THE PAST, DONE FAST
Adrenalin Quarry used to be called Clicker Quarry (locals still call it that). From 1932, when it was first worked for Blue Elvin rock, to 1969, when the last drill went silent, it was a hugely important business providing much-needed employment and a vital boost to South-East Cornwall’s economy.
For decades the quarry lay derelict until in 1986, it got its first hit of adrenalin when Clicker Trikes, now Kartworld, opened its doors to the public. In their free time, managers and staff would organise outdoor parties at another derelict quarry (they had a thing for them) – Goldiggings on Bodmin Moor – where barbecues, cliff jumping, swimming and abseiling were always on the menu.
MAKING HISTORY,
ONE RIDE AT A TIME One evening, just for a change, someone put up a zip wire that went straight into the lake below. Just a knot, a pulley and screwed-up eyes. It soon became the focal point for future meet-ups. A promise was made to build a real zip wire, one day – off the cliffs at Clicker. 1ST, 1ST, 2ND (?), 1ST 20 years later, the first posts went in for what was then The UK’s Longest Zip Wire, while at the far end what was once a mound of hardcore was now a manicured grass arena for the UK’s first solo hovercraft school. (We flew hovercraft for 3 great years, but stopped Sept 2010 due to limited space with new rides coming in.)
ONE RIDE AT A TIME One evening, just for a change, someone put up a zip wire that went straight into the lake below. Just a knot, a pulley and screwed-up eyes. It soon became the focal point for future meet-ups. A promise was made to build a real zip wire, one day – off the cliffs at Clicker. 1ST, 1ST, 2ND (?), 1ST 20 years later, the first posts went in for what was then The UK’s Longest Zip Wire, while at the far end what was once a mound of hardcore was now a manicured grass arena for the UK’s first solo hovercraft school. (We flew hovercraft for 3 great years, but stopped Sept 2010 due to limited space with new rides coming in.)
One year later still, after being shortlisted at the 2010 Cornwall Business Awards for Best New Business, Adrenalin Quarry pushed the boundaries of adrenalin sport once again. In May 2010, we opened our Freshwater Coasteering adventure that featured yet another first: The UK’s Highest Supervised Jump. In July 2011 we opened The UK's Tallest Giant Swing: highest point approx 50m (150ft) over our lake.
THERE’S ALWAYS MORE
It’s been some ride getting here. But here
is never enough. There is always the destination.
is never enough. There is always the destination.
