Get ready to see the world from a different angle. Experience the thrills of aerobatic manoeuvres such as loops (the world becomes all green, then blue and then all green again), rolls, stall turns, chandelles and steep turns. The planes used for this exhilarating flight include Chipmunk, Pitts Special, Cap 10, Cessna Aerobat, Slingsby Firefly or Stampe Biplane. Depending on location, you can take the controls in a trial lesson under the guidance of an expert instructor, or you can take a pleasure flight as your pilot puts the plane through its paces. Click here for full details & locations

A fun packed introduction to the exciting sport of Powerboating. The full day experience varies slightly at each centre but will start with a briefing on land before learning slow speed handling skills in sheltered water. In the afternoon, you'll be picking up speed and taking on the thrill of handling these power machines in more open water.

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Give your fantasies free rein as you go back in time and experience the thrill of open cockpit flying in a classic biplane! During your visit, a briefing will be followed by your dramatic flight. Depending on the location, you can take the controls in a trial lesson under the guidance of an expert instructor, or you can take a pleasure flight as your pilot puts the plane through its paces. Click here for full details & locations

Try out some of the skills of champion rally drivers in this fast and furious rally driving experience. Engine revving and wheels spinning, you skid sideways around corners in ways you wont believe. Your instructor alongside you has briefed you on rally driving techniques used by champions and explained the safety procedures.

You'll be taught to handle a rally car on tarmac or loose surfaces and to cope with cornering at speed and braking. Virgin Experience Days is also proud to announce the only fully equipped disabled rally driving school in the country as one of its locations. Click here for full details & locations

Get ready to hit the track for some serious fun in your mind-blowing racing car. Strapped securely in your car, helmet and mirrors adjusted, you accelerate onto the track to put your new skills to the test. The sense of speed and sheer exhilaration challenges your concentration as you try to remember the advice of your instructor during training.

Eventually the flag brings you back to the pits, but the grin stays with you much longer. Click here for full details & locations

Put on your tin hat, settle into the driving seat of an Abbott tracked gun, an Armoured Personnel Carrier or a six-wheeled Stalwart, and get ready to learn a totally new skill. Very entertaining and surprisingly challenging, military vehicles are a driving experience that everyone should try. Click here for full details & locations

Perfect for the whole family, the Crucible is a 6ft x 3ft snooker table that also doubles up as a pool table. Lightweight yet sturdy, and with fold-up legs for easy storage, it comes with a hard wearing green cloth and adjustable height feet. Quality cushions with fast action rubber give an excellent ball response.

Available in a mahogany effect finish, the Crucible comes complete with all accessories - cues, chalk, triangles, scoreboard, both sets of balls and instruction leaflet.

A remote controlled & programmable LED display; use it to post us messages or tell the time The tubular capsule design can be wall mounted or just sat on your desk to impress anyone walking past (and face it, 'keeping up with the Jones's' is dragged into a whole different league when it comes to desk gadgets!) Additional info: Acrylic Casing Red LEDs Programable clock or messages via remote control Mains powered via transformer supplied Wall fixings included Dimensions: 410mm (length) x 100 mm (diam)Weight: 1.5 kg

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Resist the floods In Bangladesh, excessive torrential rain and severe floods, worsened by the rise in global temperatures, have left communities devastated. A flood resistant house can help a family face the annual floods with more confidence. Jute panels make resilient walls, a plinth raises a house up, and bracings and fastenings bind the walls firmly to the house 'skeleton'.

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Nothing can beat the exhilaration you feel after your first leap from a plane at 3,000 feet. This is one of the most challenging sports ever invented! Supervised by British Parachuting Association instructors, your ground training is rigorous and you must be fit. Jump from the plane on a "static line" that opens your steerable parachute automatically, freeing you to enjoy your breathtaking descent. Click here for full details & locations