The UK's best summer party venues with activities

The best summer parties often combine the great outdoors with a fun activity, and The West London Shooting School has that combo nailed. As well as clay pigeon shooting, you can also book in for quad biking, archery and more, all with a barbecue in the evening. 

This well regarded cookery school in Wandsworth offers a huge range of courses, from simple instructional knife skills classes to more in-depth cuisine guides for more serious cooks. If you're planning for a group that loves learning and getting hands on with something new, The Avenue is perfect.

Skiing in summer? Chill Factore makes it possible, with 365 days of indoor skiing as well as qualified intructors and lessons for skiing and snowboarding. Not only that, there's also an ice slide, donut rings, toboggans and more, plus a wide variety of private suites available to hire. 

Paint and sip is fast becoming one of the nation's favourite group activities, fostering interaction and creativity, all whilst enjoying your favourite tipple. Rembrandt van Wine's studio fits 30 guests so this is great for smaller summer party groups, who can create glow-in-the-dark masterpieces, all guided by a professional.

All Star Lanes combines retro bowling lanes with all diner-style food and drink you can ask for, as well as unlimited bowling and karaoke. If you're planning a summer party where you want people to relax and let their hair down a bit, All Star Lanes is non-stop fun.

Grade-I listed Hever Castle is awash with history, but these days the childhood home of Anne Boleyn boasts a mass of interesting attractions, including boating, mazes, archery and a military museum. Enjoy a summer party in the gardens of this historic venue, overlooking the beautiful 38 acre lake, complete with Trevi-inspired fountain.

Set in 60 acres of gorgeous Middlesex countryside, this shooting school is easily accessible from London, and includes the Royal Family among its patrons. If you're wanting to learn to shoot, there's nowhere better to learn as Holland & Holland's instructors are some of the best anywhere. On-site catering is superb too.

Hayling Island Sailing Club is one of the UK's most successful sailing clubs, producing five Olympic medallists. Where better to host an activity-forward summer party then? The club's sailing instructors can teach even the most novice of sailors, or you can try something more relaxed like stand up paddleboarding. 

Now Strike Archery boasts some of the most experience archery instructors in the game, so this is a great choice for beginners and more experienced archers alike. Spend your summer party trying out a range of medieval weapons, from the famous English longbow, to throwing axes and spears. You can even take smithing and bow-making courses.

Mercedes-Benz World often hosts huge conferences and exhibitions, but we're here for the suite of virtual F1 simulators - where else do you get to try driving an F1 car? The venue has catering covered as well, and you can finish the party with a barbecue feast on the terrace. 

Puttshack's mini golf experience is far from your average - this is cutting-edge, high tech golfing, complete with neon-lit courses and fun sci-fi styling. Puttshack offers a huge range of private and semi-private areas for hire, suitable for groups of anywhere between 25 and 650 guests. 

This regenerative farm has become hugely popular for summer parties and team away days, thanks to the wealth of beautiful countryside, luxurious glamping tents and activities - there's even a sauna and cold plunge area! The renovated agriculture barn is ideal for workshops, catered dinners and more. 

One of London's top cookery schools, School of Wok is run by TV chef and author Jeremy Pang, who teaches authentic wok cooking in a way that demystifies Cantonese food. It's a fantastic place for team building, and as well as classic cookery lessons you can also do more interesting events like a treasure hunt around China Town.

If you're looking for an activity that everyone can get on board with, you can't go wrong with a bit of mini golf. As well as two themed crazy golf courses, Swingers ups the game with drinks delivered to you on the course, and a boatload of great food options. Loads of packages for groups make this a doddle to organise too. 

Ping pong, fresh-baked pizza and craft cocktails - what's not to love? Bounce Farringdon has a wide range of private spaces to hire for anywhere between 15 and 220 guests, and there's a suite of AV tech too, making this great for hybrid events. Get the business stuff done, then relax with a spot of friendly competition. 

One of the biggest roller rinks in London, Roller Nation caters to all sorts of large and small events, as well as a wide variety of age groups. It’s a great, accessible summer party activity - aside from the rink itself, Roller Nation offers private booths for small groups, and larger bookable areas for bigger teams.

Grab a private bay at Pitch City and get stuck into a huge range of virtual golf games, from simple mini golf to a longest drive competition, capture the flag and lots more. Meanwhile, the team delivery food and drink as you like. A variety of packages are available for all sorts of groups, and there's a bar and lounges available too.