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词条 Go Ape
释义

  1. History

  2. Facilities

  3. Controversy

  4. Go Ape locations

      United Kingdom    United States  

  5. References

  6. External links

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| type = Private
| foundation = 2001
| founder = {{ubl|Rebecca Mayhew|Tristram Mayhew}}
| location_city =
| location_country = UK
| area_served =
| key_people =
| industry =
| products =
| services = Ropes courses, zip wires
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Go Ape! is an outdoor adventure company which runs Tree Top Adventures, Forest Segways, Tree Top Junior Adventures and Zip Trekking Adventures.

History

The company was founded in 2001 by Rebecca and Tristram Mayhew, after they were inspired by a tree-top adventure course in France, and has a contract with the Forestry Commission for courses on multiple sites.[1] The first course opened in March 2002 in Thetford Forest, on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk; it was the first self-belay tree top ropes course in Britain. The company's motto is "creating adventures, encouraging others to live life more adventurously."[1] In 2003, the company won a Best Tourist Attraction award[1] and has also won a number of other awards.[2] In 2007, it was shortlisted for the Best Norfolk Attraction award at the Tourism In Norfolk Awards.[3]

In 2008 the company opened five new courses in Kent, Cumbria, Devon, Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire.[4] On 8 May 2010 Go Ape opened their first course in the United States at Rock Creek Regional Park in Rockville, Maryland.[5] In March 2015, a "Treetop adventure course" was opened in Wake County.

The courses are made up of zip wires, rope swings, ladders, walkways, bridges and tunnels made of wood. There are Junior courses at a number of sites around the country designed for 6 - 12 year olds. There are also Segway scooters and mountain bikes for those who prefer to stay on the ground.[6]

In 2014 Go Ape! ventured into trampoline parks, opening sites in East Kilbride, Wolverhampton and Stevenage under the name Air Space. This part of the business was later sold in 2017 to Oxygen Freejumping.{{cn|date=June 2018}}

Facilities

There are 33 Tree Top adventure courses in forests in England, Scotland and Wales consisting of rope ladders, zip-lines, rope bridges, trapezes and swings. There are also 11 Forest Segway experiences and 22 Tree Top Junior adventures. The course in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, near Aberfoyle in Stirling, has one of the longest zip-lines in Britain.[7]

Controversy

There have been public outcries over their proposals. They chose not to build a course in the Bidjigal Reserve in New South Wales,[8] and met some opposition to their plans to expand in Moel Famau, North Wales.[9] In England, there was a public response over their proposal in Rivington[10] and Essex County Council declined a proposal after protests.[11] A Go Ape ropes course proposal In the United States was declined after a large neighbourhood outcry in Lincoln Park.[12]

Go Ape locations

United Kingdom

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  • Alexandra Palace, North London
  • Aberfoyle, Stirling
  • Alice Holt Forest, Surrey
  • Battersea Park, Central London
  • Bedgebury Forest, Kent[13]
  • Black Park, Buckinghamshire
  • Bracknell, Swinley Forest
  • Buxton, Derbyshire
  • Cannock Chase, Birches Valley, Staffordshire
  • Chessington World of Adventures
  • Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire
  • Crawley, Tilgate Park, Sussex
  • Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire
  • Delamere Forest, Cheshire
  • Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
  • Glentress Forest, Peebles
  • Grizedale Forest, Cumbria
  • Haldon Forest, Devon
  • Leeds Castle, Kent[14]
  • Margam Country Park, Port Talbot, Wales
  • Newcastle, Matfen Hall, Northumberland
  • Moors Valley, Dorset
  • Rivington, Lancashire
  • Sherwood Pines, Nottinghamshire
  • Southampton, Itchen Valley Country Park, Hampshire[15]
  • Temple Newsam, Leeds
  • Thetford Forest, East Anglia
  • Trent Park, North London
  • Wendover Woods, Buckinghamshire
  • Whinlatter, Cumbria
  • Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire
  • Wyre Forest, Worcestershire
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United States

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  • Lums Pond State Park, Bear, DE
  • Bemis Woods, Chicago, IL
  • Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, IN
  • Jefferson Memorial Forest, Louisville, KY (closed)
  • Rock Creek Regional Park, Rockville, MD
  • Stony Creek Metropark, Rochester, MI
  • Creve Coeur Park, St. Louis, MO
  • Swope Park, Kansas City, MO
  • Blue Jay Point County Park, Raleigh, NC
  • Mill Stream Run Reservation, Cleveland, OH
  • North Park, Pittsburgh, PA
  • North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex, North Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Shelby Farms Park, Memphis, TN
  • Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, Plano, TX
  • South Run Park, Springfield, VA
  • Freedom Park, Williamsburg, VA[16]
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References

1. ^1 {{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | vauthors = | title = Growing Futures: The England Forestry Strategy in Action | work = | publisher = The Forestry Commission | date = June 2006 | url = http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fce-growing-futures.pdf/$FILE/fce-growing-futures.pdf | format = PDF | doi = | accessdate = 2007-11-20 }}
2. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | vauthors = | title = Awards we've been lucky enough to win | work = | publisher = Go Ape | date = | url = http://www.goape.co.uk/ContentArticle.aspx?Id=86&ate=104 | doi = | accessdate = 2007-11-20 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
3. ^{{cite news |last = Neate |first = Rupert |coauthors = |title = And our tourism finalists are ... |work = Eastern Daily Press |pages = |publisher = Archant Regional Limited |date = 2007-10-26 |url = http://business.edp24.co.uk/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline&category=Business&tBrand=BIZOnline&tCategory=homepage&itemid=NOED26%20Oct%202007%2008%3A17%3A37%3A970 |accessdate = 2007-11-20 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050425235549/http://business.edp24.co.uk/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline |archivedate = 2005-04-25 |df = }}
4. ^{{cite web |last= |first= |authorlink= |vauthors= |title=4 New Sites |work= |publisher=Go Ape |date= |url=http://goape.co.uk/ContentArticle.aspx?Id=89 |doi= |accessdate=2008-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821225559/http://www.goape.co.uk/ContentArticle.aspx?Id=89 |archivedate=2007-08-21 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
5. ^Go Ape USA (accessed 3 May 2010)
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/go-ape-tristram-mayhew.html |title=Growing Business Success Stories - Go Ape: Tristram Mayhew |publisher=Growingbusiness.co.uk |date=2011-05-12 |accessdate=2013-06-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130114710/http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/go-ape-tristram-mayhew.html |archivedate=2013-01-30 |df= }}
7. ^1 {{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | vauthors = | title = Air Activities: Go Ape | work = Scotland Outdoors | publisher = BBC | date = 2007-09-10 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/outdoors/features/go_ape/ | doi = | accessdate = 2007-11-20 }}
8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://hills-shire-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/go-ape-course-won-t-go-at-baulkham-hills/ |title=Go Ape course won't go at Baulkham Hills |work=Hills Shire Times |location=Australia |date=2012-02-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20121231174712/http://hills-shire-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/go-ape-course-won-t-go-at-baulkham-hills/ |archivedate=2012-12-31 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/8508291.stm |title=Go Ape wires plan for Moel Famau unzips opposition |publisher=BBC News |date=2010-02-12 |accessdate=2013-06-29}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8236399.Angry_locals_Go_Ape_at_park_proposal/ |title=Angry locals Go Ape at park proposal |work=The Bolton News |date=2010-06-24 |accessdate=2013-06-29}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Sarah|first=Swain|title=New hope in bid to stop Go Ape plan for park|publisher=Brentwood & Ongar Liberal Democrats|date=2008-03-04|url=http://brentwood-ongarlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2008/110696/new-hope-in-bid-to-stop-go-ape-plan-for-park}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://westseattleblog.com/2012/07/bulletin-lincoln-park-zipline-proposal-scrapped-says-parks/ |title=BULLETIN: Lincoln Park zipline proposal scrapped, says Parks |publisher=West Seattle Blog |date=2012-07-11 |accessdate=2013-06-29}}
13. ^{{cite press release | title = Swing Through the Trees and Go Ape! | publisher = The Forestry Commission | date = 2007-05-23 | url = http://www.forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.nsf/WebPressReleases/6C7F38C1805F4992802572E30047BD41 | accessdate = 2007-11-20 }}
14. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = Leeds Castle gets ready to Go Ape | work = | publisher = Kent Messenger Group | date = 2008-01-15 | url = http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/default.asp?article_id=37571 | doi = | accessdate = 2008-04-01 }}{{dead link|date=January 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web |title=Go ahead for Go Ape |url=http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/the-council/news-and-press-releases/go-ahead-for-go-ape.aspx |work=Eastleigh Borough Council website |publisher=Eastleigh Borough Council |accessdate=26 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5uWcc6D7p?url=http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/the-council/news-and-press-releases/go-ahead-for-go-ape.aspx |archivedate=November 26, 2010 |df= }}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://goape.com/courses|title=Go Ape Zip Line & Treetop Adventure - Course Locations|author=Adventure Forest LLC|publisher=}}

External links

  • Go Ape Website
  • Go Ape USA Website

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