My son is just about to turn 10 at the end of August but most his friends are nearly 11. I always pride myself on planning cool birthday activities. This year we were supposed to be going to an inflatable water assault course but we've just found out the M25 is going to be closed all that weekend so we can't get there and we're going to have to cancel and suddenly I'm stuck without an idea. We've already done laser tag, go karting, climbing and gaming parties in previous years and his friends have done all the usual stuff like go ape, ninja warrior, foot golf, bowling, cinema etc - as he's the youngest in the year he's always got to go after everyone else, so all the best ideas are usually taken! When I google online all the suggestions seem a little young for the kids I know are coming - most of the boys are quite mature and have older brothers so seem to have outgrown a lot of kids party type stuff already.
So, hoping for some slightly more unusual suggestions please? The boys who are coming are all very much boyish and all quite sporty so I don't think anything like theatre or pamper parties would go down well, and my son isn't into football so a football party is out. We live in a reasonably rural area so we probably have more options around here that are outdoorsy than city type stuff. Theme parks are out as all involve driving round the M25. Don't mind splashing the cash a bit and would prefer not to have a party at home. Anyone got any quirky ideas please?