Discover why Burton upon Trent is regarded as the home of brewing with this tour of the National Brewery Museum that also incorporates the Bass Museum. The methods have certainly changed at the modern breweries still located in this Staffordshire town but this top tour takes you back in time to the heyday of hops so you can learn about the craft & skill of brewers in days gone by as well as the history of brewing. The whole experience is led by a beer expert who as well as having a fine repertoire of amusing anecdotes certainly knows a thing or two about brewery history both local & national. The museum boasts numerous exhibits of beer production equipment & locations from its popularity in the Middle Ages right through to the commercial brewing age of the Victorian era & beyond. The museum also incorporates large portions of the renowned Bass brewery allowing you a glimpse into how our nation's favourite tipple is produced. Your visit to this brewery centre & museum also

Includes:: a tour of the William Worthington Micro Brewery where you will discover how important steam was to the growth of national breweries with steam driven water pumps & even a fully restored steam train sitting in the factory's own station. There is also the collection of vintage vehicles including delivery wagons & some very quirky promotional cars from the 1920s. You may also meet the Shire horses who pull the traditional drays (the brewer's word for carts) that used to deliver the barrels of beer & there are even some traditional pub games to be attempted & enjoyed in the Edwardian bar! Your foray into fermentation & the history of hops culminates in a food & beer tasting session in the magnificent Brewery Tap Bar & Restaurant within the museum complex. Here you'll be regaled with top tips & tasting advice as you sample a few fine ales all perfectly matched to the delectable food that's served to you This is the ideal experience for beer ale & lager lovers of all (legal) ages & makes for a fascinating venture into the world of brewing. The national brewery museum offers a wealth of history & interactive fun for beer enthusiasts & when combined with the mouth-watering selection of foods & drinks on offer through the tasting session we're sure this will hit the spot with many an intrepid quaffer as well as anyone looking to develop their palate.

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Drink a toast to the breathtaking city-scape panorama when you visit the Shard Champagne bar! This very special package

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Ride the Orbit slide
- the highest tallest & longest slide in the whole wide world! You all know just how cool Sir Anish Kapoor's
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Get ready & get set for the Smart Bake Off! This culinary challenge sees you taking part in baking lessons that'll task you & your baking comrades to come up with all the sweet goods that taste heavenly. Have you got what it takes to be a great baker? This two hour course will show you all the tips & tricks you need to be able to bake with success. There may be talk of soggy bottoms & chat over what makes a good crumb but there'll also be lots of hands on time for you to be able to make some truly stunning baked goods or desserts that'd be good enough to get the judges's eyes twinkling if they tasted it & maybe earn you a handshake. All the ingredients you need are included in this bake off course & your expert baker host will be holding your hand every step of the way. & unlike the technical challenge on the TV show the recipes you'll be presented with will be complete so they'll be no guessing how long your soufflé needs to be cooked for or whether you should add butter before or after the sugar. As you're whisking your egg whites & waiting for your milk to reach the optimum temperature on the stove you try not to think about what happens if your 'creme pat' comes out curdled or your ganache lacks panache. Those expressions of sad disappointment on the faces of the judges in the TV show are enough to spur all budding bakers on to do their best & that's just what these cake making courses aim to do
- build confidence in the kitchen Of course the competitive element of the Smart Bake Off is just for fun as these baking lessons are all about learning how to succeed with your baking thanks to the experience of your hosts who come equipped with brilliant ideas & lots of chef secrets too. & remember cooking may be a chore but baking is a treat!
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Step into the shoes of Captain Chesley ' Sully' Sullenberger on this ' Sully' flight sim experience! Simulate what it was like in the cockpit of the famous US Airways flight 1549 when it emergency-landed in the Hudson River. Will you hold your nerve to glide in land safely? Or would you have turned back to base? This brilliant Sully simulator experience lets you explore all the scenarios. On January 15th 2009 Captain Sullenberger & First Officer Jeff Skiles took off from La Guardia Airport in New York to fly US Airways flight number 1549 to Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina. Within minutes of take-off & at about 2800ft the Airbus struck a flock of Canada Geese. Both engines are out. With 155 passengers & crew onboard what would you do? At the National Transportation Safety Board review of what happened during the ' Miracle on the Hudson' the question of what form of action the pilot should have taken was discussed & simulated flights were done with pilots in real time... ...

The boys & girls who run these aerobatics packages call it the ' Utter Nutter' & we think you do have to be just a little bit mad to actually want to get in one of these Extra 300 planes & execute the most extreme aerobatics sequence you'll ever see offered on any activity gift website anywhere Believe us there are not many qualified aerobatics pilots who can confidently pull off these manoeuvres & even the highly experienced ones are at risk of breaking out into a bit of a sweat when it comes to initiating these seriously extreme aerial stunts. So if you think you can handle the world of high altitude rotations & spins what can you expect on your aerobatics day here at Goodwood? Well we'd advise you to expect the unexpected! G forces do very strange things to people so you might find yourself grabbing hold of the shoulder straps as you feel yourself lifting out of your seat or a bizarre urge to lift your feet off the floor when you get the odd sensation of being pushed int... ...

Visit The Shard
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Themed classic car drives just for you! If you have a fondness for classic motors you will love these multi-car drives. Our superb ...

Get geared up for the classic car open road trip of your choice! Setting off from HQ in Redditch we've got a duo of tour routes with a fantastic trio of cars for you to drive. Tours last around four hours & depart in the afternoon making it a lovely way to spend a few hours in the great British countryside. This voucher is valid for both tours so you can decide which you prefer when booking your tour date with the supplier. We are offering driver-only deals & also packages for a driver & a passenger to share each vehicle together. As with all the best classic car open road trips these two are both circular tours meaning you get to see new places all along the route you take. They have been very carefully planned to avoid busy main roads where possible (there's no need to battle with the M5 for example!) & to offer a real insight into the gorgeous countryside around these parts. The Malvern Hills trip takes you on wonderful open roads through the likes of Eckington on the River Avon to the very heart of the Malvern Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It's a vast nature reserve with ancient woodlands & cultural heritage all around. It is also of course where the natural spring water Malvern Hills comes from! The Cotswolds loop shows you all the traditional beauty away from the classic tourist hot spots. You'll drive along open roads through villages such as Studley & Middle Littleton heading towards Broadway a lovely spot filled with yellow-stone houses just as you'd expect in the Cotswolds. The trip is steeped in history too with the likes of Dumbleton nestled in the Cotswold foothills having been mentioned in the Domesday Book. On all classic car open road trips you have the full event support back up of the organisers the cars are all insured & the afternoons are guided so there's no getting lost. Drivers rotate around the cars taking it turns to drive classics such as Triumphs & Jags. A thoroughly lovely afternoon road trip! ...

These Sports car passenger rides are usually in a Lotus Elise or similar performance car. You will sit alongside a professional instructor as they drive four high speed laps of the challenging 1.5 mile competition-level race circuit in Northampton or Yorkshire (you choose). The activity will last about half an hour. The venue for this activity is top-class motor sports venue of international standard & boasts excellent facilities on & off track. You will be piloted around a challenging circuit that has been designed for competition use ensuring some adrenaline-pumping moments as your driver positions the car for the best racing line & works the throttle brakes & gearbox for maximum results. ...