Goodwood – The Ultimate Traditional Track Day

Aaron    Destination Guides, Experience Guides     Classic Car Driving, Track Days

We’ve got some exciting New Experiences at Goodwood Race Track, so check out the brilliant range now available at the UK’s no.1 Classic Car Driving Venue, including the current most popular choices!

As far as driving experiences go, Goodwood is right up there with the very best of UK Driving Venues. The history and motor sport tradition that surrounds the Chichester based circuit is evident throughout the grounds and track, and of course in the wonderful fleet of classic & supercars that you can drive there.

To celebrate the addition of some exciting new driving experiences at Goodwood, we shall take a look at why this is the enthusiast’s choice – and which experiences simply can’t be missed; including 7 new driving days from the track that hosts the annual and extremely popular Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Extreme Sports Guide to Buckinghamshire

Aaron    Destination Guides     4x4 Driving, experiences, extreme sports, gliding, Jet Skiing, motocross, skydiving, Snow Experiences, wake boarding, water skiing, water sports, zorbing sphereing

The county of Buckinghamshire is enriched with many claims to fame inside the UK, stretching across the first ‘real’ snow slope, the first Indoor Skydiving centre and the most successful Olympian to ever walk Blighty’s soil; Sir Steve Redgrave.

Wakeboarding in Buckinghamshire

The South East County is similar to its bordering county of Berkshire and its neighbour Surrey in that it falls easy on the eye with a dense population of woodland and countryside, and is also situated around 45 minutes away from Central London. The picturesque county has a wide range of activities and unique experiences to make a weekend visit out of, including those taken on water – as the county encompasses two of the three largest rivers in the UK.

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Extreme Sports Guide to Essex

Aaron    Destination Guides     4x4 Driving, experiences, extreme sports, Hang Gliding, helicopter flights, High Ropes, hot air ballooning, microlighting, power boating, quad biking, sailing, Snow Experiences

With the smallest town and the largest village in the UK; the county of Essex sure ticks a few boxes. And it is no different for the extreme sports courses and experiences scene with a decent range of activities ready to take and appreciate the many terrains of this Home County.

Flight at Dawn in Essex

The county of Essex mixes a green garden of countryside with an enormous coast, and is riddled with a history of Christian landmarks, including a 1000+ year old church (oldest wooden one in the world) amongst the many tourist attractions. The county also provides activity attractions in the shape of driving experiences that include a full day of Stock Car Racing, 4×4 Driving, Gliding excursions and more.

Essex is around 50 miles from London along the A12 & M25 and takes around 1.5 hours by train. With coastal, aerial and driving experiences aplenty; the countryside filled county makes for a quality weekend stay. We recommend…

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Extreme Sports Guide to Surrey

Aaron    Destination Guides     aerobatic flying, aerobatics, climbing, climbing wall, experiences, extreme sports, free running, gliding, Hang Gliding, land-boarding, mountain boarding, Paragliding, parkour, rick climbing, track driving, wake boarding, water skiing, water sports

Perched on top of East & West Sussex and underneath Berkshire lies the country’s most woodland filled county; Surrey. Home to the Devil’s Punchbowl and England’s largest vineyard, the most densely populated ‘Shire’ in the UK makes for a very interesting getaway.

Mountain Boarding in Surrey

Whether you take the chance to appreciate the countryside from above with one of the county’s Hang Gliding or Aerobatic Flying tours, or if you decide to indulge in a high speed driving experience through a woodland-orientated track; Surrey has a fair bit to offer to thrill seekers – and combines it with all of the picturesque countryside that being one of the Home Counties entails.

The Thames bordering county is roughly an hour from central London and is easily accessible from the M23. We recommend trying:

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Extreme Sports Guide to East Sussex

Aaron    Destination Guides     Hang Gliding, kitesurfing, Martial Arts, Paragliding, sailing, Shark Diving, windsurfing, ZapCats, zorbing sphereing

For a county without a single motorway in it, East Sussex is very connected. Sharing borders with the beautiful countryside counties of West Sussex, Surrey & Hampshire; East Sussex is renowned for being one of the ‘greenest’ in the UK and for its Roman remains.

Dinghy Sailing in East Sussex

Aside from boasting the UK’s first ever casino and Europe’s largest marina of its kind; Brighton is also famous for some spectacular water sports. The activities available include some of the finest in the UK, ranging from swimming with sharks to ZapCat powerboats – racing out of Hove Lagoon at 50mph! The Sussex Downs also sustain a high proportion of the county’s activities, offering an outstanding visual addition to the great aerial activities available, such as hang gliding and paragliding. read more

Extreme Sports Guide to Kent

Pipa    Destination Guides     climbing, gliding, helicopter flights, High Ropes, kitesurfing, scuba diving, Snow Experiences, zorbing sphereing

In the South East of the country lies the oldest and wisest county of them all; Kent. With Europe’s largest shopping centre, Europe’s largest shingle beach and the very first road lines to ever be painted; Kent is a historical haven with tales of the past seeping from the walls of its many listed buildings.

Quad Biking in Kent

Officially known as the ‘Garden of England’, the southern county is literally on the doorstep of London and has established itself as a popular getaway for travellers looking to escape city life. Flying activities such as microlighting and hang gliding are naturally rife here thanks to the countryside, whilst the shipwrecks left by WWII attacks now constitute one of the UK’s finest scuba diving locations. Including some of the great off road activities that are utilising England’s ‘Garden’ for driving activities, Kent also annually hosts the Touring Cars & Moto GP on the world famous Brands Hatch.

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Extreme Sports Guide to West Sussex

Aaron    Destination Guides     4x4 Driving, Canoeing, gliding, helicopter flights, hot air ballooning, kayaking, kitesurfing, mountain boarding, power boating, skydiving, track driving, wake boarding, water skiing, water sports, windsurfing

Nestling proudly at the bottom of the UK between Hampshire and East Sussex lies one of the Country’s archaeological and historical goldmines; West Sussex. The UK’s Atlantic Ocean bordering county is split into seven districts, and is best known for its stately homes and castles, most notably in Arundel and Chichester.

Hang Gliding in West Sussex

The county is situated south west to London and neatly bordering East Sussex, Surrey & Kent; is no further than an hour or so drive away and less than 45 minutes on a train. Being in close proximity to the Capital City allows an easy escape from city life to the 770 mile² countryside region, and West Sussex has a range of decent experiences to suit most enthusiasts. From the grounds of Goodwood to the aerial attraction gained from one of the many flying activities on offer, most notably on the Sussex Downs; the picturesque county has a lot to offer.

Driving off road is also a readily available, with the UK’s only US spec Monster Truck available for commercial use, making good use of the green county that gave birth to the sport of Cricket, Europe’s largest horse racing straight and… Simon Cowell.

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Extreme Sports Guide to Berkshire

Aaron    Destination Guides     4x4 Driving, berkshire, Bungee, Go Karting, highest bungee, Jet Skiing, Snow Experiences, wake boarding

Home to the world’s largest inhabited Castle and the most prestigious Horse Racing circuit in the UK; the county of Berkshire is considered to be an almost Royal region. Sharing a border with the River Thames and sat less than an hour east from the Centre of London, the county offers a number of great getaway activities to escape the city life.

Berkshire Countryside

From the UK’s Highest Bungee Jump to Jet Ski Safaris on a 300 acre lake; Berkshire provides a small number of high quality experiences aimed at utilising the picturesque countryside and ranging terrains that being a Royal county has required. Having bore the world’s greatest explorer; Ranulph Fiennes, the county is now home to 0.8m residents, the UK’s most exclusive school – Eton, and one of the country’s biggest theme parks – Legoland.

With such rich heritage to appreciate in one of the UK’s oldest counties, it is also possible to combine a few extra curricular thrills with tours using this guide. read more

Extreme Sports Guide to Devon

Aaron    Destination Guides     Devon, experiences, extreme sports, kitesurfing, microlighting, motocross, quad biking, sailing, scuba diving, surf, wake boarding

Sitting between the borders of Cornwall & Somerset and neatly tucked away in the South West of England lies the country’s third largest county; Devon. The picturesque ‘Cornubian Massif’ abuts both the English and the Bristol Channels, naturally creating a haven for extreme sports, and in particular; water sports.

Surfing in Devon

The 2700 sq mile county of Devon is renowned for its hilly contours and large granite rocks, with some peaks reaching as high as 1500ft. With over 250 miles of coastline and several inland lakes and rivers, Devon has firmly established itself as a top UK holiday destination and excels in offering year-round water sport activities, such as Kitesurfing, Wakeboarding and the more relaxing experiences such as Sailing and Diving. Thanks to its location, the powerful Atlantic swells that surround Devon’s shores sustain a constant flow of Surfing activities, with the North of the county now a world class venue for championships, creating large and short-breaking waves.

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Extreme Sports Guide to Cornwall

Aaron    Destination Guides     4x4 Driving, coasteering, cornwall, experiences, extreme sports, kitesurfing, land-boarding, quad biking, skydiving, surf

Nowhere are so many extreme sports enjoyed by so many people, in such a small place. The UK, thanks to its mixed terrain and coastal surprises, is a premiere extreme sports destination, and Cornwall is its water sports capital. With international surfing destinations, leading watersports centres and inland wonderlands aplenty, Cornwall is both playground, and testing ground for beginners and adventure sports professionals.

Coasteering in Cornwall

UK weather, as always, is changeable. But thanks to some unique climatic influences, Cornwall gets the best deal. At the most southwesterly point of the UK, it takes the best of the islands’ warmer weather. And, despite the UK’s unenviable position on the end of icy-cold Arctic winds, there is one influence that keeps Cornish seas warm: the Gulf Stream – a band of water originating from Mexico.
The north Cornish coast features rocky coves and rugged cliffs, which rise skyward from its sea. The well-signed coastal paths draw walkers inland, through natural snippets filled with plants rarely seen outside of Mediterranean climes.
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