Our Orwell River Cruises give you a unique way to see the sights around Ipswich! This wonderful half day barge cruise is like stepping back in time to an era when working barges filled the rivers transporting cargo & passengers around the country & beyond. These days the fully restored beautiful boats are a rare sight on the water. With the aim of preserving sail-barges & keeping them working by offering cruises on the Orwell & other English rivers Stephanie & Paul the husband & wife team who set up this company are incredibly passionate & dedicated. The company now boasts a fleet of five fully-restored sail barges namely SB Hydrogen Thistle Reminder & Kitty. & if like us you were wondering what the 'SB' stands for it's ' Sailing Barge'! As soon as you step aboard you'll appreciate the amount of work that has gone in to restore these vessels to offer comfy seating corner bars & convivial dining areas all using high quality marine woods. Able to comfortably welcome 50 guests onboard whilst cruising gently along the River Orwell these barges certainly offer a unique experience on the inland waters of Suffolk. These Orwell river cruises set sail from Ipswich dock & head through the lock onto the main section of the River Orwell. Slipping quietly past the impossibly picturesque Pin Mill on the barge you'll cruise under sail all the way to bustling Harwich harbour before turning around to head back to Ipswich. During the experience you may be able to assist the skipper & mate as well as enjoying the views & a light ploughman's lunch with dessert that has been freshly prepared in the galley kitchens of these historic barges. ...

This is your invite to the bistro on the big red bus! Take one beautifully restored vintage bus add in some gin cocktails & a traditional teatime spread & you've got yourself a vintage bus gin tea experience. What's more this is afternoon tea for two on a roll as your bus tours Edinburgh or Glasgow whilst you eat & drink. Why sit in a hotel or cafe with the same view out of the window when you can watch the ever-changing scenes as you travel onboard your lovely vintage double decker bus? After many years of pounding the streets packed with commuters these Routemaster buses have been lovingly converted into tea rooms on the move. There are some lovely touches of Scottishness too with slate & tartan adorning the tables of these much-loved vintage buses. The gin tea idea is beautifully simple & unique too. Guests will enjoy an hour & a half travelling around the city centre of Glasgow or Edinburgh whilst tasty sweet & savoury treats are served. The extra little twist... ...

Get a taste of classic motoring with vintage car hire served up right on the edge of the Cotswolds! ...

Book your seat on this Leeds Castle pleasure flight for a taste of vintage passenger aviation at its very best! Everybody knows it's one of the country's loveliest castles but having the chance to fly around Leeds Castle on an aerial tour is a rare opportunity that should be grabbed with two hands. Setting off from Headcorn Aerodrome your vintage flight over Kent is operated by a de Havilland Devon. This wonderful looking (and sounding) plane harks back to the fledgling days of post-war passenger air travel. It enjoyed a long & illustrious career as the short haul airliner of choice for many many years & it's still such a pleasure to fly in one
- especially when it's to somewhere as beautiful as Leeds Castle. After take off you'll take a northerly direction over the Downs & towards the M20 motorway that cuts through Kent. Just north of Broomfield you'll see The Great Water come into view & that's when you know you're at Leeds Castle. Past the glamping playground maze & formal gardens you'll be afforded great aerial views of Leeds Castle & its moat on this tour. What's more every seat is a window seat in this vintage plane so no matter where you're sitting you're going to get great views of Kent on your flight. We needn't tell you that bringing a camera is essential. You'll get some superb shots as you gracefully fly in your classic airliner over the Garden of Engl&. Dressed in her RAF Transport Command finery this Devon is the perfect plane for taking a vintage flight over this pretty corner of Kent. With Leeds Castle being so close it's the ideal tour itinerary for this aircraft giving you just enough time to enjoy the sensations of vintage flying take some great photos & look at this most famous of Kentish castles from the air. Your Leeds Castle pleasure flight lasts around 15-minutes choc-to-choc that's to say from when the engines start turning to when you're back on the ground with engines off. Operating between April & October it makes for a brilliant day out the whole family can enjoy in the flying season. & even if you're not flying there's the RAF Lashenden Museum cafe & children's play area on site too.
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Vintage & American flying days at Compton Abbas for classic aviation fans. ...

Sightseeing at its most civilised with these Cambridgeshire Dragon Rapide Pleasure Flights! Hark back to the dawn of mass air travel when the de Havilland Dragon Rapide was THE short haul passenger airliner to be seen in during the 1930s. & before the Second World War halted such expansion of scheduled flights the Rapide was used by many airlines in the UK. The team in Duxford is incredibly proud to look after & operate two fully restored fully air worthy Dragon Rapides compliant with current regulations as there are very very few still licensed to fly with passengers. With just eight seats onboard (and each with way more leg room than you get in economy class these days!) every passenger is next to a window so you will be able to get a good look out through the silver-coloured wings & struts. The Cambridge Ely & Newmarket tour lasts around 45 minutes & after take off you'll head to the centre of ancient Cambridge. Be prepared for breathtaking spires historic colleges an... ...

Vintage Slingbsy glider flights
- good old fashioned open-cockpit gliding now available! This is your chance to fly in a rare Slingsby
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Wonderful Tiger Moth flights over the Cotswolds! Classic aviation comes to the beautiful Cotswolds with a whole range of flight durations on offer. Departing from Cotswold Airport just a few miles from Cirencester it's going to be great views & great fun all the way! Back in the day this was RAF Kemble. The airfield was home to the No 5 Maintenance Unit from 1938 & by the end of 1939 over 600 aircraft were based here in Kemble. The fleet included Tiger Moths just like the one you will be flying in today over the gorgeous corner of Gloucestershire. In those days it was young trainee fighter pilots who took to the skies above the Cotswolds to learn their craft
- now it's you! This operator has a trio of lovingly restored Moths in their collection. Charged with the enviable task of flying these historic aircraft is a team of highly skilled pilots. They've all got oodles experience from flying modern jet fighters & air liners around the world to taking delicate warbirds out to fly-ins & air displays. No matter how many modern & classic planes they've flown amongst them all agree that 'nothing puts a smile on a customer's face quite like a ride in the iconic Tiger Moth'. We can't say fairer than that! Indeed it's amazing to think how much these beloved biplanes contributed in creating wartime heroes setting those courageous young pilots on the path to being ace fighter pilots. We think it's time you experienced a bit of that for yourself which is why we've gone for the range of flight durations out of Kemble Airfield from 20 to 60-minutes to suit all budgets. You'll prepare to soar over the Cotswold skies in your Tiger Moth by donning a traditional leather flying jacket with goggles. Then once installed in the front seat of the cockpit (for the best view!) you're ready for take off. Give a hearty wave to your friends & family watching from the sidelines & away you go!
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Full-day all-inclusive London tours with exclusive access & private boat trip ...

Flight & food in the lap of luxury with an exclusive New Forest heli dining package from Intothe Blue! This is your chance ...