10 Things to do Adventurous in Southampton That You Shouldn't Miss

The Steamship Shieldhall is the largest working steam ship in Britain. A member of the National Historic Fleet she serves as a sea going tribute to Britain's maritime heritage. As a passenger you too can experience the golden age of steam by booking on an excursion or visiting her in Southampton.

"The most exhilarating adventures on the Solent!"Skippered Rib Charter Hire in the Solent by Seadogz, including 60 or 90 Minute Extreme Rib Experiences, Treasure Hunts, Corporate Team Building Events, and Stag and Hen Parties. Single Tickets and group bookings available.

YACHTFORCE Yacht Charter & Events based from the Hamble close to Southampton airport on the UK South Coast offers Skippered and bare-boat sailing yacht charter, private tuition, instruction, cross channel, distance cruises and corporate sailing events that include racing in all the major regattas. We also do Canary Island cruises and Greek Island trips.

Ocean Sports Tuition offers a full range of RYA courses, RIB charter and self drive RIB hire to suit you. Our primary aim is to meet your unique requirements and enable you to develop the skills to realise your boating ambitions. Located in Southampton we have the whole of the Solent for you to explore to expand your skills and develop your boating experience.

At First Class Sailing we give you easy access to the full range of RYA yachting courses and other sailing activities. From the moment you contact us we aim to make your whole experience fun, smooth and hassle free. Our office team are helpful, quick to respond and show a high degree of integrity. First Class Sailing instructors are friendly, professional, thorough and passionate about sailing. So whether you are a complete novice or have some sailing experience, we give you the confidence and expertise to enjoy the ultimate get-away-from-it-all experience: the freedom of sailing.RYA Sailing Courses RYA Sailing courses are internationally recognised. They form part of a scheme that is both easy to follow and enter, whatever level of experience you have. We run RYA Shorebased navigation classes such as Day Skipper theory and Yachtmaster theory in London in the evenings and/or over weekends. We hold RYA Practical Courses such as Competent Crew for novices, Day Skipper for those with more experience and Yachtmaster for those with lots of experience on our yachts based in Shamrock Quay, Southampton and North Frambridge on the East Coast.Sailing Trips Our sailing trips might take you off to the west country for a week of cruising the Devon and Cornish coastlines with their pretty harbours and beautiful estuaries. Or sail over to France and the Channel Islands for a week of Moules Marinieres, French wine and pretty Channel Island anchorages and beaches. For those with less time we have weekend Channel Hops over to France, all year round, which offer the perfect opportunity to build miles and experience quickly.• RYA PRACTICAL COURSESo Competent Crew Practical Courseo Day Skipper Practical Courseo Coastal Skipper Practical Courseo Yachtmaster Coastal Practical Courseo Yachtmaster Practical Courseo Yachtmaster Ocean Practical Course• RYA THEORY COURSESo Day Skipper Theory Courseo Coastal Skipper Theory Courseo Yachtmaster Theory Courseo Yachtmaster Coastal Theory Courseo Yachtmaster Ocean Theory Courseo CEVNI Testo Essential Navigation and Seamanship Online Theory Courseo Online Day Skipper Theory Courseo Online Yachtmaster Theory Courseo London RYA Theory Courses• SPECIALIST RYA COURSESo Sea Survival Courseo VHF Courseo Offshore Safety Course (ISAF)o Radar Courseo First Aid at Seao Diesel Engine Maintenance Courseo Professional Practices and Responsibilites (PPR) Course

At Powerboat Days (previously known as Sunseeker Experience), we provide powerboat experiences and private charters from the prestigious Ocean Village Marina, Southampton. These can be tailor-made to bring you affordable lifetime experiences with all the thrills and exhilaration these amazing powerboats bring. Our Sunseeker Driving Experience/Charter is exclusively for a group, ideal as a family gift, group of friends, stag or hen party or corporate event. You will experience a thrilling time on board, each with the opportunity to take the helm at fast and slow speeds. You will go up to the Isle of Wight and back where you will have some breath-taking views along the way. We also offer a range of full-day private charters too for up to 30 people.

Southampton's Most Unique Cocktails You Bring your favourite spirits. We Mix them. Let our talented mixologist stimulate your senses by creating cocktails for you and your friends, right at your table. Combining fresh fruit and vegetable juices, home-made syrups, herbs and spices, bitters, sodas, and fruits. To get a real feel for us watch our video on our website

Houdini’s Escape Room Experience, based in Southampton, Hampshire, is a real-life escape game experience based on the Japanese online game, ‘Takagism’. Players are locked inside a themed room, and need to work as a team to solve a series of puzzles, riddles and hints in order to escape within the 60-minute time limit.

Exciting Escapes are thrilled to bring the global phenomenon that is Escape Rooms to Southampton. Working together in a small group of 2-6 people, your challenge is to solve puzzles and mysteries together while the clock ticks down. Each room has a story that you play a part in, and each presents its own unique challenges for a truly entertaining experience. Will you accept the challenge?

Here at Other World Escapes, we offer escape rooms and team building exercises to clients throughout Southampton and the surrounding areas. We have a real passion for what we do and we feel that this shows in every single one of the escape rooms that we offer from our base in Southampton. This is one of the main reasons why we firmly believe that we should be your first and only port of call for escape rooms, Mayan escape rooms and team building exercises, anywhere in the Southampton area. Other World Escapes make you a HERO in your own ADVENTURE; our Southampton-based escape rooms are fun, thrilling and interactive team-based adventures with YOU at the centre. To find out more on our Southampton escape rooms, get in touch with us today.