East Coast Adventure Centre

What you can actually do here

Sessions are run by local instructors and cover both land and water. On land there is indoor archery, a climbing tower, orienteering, a night line, and guided day and night hikes into the Mournes. On the water you can try canoeing and kayaking on Carlingford Lough and the Newry Canal, banana boating and giant paddleboarding, plus guided wet bouldering for the more adventurous. There are saunas and hot tubs for afterwards. The centre says its activities are built to include everyone whatever their fitness, with alternatives offered, but it does not publish fixed minimum ages, so tell them the ages in your group when you book and they will advise what suits.

Instructor-led Kayaking & canoeing Climbing tower Day & night hikes Book ahead On-site glamping

Good to know before you go:

Activity centres like this run holiday programmes, birthday, stag and hen days, corporate team-building and seasonal sessions, and East Coast also works with schools, youth groups and the Gaisce award programme. Check their own pages for current activities, dates and prices.

What to bring

🧦SocksGrip socks for the inflatables and soft play, or your own for bowling.

💷Pocket moneyFor the arcade, extra activities and a bite to eat.

📱A bookingThe popular slots fill up at weekends and on wet days — book ahead.

👟Comfy clothesYou’ll be jumping, climbing and racing about all visit.

Everything before you go

Type

Instructor-led multi-activity outdoor centre (land and water)

Activities

Indoor archery, climbing tower, day & night hikes, orienteering, night line, canoeing, kayaking, banana boating, giant paddleboarding, guided wet bouldering, saunas & hot tubs, team-building

Minimum age / height

Not published — tell them your group's ages when booking; activities are instructor-led with alternatives offered

Best for ages

Older children, teens, adults; families, school/youth groups and corporate teams

Booking

Essential — booked ahead as activity sessions

Cost

Pay per activity (sessions reported from around £25, water sports and guided bouldering higher) — check current prices

Season / weather

Outdoor water and mountain sessions are weather-dependent and seasonal

Accommodation

Rostrevor Mountain Lodge (ensuite rooms) and glamping pods; groups can book exclusively

Parking

On site

How long to allow

Half to full day depending on sessions booked

Address

34 Lower Knockbarragh Road, Rostrevor, Co. Down, BT34 3DP (approx 3.5 miles from Rostrevor village)

Questions

Before you go

What’s there to do?

Indoor archery, climbing tower, day & night hikes, orienteering, night line, canoeing, kayaking, banana boating, giant paddleboarding, guided wet bouldering, saunas & hot tubs, team-building

Do I need to book?

Essential — booked ahead as activity sessions

What ages is it good for?

Older children, teens, adults; families, school/youth groups and corporate teams

Getting there

East Coast Adventure Centre is at 34 Lower Knockbarragh Road, Rostrevor, Co. Down, BT34 3DP (approx 3.5 miles from Rostrevor village). On site. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About the centre

East Coast Adventure is a family-run centre that has been operating in the Mourne Mountain area for over 30 years, working with schools, youth groups and private parties and partnering with the Education Authority and the Gaisce Journey Programme.

Set on the slopes above Rostrevor near Carlingford Lough, it combines instructor-led land and water activities with a residential mountain lodge and glamping pods, and is known locally as a base for mountain biking on the Rostrevor trails as well as team-building and adventure days.