Art architecture & fine dining combine for this Royal Academy afternoon tea!  The imposing Burlington House is home

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Bees beers wine & fun with rural beekeeping days in the heart of Sussex & Surrey ...

These two-day Level 1 & 2 RYA Powerboating courses are a great opportunity to have fun learning the basic seamanship skills you need to handle a powerboat safely
- & at the same time to gain a useful qualification from the Royal Yachting Association.  Courses take place in the sheltered waters of Poole Harbour in Dorset. It's one of Europe's finest harbours offering a perfect environment for an introduction to the art of driving a powerful boat & an ideal place to build up confidence. Day one & you embark on Level 1 of the power boating course where you'll learn how to control a powerboat in some of the most common situations faced by mariners. Following a boat safety briefing you go aboard for instruction covering several basic manoeuvres such as coming alongside picking up buoys mooring & "man overboard" procedure. You will practice each of these several times to ensure you are comfortable & confident. In the afternoon the lessons continue out on the water with traini...
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This one-day jetski course is perfect if you own like to hire or hope to perhaps one day buy a personal watercraft & want to be a responsible jet skier. Taking place at this jet skiing school in Poole Harbour the day combines on land & on water training so that you can be competent & proficient when in charge of a personal watercraft by the end of your full day of training. These courses are suited as much to total beginners who have never ridden a jetski as those with a lot of experience already under their belts. Having a personal watercraft licence is becoming more & more a pre-requisite for lakes & some coastal areas where jet skis can be launched. It is often a condition for jetski members at clubs around the UK & even when it's not a pre-requisite this jetski course is an excellent thing to do to develop your jetski experience & knowledge! The aim of the personal watercraft course is to make you self-sufficient out on the water on a jetski. The syllabus covers... ...

Go Sailing in Brighton! Opting for these two day sailing courses that are run out of the lovely Marina area just east of Brighton means that you'll have plenty of time to get to grips with sailing your boat around Brighton. The idea behind these weekend sailing courses is for beginners to learn to sail in the relaxed & informal atmosphere at this Brighton sailing school. The young & vibrant team is ready & waiting to get you launched over two consecutive days of tuition. To ensure that you progress quickly over your weekend the student to instructor ratio is kept low. The whole group will be no more than six with two boats crewed by a maximum of three people sailing at once around the Brighton waters. This way you know you'll be getting plenty of quality tuition time. Weather permitting you'll be setting sail straight out of Brighton Marina on your Keelboats. These modern craft have become one of the sailing vessels of choice for beginners right through to advanced sailors & ar... ...

On this Raccoon experience in Shropshire you'll be meeting loads of fabulous furry friends! Taking place at Hoo Farm near Telford you'll spend an hour with one of the fully-trained animal keepers exploring behind the enclosures at this much-loved family zoo park. Suitable for all ages from 10 years old you'll form a small group of four for these Raccoon experiences. Your host will show you around giving you the chance to get up close to some lovely animals. You'll learn lots get to feed & pet some gorgeous creatures too. The star attraction is undoubtedly Little Bear the Raccoon. For Marvel fans it's all about Rocket Raccoon but do you know what they like to eat? With their dextrous front paws Raccoons can easily manipulate foods. From crunchy walnuts & acorns to tasty fish & eggs all washed down with some insects & worms Raccoons have a really varied diet & they simply eat what's available & in season
- as you get to find out when you hand feed Little Bear. & he might even let you give him a little friendly stroke too! On this Raccoon experience you'll also meet lots of Little Bear's fellow housemates. Confusingly the Raccoon Dogs you'll be hand feeding are actually related to foxes rather than Raccoons like Little Bear but these adorable tree-climbing creatures do have similar facial features hence the name. The neighbouring Coatis are fascinating to look at with their long noses & tails. They can be a little unpredictable so you'll be feeding them through the enclosure but you still get up really really close to them. The Striped Skunks on the other hand just adore the attention. They're nearly always up for a cuddle. They share an enclosure with the Virginia Possum the only one resident in a zoo in the whole of the country & he is utterly enchanting. A great gift to give for families we think the Raccoon experience at Shropshire's Hoo Farm is a superb day out for all ages. You'll get to visit areas not normally open to the general public & hand feed adorable animals too.
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Scare yourself silly on a ride in a race car! On these race cars rides you don't just drive off from the pit lane
- you get launched.
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Co-pilot a Radical Race Car on these high thrills passenger rides! These two seater Radical SR3 series cars really do look the business on track
- low lying open cockpit & full body trim
- & you'll be a passenger in one driven by an expert racing driver. The Radical sportscar company was started by Brit racing drivers & engineers Phil Abbott & Mick Hyde who wanted to design & build a really powerful & light racer for road use that an also be run on a track without any modifications. What you get is an amazing little car that sticks to the tarmac like glue. Your high speed experience as a passenger in the Radical starts with a meet & greet with the instructor who'll be driving. You'll then get kitted in a full race helmet complete with intercom system so you can communicate at high speed in the open cockpit. In the pits you'll be literally strapped into the car & before you know it there's a rev of the engine & you're off for a blisteringly quick passenger ride experie...

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Take on the rapids with our White Water Rafting Fort William experience! The starting point for your rafting is just south of the historic Fort Augustus & the whooshing white waters will have you paddling like mad on the River Garry & working as a team to make a successful descent. So you & your fellow white water rafters will be out on the River Garry. What's unique about this river is that it is dam-released meaning the waters are controlled & you can expect a good flow in both summer & winter months & when the gushing white water is manually released at the source near Fort William that's when you can find yourself really rafting! This session has been graded 3 to 4 which means it is a quite challenging course but there will be a qualified International Rafting Federation guide with you in the raft & you will have the best equipment available for your Fort William mission! For your white water rafting Fort William session you will be part of a small group out on the waters of the Garry river in the inflatable raft alongside an instructor/guide. You'll have a paddle in hand & as you go head on into the dips & drops there's no point in ducking as you will be getting wet! You can also expect to go sideways & generally have a thrilling time negotiating these white waters near Fort William that can be seriously rushing during the height of the rafting season. ...

Go on a madcap Rage Buggying Experience In Dorset! Your experience will take place on farmland near Blandford that has a dirt track with hair raising bends & super fast straights alongside that'll really challenge your buggying skills
- all spread over acres of l&. The buggies you'll be driving are all single seater so it's just you the powerful off road buggy with two engines (complete with full roll cage) out on the track. During your chosen driving time you'll soon work out that to make those tight corners you'll have to slide around them & drifting is the name of the game. As for those long straights you'll see the serious speed these super lightweight buggies do. Being just inches from the ground & exposed to the elements makes the experience especially unique & exhilarating. Our rage buggying experience in Dorset takes place all year round so there's a good chance you'll be driving in the mud water or dust. In fact the suppliers tell us to make sure you're aware th...
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