Our Venues
In 2008, MotivAction’s founders started two community interest companies, Church Farm Ardeley and Aldenham Country Park.
Church Farm Ardeley and Aldenham Country Park are not for profit social care farms. We aim to enhance the countryside, provide people with special needs opportunities, conserve wildlife and farm eco
Both venues are suitable for all manner of events and activities including:
- team building activities
- country pursuits activities
- bushcraft, survival & outward-bound exercises
- well-being events
- corporate summer events
- family days
- inflatables & fun fair rides
- country dining, garden parties & summer picnics
- CSR & Volunteering events
- corporate retreats
- events requiring camping accommodation
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" Please thank your events team for organising a great party and thanks to you and Lucy for all of your help. Thanks for sending these photos, they all look great! Everyone had a really good time on Wednesday, the band were great and the other things we had all went down well."
"Last night went really well, everyone had an amazing time and it all worked perfect!!! (BTW there was feathers everywhere!!) We loved the Trio, shame we couldn’t have had them for longer but I think everyone was exhausted by 10pm!!! And the DJ was great, again, what a shame we couldn’t have had him play for longer – maybe there was a lot to get through in a short space of time!!!
No doubt I will be in contact with you again in the near future however for now please pass on my thanks to your team of helpers, and to Amanda and yourself. We had a great laugh."
"Yes, we had a fantastic time, and have had some great feedback from the team. I’m just putting together a survey now to gather official feedback from everyone, but it’s all been positive so far. Apologies for the delay in response but I was gathering comments from the senior finance team who have commented on the following:
- The afternoon was well organised and they helped create the energy levels needed for a group of our size
- I thought the energy was great with lots of team members all proving to be enthusiastic
- The time pressure made this quite a fun event and kept interest, given that the timings were short
- The set up was very professional and I thought the countdown clock was a great touch
- The only issue I have is that the compare didn’t give me back my jacket! (I think our head of Information Services loved the Gold sparkle)
- Nothing specific from me, other than I would suggest it was innovative ways of completing the tasks rather than cheating….
- In summary I thought they were excellent and would recommend them to others (this is a great complement from our finance director Chris who openly admits he has a short attention span)
In terms of my correspondence I think Lucy was fantastic and was always available to clarify things and happily accommodated all our requests."
"I would like to thank you for all the great job you’ve done in organising this event, I am very pleased with all the very good feedbacks and comments, everybody really enjoyed the event just as much as I did. I am glad we had time to prepare it properly this time and we had a really good group, but nothing would have been possible without your support. It clearly reached my expectations and even more."
IHG
"I was part of the group that came last week to the farm from Roche. It was a great event and very different for all the attendees. The two experiences of sausage making and bee keeping were firsts for everyone so we all have special memories of the meeting. It's also the first meeting we've all had in a cabin!
I wanted to personally write to you to give you some feedback on your amazing team member Lucy. She was a star and was with us for the whole event. She was constantly checking things were OK and if we needed anything else. Nothing was too much trouble. Her attitude and approach to our event was second to none. You have a real star there and I have to say she really did shine to all of the attendees at the event.
You have a very unique offering at Church Farm and I really think with a few tweaks you could really make this a fantastic place for corporate companies to come and have their meetings.
Please pass on my utmost thanks and appreciation to Lucy and all of your team at the Farm for making it such a great event."
"Thank you both hugely for making the planning and execution of the Christmas party such great fun. Not only did you have it all absolutely covered in the build-up and on the day, it was great fun to work with you both on concepts, ideas and downright trickery from start to finish. Nikki, for particularly picking the best Christmas tune for the reveal, I’ve had so much good feedback."
Just a quick note to let you know the conference has been a great success. Your on-site team have been excellent! The 2 Nick’s, Steve and Laura has done a great job and it felt very much like they were part of our team.
Full credit to you too, the spec you worked thru with us, with the FF and the tablet challenge, worked very well. One thing! I was totally p*ssed off that my team only came 5th in the Challenge but I won a medal at the FF so I guess that’s life.
We would be happy to serve as a reference if this is a help to you, and if it is please let Laurence know and we will sort.
Finally, as a thank you I would be pleased, if it works for you guys, if you could arrange for a decent team meal (with suitable accompanying liquid refreshment) for the 5 of you and add the bill to your final invoice, just a token of my appreciation for a great job well done.
Thank you!
Hi Emma,
The event went well thank you! I will pass your contact details onto the organisers for next year.
Thanks again for all your help organising.
Emma, as I did not catch you personally at the end of the day I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you, Laura and the whole MotivAction team for a fantastic day yesterday.
We had great fun and the team on site made it exceptionally enjoyable for us. I have not laughed as much for a long time!
All the activities, food, team members and general coordination of the day was excellent. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Emma, as I did not catch you personally at the end of the day I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you, Laura and the whole MotivAction team for a fantastic day yesterday.
We had great fun and the team on site made it exceptionally enjoyable for us. I have not laughed as much for a long time!
All the activities, food, team members and general coordination of the day was excellent. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Thank you
Hi Emma
Well, I had a great time!!
The team were all talking about it today & there was a buzz in the office as they all compared sausage tastings.
I’ve sent out a feedback request to everyone & asked for their thoughts on the day so will let you know what comes out of it.
A huge thank you to Beth and Will who looked after us really well. Also, the lady who fed us in the pub was great too (and made us all crack up laughing when she brought out a ‘tippy cup’ for one of the team!).
My apologies to your butchers who had to put up with endless innuendos while sausage making… there were some very funny moments!
Hope your team had as much fun as we did!
Thanks again
Hi Emma,
Thanks for your email. All went really well with our event thanks you, the team were great and the event was well received by our team.
Thanks again
Hi Bethan,
From the first moment I contacted Motivaction Amanda and Bethan were extremely helpful, we didn’t have much time to organise the event but this wasn’t an issue for the team. They had great ideas for our Christmas party and made organising the event a breeze! On the day of the event everything went amazingly well, all thanks to Motivaction’s creativity and organisation. I've been told by many colleagues that it was the best Christmas party the company has ever thrown, all thanks to Motivaction!
Thank you!
Have a great Christmas and New Year!
Thanks Jason for an amazing day! I think its the best one we've had. Loved it all. Awesome job. Sorry i didn't see you leave. All the best. Please pass on my thanks to all your team!
Thanks, it was all really good and the compere who was running the event was awesome...he really helps to make the event. Need to think about what we are going to do for the next one now...get the thinking cap on!
A huge thanks to you and the team for a tremendous event last week. The meeting as a whole was very successful and the centrepoint was the excellently run team exercise with Motivaction.
Looking forward to working with you on other events in the future. Please pass on my thanks to all your team!
First I have to say a huge thank you! That was the best event afternoon yet. Awesome job from everyone. Well done. I tried to get round and say thank you to everyone but I missed a few. Please pass on my thanks to the teams.
Friday went amazingly well, thank you! Luckily it didn’t rain
We would like to thank you, and of course the team who looked after us so well last Thursday, for a great day out. The Spy School was very well executed, particularly given the weather was against us on the day. The feedback from Dave and the team is really positive with everyone thoroughly enjoying the challenges, which definitely brought out the competitive edge amongst us. The pub was a great place to retreat to over the lunch time period with a lovely roaring fire and a dart board – a particular hit with the team!
Please extend our thanks to everyone involved in the organisation of our day out; your events team on the day were so encouraging and managed all our activities with great humour, providing clear instructions and definitely added to the day being such a great success!
I will certainly recommend MotivAction to other colleagues here at the office considering organising an event.
Yesterday was amazing, I know I said last year was the best one yet, but this year topped it. Thank you so much, and well done to all of your team.
The team are still buzzing today about our couple of days and the smiles in the photos say it all. You have a great set-up and we felt very looked after by you and others involved in our stay. Please pass on our thanks for Farmer Tom, May, the guys in the butchers and the lovely ladies in the café and pub!
The event went really well and both David and Lizzie were great! As David had done it last year he knew what to do and where everything was so it worked perfectly.
Thanks so much for your help with everything.
We loved it!
The props made the difference and immediately set the scene. I haven’t laughed that much in a long time ?
The mystery itself was rather difficult I thought, but then I was lucky to have some clever ones on my table.
I was not on the winning table though…
Thank you to the team – great job for a great night of entertainment!
It was all fantastic thank you, the numbers were great and everyone had a brilliant time. Thanks so much to you and the team for all your work!
A huge thanks to you and the team for a tremendous event last week. The meeting as a whole was very successful and the centrepoint was the excellently run team exercise with Motivaction.
Client Testimonials
"Everything went really well on Wednesday – Ben and the team were great – they knew exactly what they were doing, from setting up the area and equipment to briefing everyone on the task. The team were all really friendly and happy to help anyone. Ben managed the activity perfectly and wrapped up at the end with a summary of teamwork which was a great way to wrap up the day. I’ve had colleagues approach me after without prompting to give some really good feedback on the activity and team, which is certainly a sign that it was a success! Thanks very much for your help in arranging the activity – I will absolutely recommend you to any colleagues here for any future activities."
"I would like to extend my gratitude to you all for making this day an enjoyable one, as confirmed by the entire team. They all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were very grateful that you were so accommodating in ensuring that the extra attendees were seated. Once again thank you all for your help in making this a success for the team. Our Director sends his regards to you all and has mentioned Lucy & her colleague’s fun and bubbly attitude. Thank you all again."
“From the first instance, MotivAction got to grips with our objectives and showed a clear understanding of what we were trying to achieve. The end result was a well organised, fantastic event – and everyone had a great time”.
“Great focus this summer of positive feedback resulting in boosting staff morale over a very busy summer.”
“This afternoon contained some thought provoking ideas with relevancy to some of our current challenges; your interest in and enthusiasm for your topic was evident and your session touched on many ideas to follow up.”
“I think the venue, the organisation, food, table arrangements, the awards themselves and of course the entertainment were all first class. It was one of the best events I have had the pleasure of attending”.
“I would like to thank you and your team for all your hard work in preparing for our team building event. It certainly paid off, it ran like clockwork. I can honestly say that the feedback I have had from the team has been tremendous and unremittingly positive”.
“The feedback from the department is that it was unequivocally the best team building event we have held. The whole weekend was executed
in a smooth and professional manner”.
“The office is buzzing this morning, which is exactly what we’d hoped to achieve”.
“Congratulations on the fantastic launch party you organised last week. It’s clear from the feedback I have received, that it was an event which our clients will remember for a long time to come. A great team, a great success - thank you”.
" Thank you and all your colleagues at MotivAction for your wonderful organisation and support at our customer day. It was surely difficult to improve on last years event, but the variety and professionalism provided by MotivAction ensured we did”.
“Everyone I have talked to (and that is a few hundred now!) thought the Music Fest was a really terrific day. The activities were really appreciated and the relaxed atmosphere went down really well. A lot of people also mentioned how pleasant and accommodating the staff were. I think you can all pat yourselves on the back and be proud of this event”.
“I must express our many thanks to the whole MotivAction team for providing such an exciting evening of entertainment. I cannot thank you enough”.
“Thank you for arranging such a wonderful day. The setting was perfect, the activities were brilliant and the staff were (as always) very helpful and friendly. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and I’ve had lots of lovely comments back about the day”.
" The event was a complete success and I cannot compliment you and the team at MotivAction highly enough!!We would happily recommend you to any company wishing to provide a first class event day for their clients. Thanks for all your support and hard work".
We would like to thank you, and of course the team who looked after us so well last Thursday, for a great day out. The Spy School was very well executed, particularly given the weather was against us on the day. The feedback from Dave and the team is really positive with everyone thoroughly enjoying the challenges, which definitely brought out the competitive edge amongst us. The pub was a great place to retreat to over the lunch time period with a lovely roaring fire and a dart board – a particular hit with the team!
Please extend our thanks to everyone involved in the organisation of our day out; your events team on the day were so encouraging and managed all our activities with great humour, providing clear instructions and definitely added to the day being such a great success! I will certainly recommend MotivAction to other colleagues here at the office considering organising an event.
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