Skirmish Paintball was founded in 1984, the company runs 27 sites in the UK. There are many activities to choose from, paintball, airsoft, axe throwing, laser tag, archery, air rifle range and more.

• For the axe throwing the minimum amount of players required to book online was 8 or more.
• There are 18 areas and a wide variety of scenarios.
• Skirmish Paintball is open to play for anyone aged over 11.
• The license fee for the rights of the name “Skirmish” is purchased individually by the private owners of the separate Skirmish sites across the UK.

Skirmish has been a paintball venue since 1987.

The price for Axe Throwing was £25, find out the prices of other activities here.

Pyrotechnics that can be purchased from a Skirmish Paintball site are hand grenades and Smoke bombs, with some also providing flash bangs.

• Hand Grenades

Hand Grenades are constructed using a cardboard shell, with a fuse inside that has 20-25 paintballs around the center. To light the fuse, you must tear off the cap, and use the reverse side, which resembles the side of a matchbox to spark the fuse. When the fuse is lit, there is an approximate 5 seconds before the grenade shatters and explodes, firing coloured paint in all directions.

• Smoke Bombs

Smoke Bombs use the same lighting technology as the hand grenade, with a reverse side to the cap which you must strike against the fuse. When a smoke bomb is lit, it releases coloured smoke for about 2 minutes, to provide cover, or smoke out other paintball players.

• Flash Bangs

Flash Bangs are more often seen on airsoft days. The flash bang has the same lighting technique as the hand grenade and smoke bomb, but after the fuse has been lit, it sparks a bright white flash to temporarily blind the opposition, or any other players that were staring at the pyrotechnic when it went off.

Axe throwing was right next to the car park on the level. For the larger activities like airsoft or paintball be prepared for a lot of walking and hills.

Stoke Woods, Pennsylvania Rd, Exeter EX4 5BW

• Car, Easy parking

Tip: Sat-nav Skirmish Paintball not just the postcode. The postcode on it’s own takes you to a house up the road.

• Sat nav Skirmish Paintball not just the postcode, it’ll take you to a house up the road.
• Skirmish Paintball is open to play for anyone aged over 11.
• Find out more skirmishdevon.co.uk

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