cordoned off with mesh fencing. Inside is
seating and awnings for those bad weather
days. After a 10-minute safety brief the
first game was set, a warm-up fall back
game through the trenches. These are
tremendous fun to play as they are actual
full-size trenches. This makes for some
fierce up close and personal battles.
After the warm-up we moved onto the
next game. The objective for one team
was to stay in and around the confines
of the base (which was full of defences)
while the attackers had to get inside the
bar and press to win. The game was called
‘Attack the Bar’ as it did actually resemble
a beach-side pub! This game was more
in the vein of CQB, very fast paced with
some cracking teamwork on both sides. I
Once in the spacious car park you are
greeted with a large area which is actually
the paintball Safe Zone. I was a little
confused at first if I’m honest, but quickly
realised that the paintball section usually
runs at one side of the site and airsoft at
the other, which allows the two to coexist
and operate at t he same time while still
keeping safety paramount.
When you arrive at the other side of
the site you enter the Safe Zone, which is
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“The separated land is backed
onto a fence, which is the limit
of the site. This means that the
Islands can only be reached via
the two bridges – or you get wet!”