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Andover Men's Shed
Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, The Men's Shed will be returning to CarFest this summer. Men’s Shed was created as a place where men can get together, join in activities, and talk about what's on their mind, but they also provide a listening ear and advice to mums, sisters and daughters who often provide support to the men in their family.
As well as providing somewhere to feel at home, have a laugh and socialise, you will find some fun activities such as children’s crazy golf, stocks to throw sponges at your friends and loved ones, and the famous waterfall challenge!
Axe Throwing
Get together with your friends and family for an unforgettable, adrenaline pumping, lumberjack inspired experience like no other! WILD BLADES festival axe throwing experiences are suitable for everyone from the age of 8-year-old. Take aim during the day or visit after dark for a GLOW axe-perience! Fun guaranteed!
| What: | Axe throwing experience |
| Every go includes: | - 3 practice throws - 5 throws closest to bullseye challenge - 6 throws points scoring competition! 14 throws total! |
| When: | Friday 12 – 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm |
| How: | Turn up on the day! |
| Pricing: | £10 per person |
IT’S A WILD, WILD WORLD
At BugFest, you’ll have the chance to interact with hundreds of exotic creepy crawlies from around the world only ever seen before on TV…
Fancy seeing bird eating spiders, scorpions, giant stick insects, assassin bugs and loads more? Then make sure to check out BugFest, where all insects are kept in their natural habitat and are available for handling with the support of BugFest’s knowledgeable experts. For just £5 per person (under 3s go free) you can handle these tropical wildlife creatures and learn all about them from entomologist, children’s author and presenter, Nick Wadham.
For those of you coming to the Big Early, you will be lucky enough to see TV presenter Nick Wadham performing his headlining Wild and Deadly Show LIVE! This wholly interactive, entertaining wildlife show will have you joining in with the action and leave you completely amazed at the natural world around you… think “Dick and Dom do Planet Earth” with a Michael Bay soundtrack.
If you miss the live stage show, fear not as Nick will be obliging with three pop up shows daily outside the BugFest display in AdventureFest
TARANTULA ISLAND
For the brave among you, come along and check out our Tarantula Island, which features giant bird eating spiders, the largest tarantula in the world, and huge orb weavers, whose silk has been spun to make royal gowns!
With over twenty tarantulas and spiders from all over the world in an awesome display, this is an exciting opportunity you won’t want to miss!
For the safety of our younger guests and the protection of these special insects, only over 18s are allowed to handle the spiders.
BEEFEST
Come and explore our bee-friendly garden in BeeFest and learn about how vital these amazing creatures are for humanity’s continued survival. You can chat to bee conservation experts, who will be on hand to teach you about the fascinating lives of bees!
For the ultimate game of ‘Where’s Wally’, come along to our wonderful observation hive and try and spot the try and spot the Queen amongst thousands of worker bees!
BRAND NEW: THE BULLET ANTS
New for 2023, BugFest will be bringing the fabled and most feared ant of them all – THE BULLET ANTS. Made famous by the great Steve Backshall, there will be large colony on display and a colony of the largest ant in the world – Dinoponera gigantea, with a sting marginally less painful than the bullet ant, but also, at 4cm long, just impossibly enormous for an ant!
Outback2basics
Outback2basics is a great place to come and learn in a hands-on way about our ancestors and how to live with nature using wilderness living skills.
Something for all the ages to get creative and have fun. Challenging and encouraging children to get their hands dirty, to problem solve, to work together, to use their initiative, to re-connect and to use the natural environment in fun and enjoyable ways.
Overland Vehicles
The Coolest Vehicles for Adventure Travel!
Overland travel is becoming increasingly popular, and we can see why! This super cool way of travelling has become a staple for travelling part of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Come and see some of the awesome vehicles on display and the owners will tell you all about their recent adventures.
The Discovery Hub
The Discovery Hub gives kids and adults the chance to meet fascinating explorers, hear about their incredible adventures and learn essential life skills through workshops and fascinating talks around the great outdoors. Get ready to be captivated, inspired, and forever transformed by our experts as they share their best tips to be fully equipped for the big wild world.
Scout Camp Live
To celebrate 10-years of our fabulous friendship with the Scouts, they will be hosting their very own Scout Camp Live! Celebrating all things outdoors from archery, donkey derby to learning about knots, rope making and rock climbing, it’s your chance to challenge yourself. For each activity you participate in, you will be rewarded with a stamp. Collect 6 stamps to complete the Scout Camp Live Challenge! The Scouts are all about broadening our horizons and getting stuck into the great outdoors and have over 400,000 young people between 6 and 25 years of age in the UK enjoying fun and adventure while learning the skills they need for whatever life throws at them. So whether you are existing Scout that just wants to join in the fun, gain essential life skills and leave with a great sense of pride.
| When: | Friday 12 – 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm |
| How: | Turn up on the day! |
| Pricing: | FREE! |
Check out just a few of our Scout activities this year…
Climbing Wall
Nerf Target Range
Rope Makers
Soft Archery
Squirrel Derby (Donkey Derby)
Tomahawk Target Rangers
Tic Tac Skate School
Come along and try some skateboarding with Tic Tac Skate School. They guarantee you will leave with a smile on your face and full of positivity. Not only do they deliver skateboard coaching, but well-being and positivity to all who try!
Tic Tac Skate School will be sharing 30 years of skateboarding experience with everyone, from aged two to sixty two and up! Delivering the safest and most enjoyable workshops you will ever experience. If you didn't own a skateboard before, you definitely will be thinking about it after their workshop.
THE CARFEST KIDS CUP BY MOO & GOO
Hold your horses and get ready for the silliest hobby horse race that Carfest did ever see!
Forget Cheltenham, forget Aintree, the Carfest Kids Cup is where all the top hobby horses race.
All budding jockeys trot this way ready to make your own sustainable racing rosette, pick your pony (hobby horse) and get ready to canter around the the Carfest kids cup mini race course!
Easy over the jumps, gallop past your neighhhhh-bours and giddy up your way to the winners podium! Hurrah!
