A brilliant recording studio experience for all budding superstar singers ...

Discover the world of winemaking on one of our vineyard tours offered nationwide! These are our most flexible vouchers as they allow the recipient to choose not only when they want to go but also which English vineyard they would like to visit from our selection around the country. & don't forget they make a great gift for wine loving couples as the voucher is for two people! Our nationwide vineyard tours allow you access to all sorts of wineries from small family-run concerns to larger businesses that tend to acres & acres of vines producing thousands of bottles a year. Itineraries at each of the vineyards may vary slightly but all will show you just how their wine is made & give you time to taste the fruits of their labours too. Whether you're already a fan of British wines or not these vineyard tours show you the best of our nationwide winery businesses & gives you an insight into just how darn good these wines are so if you haven't already been converted you will be by the end of the tour! From pruning the vines & picking the grapes to processing fermentation blending & finally bottling then adding the label each tour will lift the lid of the world of wine on home soil. All of our nationwide venues are set in lush countryside & as well as the tours around the vineyard & wineries they all have shops on site where you can taste the various grape varieties on offer & purchase a few bottles to take home with you. Most also have cafes or restaurants making for a very pleasant way to spend a few hours in the great English countryside getting to know locally produced red white & rose wines. The vouchers for these vineyard tours nationwide are valid for a full 12 months so there is plenty of time to get booked in. & don't forget with these nationwide vineyard tours they choose which vineyard to visit that way they can select a winery close to where they live or perhaps 'make a weekend of it' stay overnight & visit a vineyard in a different area for an extra special treat. ...

If you're a fan of these classic aircraft (and let's face it who isn't?) our Spitfire Tour is a dream come true. This very special VIP Spitfire tour gives you access to the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar home to a resplendent collection of Spitfires & other vintage warbirds. What makes this Spitfire tour unique is that it's a private viewing as the hangar isn't open to the general public. This is your chance to have a good look around this working hangar witness the everyday goings on see how the talented team works & generally feel rather emotional & overawed by the whole thing (as we were when we went!). You'll be met by one of the Spitfire team on arrival & shown through reception. Somewhat innocuous from the outside this place is a true treasure trove for aviation fans. As soon as the door from the office area to the main hangar is opened the view will take your breath away. Never before will you have seen so many priceless aircraft all in one place! And what really stands out is that it is all so much more real & somehow interactive than your usual aircraft museum. This is where all the wonderful restoration work is done where many of the planes are housed after they've been certified airworthy & also where other privately owned examples of Spitfires are hangared. You can get properly up close to these aircraft (so much so that you can catch a whiff of that distinctive smell of leather & oil!) but as it is a working environment you will be accompanied on your Spitfire tour for your own safety
- & also so your host can explain everything there is to know about these majestic winged residents. Your VIP tour takes on an extra dimension with you clambering in to the Spitfire to sit in that hot seat. Just try & imagine what it was like for many young pilots who were gallantly protecting our skies during the Second World War in these beautiful flying machines.
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Cookery masterclasses at Ann Hood's Smart Cookery Schools in Essex London & Buckinghamshire. ...

If you love smoked food you'll love this smoking food workshop! Learn how to smoke food in your own home without the need for fancy (and expensive) kitchen gadgets & gizmos. This is back to basics curing to bring out those delicious smoky aromas & tastes. On these demonstrations you'll observe just how easy home smoked food is to do. Of course much of the smoked & cured products we see have been smoked on an industrial scale. But you can recreate the same process for that longed for home-crafted touch that makes everything just taste so much better. So how do you smoke your own food? Well in essence it's pretty much the same whether you're a factory smoking hundreds of kilos of salmon a day or just smoking a couple of duck breasts for your dinner in your own kitchen. You'll learn on this smoking food course that it's all about the wood chips. & the salting. & the freshness of the fish seafood or meat. Your host will show you how you can leave the expensive smokers to one... ...

Make handcrafted cold-press soaps using traditional artisan techniques at Paula's workshop in central London. ...

Code name & new ID at the ready you’re going to SOE spy school! The very secretive Special Operations Executive was formed by

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30 & 60-mins & landaway experiences in Ikarus light sports microlight aircraft from Lower Upham airfield near Southampton ...

Soar over the Solent on these helicopter lessons! These helicopter flights operate out of Solent Airport in a superb setting. ...

A taste of the US comes to the UK with our Harley-Davidson® hire! If you know your motorcycles you'll appreciate how special this all-American brand is. Now we are able to give licensed motorcycle riders the chance to go on a group ride out through the South Downs on a very special Harley. We are offering half & full-day experiences where you ride a genuine ex-US Police Road King bike. These motorbikes are the real deal & were imported all the way from downtown Houston Texas to the South Downs Surrey. They are truly amazing machines. Just take a look at the metal finery of the Harley-Davidson® Road King. The traditional retro screen the massive air cooled V-twin engine. Those classic external chrome push-rod covers. The huge tank emblazoned with the Harley name & that instantly recognisable speedometer & ignition switch on top. You're going to be riding a true icon. So where in the South Downs will you be going? These Harley-Davidson® rentals are run as guided tours covering around 60 miles on the half-day & 120 miles on the full-day trips. The routes have been carefully chosen to give you a superb mix of fast roads lovely lanes with overhanging trees & even cool tunnels taking you through pretty market towns & rolling countryside to experience the South Downs at its best. Of course no Harley road trip would be complete without some suitably interesting stops along the way (that also involve a decent cup of tea). You might see the likes of Pullborough's RSPB Reserve take lunch at the former Control Tower at legendary Goodwood or have a brew at the Station Cafe in Alton a long-time favourite pit stop for bikers. A highlight on both half & full day tours is always the blast through the Hindhead tunnel as you head back to base at Haslemere. Listen to the symphony of sound as you ride formation on your bikes. The noise is unmistakably Harley-Davidson® & a brilliant note to close on. To hire a Harley-Davidson® you will need to have a valid motorbike licence & been riding at least a 250cc motorbike for a minimum of two years. You can also opt for the pillion rider add-on for these vouchers so you can bring someone along with you to ride on the back. Time to don your biker leathers & get on that Road King! ...