Enjoy a London vintage pleasure flight in a wonderful de Havilland Devon! These vintage airliner flights will show you all the best of the capital in the most nostalgic way possible. This is a very special plane & one that has certainly earned its place in the aviation history books as the aircraft that revolutionised passenger air travel after the war. These vintage airliner flights are operated out of Kent's Headcorn Aerodrome using a de Havilland Devon. The Devon is the military version of the commercial airliner the de Havilland Dove. This particular plane is a shining example of a ex-RAF Devon. Having been built in Hawarden Chester in 1946 she immediately entered military service as VP981 & was posted to RAF Hendon. A very well-travelled Devon there followed several years of service at Fontainebleau in France as the private transport for the Air Attaché & for the Commander of Allies Forces. Returning to the UK in 1966 for stints at RAF Andover & RAF Northolt she was (very carefully) put into storage in 1975. In 1985 a new career took off as crew transport for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby before finally being retired from military duties in 1998. As an ex-military Devon she is now revelling in the fact that she is now flying a range of civilian vintage pleasure flights including this one over London. In just 15 minutes you'll be within range of all those landmarks buildings & sights of the capital. Unlike today's jet airliners the vintage Devon affords every passenger a large window so wherever you are seated in the cabin you'll get a great view of London. Resplendent in her authentic Royal Air Force Transport Command colours seeing the de Havilland Devon sitting on the tarmac at Headcorn is truly a sight to behold. With her distinctive domed cockpit & tall windscreen it really gives the Devon a distinctive & characterful face! A proper beauty from the humble beginnings of commercial air travel not only do these London vintage pleasure flights give you the chance to see the capital from the air you get to do in some serious style. ...

Get ready for flying upside down on this Bellanca Decathlon aerobatic experience! Take an American Champion Aircraft Industries designed light aircraft capable of aerobatics add one highly experienced instructor mix in one enthusiastic aviation fan (that's you!) & you get a thrilling experience including inverted flight stall turns & looping the loop all from this friendly airfield in Staffordshire. The Bellanca Decathlon has a reputation as a fantastic aerobatic training plane & in our experience they are fairly rare in the skies over here. However the aviation grapevine tells us a certain Top Gear TV presenter James May has one which is quite unusual in itself as he is known as Mr Slow & this little trooper of a plane is certainly no slow-coach! It's also capable of sustaining aerobatic stresses of +6g & -5g has the fully inverted oil system so it's ready to roll (literally) & it's guaranteed fun in the air. Fully adapted for aerial manoeuvres this Bellanca Decathl... ...

Deep sea fishing trips
- haul in your catch aboard one of the best-equipped catamaran fishing boats in Brighton Marina! See if
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Discounted deals for deluxe Belgian truffle making! Three UK venues to choose from. ...

The acting the drama the singing & the dancing
- you'll have it all with these packages that include a show & dinner in London.
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Introducing Design Your Own Fragrance
- for Men! Now it's the turn of the boys to make your own cologne. These kits give you everything
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Whether your sense of scent runs to floral fruity musky or sweet now is your chance to create your own perfume & celebrate your own fantastic fragrance-blending skills! With this brilliant session learning how to design your own perfume you can get creative to feel like a sweet-smelling celeb with expert guidance from professional consultants. Taking place at locations around the UK designing your own perfume has never been easier. Mix things up with your personal fragrance & when you've perfected your formula it's yours to take home! Your expert teacher will instruct you on the art of perfumery & you'll soon discover a world of smells emotions sensuality & magic. There are 21 different blends for you to mix as you wish with your consultant showing you what ratios you'll need to create the perfume that you want. You can come up with a fragrance for men women or a unisex one you can share
- it's entirely up to you. You'll also be shown the different 'notes' of an arom...
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Fly on your flight simulator out of Hampshire straight to LA! On these thrilling simulator flights you will be handling a (virtual) light aircraft over Los Angeles. Will you manage to make a nice final approach to land smoothly in La La Land? These simulators are based at a flight training school at Solent Airport in Lee-on-Solent. This is where future aviators come to get their wings in the school's training aircraft. But as well as flying the real stuff they offer time in the simulators so you can practice all sorts of scenarios. The school teaches actual flying in Diamond DA40 & DA42 light aircraft & they have the exact same set ups in the simulator rooms. Built using authentic Diamond aircraft parts with real avionics & high-end visuals you will totally believe you are sitting in the Diamond plane on the runway. You're in the captain's seat for the duration & beside you is your trainer a specialist sim instructor. They'll show you all the basics of controlling the plan... ...

Drive a diesel train along the wonderful Churnet Valley Railway line! British Railways started building cleaner & more economical diesel-powered trains in the 1950s. Lightweight & adaptable the diesel rail cars you can drive on these experiences were all built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company not far from this heritage line's base in Staffordshire.A true labour of love the wagons & trains you will climb aboard at the Cheddleton base have been restored by the army of volunteers between 1992 & 2004. We think the hard-working team has every right to be incredibly proud of what has been achieved with the train gone from being on the diesel scrap heap to be driven by you & looking decidedly more photogenic now too liveried up in a gorgeous dark green colour or classic BR blue. To be more precise about your day out you will most likely be driving a class 33 train. This class of diesel was in production between 1960 & 1962 with 98 locos being built in total. At the time they were quite innovative being factory fitted with dual braking systems namely vacuum & air. They were also capable of working in push-pull mode where the trains run on a non-electrified section of railway line. All this fascinating info & more will be explained to you when you take on the 12 mile trip on a one to one basis with your expert driver. And there is such a lot of history behind these locos! ' Sophie' retired in 1992 from the mainlines & she was sold by tender in 1993. After having her bogies replaced & an overhaul she went back into service in 1997. A complete restoration was carried out in 2009 (covering everything from re-wiring & bodywork to new batteries & repainting) before being back in traffic in 2012.' Captain Charles' is another class 33 who retired from service in 1996 after a long career. After being sold & run privately to pull charter & specialist services he made his first appearance after restoration in 2010 & found his way to the Churnet Valley later that year. These are just two of the diesel trains that are in the fleet here in Staffordshire with lots more stored awaiting overhaul or repairs including class 47s ' Brightside' ' Tamworth Castle' & No 6 Roger H Bennett to name but a few loco shed residents. You will be heading out for your jaunt on the Churnet Valley Line that stretches 12 miles along the countryside they call ' Little Switzerland' in this part of Staffordshire. Every drive a diesel train experience is offered on an exclusive basis so it will just be you & the experienced driver upfront in the cab ensuring lots of hands on time actually driving the diesel multiple unit & learning what it was like to be a diesel train driver in the 1960s & 70s. & don't forget your friends & family will be able to wave from the platform! ...

Enjoy a diesel train experience that'll see you riding up front with the driver on one of Britain's finest light railways through the historic countryside of Kent. You will be a very privileged passenger on a Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit with the rare chance to see everything on the railway from the driver's perspective. Learning all about the heritage of this lovely little light railway as you go you'll leave the main station at Tenterden & head through Northiam to the present terminus at Bodiam (right next to the stunning castle!). What we love about this diesel train experience is that whilst being driven along the 21 mile long round trip you will spend the entire time alongside the driver of this vintage diesel train in the cab. We think this is one very special ride. Of course the DMMUs that take part in these experiences are nothing like the diesel trains you see driving the length & breadth of Britain today. We're talking the first wave of diesel power introduced when the Kent & East Sussex Railway was taken over by British Railways in 1948 & traction by internal combustion was becoming more common. In the post-war era early railcars & diesel locos where in active use on this very line including a twice-daily 'hop picker's' freight service. Today the heritage railway uses diesels for shunting engineers' trains off peak passenger train services & emergency assistance too. The line is steeped in history & this experience gives you time to ask the driver all the questions you want whether it's about how the diesel trains are used here or the technical aspects of restoration. Maybe you want to know how signal boxes work or you're curious as to what freight was carried on this line. All your queries will be deftly answered by the knowledgeable staff here in Kent. To cover the return journey you should allow just shy of two hours giving you plenty of time to get to know & understand how a DMMU works. Being a classic diesel train you'll have a great 'driver's eye view' from the panoramic window of the cab & you'll get a real insight into diesel train driving operations & techniques. This is a truly memorable day out that doesn't end at the train terminus as you have all day to take in the Colonel Stephens Museum & general goings on at the Kent & East Sussex Railway after your diesel train experience. ...