Nationwide Gliding Experience

Name: Nationwide Gliding Experience
Brand: experiences.co.uk
SKU: 13205
Price: 115.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product ID: 13205

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About the experience

Get up in the air with the nationwide Gliding Experience, choose from one of the many gliding clubs across the country to do your experience at. All clubs are BGA approved with experienced and knowledgeable instructors. When you arrive at your chosen gliding club you will be welcomed with a briefing and introduction to the glider and how it works. You will see amazing bird's eye views of the countryside down below. You may even get the option to take hold of the controls of the glider while in the air. The experience is suitable for those new to gliding as well as those that have been before. You will learn loads with your session while also having a great time.

Overview

Voucher valid for glider clubs around the country
Enjoy the sensation of silent flight
Have a go at the controls during your flight
An explanation of glider flight included

What's Included

Enjoy a gliding experience at your choice of location
The opportunity to take the controls during your flight
All flights are preceded by a briefing and explanation of the glider flight
Allow spending approximately one hour on-site for gliding experiences
Flights can be aerotows, winches or by motorglider

Flight Type and duration:

Cornwall, St Agnes - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
Devon, Honiton - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
Essex, Colchester - 1-2 flights (winch launch) with up to 20 minutes flight time
Essex, Sudbury - 2000ft aerotow with around 20 minutes flight time
Kent, Ashford - 2000ft aerotow with around 20 minutes flight time
Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton, Enstone Aerodrome - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
Peterborough, Crowland - 2000ft aerotow with around 15 minutes flight time
North Yorkshire, Selby - 2000ft aerotow with around 15 minutes flight time
Warwickshire, Bidford on Avon - 2000ft aerotow with around 15-20 minutes flight time
Wiltshire, Swindon - Sandhill Farm Airfield - 2000ft aerotow with around 15-20 minutes flight time

The Gift Voucher

The Voucher can be shipped to you as a Gift Pack by post.
Or choose the free, instant e-voucher delivery option.
We offer same day dispatch, a choice of packaging and free exchanges.

Information

Suitable For

The individual requirements of each glider club vary
General guidelines are a minimum weight 7 stone, a maximum weight of between 15 and 16.2 stone depending on the type of aircraft used
Maximum height 6ft 2ins

Availability

Flights are subject to availability and weather conditions:

Cornwall, St Agnes - Weekdays and weekends throughout the year
Derbyshire, Ashbourne - Weekdays and weekends throughout the year
Devon, Honiton - Weekdays and weekends throughout the year
Essex, Colchester - Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, along with one Monday per month, April-October
Essex, Sudbury - Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays between April and November
Gloucestershire, Stroud - Weekdays throughout the year
Kent, Ashford - Weekdays only (usually Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays) from April to September
Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton, Enstone Aerodrome - weekdays and weekends throughout the year
Peterborough, Crowland - Weekends throughout the year
North Yorkshire, Selby - Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays - Please Note: Due to popularity, bookings are now being taken for dates from January 2025 onwards. Last updated (13/08/24)
Warwickshire, Bidford on Avon - Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year
Wiltshire, Swindon - Sandhill Farm Airfield - Weekends and Bank Holidays throughout the year

Restrictions

Maximum Height: 187.96 cm

Maximum Weight: 102.87 kg

Anything Else

This experience is excluded from additional discount codes and promotions
Spectators are welcome at all venues and most have clubhouses offering refreshments
All clubs included in the nationwide gliding experience voucher are BGA-approved
Please note that bookings for the North Yorkshire venue require a minimum of 90 days before the expiration date. Bookings made after this date can only be accepted if flight slots are available.

Locations

Devon
Essex
Gloucestershire
Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
Oxfordshire
Warwickshire
Wiltshire

Customer Reviews for the Nationwide Gliding Experience

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Jennie

An amazing day! Booking was easy, communication was good and the experience was excellent!

Marion Turner

It was easy to book a time to go gliding. The people were very friendly. Everything was explained fully and a full experience given. No complaints at all.

Jamie Gleave

Fantastic experience. My 16 year old son took to the skies and loved every minute! Recommended as Bidford airfield were brilliant, good communication and great people to deal with. We had to cancel due to weather one day and a state funeral the next time we booked but rescheduled without a problem. Thanks for a brilliant afternoon.

Tony

Fantastic experience and great ground crew, tow pilot and instructor Ben was very informative

Brett Garlick

Had a fabulous day, the team who run the site are great and informative. Myself and 2 friends went along, spent around 30 minutes in the air, initially taken up behind a light aircraft, but we also got the option to have a go at another method of take of which was fun. The pilot was very easy going ensuring we were comfortable with everything that was going on. I have already given the details to a friend, we loved it that much. Many thanks Brett, Mark & Paul.

Carol

Superb experience at the gliding club Mark makes you feel so welcome lo ely people superb flight highly recommend

Cliff Gardner

What a great day out. A unique experience and a great way to experience flight. I can now say Iâ€™ve flown a plane by myself. The members at the Aero Club were very friendly and made me feel very welcome and safe. Would highly recommend to anybody considering a flying experience

Kev Brown

Fantastic experience, would recommend to anyone not worried about flying.

Anthony Bugg

When to Bidford on Avon gliding club. They were very welcoming from the moment I arrived, started with a video with safety instructions and then I was introduced to my pilot. After a short walk across the runway with my family he showed me the glider we would be using. Again went through safety and controls of the glider then it was parachute on and getting into glider. The flight then was towed up to 2500 feet and then we were released and on own. The pilot kept me informed of the flight and also where we was and the areas below. Loved the whole experience and the flight from start to finish was very smooth and enjoyable.

Sioux Gijzen

Absolutely awesome. The glider flight was a birthday gift to my partner. He said afterwards it was an amazing experience. The folks at the Gliding & Flying Club were fabulous. An all round brill day, and the weather played along too!

Colin Burr

Really enjoyed experience and would highly recommend venue at Burn airfield. Staff were great and all very friendly and explained everything. My pilot was great and very knowledgeable about flight and area around base. Went to site day earlier to get my bearings and even then my grand daughter was allowed to sit in glider for pictures and shown around. Great experience great day, great bunch of people.

Mike Williamson

An exhilarating gliding experience, easy to book and a warm welcome on the day from the gliding club. Simply brilliant.

L. McCrory

A brilliant experience - one that I would love to repeat! All personnel so very friendly & helpful, inspiring total confidence. . . . .

Jenny koulouru

This was an exhilarating expeiriance. I felt very safe and my instructor was an absolute gem A super friendly club would recommend highly

John Eyles

This was an amazing experience on a lovely summers day. The club members were very friendly and informative. The instructor gave clear and understandable instructions throughout the briefing and the flight. The whole experience was enjoyable and I would recommend the North Devon flying club.

Phil Wright

Brilliant. Would do this again and also recommend this experience.

Wendy

Very enjoyable experience and the instructor was excellent

David Simpson

Easy to arrange, welcomed on arrival and given a super gliding experience. Lasham did very well

Mike

I was given the opportunity to fly a glider at Husbands Bosworth in Leicestershire. Some young friends had bought it for a birthday present. The instructor, Rick Friend, was incredible. He couldn't have made the afternoon any better. Catering was also very good.

Paul Moxon

Excellent. Pilot, Gary was truly great and friendly.

Rachel Bedford

Amazing experience

Steve

Amazing flying, lovely instructor and let me have a go at hand flying the glider.

Jennifer West

11 June 2024

The experience was easy to book and Bidford Gliding Club were amazing. A very friendly, welcoming team, a wonderful experience, thank you.

John A

16 July 2024

Great experience with a friendly professional team looking after me. Phil was my pilot and get me informed continuously on all aspects of the flight. Only the weather didn't play ball but we managed to get up to 2000 ft for about 20 minutes. It was everything I had hoped for, except fo the absence of fluffy white clouds, which was not the provider's fault.

Susan Watts

06 August 2024

Enjoyed every minute. Instructor was very friendly and professional. He explained everything fully . Views over st. Ives and down the coast were fantastic. Highly recommend.

A Trusted Customer

19 August 2024

It was an amazing experience despite low cloud. I was expected and welcomed into the clubhouse, given a thorough briefing and taken for about a fifteen minute flight. I had a very narrow window of opportunity to tka emy gliding epereince due to family sickness, but the club made sure it was memorable des;pite the low cloud base. Thank you, it has whetted my appetite for more.

David Watson

18 September 2024

A great experience at Honiton airfield. The pilot Ian Mitchell had a calm voice who explained all aspects of my time with him. Once airborne we climbed to the height we needed and after following his examples I was able to control the aircraft before we turned off the engine and spent about 10 mins gliding using the Thermals before gliding all the way to land at the airfield. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with him.

Sue

03 October 2024

What an amazing experience!

Roger Matthews

14 October 2024

Most excellent! I took the half hour session at Dunkerswell airfield near Honiton. The location was perfect, the facilities were good, the staff were really pleasant. The motor glider and instructor provided me with the experience I wanted. I had control from just after takeoff through to just prior to final approach. The instructor gave clear instructions when needed and encouragement if required. ( He did sit the whole time with his arms folded and when asked if I was ok , replied, "My folded arms should say it all about his confidence in me!) With really pleasant weather an altogether fantastic time. Many thanks, also to my daughter for the purchase.

Sam Ryan

14 October 2024

I absolutely loved being up so high, 2000ft, in the glider. I took the controls for a short while. It's a bit scary being in the air with no engine, bit the pilot was very skilled and we had a,very smooth landing. Great experience

Janet Stringer

15 October 2024

I had a wonderful time. I wasnâ€™t sure what to expect but it was a great experience. Directions once on the field would be useful as well as some safety guidance for walking from the car park to the takeoff point.

Tony

05 November 2024

Wow, what an amazing present!! Ian from Southwest Motor Gliders got it spot on. He matched the flight perfectly to level of. As his aircraft can cope with varied weather conditions, the weather had no impact at all. A massive thank you to my super girlfriend for the present, Ian and Into the blue were great!!

Sam Ryan

18 November 2024

I had a fabulous time in the glider. i am scared of heights, but my co-pilot made me very at ease. Once the tow plane released the rope from us, we were free. It was amazing that we stayed up in the air for so long. I would definitely recommend this experience