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Terms & safety rules

Last updated 7 October 2026

These terms cover the early-access offer, registering interest, and rage room, archery range, axe-throwing and UV splatter sessions, and event space hire, at Breakworks ("we", "us") once we open. They're in plain English on purpose. Anything unclear, email hello@breakworks.co.uk.

1. The early-access offer

Joining the early-access list is free and creates no obligation on either side.
Everyone on the list gets 25% off one session, redeemable for 3 months from our public opening date. One discount per person; it can be used on a group booking you're part of.
The first 100 unique email addresses on the list also receive one free extra crate of breakables on that first session.
We'll email your discount code before booking opens. The offer can't be exchanged for cash.

2. Registering interest and enquiries

Registering interest in a session, package or custom build adds you to the early-access list with that choice attached. It isn't a booking and nothing is paid.
Event and group enquiries are answered with a plan and a price. Until we open, we hold dates provisionally and take no deposit; bookings are confirmed, and the payment terms below apply, once our opening date is fixed.
Prices shown on the site are our planned launch prices. We'll honour them, less your early-access discount, for anyone on the list who books in our first 3 months.

3. Booking sessions (from opening)

Once we open, sessions are booked and paid for online. Prices include VAT. No payment is taken before opening.
You can move a booking free of charge up to 48 hours before it starts. Cancellations with 48 hours' notice are refunded in full; later than that, or no-shows, are not refunded.
Please arrive 15 minutes early for the briefing and kit. Late arrivals eat into your session time; more than 15 minutes late and we may have to treat it as a no-show.

4. Who can take part

You must be 18 or over. 16 and 17 year olds can take part with a parent or legal guardian present throughout who signs the waiver for them.
Everyone taking part signs a waiver confirming they've understood the briefing and the rules.
We'll refuse entry, without refund, to anyone we believe is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or who is behaving in a way that could put themselves, other guests or staff at risk.
If you're pregnant, have a heart condition, or an injury that affects your ability to swing or move safely, please talk to us before booking.

5. Safety rules in the room

Protective kit stays on at all times: full-face shield, coveralls, gloves and boot covers. Closed-toe shoes are required; we can't let you in wearing sandals, heels or open shoes.
Only one person swings at a time. Everyone else stays behind the marked line.
Never throw items at walls, the door or the viewing window, and never swing at anything above shoulder height.
Follow staff instructions immediately. Staff can pause or end a session if rules are broken, without refund.
No phones or cameras inside the room while anyone is swinging. We can film for you with the GoPro add-on.

6. Bringing your own items

Allowed: crockery, glass bottles and jars, picture frames, paperwork, small electronics without batteries or screens (keyboards, printers, routers), and flat-screen monitors or TVs we've checked.
Not allowed: anything containing a battery, aerosols, liquids, CRT or fluorescent tubes, pressurised containers, anything with sharp metal edges already exposed, and anything that isn't yours to break.
Staff have the final say on what goes in. Anything refused can be taken home or left with us for recycling.

7. Archery range rules

Range sessions are 16+, or 8 to 15 with a parent or legal guardian present on the range throughout who signs the waiver for them.
A range officer is present for every session and controls the shooting line. You shoot only when the range is declared hot, and you stay behind the line until it's declared clear. Arrows are collected together on the officer's instruction.
Bows are drawn only on the shooting line, pointing at the target, with an arrow nocked. Never dry-fire a bow and never draw it towards a person.
Arm guards and finger tabs are worn by everyone shooting. Loose sleeves, scarves and dangling jewellery come off first.
Only equipment we supply is used on public sessions. No personal bows, crossbows, arrows or bolts.
Deliberately shooting at anything other than the targets, or ignoring a range officer's instruction, ends the session immediately without refund.
The alcohol and behaviour rules in section 4 apply to the range in full.

8. Axe-throwing rules

Axe sessions are 18+, or 14 to 17 with a parent or legal guardian present in the lane throughout who signs the waiver for them.
A coach is present in every lane for the whole session and controls when you throw and when you collect. One thrower on the line at a time; everyone else stays behind the lane's marked line.
Axes are carried head-down by the handle, never swung, tossed or handed to anyone blade-first. Only one axe is out of the rack per thrower.
Throw only at your own target. Never retrieve an axe until the coach has called the lane clear and nobody else is holding one.
Closed-toe shoes are required. Only equipment we supply is used; no personal axes, knives or throwing tools.
Ignoring a coach's instruction, or any throw the coach judges unsafe, ends the session immediately without refund.
The alcohol and behaviour rules in section 4 apply to the lanes in full.

9. UV splatter room

Any age can take part. Under-16s must have a parent or legal guardian in the room throughout who signs the waiver for them.
Coveralls, goggles and shoe covers are worn for the whole session. The paint is water-based and washes out of most fabrics, but we can't accept liability for clothing, shoes, bags or phones brought into the room.
Paint goes on the canvases and the walls, not on people. Deliberately throwing paint at another guest or at staff ends the session without refund.
Canvases are yours to keep. We wrap them for transport; we're not responsible for paint transfer once they leave the building.
The alcohol and behaviour rules in section 4 apply to the splatter room in full.

10. Event space and venue hire

From opening, event hire is confirmed when we receive a 50% deposit; until then a date is held for 7 days only. Before opening, dates are held provisionally with no deposit. The balance is due 14 days before the event. Headcount can be adjusted by up to 10% until 7 days before; after that the confirmed number is charged.
Cancellation 28 or more days before the event: deposit refunded in full. 14 to 27 days: deposit retained. Under 14 days: full hire fee due. We'll always try to move the date instead.
Every hire includes at least one activity for all guests; we don't hire the lounge on its own. Capacities are fixed by our fire assessment: 24 for Lounge + One Activity, 30 for a Half Takeover, 60 for a Full Takeover. Everyone taking part in an activity signs the standard waiver and follows the rules in sections 4 to 9; the age rules per activity apply.
We don't serve alcohol and there is no bar; the lounge has a snack bar with soft drinks, hot drinks and snacks. No alcohol may be brought onto the premises or consumed during a hire, and the behaviour rules in section 4 apply to all guests.
Catering is through our partners unless agreed otherwise. Food and drink stay in the lounge, never in the rooms or on the range.
Hire runs from the agreed start to the agreed finish, including set-up and clear-down. Overruns are charged at the package's extra-hour rate per hour or part hour.
The hirer is responsible for the conduct of their guests and for any damage beyond fair wear and tear to the lounge, equipment or building.
Filming and photo-shoot hire requires a member of our staff present throughout and our written agreement on what is filmed. Breakworks branding may not be altered or obscured in the venue without agreement.

11. Damage and liability

You're responsible for any damage caused by deliberate misuse: damage to the room, kit or viewing window from breaking the rules will be charged at cost.
We take safety seriously, but these are physical activities and minor cuts, bruises and aching arms are possible. By signing the waiver you accept that risk as described in the briefing.
Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else the law doesn't allow us to limit.

12. General

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales.
We may update these terms. The version in force when you book or buy applies to that booking or pass.
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