A Different Kind of Team-Building Day in Surrey
If your team has already tried escape rooms, cooking classes and another day in a conference room, it may be time to take them somewhere completely different.
Real Yard at Minninnooka is a private, fully hosted polo-yard experience in Chobham, Surrey. Designed for corporate teams, incentive groups and private parties of 4–24 people, it gives guests the opportunity to step inside a real working polo yard and discover what happens behind the scenes.
No previous riding or polo experience is required.
More than simply trying polo
Polo depends on communication, preparation, confidence and teamwork long before anyone rides onto the field. Real Yard brings those elements together in a practical experience where every guest can take part.
Depending on the chosen programme, the day can include:
Meeting and grooming the polo ponies
Learning about the equipment used by horse and rider
Working together in a tack-up team challenge
Learning the basic polo swings
Riding and trying stick-and-ball
Friendly team challenges
An optional private Argentine asado
The programme can be adapted for different ages, abilities and confidence levels. Guests who feel less confident around horses can still play a valuable role in the team activities, while more adventurous participants can enjoy the riding and polo elements.
Why horses create a memorable team experience
Working around horses takes people out of their normal roles. Job titles become less important, unfamiliar tasks encourage better communication and team members quickly discover different strengths in one another.
The experience is active and engaging without relying on athletic ability. It naturally encourages colleagues to listen, solve problems together, support one another and remain calm when faced with something new.
Most importantly, it feels like a genuine day out rather than a conventional training exercise.
Suitable for small and medium-sized teams
Real Polo Yard is particularly well suited to groups of 4–24 people. This allows the experience to remain personal, with meaningful involvement for every guest.
It can be used for:
Corporate away days
Team-building activities
Leadership and communication days
Staff rewards
Client entertainment
Incentive programmes
Company celebrations
Private groups of friends and family
Half-day and full-day formats are available, allowing companies and event organisers to build the experience around their schedule and objectives.
An accessible team building experience near London, Surrey
Minninnooka is based in Chobham, Surrey, within easy reach of London, Woking, Guildford, Windsor, Heathrow and the surrounding business areas.
The countryside setting gives teams a genuine change of environment without requiring a long journey or overnight stay. Catering and an optional Argentine asado can also be incorporated to create a complete private event.
Working with event agencies
Event agencies, destination-management companies and corporate organisers are welcome to offer team building experiences to their clients.
Minninnooka can provide confidential agency rates or commission arrangements, suggested itineraries, photographs and promotional material. Familiarisation visits can also be arranged for event professionals who would like to experience the venue and programme first-hand.
Plan your Real Polo Yard experience
Whether you are arranging a team away day directly or looking for an original experience to offer a client, Real Yard provides something genuinely different: an opportunity to meet the ponies, learn the game and work together inside an authentic polo environment.
Private bookings are available for groups of 4–24 in Chobham, Surrey.
To request the information pack, discuss available dates or arrange an agency familiarisation visit, contact:
Kirstie Otamendi
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