Paintball Yarramundi

Yarramundi is semi-rural Hawkesbury country near Richmond, at the foot of the Blue Mountains, and that space is exactly what paintball needs. Action Paintball Games Yarramundi runs its park at 770 Springwood Road, less than an hour's drive from the Sydney CBD, with more than 12 battlefields set in the bush. The fields have real character: Castle Richenstein is a two-storey castle, Trenches is a jungle-style field with buildings and 500 metres of trenches, and Conquest mixes ruins, a temple and bush sniping.

What to expect on a Yarramundi paintball day:

• Getting there: Yarramundi is car-based, with parking on site, so carpool or organise a minibus for the group.
• The experience: games last 10 to 15 minutes, a referee explains the rules before every round, and most games use re-spawns until the last few minutes, when a hit puts you out.
• Group size: fixed-price party packs cover up to five players with more added at a set price each, bucks and corporate packages cover 10 players, and 14 or more deposited players can book a private battlefield.
• Booking lead time: book ahead, particularly for a private battlefield, and make sure anyone under 18 has a signed parental consent form before the day.
• Food and drinks: hot food, cheese toasties, coffee, tea, snacks and cold drinks are sold on site, and you can bring your own food.

Prices start from $89 per person, and every player gets a marker with an electronic hopper, a full-face thermal mask, an ammo harness and free upper-body armour. Wear your own clothes and enclosed shoes with ankle support, as thongs and sandals are not allowed, and players must be 12 or older. Afterwards there are covered tabled areas for your group and free hot showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.