While away a day at the Kenton Park Estate on this lovely vineyard experience in Devon! This is the story of a family who fell in love with a country estate decided to buy it & brought the vineyard back to life. It's a fascinating & magical tale you'll love to hear! The Oliphant-Thompson family bought this pretty farm estate in 2017. The previous owner had produced some award-winning wines in the past so the self-penned ' Motley Cru' immediately got to work to re-plant the vineyard & start their incredible journey into the world of wine. There are now 15 000 vines growing in the microclimate that surrounds Kenton Park Estate. From Pinot Noir & Chardonnay to Bacchus & Reichensteiner these grapes grow happily in this beautiful corner of Devon. The seasonal mists certainly bring their magic to the fruitfulness & the family now produces a fine collection of wines including the wonderfully named ' Grape Escape' & ' Flying Start' wines. For your visit to Kenton you'll be gui... ...

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
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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! ...

Drive a 50s or 60s diesel train for two return journeys on the GCR ...

Earth moving & dozing fun in a former quarry with a digger! ...

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Dinghy sailing courses in Milton Keynes for all! Learn to sail a dinghy boat on Willen Lakes in Milton Keynes. Get the wind in your sails for a 90-minute taster or a RYA two day course & enjoy the pleasures of sailing on in-land water. If you're curious about what it takes to sail a boat we can highly recommend the Discover Sailing course for you. You'll spend a good hour & a half at this Milton Keynes centre learning the basics of sailing a dinghy. That gives you enough time to get to grips with what sailing is all about whilst not getting too tired. Those of you who want to learn more about sailing should look at the excellent value for your money two-day RYA Start Sailing (Level 1) course. With on-shore & on-water tuition across two full days at the sailing centre you'll have a really good grounding for being able to sail a boat
- & it's an RYA course too which means you get a qualification at the end! Both courses are run & hosted by fully qualified RYA sailing instructors...
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At least once in our lives the 'who would play me in a movie about my life' conversation pops up. This experience day is your chance to turn musings into movies! With the help of some of the best script writers in the business your first job is to devise the plot & work out the way in which your story will be told. It doesn't have to be 100% accurate add some glamour if need be! Once the script is ready it's time to decide who gets the honour of playing you in this screen play. Rest assured all the big names in the business will be vying for this role. I mean we know you don't like to blow your own trumpet but it goes without saying that the lead role will receive an instant academy award nomination. So who will it be? Leo? Meryl Streep? Danny Dyer? The choice is entirely yours to make. Put it this way there's no one who won't be picking up the phone for the role you have on offer. With the cast & screen-play in place you're ready to start shooting your movie. The filming loca... ...