{"id":5502,"date":"2016-08-24T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5502"},"modified":"2016-08-24T14:00:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T13:00:25","slug":"5-top-places-to-paintball-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/5-top-places-to-paintball-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"5 top places to paintball in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The UK is home to some of the best paintball parks on the planet, but with so many brilliant battle zones to choose from it\u2019s hard to know where to start. So without further ado here\u2019s our essential guide to the<a href=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/\"> UK\u2019s best paintball destinations<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>London<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5506\" src=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bunker51.jpg\" alt=\"bunker51\" width=\"323\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bunker51.jpg 650w, https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bunker51-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5507\" src=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bunker51a.jpg\" alt=\"bunker51a\" width=\"269\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bunker51a.jpg 650w, https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bunker51a-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If London\u2019s calling, forget Big Ben and Buckingham Palace because the capital is home to some of the country\u2019s biggest and best paintball parks, and nothing can compete with the excitement of heading into battle! If like us you love battling it out in the great outdoors you\u2019ll find find a mix of massive woodland war zones, and open-air arenas inspired by everything from military battles to blockbuster movies. But should the weather take a turn for the worse London\u2019s indoor arenas are just as impressive, and even have the chance to wage war in an abandoned nuclear bunker complete with Hollywood style special effects.<\/p>\n<p>Yorkshire<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5505 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/barsleypaintball.jpg\" alt=\"barsleypaintball\" width=\"306\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/barsleypaintball.jpg 682w, https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/barsleypaintball-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yorkshire may be famous for tea drinking and terriers, but when it comes to paintball God&#8217;s own county seriously stands out too. Right at the heart of the action is Leeds, Yorkshire\u2019s unofficial capital, which is perfectly located within driving distance of all the regions paintball parks. It\u2019s not just the location that lends itself perfectly to paintball though, Yorkshire\u2019s rugged surroundings are perfect for tailor-made outdoor arenas, and that\u2019s why there\u2019s nowhere better for scenario led missions and themed game zones. But are you brave enough to take the \u2018Zombie Shanty Town\u2019 or storm the \u2018Western Village\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>Wales<\/p>\n<p>Wales is home some of the UK&#8217;s most stylish cities, as well as mile after mile of incredible countryside, so if you&#8217;re crossing the border to satisfy your combat cravings you&#8217;re in for a real treat! But what exactly makes playing paintball in Wales so much fun? Well for starters you&#8217;ll find a huge selection of game zones to blast your way round, and with environments ranging from woodland war zones to urban arenas, there\u2019s nowhere better to unleash your inner action hero. So whether you\u2019re storming \u2018The Stronghold\u2019 or capturing \u2018Camp Bastian\u2019, running wild in the Welsh wilderness is almost impossible to beat.<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>Scotland\u2019s historic capital city promises paintball players a day they\u2019ll never forget thanks to an unbeatable choice of paintball parks, and some of the most authentic, action-packed and exciting game zones in the UK. With Edinburgh\u2019s paintball parks ranging from traditional outdoor arenas hidden amongst thick forestland, to themed battle zones built on the grounds of old explosive sites, there\u2019s nowhere better to push your combat skills to the limit. So if you\u2019re ready to take on tailor-made missions such as \u2018Maze Runner\u2019, \u2018The Tomb\u2019 and \u2018Ammunition\u2019, visiting Edinburgh is essential.<\/p>\n<p>Surrey<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5509\" src=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/woking-paintball.jpg\" alt=\"woking paintball\" width=\"1294\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/woking-paintball.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/woking-paintball-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/woking-paintball-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/woking-paintball-1024x506.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Situated to the south of London, Surrey is ideally located within driving distance of all the capital\u2019s best paintball parks. But don\u2019t fire up the engine just yet, because Surrey\u2019s home to some seriously stand-out paintball parks of its own. Boasting brilliant game zones including chaotic crash sites complete with plane debris, Surrey\u2019s paintball parks promise just as much excitement as the UK\u2019s best battle zones, and thanks to the variety of tailor-made missions and games there\u2019s nowhere better kit up and make some serious mess.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our<a href=\"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/\"> website<\/a> to book your paintball experience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK is home to some of the best paintball parks on the planet, but with so many brilliant battle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3,5],"tags":[125,18,3,14],"class_list":["post-5502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-paintball","category-paintball-for-beginners","tag-adrenalin","tag-go-ballistic","tag-paintball","tag-paintball-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5502"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5513,"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5502\/revisions\/5513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-ballistic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}