17 Best Sports & Activity Venues In East Sussex

My Skateworld is the obvious first stop, since skating is a skill you can be visibly bad at without embarrassment and visibly better at by the end of the session. Boom Battle Bar Eastbourne covers the competitive-games end for a group. High Sports Brighton is the indoor climbing option and works well for a teenager who would rather do something difficult than something silly. All three set their own age rules, so confirm before you promise anything.

Knockhatch Ski & Snowboard Centre is an outdoor listing, and that is the first thing to plan around: you will be outside for the whole session in whatever the weather is doing. Beginners are usually taught in a group before being let loose, so ask what a first lesson covers, what a child needs to wear, and what the minimum age is. Long sleeves and long trousers are the sensible default, since the surface is less forgiving than snow when somebody sits down hard.

Hastings Adventure Golf is the gentlest of them. A round takes as long as you let it, nobody has to be any good, and you can walk away at hole six without wasting a booking. Brighton Footgolf Course works on a similar principle for children with more energy and longer legs. Both are outdoor listings on exposed coastal ground, so a windy day matters more here than a slightly grey one.