Rural life in the UK has traditionally been centred around farming and what better way to explore the countryside than getting away from everything and staying on a working farm? If you fancy waking up to the sights and sounds of life in the country, not to mention the kind of breakfast that will really set you up for the day ahead, then a break on a farm is the ideal chance to get back to nature and immerse yourself in the pleasures of rural life. With a wide range of locations to choose from, you’re sure to find something that suits you perfectly. If you’re a hands-on kind of person there may be opportunities to get up close with the animals and watch over their daily routine such as milking and feeding. You will also have the benefit of the best countryside guides as your host will have a unique insight into the local area. If you fancy a secluded stroll, some wildlife spotting or a great place for a picnic, you’ll be in good hands. One night bed and breakfast on a working farm, small holding or rural enterprise..

Turn back the clock and enjoy a great day out on a vintage Thames barge. You and your partner will have a relaxing day out on this historic vessel, with the emphasis being on enjoying the scenery and the thrill of seeing these large vessels under sail, plus the opportunity to become involved in hoisting sails and steering if you wish. Time spent at the controls will depend on the skipper, weather, location, number of passengers and individual enthusiasm. A light lunch is included with this experience which is traditionally a cheese and ham ploughman’s with a delicious dessert. Eat and enjoy your lunch whilst looking out from this stunning barge. Please note the type of food available may vary depending on the time of year.

You and a friend can enjoy a day pass each for a health and fitness club, where you can make full use of all the facilities. Facilities do vary from one location to another but generally include a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym. Selected locations have a beauty salon, group exercise studio, jacuzzi and sun bed. Crèche facilities are also available at many locations.

Wear the kids out with a choice of fantastic half day activities. Choose one of the following:- * Climbing and Abseiling Introductory sessions, from a few hours to several days, are ideal for those who want to have a go or who only do it a couple of times a year and want to be shown the best routes. A typical session at this standard will choose straight forward routes to start with, building to ones that will present a bit more of a challenge. Abseiling is often a part of the package and for some people the highlight. * Kayaking Whichever type of kayak you choose, these sessions will get you afloat quickly and safely. Usually starting in a local harbour, your guide will get you settled quickly and you'll learn a few strokes. Then you will take a short trip to find out why kayaking is the way to explore the coastline. A range of kayaks are available to suit all tastes, including special sit-on-tops for cruising the coastline. * Surfing Getting to grips with the basics of surfing and catching your first waves. Your first lesson should see you getting to your feet - if not for very long! Practice under the watchful eye of a BSA coach and you’ll be on the way to becoming a surfer. Before you first paddle out there is a short beach safety and theory lesson. While frequent feedback sessions will improve your paddling technique and wave selection, only practice will develop your balance to become a true surfer. * Coasteering On arrival for your adventure you will be given a safety briefing by and told which route you will be taken on. Time for action then - getting issued with your coasteering kit a full 'steamer' wetsuit (whatever time of year), Nookie TYF buoyancy aid and crash helmet come as standard. You'll need just a swimming costume, a pair of trainers and some shorts or tracksuit bottoms to protect the seat and knees of the wetsuit. After two hours in, on or near the water, you’ll appreciate a towel and some nice dry clothes and shoes to change into. Please note that all activities take place at either St Davids or Freshwater Bay in Pembrokeshire

Negotiate the rapids using a two man inflatable raft. You'll be met by your guide and kitted up in wetsuits, waterproof jackets, buoyancy aids and helmets. After a whitewater safety brief you'll be introduced to the orca inflatable and your orca paddle partner. Once on the water the calmer sections of the river are used to practice the skills which will be needed later in the day when some of the harder rapids are attempted. The guide will be on the river with the clients to offer advice and instruction throughout the session, however you will be in your own kayak or on the bank. The Orca adventure is the ideal step on from white water rafting and for those looking for a different white water adventure.

Hampers make great gift ideas for any occasion, whether you're looking to send to friends, or that special someone, there is always something for everyone! The contents of this hamper includes: Fairtrade Breakfast Teabags, Organic Strawberry Jam, Dark Genoa Cake 275g, Stem Ginger Cookies, Fairbreak Wafer Bar, Divine Dark and Mint Crisp Chocolate Bar, Divine White Chocolate With Strawberry Bar, Medium Roast Ground Coffee. Please note this hamper is presented in a stylish cardboard tray/box which can be recycled. Should an individual stock item not be available the hamper may be substituted with a similar product of equal or greater value to that it replaces. Please allow 3 to 5 working days for delivery.

Hampers make great gift ideas for any occasion, whether you're looking to send to friends, or that special someone, there is always something for everyone! This hamper includes: Mondovino black olive crackers, 125g; Tracklements wholegrain mustard, 140g; Tracklements onion marmalade, 110g; Tracklements chilli jam, 110g; Rannoch smoked wild Scottish venison, 100g; Rannoch smoked duck breast, 120g; Rannoch smoked chicken breast, 120g; Rannoch cold smoked beef, 100g and sliced smoked Scottish salmon, 200g. Please allow 3 to 5 working days for delivery.

Hampers make great gift ideas for any occasion, whether you're looking to send to friends, or to someone special there is always something for everyone! The contents of this hamper includes: Catalina Latte Glasses, White Chocolate, Almond And Vanilla Chocolate Rolls, Taylors Lazy Sunday Ground Coffee, Mini Coconut Macaroons and a pack of assorted Muffins. Please note this hamper is presented in a stylish cardboard tray/box which can be recycled. Should an individual stock item not be available the hamper may be substituted with a similar product of equal or greater value to that it replaces. Please allow 3 to 5 working days for delivery.

Hampers make great gift ideas for any occasion, whether you're looking to send to friends, or to someone special there is always something for everyone! The contents of this hamper includes: A pair of delightful Four Sisters wines, Thorntons Choccies, Whitakers Foiled Mint Creames 200g, Rosemary Crackers, Chilli Jam, Strawbery Preserve with Champagne, Rich Dundee Cake, Mini Shortbread Fingers 125g, Med Ground Vanilla Coffee. Please note this hamper is presented in a stylish cardboard tray/box which can be recycled. Should an individual stock item not be available the hamper may be substituted with a similar product of equal or greater value to that it replaces. Please allow 3 to 5 working days for delivery.

Enjoy wonderful views as you fly over beautiful scenic towns and villages, presenting you with the ideal photo opportunity! For thirty minutes be transported into another world. Take a thrilling helicopter ride above one of the UK's historic cities. To see them by air is absolutely breathtaking plus you will also take in the beautiful scenery en-route. Flights take place from: Aberdeen Bath & Cotswolds departing from Kemble Beaches & Tower Sightseeing Tour departing from Blackpool Mid Wales Hills & Valleys Tour departing from Welshpool The Peak District & Dambusters Sightseeing Tour departing from Chesterfield City of London Tour departing from Redhill (Surrey), Romford (Essex) and Elstree (Hertfordshire) Forest of Dean & Gloucester Docks departing from Gloucestershire Brighton Pier & Beaches departing from Shoreham. City and St James’ Park Tour departing from Newcastle upon Tyne. Nottingham City & Football Grounds departing from Nottingham. North Wales Tour departing from Chester Iron bridge & Severn Valley Tour departing from Wolverhampton York Tour departing Elvington (near York) Warwick and Stratford upon Avon departing from Wellesbourne Mountford Perth, Tay, St Andrews & Tay Bridges Tour departing from Perth Ayr and Heads of Ayr Coastline departing from Ayr Scottish Borders departing from Dalkeith Edinburgh City and Bridges Tour departing from Edinburgh Loch Lomond Tour departing from Strathblane Dreaming Spires of Oxford departing from Long Crendon Historic Portsmouth departing from Lee-on-Solent Manchester departing from Manchester Horseshoe Pass, Dee Valley Tour departing from Llangollen

Here's your opportunity to drive two of the most world-renowned cars in History. You will arrive and report to the staff in the pit lane, where you will wait until you are allocated your slot. You will then drive three laps around Goodwood circuit in a Ferrari, normally a 308 GTSqv, accompanied by a member of the Goodwood team. You will then have 1 hot lap as a passenger in a MINI Cooper S, with a professional driver at the wheel, showing you how it should be done! (All cars are subject to availability. On occasion it may be necessary to substitute the 308 for a similar car which may be a left hand drive) The person driving the car will be required to sign a disclaimer accepting liability in the event of damage to the vehicle. The driver will be given an option to purchase damage waiver cover when booking to minimise their financial exposure should there be an accident. Drivers are under no obligation to purchase this optional waiver. Full details are available at the time of booking.

The ideal way to get over your fear of all things creepy crawly! Under the supervision and guidance of the very patient reptile keepers you will get to 'face your phobia' and handle non-venomous snakes and other reptiles. And for those who have trouble with spiders in your baths - the biggest challenge will be to hold a tarantula. You are under no pressure to do anything that you need time to do, and you will be given as much time and encouragement as you need. You will feel a real sense of achievement and will receive a presentation certificate to prove how brave you really are! The package includes tickets for two people to enter Paradise Wildlife park (only one person will receive the face your phobia experience).

If you've ever fancied yourself as the next James Bond then this Spy Academy experience is for you! You'll learn the essential skills required to conduct a secret agent operation during an action packed three hours at the Spy Headquarters. There will be lots to learn during this spy experience including: how to use specialist spy equipment, covert cameras and UHF radios, bugs and listening devices, and lock picking gadgets. You'll also be taught how to use a pistol, the Secret Agents weapon of choice, and then test your skills with quick draw techniques. But that's not all, you'll get play with the big stuff such as how to fire machine guns in a Close Quarter Battle area, apply precision through the powerful telescopic sight of a sniper rifle (all legal air-powered), and try your skill at axe throwing. Finally you'll also receive some expert instruction on un-armed combat techniques, useful when you're cornered by enemy agents, and learn contact drills using a state of the art laser combat system. Please note: No live ammunition or weapons are used in the activities to comply with current Legal and Health & Safety legislation. Weapons used are a combination of airsoft, air rifles, replica and laser guns.

Ever wondered what it's like in a washing machine? Take two averagely sized people, one Sphere and a sizeable hill and what have you got? The latest extreme activity which will see you writhing around in a spherical universe where the sky is the ground and the ground is the sky and your stomach made a bid for freedom some time ago. You'll love it! With no harnesses you are completely free in the Sphere, as you and a friend slip and slide around inside the ball with thirty litres of water. Instead of being thrown around with the ball. Link arms with your fellow victim and slide together down a hill, riding the water like a flume.

Everyone loves to eat chocolate and there are all sorts of varieties, milk chocolate and dark chocolate - we all have our personal favourite! This workshop will let you create some of your very own tasty chocolate truffles. If you've never tasted hand made chocolate created from the freshest ingredients before, then first and foremost you can expect this workshop to be a revelation to your taste buds! To begin your experience you will meet your master chocolatier who will begin by talking about the history of chocolate, for example, the journey of the coco bean to the chocolate bar and when chocolate was first discovered. Then it will be time to get your hands messy by making your own chocolate treats. At the end of the course you will be able to take your chocolate truffles home to share with your friends, or alternatively to indulge in all by yourself!

Use your skill, co-ordination and nerve to take part in the exciting challenge of dumper racing. On average each competitor takes part in two different heats racing against the clock and other participants. The fastest times qualify to reach the final head-to-head, then on to victory to win the coveted Diggerland winner's certificate.

Get behind the wheel and strap yourself in for the ride of your life. The Mitsubishi Evo is a rally legend. It powered Tommi Mäkinen to the World Rally Championship in '96, '97, '98, and '99 and on the road it has received nothing but praise from top motoring journalists. When you put your foot down the scenery rushes past and the acceleration from the 2.0 litre turbocharged engine seems endless. Equally impressive is the braking; squeeze the pedal firmly but not too hard and the car slows at an incredible rate. It really is something else. The day will start with a briefing in the car followed by a session driving a Mitsubishi Evo 8. The session will end with a de-briefing session in which you get a driver analysis form completed by your instructor and a certificate. The person driving the car will be required to sign a disclaimer accepting liability in the event of damage to the vehicle. The driver will be given an option to purchase damage waiver cover when booking to minimise their financial exposure should there be an accident. Drivers are under no obligation to purchase this optional waiver. Full details are available at the time of booking.

See the sights of 'Old London Town' from the air. Once aboard your 4-seater twin engined aircraft, you will join the Thames at Dartford then follow the river to the Millennium Dome, pass over Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast, the City of London, then on to the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, then turn north to view Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and many more memorable sights. Due to security reasons, please take with you on the day of your activity a form of Photo ID e.g. passport, photo driving licence etc. This experience will not be available during to the London Olympics.

You'll be amazed by what a four wheel drive vehicle can do: traversing mud, holes, gullies and hillsides so steep you'll have to fight to stay in your seat! You'll learn to drive on some of Britain's most rugged and uncompromising terrain on this unforgettable four wheel drive adventure. We have carefully selected the best off road driving locations in the country to give you the opportunity to do some serious off road driving in beautiful, yet challenging locations. You'll learn lots of fascinating driving techniques such as hill starts, driving through mud and vehicle control on steep slopes. An amazing experience for anyone that likes a bit of the rough stuff! Your session begins with an introductory briefing on off roading techniques, together with an explanation of four wheel drive systems. The instructor will do a demonstration drive and then it's time for you to take the wheel! Please note at some locations there is an option to purchase damage waiver insurance on the day of your experience. In the event of an accident the damage waiver will cover all or part of the damage caused to the vehicle(s) however this will not cover damage caused by reckless or negligent driving. Further details are available on booking.

Get behind the wheel of a 4 x 4 and have a go at off road driving before you have even passed your driving test! Your instructor will show you the ropes as you tackle side slopes, steep inclines and rutted tracks on this thrilling all terrain experience. The experience includes a short demonstration of pedal control the instructor will guide you through basic 4 x 4 vehicle driving.