Zombie Boot Camp

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Important
[Updated: May 2013]

You choose your dates after you've ordered a ticket, when you'll receive your voucher by email or post. This experience is available every weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

Current Availability
[Updated: May 2013]

Please book ASAP - this experience gets booked up fast! You choose your dates after you've ordered a ticket, when you'll receive your voucher by email or post.

"Let's get one thing straight: the zombies are coming. They're coming soon." CNET

From the people who brought you Wolfmen comes the Zombie Boot Camp.

You’ve tried Ghostbusting, you’ve tried Troll Hunting. But if you’re after some full-on frightening fun, enlist now to Zombie Bootcamp.

Groaning, shuffling, a horrible stench emanating from somewhere – visits to Grandma are never fun are they? Just kidding! We’re talking zombies who have overtaken vampires recently as the go to horror icon of choice.


"We're sat in the front seat of a beaten-up car. A zombie – mad, frothing, all claws and teeth – lands on the bonnet and starts hammering at the windscreen." FHM

And here’s your chance to learn how to blast them to death! Except they’re already dead. So I guess you’ll be blasting them to extra-death. Which isn’t very nice at all. Under the expert guidance of military instructors trained specifically to battle fictional, imaginary characters, you’ll be given a full weapons training.

Pistols, rifles and grenades will become your new friends as you master these tools of survival. There will be a briefing as you try to work out the best strategic way to dispatch your undead enemy. Then it’s the main event as you and your life-loving, monster-hating comrades enter a deserted spooky warehouse with the intention of clearing it of the zombie hordes. No I said ‘hordes’, what you’re thinking of is unpleasant and almost certainly illegal.


"Is it fun? Of course it is. You get to shoot zombies in the face, throw explosives through doorways, and pretend to be a soldier for a while." FHM

Using fake grenades and all the military cunning you picked up during that half hour’s training, you’ll identify and eliminate the enemy. Or they’ll identify and eliminate you and eat your brains supposedly. As zombies quite enjoy that kind of thing. I’m more of a Frey Bentos man, but there’s no accounting for taste. And afterwards you’ll be given a certificate and hopefully a sugary cup of tea to calm yourself down.

Looking to try something different? Well, you can’t get much more different than this. Have an unforgettable, undead experience and sign up now for Zombie Bootcamp!


"Great fun and massively useful for future undead-proofing" Pocket-Lint

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What happens on the day?

Upon arrival you will be issued with zombie-deterring boots, zombie-deterring helmet, zombie-deterring safety goggles, zombie-deterring Kevlar body armour, jacket and trousers, which are all zombie-deterring (gloves are optional, but if you choose them they will be zombie-deterring). You will then join a group of 8+ slightly nervous participants and enjoy the following exciting activities:

You’ll receive basic training from expert military instructors in a scene that will be reminiscent of Full Metal Jacket but with slightly less bars of soap in a sock. They will teach you how to use a pistol, grenades and a rifle. Use this time well. Zombies aren’t at home to Captain Cock-up.

Then you’ll work as a squad to clear a mock Government Research Facility. After receiving a briefing from the guard force and details on the threat, you will use a combination of paint guns and riot equipment to clear the compound of aggressive zombies and infected lab staff. Perhaps it will be a zombie you recognise from The Bill or Doctors. You will have to work as a team and listen to your instructors to suppress and immobilise the undead. Once you have neutralised the threat you will be evacuated to the Patrol Base in preparation for redeployment. You will also learn a number of life saving techniques in how to immobilise and contain a powerful zombie.

Then you’ll descend into a warehouse full of live zombies. Who are dead. But, you know, moving about and groaning and ting. Once inside you will be split into pairs and once you’ve chosen fun nicknames for you and your partner, put into action the lessons you’ve learnt. You’ll run down corridors and, hopefully, spray the zombies with guns, use simulated grenades to clear rooms and - when you run out of ammo - fight hand to hand with the zombie hordes. Perhaps it will be a zombie you recognise from The Bill or Doctors. Your experience will end with a debrief and certificate presentation. If you survive. (You will survive.)

The whole buttock-clenching experience last up to 4 hours and covers the basics of zombie annihilation; your friends and family will be in safe hands should the inevitable apocalypse occur any time soon.

FAQ

It's in Droitwich, just outside Birmingham. This is the only location - it's a brand new experience and isn't offered anywhere else. Which makes Droitwich even more magical (if that were possible).

You can reach the bootcamp by car (the postcode is WR9 0NR) or by train (Droitwich Spa).

No - none at all. All the equipment, ammunition and outerwear is provided. Any extras (like video recordings) are completely optional and won't affect the experience itself.

You can book for any number of people you like: from just one person through to a group of 24. On the day, there will be 12-24 people taking part.

Yes! You can book for as many people as you like - just update the Quantity above. (We can't offer a group discount, as we already offer the lowest price for the bootcamp!)

The Zombie Bootcamp runs all year around. It's normally on a Saturday and Sunday (or, as it’s better known, the day Antiques Roadshow is on) but more days will be added as necessary.

It starts promptly at 2pm and finishes at 6pm. You are therefore advised to arrive between 1pm and 1.30pm.

There is a cafe on-site at the Zombie Bootcamp that serves a variety of hot and cold refreshments. It's reasonably priced. The brains baguette is particularly good value.

The Zombie Bootcamp involves elements of army and military training, so it is recommended that your fitness and hatred of zombies is of a reasonable level. That said, it's designed for everyone so you're not expected to be super fit. The zombies may jump on you, murmur ‘brains’ and hold you down, but not in a manner whereby you will get hurt. There is no fighting or violence. Not on our watch.

It is suitable for women. Not so much for children though. The minimum age to take part is 16 years-old.

Be sure to checkout our other zombie experiences including our new London zombie experience.

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Zombie Boot Camp Reviews

You've heard what we say, but what about people who've attended Zombie Boot Camp? Here's what they're saying...

• FHM
• Pocket Lint
• Metro.co.uk

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