Combine a Formula 1 driving experience that's nearly as good as the real thing with a dose of full size fun in miniature on the Scalextric tracks & you've got the best indoor raceway session you could ask for. This one is destined to bring out the big kid in you that's for sure! This unique set up near Oldham may look incongruous from the outside but inside it's a veritable den of delights for motoring fans with the star of the show being the full size sim. This thing looks very much like a real F1 car with huge Pirelli slick tyres a sleek silver body & even the on-board camera set just behind the driver's head. Race suit zipped up & full face helmet on slide yourself into the cockpit & you'll be totally immersed in the world of Formula One driving. The steering wheel is that distinctive shape with gear change lights & it boasts full force feedback so you will feeling just what the FIA drivers feel through their hands when they are accelerating around that high-speed circuit. Talking of circuits the great thing about simulating the whole experience is that you can drive any circuit you like! No bumpy old airfield track here you can take your pick from all the pro tracks in the F1 series. Fancy flooring it through the dark tunnel & out into the bright Med sunshine at the port in Monaco? Want to try Monza's signature Parabolica corner
- that a long right hander that sets you up for the super fast home straight? Or maybe you're more of a Brit racer who would love to take on the multi-turn complex that is Becketts at the legendary Silverstone? The experience is driven just like a normal Grand Prix with you sitting in the simulator for some initial practice laps followed by a qualifying session to determine grid positions then the actual race itself. With all the noises swirling around & the impressive three-screen graphics in front of you this is one simulation that's going to get you stimulated to drive to your absolute limit. We can highly recommend that you opt for the bolt-on Scalextric option on these Formula 1 driving experiences. A session on the slot cars will take you right back to the good old days when you'd spend hours & hours being mesmerised by little cars going round the track. It's incredibly addictive & just as good as you remember it to be. In fact it's even better as these giant tracks boast four to six lanes & each one is themed. We loved the snowy 119ft pro circuit & the Rocky track complete with trains trundling around too. But then the City circuit weaving in & out of the skyscrapers is pretty cool too!
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This is Formula 1000! F1000 is one of the most popular single seater motorsport categories in the UK. This is your chance to drive one of these amazing open-wheelers on a circuit. It's going to be fast. Very fast. Let's see if you've got what it takes to be a bonafide Formula 1000 racing driver… If you're wondering what the 1000 bit of the name Formula 1000 means it alludes to the capacity of the engines in these single seaters. & these are 1000cc motorbike engines we're talking about here. Yep a powerful motorbike engine in a car. Crazy but true! So. Shape a super lightweight monocoque chassis stick a four cylinder motorbike engine it & watch it go! This combination of a motorcycle engine in a car (that's really light) gives you massively impressive performance figures: top speed 150mph 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds & a rev counter that bounces nicely up to 14 000rpm. & seeing as it does 0-100mph in just 4.75 seconds it's also reassuring to find out that the F1000 brakes at 125m... ...

Flying classes in four seater planes at airports around the UK with the choice of 30 & 60-minute flight durations. ...

Choosing a scent for a friend or partner is a tricky business so why not treat them to a bespoke perfume making kit? Our range of home-based gift sets means that you can blend your very own fragrance that'll you love wearing. Every box contains everything you need to create your very own signature perfume. Your bespoke perfume in a box starts as a series of perfume blends each with its own key notes & accents. The man behind those divine h&-picked aromas is master perfumer Francois Robert. Having grown up in a fragrance-creating family Francois's skills led him to create perfumes for French design house Lanvin. Now he's bringing perfume making into the home with these fabulous collections based on themes including natural fresh exotic & floral blends. In each of these themed perfume making kits you'll find easy to follow instructions an ingredients list & the collection of six 9ml blends. There are also all the tools of the perfumer's trade with pipettes & scent strips al... ...

RAID recognised one & two-day freediving courses in Bath to learn to freedive with renowned freediver Emma Farrell. ...

Drive a rear wheel drive Subaru on the Worcestershire rally circuit ...

Chocks away for your session in a full motion flight simulator in Bristol! This flying club is the place to come to in the South West for simulator training. It's the only one of its kind in the UK & gives you all the moves & motion of real flight. The location for your experience is the main office of this flight club & training school based in the Silver Zone of Bristol International Airport. It's a modern purpose-built facility right next to the apron & is a really smart set up ready to welcome all students. The simulator this Bristol team has installed is unique. It's a Redbird MCX which is a versatile set up to represent many different types of light aircraft & small jets. It's a standalone capsule mounted on a cradle which is what facilitates the full motion of this simulator. Inside it's dual control with a full glass cockpit & the working controls. The advantage of taking a sim session at a flying school is that you are immersed in aviation from the moment you swing into the car park right on the edge of buzzing Bristol Airport's runway. You'll be welcomed by one of the operations team & introduced to your host who will be a fully-qualified pilot instructor so they know how to do this stuff for real! With impressive wrap-around screens projecting HD graphics it all feels very realistic. & of course being full-motion means you feel every bump in the tarmac as you taxi every banking sensation as you turn left or right & all that acceleration or deceleration. It's thrilling stuff
- especially when it's you in control. We are offering 30 or 60-minute sessions in this flight simulator in Bristol. During that time you'll be captain of the plane flying where you want & in whatever flight conditions you fancy. & in what is quite possibly the most civilised sim session ever you can even add a light lunch in the club's Flight Lounge for the complete sim package at Bristol Airport!
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A full day of full throttle rally at Silverstone! Choose which car or cars you'd like to drive buy the appropriate voucher book yourself in & get ready for a fabulous fun day learning proper rally skills in a proper rally car. It's as simple as that! This rally school just opposite the famous race track of the same name has been operating for over three decades making in one of the oldest if not the oldest rally training school in the country. Needless to say they have etched a reputation for excellent teaching a friendly atmosphere & one of the best training centres in the game. On this full throttle rally you'll experience every corner of this Silverstone rally stage. You've got a raft of morning & afternoon sessions to work through so without further ado let's get on with what you'll be doing. First up is a 20-minute driver briefing session. Then in your groups you start to rotate around the rallying activities. You take it in turns to perfect the art of power sliding & handbrake turns two of the basic rallying techniques that require a fine balance of throttle & steering. Go too full on & you'll spin out on this slippery Silverstone loose gravel. Not enough throttle & you'll just limp round! The second batch of driving sessions carries on in full throttle mode as you'll be taught a whole load more rallying techniques. From hard braking & Scandinavian Flicks (yes!) to yet another type of power slide by the end of the session you'll be up for combining all your new-found skills out on the main rally circuit. Your last lap is treated like a proper rally with your instructor giving the pace notes as you drive. & there's one extra treat on these full throttle rally days at Silverstone. You get to go out as a passenger with the instructor driving. This is the moment you realise that although you were doing pretty good out there these guys are at a whole new level of rallying. Hang on tight! ...

You'll be going fast & pretty furiously on your Mitsubishi Eclipse drive! Find out what it's like to drive a car that's just like Brian O' Connor's first street racing whip. You'll be taking a lime green 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T around a race track for three or six miles of turbocharged fun. The Eclipse was never marketed by Mitsubishi in Europe so these motors are pretty rare in the UK. What's more this particular 2G (that's second generation fact fans!) Eclipse has had an internal & external makeover to boost performance way beyond factory levels & capture those similar good looks that the Eclipse in the very first First & The Furious film boasted. Aficionados will instantly recognise the Eclipse. It featured in that atmospheric opening scene of the famous car chase movie with undercover cop O' Connor testing his driving skills in his LAPD-financed Mitsubishi Eclipse. Pushing the car to its limits at the Dodger Stadium parking lot our hero spins out at 160mph. Realising there's no way he'll beat Toretto in his first race he goes off to buy Nitrous Oxide
- & that if you know the film is how his Eclipse eventually meets its sticky end! Whilst you won't be street racing in this Mitsubishi you will be hooning it around a race track. We've got circuits the length & breadth of the country stepping up to host these Eclipse drives. That'll give as many people as possible the chance to experience this special car that you'll seldom encounter on the open roads. & for those who want the stats about their Mitsubishi Eclipse drive we're talking a 2.0l 16v turbocharged engine whale tail full body kit wings & glistening sport tuning rims too. Top speed is a healthy 155mph with a 0-60 time of just 4.5 seconds. We reckon you're going to enjoy taking this fabulously furious Mitsubishi for a blast around the track.
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Get in a canoe & paddle out for lunch in the wild on these foraging experiences near Keswick! Make no mistake this isn’t a paddle out for a BBQ with goodies from your local supermarket. You will be on an island where you will catch find prep & cook food for a meal with a difference.

Your meeting point is a marina on the edge of Derwent Water where you’ll get in canoes to paddle across to a remote isl&. From that moment on it’s all about preparing your meal. This is al fresco dining foraging style. If you know where to look & what to look for Mother Nature provides you with everything you need to survive & eat. Right down to fashioning your own spoons out of wood this is taking food preparation back to basics.

You’ll be shown how to make & where to place a trap. You’ll discover which plants are edible & which are not. You’ll learn how to gather & purify water for drinking & cooking. You’ll help prepare the fire for cooking on. & you’ll be whittling those all important spoons yourselves too that you’ll then use when cooking your meal.

An integral part of these fascinating foraging experiences is the trap. You’ll be preparing what you’ve caught (usually rabbit) for cooking & you are welcome to participate or observe. If you’d rather not take part at all in this part of the course that’s fine too & shouldn’t put you off booking onto the experience
- there’s plenty more foraging to do!

As you can imagine a bit of remoteness off the usual beaten paths of Cumbria is required for this course which is why canoeing out to an island is part of your day. It’ll take you away from civilisation (or at least where you parked the car!) to the island basecamp without trekking for hours. It’s a paddle & then getting stuck in & finding what rich flora & fauna is right at your feet.

Using a mix of team-based challenges demonstrations & tasks this full day out is bound to be fruitful in every sense of the word. You’ll learn lots discover new things & try out new skills. Who’d have thought you’d be eating a proper bush tucker meal thanks to everything you were taught during your foraging experience in Keswick!










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