Heart Pumping Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
As Valentine’s Day sneaks up ready to stab you through the wallet like a sly bow from Cupid’s arrow, there are many ways to get the heart a racing and the pulse a pacing without spending fortunes on the usual hallmark jargon – so you don’t have to rummage through the card shop looking for teddies and toys…
This year, why not go all out and please your squeeze with an unforgettable experience to really get that heartbeat a booming! Release those endorphins like a bursting bottle of bubbly and get the fire of love roaring with a high octane activity pushing the limits of both your comfort zone and what is acceptable on the year’s biggest extreme love fest!
Highest Bungee In The UK
Price £100
If you’re going to put them on a platform ready to leap off in the name of cheap thrills, you may as well make it the highest Bungee in the UK! There is very little as daunting / exciting as peering over the edge of a 300ft platform ready to make a lemming leap attached by nothing more than a bit of rubber around the ankles…
Experience Includes: Highest Bungee in the UK, Reach 60mph in just 1.9 seconds, leap from the 300ft platform!
Available at: Belfast (county Antrim), Knutsford (Cheshire), Maidenhead (Berkshire)
Tandem Skydive
Price £220
If 300ft isn’t quite enough to tickle the fancy of your Valentine, why not try somewhere nearer 13,000ft? With a big cloth parachute instead of an elastic band, they’ll experience 30seconds free fall as they drop 8,000ft – before deploying the parachute and feeling that sharp tug of a harness to the crotch – as they descend back to earth on an 8 minute scenic tour of the skies!
Experience Includes: Tandem jump form 13,000ft, 30 seconds of free fall, safely attached to a professional instructor!
Available at: March (Cambridgeshire)
Radical SR3 Passenger Ride
Price £75
If the thought of leaving terra firma is a little too trouser twitching this Valentine’s Day, how about sending them on the fastest track day available? With Radical SR3 Champion Anthony Dunn behind the wheel, let them experience a white knuckle ride to send shivers down the spine – and see if the scent of red roses lingers after 3 laps of Silverstone…
Experience Includes: 3 or 4 white knuckle laps, 300bhp Radical SR3 racer, expert driver pushing the car to its limits!
Available at: Chertsey (Surrey), York (North Yorkshire), Gainsborough (Lincolnshire), Lutterworth (Leicestershire)
Fly Fighter Pilot Weekday
Price £249
Another of the high octane and exhilarating experiences, the Fly With A Fighter Pilot is guaranteed to get your their heart racing and they pull manoeuvres straight out of ‘Top Gun’. The Bulldog aircraft is used by several air force’s worldwide and the expert pilot will teach them how to perform a variety of breath-taking stunts before handing them the controls!
Experience Includes: Ex-military pilot, fly a range of awesome stunts, fly the Bulldog training aircraft
Available at: Cirencester (Wiltshire)
Zap Cat Experience Bournemouth
Price £99
Water based adrenaline fuelled experiences don’t come much more extreme then the awesome Zap Cats. These light weight catamaran can pull an astonishing 3G in the corners when piloted by the expert driver. The 50hp engines are sure to get your loved one’s adrenaline flowing as hey co-pilot the Zap Cat around the tricky off shore course!
Experience Includes: Co-pilot the awesome Zap Cat, reach 45mph and pull 3g in the corners, expert driver at the controls
Available at: Cirencester (Wiltshire)
So there we have it, a selection of our favourite adrenaline pumping activities that will make your Valentine’s heart race come February 14th! With a selection of air, water and driving experiences, there is bound to be an experience perfect for your other half this Valentine’s.
Olympic Sports On Extreme Element
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you may have heard that the biggest sporting event in the world is coming to London this summer – and Olympic fever is spreading across the country. Although we usually focus on the more extreme sporting events, we are unlikely to see the Olympic Games grace Blighty’s shores again in our life time, so make the most of the sporting speciale and get behind team GB! With a pondering for participation yourself, why not throw off the shackles and light the torch with some of the country’s finest games – including some great water sports, target shooting and gymnastics!
Discover White Water Kayaking
Price £110
Take on the raging rapids in a kayak as you battle your way through the waves and avoid the rocks with this exhilarating white water kayak experience. With plenty of practice in an area of calm water from expert instructors teaching you the skills you will need to take on the white water, you quickly build up the confidence to take on the waves, drops and ‘eddies’.
Experience Includes: Great intro to kayaking, expert tuition throughout, take on the white water
Available at: Llangollen (Denbighshire)
RYA Level 1 Dinghy Sailing
Price £199
If the Olympic sailing events whet your appetite to get out on the water, then this RYA level 1 course will teach you everything you need to know. The two day course will be taught by expert sailors to ensure you learn as much as possible from boat handling techniques to reading and interpreting wind conditions.
Experience Includes: Two day intro course, gain an RYA level 1 certificate, great fun and challenging experience
Available at: Hove (East Sussex), Maidenhead (Berkshire)
Parkour Taster
Price £75
Olympic gymnasts constantly amaze us with the breath-taking moves they pull, but without a word class gymnasium it can be a hard sport to get into. However, Parkour, the street equivalent, allows you to practice and perform crazy moves using features you can find in every town. This intro session will equip you with the skills to start practising free running everywhere!
Experience Includes: One hour introductory indoor Parkour workshop, expert coaching, take your new skills to the street to practice
Available at: Basingstoke (Hampshire)
Archery Taster
Price £29
Archery takes a great deal of skill and patience and is a lot harder than the Olympic athletes make it look! This introductory session will equip you with all the skills and technique to help you hit the bullseye every time. Many overlook archery as it has a reputation of a dying art, but one look at the the amazing feats of accuracy the professional athletes achieve will change your mind!
Experience Includes: 1.5 hour archery introduction, test your skills in a ’shoot off’, expert tuition and quality equipment
Available at: London
Clay Pigeon Shooting Surrey
Price £89
Shooting is one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sports with 43 medals won in the past 25 games! If you fancy yourself as the next British hot shot, this two hour unlimited clay pigeon experience in Surrey is a great way to get a real taste for the sport. Top level instructors will be helping you every step of the way as you blast the clay targets out of the sky!
Experience Includes: Clay pigeon shooting in Surrey, two hours with unlimited shots, CPS association accredited instructors
Available at: Redhill (Surrey)
So there we have it, just a few of the sports some of the Olympic sports you can try your hand at before the big event this summer. Some of the world’s finest athletes from over 200 countries will be battling it out to claim the ultimate price of gold for their country at these very sports, so why not see if you have what it takes!
Extreme Valentine’s Gift Ideas
The day of St. Valentine is usually reserved for romantic gifts and quiet nights in with your partner, but this year why not go against the grain and treat your loved one to a Valentine’s day present that is guaranteed to get their heart racing… with an adrenaline fuelled experience! These are some of our favourite extreme present ideas to give on Cupid’s most romantic day that are great when enjoyed together and create an even more memorable experience.
Lovers Leap Tandem 160ft Bungee Jump
Price £120
Make the ultimate leap of faith with your loved one this Valentine’s day with the gift of a 160ft tandem bungee jump. You will be strapped together as you leap from the crane platform sharing this petrifying but totally exhilarating experience. Once safely back on terra firma, you will be able to enjoy half a bottle of bubbly to toast your jump, and to help calm the nerves!
Experience Includes: Share an exhilarating 160ft plunge, toast your jump with a bottle of bubbly, experience the ultimate adrenaline rush with your loved one
Available at: Tamworth, Hove, Bristol, Bedford, Renfrew, Salford, Maidenhead
Harness Sphereing For Two
Price £65
What’s it like to go zorbing? Well why not find out with your Valentine and experience one of the latest thrills to come over from New Zealand. With harness sphereing you will both be strapped into the 12ft inflatable ball and roll down a steep grassy hill, reaching speeds of 30mph with nobody but your partner for company on the other side of the sphere!
Experience Includes: Share the Spereing experience with your partner, reach crazy speeds of 30mph
Available at: Newquay, Bury Port, Chepstow, Cheltenham, Reading, Forest Row, Ware, Birmingham, Nottingham, Holywell, Macclesfield, Leeds, Stocksfield, Blairegowire
Orca Experience
Price £82
This white water Orca experience takes rafting to the next level, as this small inflatable raft fits two people and will really test your relationship as you tackle the raging rapids together. The challenge will be working together, and not falling out (of the boat and with each other) as the towering waves and swirling swells smash into your wave tackling raft.
Experience Includes: Use team work to take on the rapids, test your relationship while the adrenaline is pumping
Available at: Bala (Merioneth)
Top Gun Experience For Two
Price £805
Without question one of the ultimate extreme gifts this Valentine’s day as you will both be up in the skies learning to perform some breathtaking stunts! To get even closer to the real Top Gun experience, your loved one, or ‘Ice Man’, will be tasked with tail chasing you in the simulated Dog Fight as you do your best to shake them from your tail before they get a chance to shoot!
Experience Includes: Aerobatics session Top Gun style, compare your total G’s pulled, watch from your own cockpit as you both fly crazy stunts.
Available at: Cirencester (Wiltshire)
Extreme Adventure Tubing
Price £59
Enjoy a dodgem ride on the white waters of the river Tummel with your loved one as you bob, bounce and bundle your way through the swirling rapids together. As you go with the flow of the fast moving water, you can attempt to catch ‘eddies’ and surf standing waves which is sure to keep the adrenaline pumping the whole way down the river.
Experience Includes: Take one the River Tummel’s rapids, enjoy the white water dodgem ride with a loved one
Available at: Pitlochry (Perthshire)
So there we are, a selection of our favourite extreme Valentine’s gift ideas. Experiencing these exciting activities with a loved one will only make the adrenaline fuelled adventure more enjoyable as it is yet another memory you share. So if you’re looking for a new, unique and exciting Valentine’s present for that special someone, there’s an experience to suit everyone tastes and budget.
New Bungee Jumps Released!
We’re delighted this week to bring you not one, not two but three Brand New Bungee Jumps! That’s right, we’re bringing you a fantastic new selection just in time for Christmas – so whether you’d like to try the Highest Tandem Bungee in the UK or the mind-blowingly phenomenal Bungee Catapult; check the below and choose with caution!
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Top 5 Extreme Early Bird Christmas Gifts
For those of you that promised yourself you’d start your Christmas shopping earlier this year, here is a rough guide to our Top 5 Extreme Sport gifts, packed full of action, adrenaline and adventure – guaranteed! This tidy selection of brilliant bargains ensures a smile will be raised on both Christmas day and the day of the experience!
Many of our vouchers are leaving the office adorning fun and festive messages already, so here is our guide to help you get the ball rolling with the daunting task of Christmas Shopping!
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Like us on Facebook to Win 1 of 10 Bungee Jumps!
Of course you do! Well luckily for you, we’re giving away 10 free Bungee Jump vouchers that can be taken at any one of seven locations nationwide. All you have to do is hit Like on the Extreme Element facebook fan page and enter the sweepstake competition – and you could be one of the lucky winners!
London Bungee a Success – Now for the 400ft Jump in Wales!
We’re delighted to say that the Central London Bungee Jump this weekend was a huge success, as more than 300 people took the 160ft plunge next to the iconic site of Tower Bridge.
So now that our most recognisable location is wrapped up for the year, it’s time to focus on our next brilliant bunge; the 400ft Bungee Jump in Chepstow Wales.
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Staff Review – Off Road Driving With Berkshire 4×4
Below is an experience review from trusted member of the Product & Marketing Team Ollie. He recently visited Berkshire 4×4 for a morning of off-road driving and here is what he thought!
Whilst loving an extreme adventure at every available opportunity; it’s serious business being tasked with reviewing one of our partner centres – especially one as well established and long standing as Berkshire 4×4… even more so considering I have no 4×4 driving experience! As ever, I was more than up for the challenge – under the tutelage of a professional, and duly obliged in what turned out to be a fantastic day out in the Berkshire mud-bath!
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EdgeWalk – Toronto’s Newest and Most Extreme Adventure!
Bringing you some of the craziest and most extreme adventures from around the globe has this week brought us to Toronto, Canada to the world’s highest hands-free walking experience; EdgeWalk – around the CN Tower at a magnificent 1,168ft (356m) in the air!
Wearing some hefty harnesses attached to an overhead rail, dare-devils walk around the outside of the tower in groups of 6-8 with some quite spectacularly breath-taking views of Canada’s largest city, Lake Ontario and Buffalo, NY.
The trained guides at the top of the tower encourage the thrill-seeking customers around the famous Tower’s main pod, enticing and encouraging them to push the adrenaline and lean back over the edge – a frightening feat considering the height and magnitude of what is actually going on!
EdgeWalk lasts for 90 minutes in total, with the actual outdoor-experience totalling around 30minutes – and costs $175 (£108) including a commemorative video.
Edge-Walk is safe! Being the world’s highest hands-free walk of course has sky-high safety stipulations, and these international safety & security standards are of course met and adhered to.
This costs roughly about the same as The Highest Bungee Jump in the UK – so what do you think is more extreme, and which would you rather do?
New and Exclusive Goodwood Driving Experiences!
Having brought you a selection of the New Goodwood Driving Experiences a few weeks back, we’re delighted to showcase these EXCLUSIVE new driving days at the Chichester based driving circuit.
We recently added some fantastic Classic Car Driving Experiences in the shape of the popular British Classics at Goodwood and the Classic GT Cars at Goodwood and now we’re excited at the launch of these exclusive American Muscle Car Driving Days – all at the fantastic price of just £135!
Ford Mustang GT at Goodwood £135 – Minimum Age: 17
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