An outdoor adventure business in North Yorkshire is under new management, with plans to add to the fun. PETER BARRON goes off-road to test the hair-raising experience…
As a kid, Ben Ducker always loved being outdoors – building camps in the woods near his home, sleeping under the stars, and getting his wellies as muddy as possible.
Today, at 33, he’s as happy as the proverbial pig in muck after taking charge of an outdoor adventure business set in 50 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside.
“I’ve always dreamed of running my own business, so it all seems a bit surreal,” says Ben as he surveys the Yorkshire Outdoors site at Felixkirk, in the lower Hambleton Hills, just outside Thirsk.
Ben has just taken over the business after striking a deal with owner Richard Fawcett to lease the site and equipment, and he has plans to turn it into “the home of the UK’s leading outdoor experience experts”.
“We have something unique here – there’s no other purpose-built off-road course like it – and the aim is to build a reputation for being the best,” he declares.
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