The majority of the time when I see my friends from college, we have our pre-schoolers in tow. So when Whistle Punks got in touch with me to feature as an alternative date for my Valentine’s gift guide, I thought it would also make a fab alternative day out for my friends and I and an excuse to go out without the little ones for once.

 

Whistle Punks axe throwing. Me and 3 friends sat a table looking at thr camera

 

At the moment Whistle Punks have axe throwing in London, Birmingham and Manchester with other venues opening in the future.

We went to the one in Manchester which is located in The Great Northern Warehouse. The great thing about axe throwing is that you don’t have to be sporty to do it and it is suitable for the majority of fitness levels as it is a low intensity sport. One of my friends was 7 months pregnant when we went and someone in another group that was there had a broken leg and was throwing from her wheelchair.

 

Whistle Punks axe throwing I amthrowing an axe at the board, the axe is mid air

 

The instructors started with a safety briefing and then moved on to the throwing techniques. We were put into groups and once we all had a couple of tries, we started the tournament.  

 

 

You get one point for an outer ring, three for the inner ring, five for a bullseye and, if you’re feeling lucky you can aim for the tiny seven-point corner spots. The tournament can be as competitive or non competitive as you want it. The environment is very relaxed and there is music playing throughout. There are 12 people in each lane so if you do want it to just be your party in it and there are less than 12, you will need to buy 12 tickets. There was 4 of us so we were put with 8 others from another group. We would have preferred smaller groups, maybe 8 in a group to allow more throwing time. The whole session lasts approximately 1.5 hours, I was not a natural axe thrower, I got a bullseye once but other than that couldn’t get it to stay in the board haha. We really enjoyed ourselves though, it was a great atmosphere, the instructors were friendly and it was a fab change from coffee and cake while the little ones play x

 

Whistle Punks axe throwing in Manchester

We were given complimentary tickets in exchange of this review, this does not effect my opinion

14 Comments

14 Comments on Whistle Punks axe throwing – an alternative Mum’s day out

  1. StressedMum (@stressedmum01)
    March 27, 2018 at 1:18 pm (3 months ago)

    I had not heard of this until earlier this year, what a great idea for a bit of fun, although I would be a disaster at it though as my throwing is terrible x

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  2. Sarah Bailey
    March 27, 2018 at 10:16 pm (3 months ago)

    OK now this sounds like an amazing alternative idea for a day out. I have to say I’m not sure how good I would be at axe throwing but hey I’d definitely give it a try!

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  3. myrabevlife
    March 28, 2018 at 5:15 am (3 months ago)

    Axe throwing, that is definitely something new on me, but sounds like a fun and alternative way to spend time with good friends

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  4. rhianwestbury
    March 28, 2018 at 6:26 am (3 months ago)

    I’ve been to the whistle punks axe throwing in London and I had such a fun time, glad you guys did too x

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  5. Bethany
    March 28, 2018 at 7:06 am (3 months ago)

    Oh my, what a weird but wonderful day out. I’ve heard of this before but never put thought into it, mainly because I don’t have the strength (I think) to even hold an axe lol.
    I’m so glad you and your mum pals had fun though, great experience to have.

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  6. Yeah Lifestyle
    March 28, 2018 at 2:07 pm (3 months ago)

    Its nice to get a bit of a time out from the kids and let your hair down with friends. Whistle punks axe throwing sounds like a great thing to do, I have not heard of it before but glad you shared photos of the event.

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  7. dannii2013
    March 28, 2018 at 5:17 pm (3 months ago)

    I have been seeing loads of talk about this recently. It looks like a fun alternative date night idea!

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  8. Nadine
    March 28, 2018 at 7:22 pm (3 months ago)

    I’d never heard of this until now. It looks fun. Although, I’m not sure how good I’d be as it looks like it takes a lot of skill! Definitely a unique idea for a day out. It’s a shame about the large groups though.

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  9. dearmummyblog
    March 28, 2018 at 10:38 pm (3 months ago)

    That’s such a random night out but sounds like a lot of fun for all fitness abilities x

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  10. Angela Ricardo Bethea
    March 29, 2018 at 9:54 am (3 months ago)

    This sounds so much fun and lots of activities. and this is my first time to hear about this Whistle punks axe throwing and I think my hubby would love to try this.

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  11. Charli Bruce
    March 29, 2018 at 11:26 am (3 months ago)

    I would love to go and do this, definitely going to look into it x

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  12. Jade Bremner
    March 29, 2018 at 8:04 pm (3 months ago)

    I want to do this so badly it looks such great fun and a good way to release anger.

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  14. Jane Gealy
    April 25, 2018 at 4:23 pm (2 months ago)

    That’s a great video! I posted some photos of when my partner did this in the UK. Our event was held outside and you can see from the photos how cold it was!

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