Make your way to Folkestone's Creative Quarter for these silversmith courses! It's off to the Kent coastline for these wonderful jewellery making workshops where you have the chance to gets on hands-on with the ore to create some fabulous silver jewellery. This Kent studio is where Leah & Cerys create & sell their jewels & art. It's on a cobbled street in the very heart of the old town of Folkestone with lots of arts crafts cafes & eateries all around creating a lovely vibe to the whole area. We are offering a trio of silversmith courses at this Kent studio. For those curious to discover how silver can be worked there's the two-hour workshop to make a silver bangle. Simple yet highly effective a sterling silver band is a lovely piece of jewellery to make & wear. You'll learn the shaping techniques & even how to clean & polish your bangle so it shines brightly around your wrist. Silversmithing is suitable for all the family which is why we have the family ring-making workshop. Over two hours you will learn how to make a hammered silver ring each. Host Leah will assist the little ones with the bits of the process that involve heating up the metal so this is course that's suitable for even the youngest of silversmiths. For those wanting to really explore silversmithing using traditional techniques & methods we highly recommend the full-day course. You'll be concentrating on making a ring or a pendant adorned with a cabochon stone. That's to say a colourful stone that has been polished into a domed-form that's flat on the other side to fit perfectly into your silver creation. If you're wondering if you have the creative eye to participate in a course like this it's worth remembering what Leah herself says. She very much believes in Wabi Sabi which is the Japanese idea of 'beauty in imperfection' which means that h&-made touch just adds to the appeal & the charm of your jewellery. & of course everything you make during your silversmith course in Kent is yours to keep whether you wear it yourself or give it as a gorgeous bespoke gift. ...

Silverstone. 4x 4. Mud. Water. Surely all the essential ingredients for the perfect off road drive? This experience has been meticulously designed to be a proper challenge in a proper 4x 4 vehicle. No pottering around here you'll be seriously going for it! Your trusty steed for the drive is a Suzuki Vitara. This is no showroom dweller this is a front-line fighter complete with extended air intake winch on the front grille & full harness to keep you in the seat. Prepare yourself for the best bumpy ride of your life as you tackle this tricky terrain. The Silverstone team has certainly come up trumps when it comes to devising the ideal 4x 4 circuit to maximise the off-roading fun. The course is divided into five intertwining sections each with its own set of challenges. & we can tell you now you'll need your wits about you all the way. From going sideways & ramping it up impossibly steep slopes to sliding back down them the other side it's 'heart-in-the-mouth' stuff. Believe in yourself believe in your Suzuki & do it. Of course your instructor will be beside you at all times to encourage give advice & get you round the course. A highlight for many on this Silverstone 4x 4 course is the see-saw. Brilliantly created out of a trailer you'll be perched at 1.5m above the ground trying to just give it enough gas to get on the thing without overshooting spectacularly. Then it's all about finding the pivot point to tip you gently over so you can drive off it. It's a tricky one & you love it! & a little heads up for you. As you're driving through the water troughs watch out for what's beneath you. You can't see anything but they're filled with ruts & potholes to try & put you & your car off balance. Let's just hope you don't stall. & whatever you do don't open the doors when the water's up to the door handles… With lots of deep water sticky mud & steep gradients we think you'll love this 4x 4 session at Silverstone. It's a really well thought out course & it's great to be using a vehicle that loves the rough & tumble of the real off road world. Are you up for the challenge? ...

Silverstone sightseeing flights by helicopter
- the VIP way to see the home of British Motor Racing! This duo of helicopter sightseeing
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Nothing beats driving solo around a track & on this single seater driving experience you'll be doing just that around a challenging purpose-built circuits. So pop your racing helmet on get ready on the start grid & follow those chequered flag dreams! The day you get to drive a single seater starts with familiarisation laps in a performance training car to give you valuable experience of the track so you can drive every corner & curve of the route. Your instructor sitting in the front passenger seat will explain the best way of making smooth rapid progress around the track in readiness for your main 'single-handed' event. You then advance into the world of single seaters finding yourself strapped into the stripped out cockpit of a legendary race tuned 1800cc Formula Ford. These open wheeled racers weigh next to nothing & have handling that's way beyond what you'll have ever experienced before. All current Formula One drivers started their careers going head to head in cars just like this
- now it's your turn. As you head out onto the track you'll have to adjust pretty quickly to the fact that it's just you & the single seater out there
- there's no room for co-pilots or passengers in these single seater machines. You probably won't remember much from your familiarisation laps as you're bound to be concentrating hard on just keeping a controlled lid on all that amazing power under foot but soon you'll get into the rhythm of it all hopefully getting faster & smoother on each lap. At the end of your single seater driving experience you will be presented with an individual driving assessment & personalised certificate. If you're looking for an unusual & memorable gift idea then one of our racing gift vouchers may fit the bill nicely. Please view our main page for the full range of racing car gifts using an Intothe Blue voucher or if you are looking for a present for a husband dad son or men in general then our gifts for men section has a great selection of ideas that will be sure to fit the bill..

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Join a genuine motorsport racing team for a thrilling single seater track drive! These experiences use fully prepped cars that are being driven in the current Formula Renault & Formula Ford Championships in the UK giving you one of the most authentic days out on the circuit possible. It's a case of 'move over team drivers it's time to give us amateurs a go!' when you get your hands on the steering wheel of a genuine racing machine. The Renault single seater has a Tatuus chassis & a 2 litre Renault Clio engine inside. Now that may not sound very impressive but when we tell you these things do 0-60mph in just 2.7 seconds & can get to 100mph in less then five we think you'll agree the stats speak for themselves. The Formula Ford open-wheeler is a very similar beast when it comes to lap times & acceleration. Underneath those wings & attached to those slicks is a Sinter chassis developed in close partnership with the race team that hosts these single seat track days. Inside it's all very F1 with six-speed sequential gear box & yes there's even space for an onboard camera to capture your every move (images of which are included in the Gold experience package). The engine in these beasts is 1.6 litre turbo just like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car! & at almost 200bhp they're well on the way to giving you the best idea of what it's like to be him! So what can you expect on your single seater experience day? First up you need to have a safety briefing & then get yourself kitted out in a race suit & full face helmet. Then you have to get fitted into the seat. This is because proper racing seats are how can we put it rather snug (hence the height restrictions of 5ft-6ft 4") & they need to be to stop you being buffeted & knocked around whilst you drive. And remember these are actual race cars used in the current Ford & Renault single seater driving Championship & these track days are run by one of the motorsport teams competing in the series so by participating in a single seater track day you will get an insight into just how a professional team is run as it supports young hopefuls as they drive their way up through the ranks of FIA-approved motor racing. ...

Here's your chance to experience the thrills of sports car driving & single seater racing on this professional circuit in Scotland on either weekday or weekend sessions. Your experience starts with a trackcraft talk with professional drivers explaining the art of how to drive the cars around the circuit
- it's nothing like negotiating normal roads! Once kitted out & ready to go you will drive four laps in a sporty saloon car. This session offers you one to one instruction & coaching to prepare you for your solo outing in the single seater. There follows two high-speed demo laps driven by your instructor in the saloon car
- hang on tight this is going to be impressive! The climax of the day is next
- the freedom of being out on the track driving on your own in a proper single seater racing car. Strapped in & ready to go just leaving the pit lane & heading for the main circuit will have your heart beating pretty fast! Sitting merely centimetres from the tarmac the noise of...


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Drive solo in a Formula Ford single seater at this famous Motorsport UK-accredited Castle Combe track in the Cotswolds ...

This Essex skid control centre at North Weald Airfield near Epping has been instructing drivers for well over 20 years. Under their expert tuition you will have fun but most importantly you'll learn valuable skills in a car that could save lives once you're back out driving on the public roads. The two hour course is in the heart of Essex (but well away from all the cars on the roads) & will teach you all about skidding. All sessions start with a short briefing before you move out onto the pan in one of the BMW or Ford skid cars. You will share the vehicle with two other drivers each spending around 40 minutes at the wheel rotating through a variety of simulated skids & sliding situations. Skid control cars are standard but they are sitting in cradles which hydraulically lift the vehicle. The front & rear wheels on the cradle then reproduce loss of traction in different scenarios meaning you will be experiencing what hitting black ice or snow at anything from 10 to 60 mph feels like! The idea is that you'll sweep across the skid area at all angles & speeds discovering what makes you skid how you can avoid it & which way to steer when you feel the car slipping out of control. As these skid specialists will tell you it's all about recognising the behaviour of the car & balancing the steering brakes & throttle in order to regain control. This Essex venue is very well set up for skid training with a large pan & lots of challenges to tackle too. As your skills & confidence increase you will soon be able to push the car through a course combining gates curves & emergency braking areas whilst maintaining control. In fact you'll find that your reflex action when you start to skid is often the complete opposite to what you should do! Your Essex skid pan experience ends with an overall assessment of your performance & presentation of certificate. Don't forget as well as having fun you'll be learning valuable skills for everyday motoring situations. ...

Skid pan training Scotland
- don't panic! That's one of the first things you will learn as you take on the Knockhill skid pan.
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Here's a new twist on skid training! This well-established driving school centre in Shropshire uses a unique skid area featuring a very special surface that makes skidding easy. There are no cradles on the skid car or fancy gadgetry that way (with your expert training) it means you learn easily all about when skids happen & how to control them from speeds as gentle as 5mph. This skid car training experience is offered for one or two people & both packages give you plenty of training in the hot seat with the instructor & for skidding duos when you're not driving you can be a passenger in the car. All sessions are offered as exclusive lessons so you will have the undivided attention of the Grade Six advanced driving instructor & there's no hanging around waiting for your turn. Of course experiencing your first skid can be scary & often most people's first skid on roads is actually down to driver error so much better to be doing it at a training ground under controlled conditions with an expert driving instructor sitting next to you to show you what to do. & don't forget the session is as much about fun out there on the pan as it is about learning some vital motoring skills. Thanks to that specially prepared surface you can learn to control a skid at very slow speeds to gain confidence before building up to higher speeds to really test your training at the wheel of the skid car. So no need to feel anxious & believe us by the end of the session you will feel rightly quite proud of yourself that you will leave knowing just what to do when you skid
- although we don't advise doing skids on the way home in your own car if you can help it! Although skid training is typically seen as a gifts for men experience they are equally suitable for women too as driving is not just a man's domain these days (thankfully!) & you'll be trained in everything from locked wheels to tyre blows out on these experiences at this family run centre in Oswestry.
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