Catch up with the life & loves of the Crawley family in the capital on a Downton Abbey tour of London! Every well-to-do clan had a London pad to complement the family estate in the country & the Crawleys of Downton Abbey were no different. These fascinating tours let you discover the Crawleys' London. The Crawleys upped sticks & left Downton Abbey for London when it was Rose's debutante summer season on the capital's social scene. Home in the capital was Grantham House in St James's Square. But the exterior shots of the house were actually filmed in Westminster. It's this sort of insider knowledge that makes this London Downton tour so interesting. With so many links to London the city often featured in episodes of the hit ITV period drama. Rose partied her heart out. Edith inherited The Sketch with its London offices & the flat of her editor lover Michael Gregson. & of course there's Robert's sister Rosamund Painswick who lived permanently in London at 35 Belgrave Square... ...

This is your invitation to the finest gin tasting joint in Stourbridge! The two of you will enjoy a gently gin-soaked afternoon or evening tasting various gins & learning which tonics go best with each of them. Hosted by a very knowledgeable ginthusiast these sessions & convivial & fun
- the best in the West Midlands in fact! You'll be looked after by the very jovial team at Dr Hardwicke's Gin Emporium near Stourbridge. You'll be welcomed with a G&T as you gather for your gin tasting & then once seated at the cluster of tables in the bar it's time to begin. After the introductions have been done you'll work your way through the five gins being presented. & what a fine selection it is! With gins from all over the world it's a true taste sensation. At this Art Deco Stourbridge bar we're talking tasty artisan & small production gins each with very much with its own character. From the delicate Dancing Dragontail Summer Gin & Pinkster Gin to the more robust Monkey 47 & Brooklyn Gin there's something for all palates. You might be presented with some more unusual flavours too such as Saffron Gin. When it comes to actually tasting gin serving it with a tonic is the best way for you to appreciate the blend of botanicals in each individual gin. But did you know that which mixer you choose for your gin with can affect the overall taste of your drink? From ginger ale to lemon tonic tonic waters come in various flavours. It can be minefield out there so thank goodness the ginthusiast can show you the way. Whilst you're tasting away head chef Andre will be serving freshly prepared nibbles from patés & crackers to tasty goujons. It really is all very civilised & as well as sampling lots of those botanical busting drinks you get to learn a fair bit too. If gin tasting in Stourbridge sounds like your kind of entertainment book now for the two of you!
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This is your opportunity to go down in the Rock n' Roll hall of fame by putting on your very own dream festival. While the experience itself technically lasts one day it involves a lot of forward planning. The first question you must answer is where are you going to host this epic day of music. Any venue in the UK is open to you. Will it be Wembley or the more traditional Worthy Farm? You call the shots. Choosing the venue is though the easy bit. Next you must choose your acts
- & to make it an especially difficult decision
- you can have any act from the past or present. So will you have Jimi Hendrix rocking the main stage? Or is One Direction more your thing? The decision is yours & you can have as many acts as you can fit into your schedule. The only catch is you can only have one headliner
- & they can't be a super group so none of the Mc Busted stuff! With the venue secure & the acts sorted there's one last thing to consider. With such an exclusive lineup the media...


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This is your invite to head to a professional driving academy to experience a drift car passenger thrill! Drift rides in one of the training cars will show you just how gnarly even a more modest drift car can be at the hands of a pro drifter. Get ready to be taken on a serious drift car thrill in the missile that is the Mazda MX-5. The MX-5 is classic drift trainer car. It's short wheel based compact & light rear wheel drive. These drift rides will show you just how much fun these Japanese drop-tops can be in the hands of the right person. & in your case you'll have a professional drifter sitting in the driver's seat so you can bet your bottom dollar (or yen!) it's going to be a heck of ride. We are offering drift car passenger thrill rides in the MX-5s at Brands Hatch in Kent. Being modified MXs means they've got all the upgrades needed to make them proper drifting cars. So slide into the bucket seat get strapped in drop the top & get ready for the thrill ride of your life as you experience drifting first h&. If you can bear to look you might find the speedo is nudging 70mph as you head straight into a corner. Your brain will be telling you that's way to fast to approach a corner but your heart will be pumping whilst the adrenaline is making you will the MX-5 to hit the limiter. Invariably that's just what your driver will do
- pushing the MX-5 to the limits to max out the thrillometer on your drift car ride. So whilst it might be a small & relatively cheap car the MX-5 is the perfect motor for giving you your very first drift car passenger thrill. After all it takes some getting used to when you slide around corners sideways with the tyres screeching. Get it right & it's an art form & quite possibly one of the best motor sport spectacles ever. & you'll be right in the thick of it in the passenger seat!
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Ride shotgun in a race-prepped proper drift car with a championship driver at the helm. It's going to be a seriously slidey ride! ...

Dice with the God of wind storm & fire on a Huracan test drive! Lamborghini certainly picked the perfect name (Huracan is indeed a deity) for this impressive supercar. This is your chance to see if you can tame that Italian flamboyancy (with a touch of German precision) as you take the Huracan for a spin at the track of your choice.

It has to be said Lamborghini cars certainly appeal to a certain type of driver. If you want discrete high-powered motoring you won’t want a Huracan. However if you want something that shouts from the rooftops this car is for you. & the Lambo you could be test driving has got bold & brash pretty well covered as it’s that unmissable bright lime green colour with huge black alloys to boot.

As you’d expect the Huracan is brimming with complete confidence. As Lamborghini quipped when referring to the Huracan as replacement for the best-selling Gallardo: “ No-one can beat an icon. That’s why we created another one.” & that they certainly did.

The Huracan’s naturally-aspirated 5.2l V10 engine will reach the giddying top speed of 202mph & goes from standing start to 60mph in just 2.5 seconds. That’s quicker than the time it took you to actually read this sentence.

Slipping into the driver’s seat it feels more like the flight deck of a jet than a car. It’s all very theatrical & dramatic with a wraparound console a row of colour coordinated lime green buttons carbon inserts everywhere & that flat bottomed steering wheel. Take a closer look & you’ll see there’s a red button on it. This is the Anima button. We won’t tell you what it does but we’ll give you three words to remember: Strada Sport & Corso…

And while we’re at it here’s another Italian phrase for your Huracan test drive. Doppia Frizione. That’s 'dual clutch' as in the seven speed dual clutch transmission & gearbox. That is what also makes this car so responsive so quick off the grid & so impressive. We think you’ll have an absolute blast.









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Drive a Lamborghini & get a real taste of the motoring high life! The Gallardo from Italian manufacturer Lamborghini kick-started the marque back into the upper echelons of the car world with this quite simply stunning car. First produced in 2003 the Gallardo was an instant hit & thousands have rolled off Lamborghini's production line (despite the £130 000+ price tag) & this experience lets you actually drive one. A rare opportunity indeed & what's more we've got different circuits around the country for you to pick from. Before you've even driven out of the pit lane it's quite an experience because getting into the driving seat of the Gallardo can be a challenge as it seems Lamborghini wanted this car to be as low-slung as possible. Once installed in the handcrafted leather driving seat you are sitting merely inches from the ground & with the Gallardo's huge V10 engine not far over your shoulder just listening to the car ticking over is a aural thrill. Still you can't st... ...

Have you always wanted to drive a police car? Now here's your chance! We are offering experiences for you to get behind the wheel of a powerful Police interceptor to see how it performs on the track. You will be driving an Audi A6 Quattro police car. The Quattro bit refers to the fact that this beast is four wheel drive giving you so much more grip
- essential when chasing baddies & bandits on the mean streets of the UK. It's a high performance motor that'll give any criminal's 'go fast' car a run for its money. The famous battenburg markings down the sides of the cars (that have replaced the old 'jam sandwich' stripes back in the days of Minder & The Bill) are all present & correct on this Audi as are the famous ' Blues & Twos' that's to say the blue lights & the siren. With any luck you'll get to have a little go with those during your Police car driving experience. So much more powerful than you usual Vauxhall panda car vehicles like this Audi are deployed by Police forces around the country as Interceptors. That's to say they sit in wait & control traffic often carrying out ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) checks on passing vehicles. An infraction spotted they leap into action & go in hot pursuit of the perpetrator. From a standing start to 60mph in a matter of seconds this is what all Police officers wish they were driving. As you take the hot seat take note of what the instructor in the front passenger seat is saying. Chances are they've been involved in more tactical pursuits than you've had hot dinners so they can give you all the hints & tips from an insider's perspective. Your drive a police car experience gives you four laps of the race circuit. You might be finding your feet at the start (these cop cars have automatic transmission which can take a bit of getting used to) but by the fourth & final lap you'll be flying in your thoroughly modern Audi police interceptor!
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When it comes to cuteness the Sherwood Forest Railway wins hands down! It's a whole world of steam all in miniature at this delightful family-owned railway that runs along the edge of the former Sherwood Forest farm park area
- & this experience will see you getting to drive one of the steam locos. The SFR (as the Sherwood Forest Railway is know to locals & fans!) is Nottinghamshire's only 15" railway. Rolling on this narrow gauge track are 5/8th scale locomotives with both diesel & steam powered versions along with a fine collection of bright & shiny passenger carriages. For this experience you will be driving one of the lovely steam trains. The family who operates this charming railway originally bought steam locos Smokey Joe & Pet back in 1998 but it wasn't until 2000 that they had found the perfect location on the edge of Sherwood Forest to build their railway track. Each year the line is extended & now stands at one mile complete with two level crossings a tunnel...
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Drive a loco for a return trip along the  East Kent Railway line near Dover & invite up to four to ride along behind in the brake van! ...