s an ideal way to see the amazing landscape associated with this stunning part of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

This tour gives you a day in the Yorkshire Dales from Liverpool. It’s an ideal way to see the amazing landscape associated with this stunning part of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

This tour gives you a day in the Yorkshire Dales from Manchester. It’s an ideal way to see the amazing landscape associated with this stunning part of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

This tour gives you a day in North Wales including the Snowdonia National Park, from Chester. It’s an ideal way to see the amazing landscape associated with this stunning part of Wales and the National Park.

This private tour gives you an incredible day in the Lake District National Park, from Manchester. It’s an ideal way to see amazing landscape associated with this stunning National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit beauty spots such as Tarn Hows, enjoy lunch in a quaint medieval town and visit Coniston famed for Donald Campbell's Bluebird. This private tour is the perfect way to experience and explore everything the Lake District has to offer. Travel from Manchester with your own personal driver guide in comfort and style. Mountain Goat's drivers are all incredibly knowledgeable about our beautiful national park and will be on hand to answer any questions and help you get the most out of your trip. As it is a private trip customers can also request additions and changes to the itinerary and we'll do our best to include them.

Home to Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C., Liverpool is a city where the love of soccer—or football—runs deep, but exploring independently means missing the backstories behind the city’s most famous wins. On this tour, explore Liverpool though the eyes of the city’s football fans. Follow your guide to sites of interest including Anfield and the Lock-Up at Everton Park, and learn of Liverpool’s love of the beautiful game.

Explore Manchester’s soccer history and heritage on this football fan’s sightseeing experience. With your local host to lead the way, visit must-see sites of interest like the National Football Museum, and learn of the role soccer plays in Manchester’s sporting culture. Explore both the old and new stadiums of either City or United—depending on the team you support—and stop for a drink in a fans’ bar.

St. James Cemetery is one of the most strangely beautiful and haunted locations in the world. We will guide you by lantern light through this remarkable, ancient site, taking you to all of the most interesting hotspots and story locations, bringing the incredible (and often terrifying) true local tales - of real vampires, witches, ghosts, shadow entities and even fairies- to life with our rich background in street performance and theatre acting. We will take you on a true adventure. If you are even vaguely interested in the strange and supernatural, you simply cannot miss out on this tour!

Bubble Football is a hilarious and chaotic twist on the beautiful game, strap yourselves into your giant inflatable bubble and step onto the pitch, then barge, bounce and bump your way through a thrilling five-a-side match. Players will be rotated every few minutes to ensure everybody gets plenty of fun game time. If you can stop yourself howling with laughter for long enough, dribble it forward before smashing it home past the goalie.Rules are the same as standard football except you are wearing a protective bubble and barging people to the floor isn’t frowned upon. A referee will be on hand to run through the rules and keep things in order.

Bubble Football is a hilarious and chaotic twist on the beautiful game, strap yourselves into your giant inflatable bubble and step onto the pitch, then barge, bounce and bump your way through a thrilling five-a-side match. Players will be rotated every few minutes to ensure everybody gets plenty of fun game time. If you can stop yourself howling with laughter for long enough, dribble it forward before smashing it home past the goalie. Rules are the same as standard football except you are wearing a protective bubble and barging people to the floor isn’t frowned upon. A referee will be on hand to run through the rules and keep things in order. We are also Mobile and can come to your venue.

Sit in air-conditioned comfort as we take you through the Yorkshire Moors and Dales visiting Historic Homes, Superb Engineering Projects and magnificent Natural Wonders.

Sit in air-conditioned comfort as we take you around the Yorkshire Moors and Dales visiting Historic Homes, Superb Engineering Projects and Magnificent Natural Wonders

Getting to and around the Lake District from Liverpool alone means relying on hire cars, or trains and buses. Skip the effort with a day trip that makes everything smooth and easy, and showcases some of the region’s highlights and under-the-radar sights. Explore Ambleside, hike around Blea Tarn, see Castlerigg Stone Circle, and enjoy an optional Lake Windermere cruise (own cost), all without any worries detracting from the scenery.