Learn essential driving skills as part of a fun day out.

Learn how to control a skid when driving, and acquire a useful driving skill as part of a fun day out. Start off with a safety briefing and talk on the different type of skids you might encounter before you move to to using techniques that simulate the loss of car control so you learn what it feels like when the vehicle seems to get away from you. Skidpan driving focuses on avoidance and recovery, so you’ll learn about driving on ice, aquaplaining and skid avoidance under the tutelage of friendly, relaxed instructors who are guaranteed to keep their heads. Courses are held on either an oil-like surface or using a computerised skid frame and you may even get to test your new skills with time trials.

How To Book

Book this experience now at Red Letter Days.

Locations

Chippenham, Wiltshire Corby, Northamptonshire Dunfermline, Fife Louth, Lincolnshire Manchester, Greater Manchester Towcester, Northamptonshire

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Skid Control Driving Gift Experience

Up, up and away.

First, you’ll receive a safety briefing and meet the pilot before helping inflate the balloon. Climb into the basket and float to a height up to 5000 feet above the countryside. You’ll enjoy the peace of floating above beautiful landscapes with your expert guide.

After landing, you’ll have the opportunity to help pack the balloon and enjoy a glass of champagne. You’ll also receive a flight certificate to remember your amazing journey.

Locations

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire;Banbury, Oxfordshire; Basingstoke, Hampshire; Bath, Somerset;Bristol, Bristol City; Chelmsford, Essex; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; Chester, Cheshire; Derby, Derbyshire;
Edinburgh, Edinburgh City;Evesham, Worcestershire; Exeter, Devon; Farnham, Surrey; Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; Ipswich, Suffolk; Launceston, Cornwall; Ledbury, Hereford; Maidstone, Kent; Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire; Northampton, Northamptonshire; Norwich, Norfolk; Oxford, Oxfordshire; Plymouth, Devon; Reading, Berkshire; Salisbury, Wiltshire; Sherborne, Dorset; Stafford, Staffordshire; Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
Taunton, Somerset; Tunbridge Wells, Kent; Uckfield, East Sussex; Warwick, Warwickshire; Winchester, Hampshire; Worcester, Worcestershire

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Hot Air Balloon Ride

Discover the secrets of falconry.

Discover the fascinating world of  falconry first hand with a full-day’s course where professional falconers will share with you the knowledge that has been passed down to them over centuries. You’ll get to interact with these birds of play first hand. Watch the falcons display their natural instincts to soar, quarter, pounce and mantle as you learn how to fly them to the fist.

Locations

Kent, Essex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Bedfordshire (South East) Devon, Wiltshire (South West) West Midlands (Midlands) North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Cheshire (North) Fife, Perthshire (Scotland)

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Bird of Prey Experience Day

Total peace and 360 degree views of the English countryside.

A hot air balloon is the perfect place from which to take in the stunning views of the English countryside below. You even get to get close to the ground to observe the local wildlife as part of this magical aerial mystery tour.

Locations

Essex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire (South East) Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall (South West) Cheshire,Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Shropshire, Derbyshire (Midlands) Norfolk, Suffolk (East), Tintern, Usk Valley & Wye Valley (Wales) Lothian, Perthshire (Scotland).

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Champagne Balloon Flight

Total tranquility in a hot air balloon.

Total peace and quiet and outstanding views are on the agenda with a fabulous hot air balloon flight for just you and a guest. A trained pilot will be on hand to ensure your safety as you float across the English countryside. Just make sure you work up an appetite for breakfast at a nearby hostelry to round off your experience.

Locations

Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Sussex (South East), Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire (Midlands), Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire (South West), Norfolk (East), Monmouth (Wales).

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Champagne Hot Air Balloon Flight Gift Experience

Take to the track in a single seater car.

Go it solo with this single seater experience. Take the racing lines to improve your time, and make the most of the car and the track with the help of a professional instructor. Then how fast you go is all down to you…

Locations

West Sussex, Kent, Hampshire (South East) Wiltshire (South West) Northamptonshire (Midlands) Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire (North) Fife (Scotland) County Down (Northern Ireland).

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Single Seater Driving Day Experience

Choose your destination for a romantic hot air balloon ride.

The perfect, romantic way to start your day – watch the sun rise from 2000ft as you float over the countryside of your county of choice. Why not beat the crowds and take a midweek flight instead, it’s a much more scenic start to the day than a traffic jam in rush hour.

Locations

Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Wiltshire, Hampshire (South East) Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall (South West) Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire (Midlands) Norfolk, Suffolk (East) Tintern, Usk Valley & Wye Valley (Wales) Lothians (Scotland).

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Champagne Balloon Flight Experience

A flight for two in a  hot air balloon.

View the countryside below as a model village as you float peacefully over England as part of this aerial mystery tour. Be prepared though, after this experience you’ll only ever want to travel by hot air balloon.

Locations

Essex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire (South East) Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall (South West) Cheshire,Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Shropshire, Derbyshire (Midlands) Norfolk, Suffolk (East) Tintern, Usk Valley & Wye Valley (Wales) Lothians, Perthsire (Scotland).

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Champagne Balloon Flight for Two Activity Day

Get up close and personal with magnificent birds of prey.

Discover how falconry techniques have been passed down over generations with this fascinating day at close quarters with these beautiful birds of pray. As part of a half day course you’ll interact at close quarters with the birds, before learning how to fly them by fist and admire them as they soar, quarter, pounce and mantle with incredible ease and grace.

Locations

Kent, Essex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Bedfordshire (South East) Devon, Wiltshire (South West) Warwickshire, West Midlands, Nottingham (Midlands) North Yorkshire, Cheshire, Northumberland (North) Fife, Perthshire, Lanarkshire (Scotland)

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Bird of Prey Experience

Watch the sun rise from 2000ft.

Watch the rest of the world start their day from 2000ft as you watch the sunrise over your county of choice in a hot air balloon. Not only does it beat the commute, but by taking a midweek flight you’ll benefit from improved availability.

Locations

Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire (South East) Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall (South West) Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire (Midlands) Norfolk, Suffolk (East) Tintern, Usk Valley & Wye Valley (Wales) Lothians (Scotland)

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Champagne Balloon Gift Flying Experience