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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

A comprehensive collection of GO Paintball London’s Frequently Asked Questions

Please bare in mind our inclusive food options have recently changed for our shorter Kids Paintball Events. We are currently updating our FAQs so please bare with us, as the information below won’t be correct. Please WhatsApp if you have any questions at all.

Contents

Main Paintball | How does a Main Paintball Event work?

Paintball | Good to Know for your Event Date

Main Paintball | Organising your Event

Main Paintball | How much is a Main Paintball Event?

Both Activities | Useful Info for Parents

Main Paintball | Your Free Papa Johns Pizzas | Snacks & Drinks

Kids Birthday Parties Ages 10-14

Our Forest Venue | How to find us | Our Office opening hours

Your Booking | T&Cs

Mini Paintball

Paintball players in forest

Main Paintball | How does a Main Paintball Event work?

What happens on my Event Day?

Our Main Paintball is always a fully immersive full day experience, so everyone arrives for 9am – no need to be there any earlier, a 9am arrival is perfect.

Every player is then signed in, fully kitted up in their Camo’s, then fully briefed on the missions, maps, guns and objectives before heading out for your first set of games, set over our 50 acre themed battlefields and multiple game maps, filled with Forts, villages, towers and bunkers.

The way it works, is you’ll play a couple of missions on one game maps, come in for a quick break, then you go out to a totally new game map with different missions & objectives, before coming in for your lunch break, where every player will receive the free Large Papa Johns pizzas for the Squad to share.

After lunch, you’ll then go out to new game maps, playing different missions and maps, wrapping the day up with a prize giving and debriefing around 3/3:15pm.

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Do we have to be there at 9am for the Main Paintball?

Our Main Paintball is always a fully immersive full day experience, so everyone arrives for 9am – no need to be there any earlier, a 9am arrival is perfect.

Every player is then signed in, fully kitted up in their camo’s, then fully briefed on the missions, maps, guns and objectives before heading out for your first set of games, set over our 50 acre themed battlefields and multiple game maps, filled with Forts, villages, towers and bunkers.

The way it works, is you’ll play a couple of missions on one game maps, come in for a quick break, then you go out to a totally new game map with different missions & objectives, before coming in for your lunch break, where every player will receive the free Large Papa Johns pizzas for the Squad to share.

After lunch, you’ll then go out to new game maps, playing different missions and maps, wrapping the day up with a prize giving and debriefing around 3/3:15pm.

With our events being so busy, having over 150 players on most days to sign in, kit up, check in with ammo and get briefed before the first set of games, it is very likely that we will have to turn you away if you arrive late. So to ensure you get a full day of unforgettable action, please ensure you do what it takes to be at the venue for the 9am start time – it is WELL worth getting up for!

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Can I arrive anytime between 9am-3:30pm?

Your Squad will need to be there for 9am, as we have a set structure in place for the day playing and completing a variation of exciting, immersive and different Game Maps!

These events are always a fully immersive complete experience, so everyone arrives for 9am – no need to be there any earlier, a 9am arrival is perfect.

Every player is then signed in, fully kitted up in their camo’s, then fully briefed on the missions, maps, guns and objectives before heading out for your first set of games, set over our 50 acre themed battlefields and multiple game maps, filled with Forts, villages, towers and bunkers.

The way it works, is you’ll play a couple of missions on one game maps, come in for a quick break, then you go out to a totally new game map with different missions & objectives, before coming in for your lunch break, where every player will receive the Free Large Papa Johns pizzas for the Squad to share.

After lunch, you’ll then go out to new game maps, playing different missions and maps, wrapping the day up with a prize giving and debriefing around 3/3:15pm.

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What happens if I arrive late?

You need to do absolutely everything in your power to ensure your whole squad are with us for the 9am arrival time. If you are aiming to get to us later than the agreed 9am arrival, your squad will be turned away.

This is because all of the members of staff who would have been around to get your full group signed in, fully kitted up and briefed ahead of the day, will be out on the battlefields with all players who had arrived on time.

Of course, we do understand there may be circumstances beyond your control whilst you are travelling too us – should you need to speak to the team on the day, please either send us a Whatsapp on 07761 858465 or call us on 020 8935 5638. Do bear in mind the team will be busy running events, so we may not be able to answer right away, but be sure to leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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What do I do If I’m running late or stuck in traffic on my event day?

Please keep us updated either by phone on 020 8935 5638 or via our Whatsapp account on 07761 858465 should you be running late on your event day – in order for us to keep our events team updated.

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What is the minimum age for Paintball?

We run 2 different types of Paintball events to cater for most ages.

We have our ‘Main Paintball’ events, for ages 10 years old to Adults, so if you are looking to play with family of all ages, everyone can play together!

The great thing about our Main Paintball is that there is no upper age limit; you can play more tactfully, use more cover and be more of a sneaky sniper or you can run around to your heart’s content.

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Is there a minimum player number needed for a Main Paintball Event?

The great thing about our ‘public’ (Typically Friday-Sundays) Paintball events is that you can bring as many or as little people as you want.

We do get the occasional lone wolf, but it’s nothing but fun as we always incorporate our squads together with other players of similar ages/abilities to make up larger teams for the best games over our Huge Forest game maps!

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Can I turn up on the day without booking?

All of our events are generally busy, and we typically book to capacity (150 players) weeks before the event day.

We do sometimes have last minute spaces, although this is rare, so to avoid disappointment with availability we would always recommend that you book your squad on in advance.

Due to this reason we can rarely take any ‘walk ins’ as it is likely that we will not have the spaces available on the day, so we wouldn’t recommend it.

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Once I’ve booked, is there anything else I need to do?

For all of our Adult groups, we ask that you forward the booking confirmation over to the rest of the group, so your whole squad has all of the information about the event. This will typically also stop yourself as the organiser getting lots of little questions!

For our Kids groups, once you (the organiser) have read your booking confirmation through, there is not much else you need to do.

All players are required to fill out and sign an entrance form on arrival. Any players under 16 will need to be counter signed into the venue by a present parent or guardian who is over 18.

If you are bringing a kids group or have under 16s playing with you, you can counter sign for them on arrival as their guardian, making it easier to not have to pre-fill forms in advance.

Please note – we need each player to have a physical copy of these entrance forms on the day in order to be signed into the activity.

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Paintball players in action with smoke grenades

Paintball | Good to Know for your Event Date

Does every player need an entrance form?

Yes, every player will need a physical hard copy of their now individual form to participate. These entrance forms are attached on your Booking Confirmation, emailed to you upon booking your event, or they also will be available on the day.

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Can I counter-sign another child’s entrance form?

Yes, as someone over the age of 18 and as either parent, guardian or event organiser. Entrance forms will need to be counter-signed only if they player is under the age of 16. 

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Can I email the entrance forms to you digitally?

No, we do not store the entrance forms digitally. Every player will need a physical hard copy of the day as they handed in upon ‘Signing in’ in exchange for a wristband.

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What if I can’t print them off prior to the event?

Not to worry, there will be some available on the day to complete. 

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What information is needed on the entrance forms?

Every player’s full name is needed, their date of birth and the area they live in as an absolute minimum, with of course the player’s own signature. If they are under the age of 16, a parent, guardian or event organiser’s counter-signature is a necessity.

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What do I need to wear?

Every player will be provided with awesome Camouflage Combat Suits that are worn over the top of what they are already wearing - typically players will opt for sportswear, something loose & comfortable to run around the forest in! 

Suitable shoes and footwear, such as boots or older trainers are definitely advised for your games, with ankle support and good grip. 

It may be worth bringing a change of clothes, socks and shoes, particularly if you are playing in rainy conditions. 

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How do the teams work?

Teams are split so you are always with your friends and family as well as against them, as this definitely gives the best experience for all our players. It’s the main reason why people come to play Paintball, to shoot at friends and family and with them! Every group will be split down the middle, always on the same game map just on opposite teams, unless you have a 3 players or fewer. 

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Can we watch the Games? Can the players get lost in the Forest?

Mainly due to health & safety, Paintball is not a spectator sport so unfortunately you won’t be able to watch them on the game maps (we of course encourage parents to get involved in the fun anyways!).  Any non players will remain the basecamp and will see the players in the breaks between games when they return, not during the games themselves.

All the Game Maps are professionally designed amongst our 50 acres of Forest Battlefields, with their set areas and objectives. Our amazing, professionally trained Events Staff will be with them at all times, so players will know exactly where they are going and what they’re doing at all times, too busy getting all those kills to get lost! Ensuring our players are safe at all times is our top priority.

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What if it is raining/bad weather on my event day?

Although we are an outdoor venue, we are super lucky being the middle of the forest - we have great tree coverage, so generally, our players do not even realise it’s raining.

The basecamp area, where players will be between games, and where you will be seated during the lunch break etc. is all undercover and under shelter, so any rain (even heavy rain) NEVER negatively affects our events.

We will run in most weather conditions, and would only over look to postpone in the case of Amber warnings of Thunder & Lightning or Strong winds at our Forest Venue Location (CR3 0HB) - in this instance, we would contact your event organiser (the person who booked the event) as soon as the decision has been made and you will be offered a rebooking free of charge as per our Terms & Conditions.

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Can we play just amongst ourselves or be on the same team?

No, we always split all of our groups down the middle - any group with 4 or more players will be split so you are playing with and against each other as it is so much fun shooting at your friends as well as with them - it also gives you those everlasting bragging rights when you shoot them!

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Can I choose my teams?

Yes. We split all of our groups down the middle, so you are welcome to choose your own teams.

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Does Paintball hurt?

Yes, generally, paintball shots do sting a little. However, we use higher quality paintballs and have the freshest paintball technology, which is more accurate and much lower impact than the old technology, so the pain is minimal.

You are genuinely more annoyed at the fact that you’ve been shot out of the game, rather than the pain of being shot.

As always, the more you run around and get stuck in, the less you will feel it as you’ll have a massive adrenalin rush! 

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Do you take cash or card on the day?

We accept both cash and card on your event day, including Apple / Google Pay - excluding American Express (AMEX).

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Paintball players aiming in forest

Main Paintball | Organising your Event

How do I book Main Paintball?

As far as the pricing, it’s all done as an easy 2 part payment per player. The 1st part is £14.99pp for the Full Day Admission and all Equipment Hire, including the Guns, Goggle systems, Battle Packs, Pods, Loaders and Camo Combat Suits.

As I am sure you have seen online, our venue is run and owned by the Former UK’s No1 Paintball player, so not only is the equipment the best in the industry, it has also all been handpicked by him- meaning you’ll be using the newest gun technology, which is far more accurate than the old tech a lot of other venues are still running with.

That 1st part payment of £14.99pp is the only payment you need to make in advance to book yourselves in.

And then, the 2nd part of the payment is then the individual Ammo Packages, so your Paintballs and free pizzas, which are then chosen individually on your event day.

We are currently including an additional 100 Paintballs within all of our Ammo Packages, meaning they all work out from just £6 per 100 – which is currently half the price of other venues, with them charging up to £12 per 100 Paintballs, the reason we do this is to give all of our players the most Paintballs for their money, as shooting the guns is just so much fun!

We have 6 different Packages available on the day, starting from just £25pp which gets you 400 Paintballs, as well as including 3-4 large slices of Papa Johns pizza - meaning a quantity of free large Papa Johns pizzas for the squad to share, keeping everyone well fuelled until home time.

So the great thing about these individual packages is that everyone can choose a package to best reflect their own individual budgets for the day, so some people can blast it and some people can be a bit more reserved, so it gives everyone the same best rate from £6 per 100, and full flexibility to budget what they want for the day.

So just to round up, it’s £14.99pp in advance for the admissions, kit and equipment hire, and then a minimum of £25pp on the day for the Paintballs and Free Lunch.

You can check live availability and book your event in easily online here.

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Can my group book individually?

We would strongly advise against this, as there will then be no way of knowing you are all hoping to play together. This means there will be a good chance you will be sat in different areas of our Basecamp, along with totally separate game maps also.

Please appoint one person to organise your group and collate the 1st Part of the 2 Part Payment (£14.99pp only) and make one group booking. We can then ensure your squad are all together in the Basecamp and playing with and against each other on the same Fields.

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Can I reserve/hold the spaces or just pay a deposit? – Main Paintball

With our online booking system being live 24/7, events are being booked and can become fully booked at any point. Due to this, we are unable to hold any spaces without a payment against it.

To confirm your spaces for the Main Paintball events, you would only need to make the 1st Part of the 2 Part payment, this is a cost of £14.99pp and is the only payment you make advance to book and confirm your players.

The 2nd Part of the payment (Individual ammo packages) are all chosen individually when you are with us on your event day during the ‘Check In’ process at 9am.

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Can I pay for everything in advance for my Main Paintball event?

For our Public events, these are always organised with the 2 Part Payment, just to keep everything simple for our organisers.

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Do you offer discounts on larger group bookings?

Unlike other venues, we do not require a Minimum number for any of our Main Paintball events, you can simply just book for the amount of players you’d like to invite or have budgeted for.

We give all of our players the very best pricing whatever your group size. You can view all of our pricing and special offers here.

You will be incorporated with other players on the day of similar ages/abilities to make for bigger and better games to get the most immersive experience possible, so there’s no pressure to have a minimum or maximum number.

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What’s the best way to organise my group?

Generally, we’ve found that Whatsapp Group Chats are the quickest and easiest way to organise events – we typically work off Whatsapp also, so any info we send you can easily be forwarded to your squad.

Please appoint the person organising your event as your ‘Squad Leader’, this person would then take charge of getting numbers confirmed and then making the booking for those players – this person would then be responsible for sending over all relevant info to the rest of the squad ahead of your event day.

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Can I preorder an Upgrade weapon?

Our Professional Upgraded Guns are all rented out the day when you’re with us, as a first come first serve basis! So if you already have your eye on one, please be at the venue promptly for 9am for your ‘check in’ and kitting up!

Please bear in mind, our Professional level weapon upgrades are always subject to availability on your event day.

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Main Paintball | How much is a Main Paintball Event?

What is the price per person?

As far as the pricing, it’s all done as an easy 2 part payment per player. The 1st part is £14.99pp for the Full Day Admission and all Equipment Hire, including the Guns, Goggle systems, Battle Packs, Pods, Loaders and Camo Combat Suits.

As I am sure you have seen online, our venue is run and owned by the Former UK’s No1 Paintball player, so not only is the equipment the best in the industry, it has also all been handpicked by him- meaning you’ll be using the newest gun technology, which is far more accurate than the old tech a lot of other venues are still running with.

That 1st Part payment of £14.99pp is the only payment you need to make in advance to book yourselves in.

And then, the 2nd part of the payment is then the individual Ammo Packages, so your Paintballs and Free pizzas, which are then chosen individually on your event day.

We are currently including an additional 100 Paintballs within all of our Ammo Packages, meaning they all work out from just £6 per 100 – which is currently half the price of other venues, with them charging up to £12 per 100 Paintballs, the reason we do this is to give all of our players the most Paintballs for their money, as shooting the guns is just so much fun!

We have 6 different Packages available on the day, starting from just £25pp which gets you 400 Paintballs, as well as including 3-4 large slices of Papa Johns pizza - meaning a quantity of free large Papa Johns pizzas for the squad to share, keeping everyone well fuelled until home time.

So the great thing about these individual packages is that everyone can choose a package to best reflect their own individual budgets for the day, so some people can blast it and some people can be a bit more reserved, so it gives everyone the same best rate from £6 per 100, and full flexibility to budget what they want for the day.

So just to round up, it’s £14.99pp in advance for the admissions, kit and equipment hire, and then a minimum of £25pp on the day for the Paintballs and Free Lunch.

You can check live availability and book your event in easily online here.

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What does the £14.99pp get me?

The £14.99pp is the 1st Part of a 2 Part Payment per player, including all Admissions, full day Kit and all Equipment Hire.

This is your Admissions to the venue for the full day, Standard Issue Rifles, Goggle Systems, Battle Packs, Pods, Loaders and Camo Combat Suits.

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If Players do not turn up on the day, can we still get their pizzas?

The 1st Part of the 2 Part Payment per player, which secures your places, Kit & Equipment Hire, does not include your pizzas.

The FREE 3-4 large slices of Papa Johns pizzas are included within our Individual Paintball Packages – which are all done on a per player basis when you’re with us at the venue.

If you have fewer players than you have booked for, you will not receive their pizzas as they won’t be there to purchase a package!

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Do you accept any NHS/BIue Light Discounts?

We do not offer any further discounts, due to our current pricing being already half the price of other venues, with the 2nd part payment (individual ammo packages) working out from just £6 per 100 Paintballs as opposed to other venues charging up to £12 per 100 Paintballs, plus the free Large Papa Johns pizza lunch included for each squad to share.

Our pricing is already as cheap as we could possibly make it – please see here for our up to date special offers.

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How many paintballs do I need?

It completely varies, depending on everyone’s individual budgets for the day. For an adult squad, we would say that the minimum amount of paintballs you would need for a day of action would be around 100 paintballs per game. This will allow you to get stuck in!

For juniors/teenagers, 50 Paintballs per game would be the minimum needed. As shooting the guns is just so much fun, our packages allow each player to choose the best one to reflect their own individual budgets for the day and get the most Paintballs for their budgets.

You can view the packages available on your event day here.

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Kids Paintball players

Both Activities | Useful Info for Parents

Is Paintball suitable for kids?

Without a doubt! Every player at GO Paintball London is given a full safety briefing before the games begin by professionally trained staff, and with our venue being run and owned by the former UK’s No.1 paintball player, he ensures at all times everyone is in the safest of hands!

Paintballs themselves would never cause any harm, and the brand new Paintball technology we are running on is lower impact than the old Paintball guns/ammo that other venues are still using.

We run with the best safety equipment, including the industry’s best Paintballling goggle systems. As long as you keep your goggles on when instructed, you will have no worries!

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What Paintball Event should I do for my 10/11 year old?

With the different Paintball activities, this generally comes down to the ages of the rest of the party.

We have our Mini Paintball Events (Strictly ages 8-10 years old)

We then have our Main Paintball Events (Ages 10+)

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Do you provide Birthday Cakes?

We do not provide any Birthday cakes, but of course, there are no restrictions, so you are more than welcome to bring other snacks/drinks/birthday cakes and decorations with you (excluding Party Poppers, silly string, confetti).

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Do you provide party bags?

A popular option for parties is to purchase our ‘Battlefield Expert’ Dog tags for the party, as it’s a great keepsake for them – these can be pre ordered and are a cost of £3.50 per Dog Tag.

We do not provide any party bags. However, for Birthday events – the Birthday person will be crowned with one of our ‘Squad Leader’ Dog tags, this will be theirs to keep.

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Do you provide knives/plates/napkins/lighters?

We do not provide any catering accessories, so please remember to bring any plates/cutlery/napkins or lighters if you’d like them for your table.

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Does a parent have to play/stay? – Main Paintball

Everyone under the age of 16 needs to have a parent/guardian to countersign our entrance forms.

Anyone under this age without a signature by an adult will be refused entrance.

We would typically ask for parents to stay for the first set of games (allowing 1-2 hours) and then you are welcome to shoot off and come back later if you wish.

Parents/Adults do not need to play with the children as they will be fully supervised by our Professionally trained events team at all times on the battlefields.

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Can I bring a dog? Is there somewhere to walk the dog?

Dogs are welcome at the venue, but must be kept on a lead, under control and fully supervised by someone with your group at all times.

There are a few locations a short walk from venue to walk your dog should you wish (Please take a look at Google Maps)

  1. Manor Park
  2. Kenley Aerodrome
  3. Queens Park

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Is there something younger siblings can do whilst waiting?

Due to safety precautions, Paintballing isn’t a spectators sport, so any non players will remain the basecamp and will see the players between games when they return, not during the games themselves.

We offer our Forest Laser Tag, with a Minimum age of 6 years old, and if we have availability for this, you could book onto this event as some events do run alongside the Main Paintball timings – you can view our Forest Laser Tag Events here.

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Can I countersign other Kids entrance forms?

All players are required to fill out and sign an entrance form on arrival. Any players under 16 will need to be counter signed into the venue by a present parent or guardian who is over 18.

If you are bringing a kids group or have under 16s playing with you, you can counter sign for them on arrival as their guardian, making it easier to not have to pre-fill forms in advance.

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Paintball squad checking in

Main Paintball | Your Free Papa Johns Pizzas | Snacks & Drinks

Free food – How much do we get?

Here’s the good news! If you book in direct with us for the Main Paintball experience, when you choose your ammo package on the day, we order you 3-4 large slices of Papa Johns pizza!

Best bit is, we pay for these per person! So each squad will get a quantity of Large Margherita Papa Johns pizzas to share for FREE!

Our Mini Paintball events are inclusive of a quantity of Large Papa Johns pizzas for FREE for the squad to share (3-4 Large slices per player). You can order additional Papa Johns pizzas (Large or Small) to be delivered with the rest of your order – you can view our Venue Menu here.

We do also have a shop with snacks/drinks to purchase at the venue!

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Are the pizzas provided going to be enough food? – Main Paintball

We order a quantity of Large Margherita pizzas (cheese & tomato) as standard for each group to share.

The quantity of free pizzas varies depending on how many players you have on your event day. Within the individual ammo packages chosen on your event day, each player will have 3-4 large slices of Papa Johns pizza included.

We order Margherita pizza as standard, as this fits the majority of dietary & religious requirements. Due to your large pizzas being shared and the huge quantities of pizzas ordered daily at our venue, it isn’t typically possible to make changes to your free inclusive pizzas.

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Can I order more food?

You can pre-order additional pizzas (as an extra to the free pizzas) which can then be amended to fit alternative requirements or if you’re just feeling extra hungry. Here’s a break down of what is available to pre order (subject to Papa Johns’s stock on your event day)

Additional Pizzas

Due to the scale and timescales in which we order pizzas over an event day, any additional food should be pre-ordered wherever possible. You can do this by calling our friendly team in the HQ (020 8935 5638) or via WhatsApp chat (07761 858465)

It may be possible to order additional food on your event day. However, no amendments are able to be made after 10:30am.

Should you need it or have any allergies, please read Papa Johns’ Allergen Handbook.

We have a small shop in the Paintball HQ and sell a selection of fizzy drinks, bottled water, snacks and crisps, along with serving tea, coffee and hot chocolate. We also have access to drinking water at the venue.

Please note, there are no food or drink restrictions at the venue at all, so if you have specific dietary requirements or want to bring any of your own food, drinks or snacks with you to the venue then you are more than welcome to, however alternative food deliveries to our venue are not allowed.

See our Venue Menu for more details.

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Do you cater for dietary requirements /Gluten Free?

We order Margherita pizza as standard, as this fits the majority of dietary & religious requirements. Due to your large pizzas being shared and the huge quantities of pizzas ordered daily at our venue, it isn’t typically possible to make changes to your free inclusive pizzas.

You can pre-order additional pizzas (as an extra to the free pizzas) which can then be amended to fit alternative requirements or if you’re just feeling extra hungry. Here’s a break down of what is available to pre order (subject to Papa Johns’ stock on your event day)

Additional Pizzas

Should you need it or have any allergies, please read Papa Johns’ Allergen Handbook.

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Is there a shop at the venue?

Yes, we have a small cafe/shop on site serving hot/cold drinks and snacks. This is perfect for any additional snacks, or for any parents/guardians to have a hot drink whilst waiting for the session!

Please see our Venue Menu here to see what we have to offer.

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Can I order other food to the venue?

No, we do not accept deliveries from alternative vendors as we are already ordering in such bulk from our local Papa Johns, and outside deliveries will be turned away.

If you wish to add on any additional pizzas from Papa Johns, please see our Venue Menu.

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Kids Birthday Parties Ages 10-14

What are the timings for a Kids Birthday Party ages 10-14?

Our Kids Birthday Parties ages 10-14 run on Saturdays & Sundays, with a few different time slots. They run as fully immersive 2.5 hour session, you can check the live availability and times we have available on your preferred event date here - https://www.gopaintball.co.uk/book-now

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What time is pick up?

Customers are usually ready to leave your Designated Staging Areas and head to the car park around 15-20 minutes after your session’s end time, so for example 12:45pm for a 12:30pm finish. If you have have pre-ordered any Papa Johns pizzas (must be done via WhatsApp chat in advance), these typically arrive 10 minutes or so prior to the event ending, so gives your Squad a good 20-30 minute window after games to eat, celebrate with any birthday cake should you wish to bring that along, and share any war stories from the battlefields!

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Can parents play?

Yes - we’d always recommend this as a chance to get involved with the fun! With our Kids Birthday Parties ages 10-14, we recommend that at least three quarters of your group of kids between the ages of 10-14, but overall it’s just a minimum age of 10+.

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What if I only have a small group of players coming along?

There is no pressure to have a minimum or maximum of players as we’ll always incorporate players to make for bigger & better games, to ensure the experience for everyone regardless of your group size!

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Will they be playing with adults?

Our Kids Birthday Parties ages 10-14 are just a minimum age of 10+, and we encourage parents to get involved in the fun too! We advise that your group be at least three quarters of players between the ages of 10-14. Any adults they might be playing with would be parents / family members joining in for their kids parties!

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How do the Teams work?

Teams are split so you are always with your friends and family as well as against them, as this definitely gives the best experience for all our players. It’s the main reason why people come to play Paintball, to shoot at friends and family and with them! Every group will be split down the middle, always on the same game map just on opposite teams, unless you have a 3 players or fewer.

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How do I book a Kids Birthday Party ages 10-14?

As far as the pricing, it’s all done as an easy 2 part payment per player. The 1st part is £12.50 per player for their Venue Admissions and all Kit & Equipment Hire, including the Standard Issue Rifles, Goggle Systems, Battle Packs, Pods, Loaders and Camo Combat Suits.

As you’ll see online, our venue is run and owned by the former UK’s No.1 Paintball Player, so not only is the equipment the best in the industry, it has also all been handpicked by him - meaning you’ll be using the newest gun technology, which are far more accurate and much lower impact than the old tech a lot of other venues are still running with.

That 1st part payment of £12.50pp is the only payment you need to make in advance to book the Squad in.

The 2nd part of the payment is then the per player Discounted Ammo Packages (Paintballs!), which are all done individually on your event day. 

We have 3 different Packages available on the day, starting from just £22.50 per player on the day (which gets them 300 Paintballs per player). All 3 Packages are currently discounted, as we know shooting the guns is so much fun, so this way you’ll get the most paintballs for your budgets!

This means no need to pre-pay Ammo to get the best prices, yet still getting full flexibility for each person or party to individually budget your own event, all whilst taking part in the same Paintball games together. 

On top of this, you’ll have access to a huge 30% off Papa Johns pizzas as a pre-order special once you’re booked in! These need to be pre-ordered via your WhatsApp chat once you’re event is confirmed.

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Can I reserve/hold spaces or just pay a deposit?

With our online booking system being live, and events are being booked 24/7, we can become fully booked at any point. Due to this, we are unable to hold any spaces without a payment against it. 

To confirm your spaces for a Kids Birthday Party ages 10-14, you would only need to make the 1st part of the 2 part payment per player. That 1st part is a cost of £12.50pp and is the only payment you make in advance to book and confirm your players.

The 2nd part of the payment (per player Discounted Ammo Packages) are all chosen per player when you’re with us on your event day.

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How many Paintballs do they need?

It completely varies, depending on everyone’s individual budgets for the event and how stuck in they are going to get. The more Ammo they have, of course the more involved and stuck in they can get! Minimum needed would be 50 Paintballs per game.

You can view the packages available on your event day here.

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Can I pay for everything in advance for my Kids Birthday Party ages 10-14?

These events are always organised with the 2 part payment per player, just to keep everything simple for our organisers. 

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Do you offer discounts on larger group bookings?

Unlike other venues, we do not require a minimum number for our Kids Birthday Parties ages 10-14, you can simply just book for the amount of players you’d like to invite or have budgeted for.

We give all of our players the very best pricing whatever your group size. You can find more info here.

You will be incorporated with other players on the day of similar ages/abilities to make for bigger and better games to get the most immersive experience.

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I’m not sure on my confirmed numbers - can I amend my player number after booking?

That’s okay! We would definitely recommend getting your confirmed players booked initially to avoid any disappointment with availability on your preferred date.

If we still have availability on your session we can always add players on at a later date - just give us a call or WhatsApp and we can check live availability for you.

Try to do this as soon as possible, because if we do become fully booked (as this is live availability online, this can happen at any point) it will become really difficult, and may not be possible, for you to add any additional players.

Preferably, adding on players should any be between 1-2 players, so do try and get the majority of confirmations first. Bear in mind it is subject to our availability.

You MUST check with us (by calling, WhatsApp or checking availability online) before telling the additional player that they can play, or inviting them, as they may be disappointed if we are fully booked.

If your numbers do reduce within 24 hours from the moment of booking (and this is at least 7 days in advance of your event, please email us at hello@gopaintball.co.uk. This is the only point where we would be able to offer a 100% money back guarantee. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.

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Can I turn up with additional players on the day?

All sessions have limited capacity time slots, so all players will need to be booked on in advance. We will have to turn players away if we are fully booked, and with a lot of our events fully booking up to 4 weeks in advance, we would always recommend to book your spaces in as soon as possible to avoid any disappointment.

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Do you accept any NHS/Blue Light Discounts?

We do not offer any further discounts, due to Ammo Packages (the 2nd part payment) already being discounted per player. Please bare in mind other venues are charging up to £12 per 100 Paintball.

Our pricing is already as cheap as we could possibly make it - please see here for more info.

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Can I arrive early to set up the Staging Area?

We would need your full Squad with us only 15 minutes prior to the start of your event to ensure everyone gets signed in and fully kitted up in your awesome Camouflage Combat Suits! No need to be there any earlier, as you can set up your Staging Area when the kids are out and playing or during the break.

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How many pizzas are recommended for me to pre-order?

Being a Paintballing Hero can be hungry work! So we have partnered with Papa Johns to make feeding the troops as smooth as possible, and with a huge 30% off Papa Johns pizzas, it couldn’t be easier to organise. Generally, we would recommend 1 Large Pizza for 3 people - allowing for minimum 3 large slices per person. 

Should you need it, or have any allergies, please read Papa Johns Allergen Handbook.

Should you wish to order any pizzas, these can be pre-ordered in advance by giving us a call on 0208 935 5638, or WhatsApp us on 07761 858465. Please note, this Pre-Order Special Discounted price is only available for pre-orders paid and confirmed at least 48 hours in advance of your event date. 

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If we have pre-ordered pizzas, can we have the food at the start of the session? When are they delivered to the venue?

If you have pre-ordered any Papa Johns pizzas, they are typically delivered within the last 10 minutes or so before the end of the session.

With the partnership we’re very lucky to have, we are unable to amend an delivery times as we can be ordering in such bulk across all our activaties and multiple set delivery times. 

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Can I order other food to the venue?

Under no circumstances can alternative or fast food brands be ordered or brought into our Forest venue.

For additional food, please speak to our team via WhatsApp as soon as possible. Due to our partnership with Papa Johns, orders must be placed directly through us, and not through Papa Johns.

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Do you provide any cutlery/napkins/plates for the Pizzas or Birthday Cake?

We do not provide any knives, cutlery, plates or napkins, so please do bring this along should you wish.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide any knives to cut the cake, or lighters for any candles, so please plan accordingly. 

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Is there a shop at the venue?

Yes, we have a small shop/cafe serving hot/cold drinks and snacks. This is perfect for any additional snacks, or for any parents/guardians to have a hot drink whilst waiting for the session. Please see our Venue Menu to see what we have to offer.

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Our Forest Venue | How to find us | Our Office opening hours

What are your opening hours?

Our usual event days are typically Friday, Saturday and Sundays. However we do sometimes have ‘public’ events during the week, but this is subject to availability.

We can also offer a ‘private’ midweek for anyone who is wanting to have a private event during the week. Give our team in the HQ a call on 020 8935 5638 or send us a WhatsApp on 07761 858465 for more info.

Our office hours are generally 9am-5pm 7 days a week. Please note, Saturday and Sundays we are busy running events, so if we miss your call, please do leave us a voicemail and we will call you back as soon as possible.

Alternatively, you can send us a message on WhatsApp on 07761 858465 and we will reply as soon as possible.

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Do you offer a ‘pick up’ service from the train station?

Due to the nearest train station being only a 5-10 minute walk from the venue, there is no need for any ‘pick up’ services!

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Parking/train station location?

We have free parking at the venue, and the nearest train station to us is called Whyteleafe South (within Zone 6) – full location info can be seen here.

Please note we park per activity, so if you are leaving the venue and coming back for pick up time, please let the Events Team know and they can park you accordingly upon arrival.

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Do you have any minibus/ transport companies?

We do not partner with any transport companies, however, with our location being so accessible from most areas – we are super easy to get too should you want to hire transport to get your squad to us.

Please use the full address on your booking confirmation or on our locations page.

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Your Booking | T&Cs

Once I’ve made a booking, can I change the date?

We cannot move any booking within 7 days of the game date, as staffing would have been booked and organised by this time.

Any date changes before this time frame will result in a £5pp re-booking & administration fee.

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What is the cancellation/ refund policy?

We offer a 24 hour Money Back guarantee from your point of booking- this is only offered to bookings that are booked at least 7 days in advance and are cancelled within 24 hours of when the booking has been made.

All cancellations must be made via email to avoid any time discrepancies. Please use hello@gopaintball.co.uk for this.

All bookings beyond 24 hours of being made are strictly non-refundable.

Any booking that is within 7 days of the current event date is not transferable to another date in any circumstance.

Please view our full T&Cs for all info. These can be found either on your booking confirmation or online to view before booking here.

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How do I add players to my existing Paintball Booking? – Main Paintball

If you have any additional players you are looking to add to your booking, you can either create a separate booking for the amount of players you’d like to add onto your existing booking (as long as this second booking is made under the same name and date, we will then merge this to your existing booking) or you can give us a call on 020 8935 5638 or check our live availability.

As long as we have the availability, we can always add additional players to bookings.

Please note, once we are fully booked all of our equipment has then been rented out, so there is then the chance we cannot add additional players onto existing bookings. So please contact us to check our Live Availability before confirming with your players.

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Some players have dropped out, what do I do?

If you do have any drop-outs their admission and equipment hire is non refundable or transferable. However, (unlike other venues) you will not have to pay the 2nd Part payment for those absent people.

We would always advise that you get the money owed to you, as you as the organiser should not have to lose out due to an absence in your group!

Alternatively, any spaces are not ‘name specific’, so as long as new players fit within the age restrictions, you are welcome to fill the spaces with other players.

Please bear in mind, from the moment of your booking we have reserved your places, booked staff and are beginning to turn away other players.

Any player who fails to arrive for their day for any reason, or doesn’t purchase a Paintball package on the day, will be unable to claim the extra 100 Paintballs or the free lunch, as they are provided free of charge within each players chosen package, not within the Admission + Equipment hire. Their £14.99 Admission reserves their space for the chosen event date and is non refundable or transferable without exception. If you are expecting fewer players than you have booked, please feel free to fill your spaces with new recruits as each space you have is not name specific.

No-shows or drop-outs affect our events in a massively negative way as we have reserved spaces for any absentees, booked and paid for staff for those people, lost out money on packages that are not purchased and very often turned away other customers who wanted to play with us on that date but couldn’t due to full capacity.

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If players do not turn up on the day, can we still get their slices of pizza?

The 1st Part of the 2 Part Payment per player, which secures your places, Kit & Equipment Hire, does not include your pizzas.

The free Large Papa Johns pizzas (3-4 slices per player) are included within our Paintball Packages – which are all done on a per player basis when you’re with us at the venue.

If you have fewer players than you have booked for, you will not receive their 3-4 slices of pizza, as they won’t be there to purchase a package!

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Mini Paintball kids birthday party

Mini Paintball

Can I reserve/hold the spaces or just pay a deposit? – Mini Paintball

Our Mini Paintball events are always an all inclusive package, meaning you simply make the full payment for the amount of players you’d like to confirm your booking for (Minimum of 8 players for any event).

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What are the timings for Mini Paintball?

Our Mini Paintball Events run from 10am to 12:30pm. We ask your Squad to arrive 15/20 minutes prior to the start of your event to get everyone signed in and fully kitted up!

They’ll play across a couple of different Forest Game Maps, filled with forts, villages, towers and bunkers, with short breaks in between.

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How much is the Mini Paintball?

The great thing with our Mini Paintball events is that they are age specific for ages 8-11 year olds only.

This helps to maintain the quality of our kids parties, with no safety worries for parents when it comes to the ‘older style’ Paintball events, due to our lower impact weaponry and full head-shield goggles.

These are a fully immersive 2.5 hour session and include all admissions, all kit and equipment hire and ALL AMMO needed (which is typically the biggest cost for parents on the day). Additional players can be added for just £30pp after the initial 8 players.

This set package is up to 8 children and would be a total cost of £299, and on top of that you’ll have access to a huge 30% off Papa Johns pizzas as a pre-order special should you wish to add on any hot food to your Birthday Party!

You can view all info on our Mini Paintball Events here.

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What Paintball Birthday Event should I do for my 10/11 year old?

With the different Paintball activities, this generally comes down to the ages of the rest of the party.

We have our Mini Paintball Events (Strictly ages 8-10 years old)

We also have our Kids Birthday Parties (Ages 10-14 years old) 

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How many pizzas are recommended for me to pre-order?

Being a Paintballing Hero can be hungry work! So we have partnered with Papa Johns to make feeding the troops as smooth as possible, and with a huge 30% off Papa Johns pizzas, it couldn’t be easier to organise. Generally, we would recommend 1 Large Pizza for 3 people - allowing for minimum 3 large slices per person.

Should you need it, or have any allergies, please read Papa Johns Allergen Handbook here.

Should you wish to order any pizzas, these can be pre-ordered in advance by giving us a call on 0208 935 5638, or WhatsApp us. Please note, this Pre-Order Special Discounted price is only available for pre-orders paid and confirmed at least 48 hours in advance of your event date.

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Can I bring a Birthday Cake?

Of course you can! You are more than welcome to bring other birthday cakes and decorations with you (excluding Party Poppers, silly string and confetti).

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Will my children be put with adults? – How do the teams work? – Mini Paintball

Our Mini Paintball events are age specific for ages 8-10 years olds only, meaning there will only ever be players between these age ranges.

We also split all of our groups down the middle, so they are welcome to choose their own teams and swap around during the session.

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Do you provide party bags?

A popular option for parties is to purchase our ‘Battlefield Expert’ Dog tags for the party, as it’s a great keepsake for them – these can be pre ordered and are a cost of £3.50 per Dog Tag.

We do not provide any party bags. However, for Birthday events, the Birthday person will be crowned with one of our ‘Squad Leader’ Dog tags. This will be theirs to keep.

We also have our Branded Rainbow & Camo ’Party Sweet Cones’ available to pre-order for £2.99 per sweet cone, which include a large variety of sweets and a “Thank you for coming to my party!” on them! 

As a special offer, we also do a Party Gift Combo Deal, including both a ‘Battlefield Expert’ Dog Tag and a Party Sweet Cone for just £5.99 - discounted from £6.49! 

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Do you provide Knives/Plates/napkins/lighters?

We do not provide any Catering accessories, so please remember to bring any plates/cutlery/napkins or lighters if you’d like them for your table.

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Any further questions?

Please feel free to get in touch with our friendly team on:

Phone: 0208 935 5638
Whatsapp: 07761 858465
hello@gopaintball.co.uk

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