Skydiving and Parachuting

Do you want an adrenaline rush like no other? The kind that pumps your body with so much energy you’ll be buzzing for days before and afterwards? The sort of adventure that will ensure your knees are knocking, your hands shaking and your forehead sweating before you even begin? The type of excitement that will stay with you for the rest of your life? Well, it sounds like skydiving is for you!

There are heaps of different types of skydiving experiences to suit everyone. If you’re facing your fear for the first time, then try an indoor simulator experience. Indoor simulators are a safe and less terrifying way to experience the thrill, as well as being an ideal way to brush up on your free-fall moves. If you want to up the adrenaline rush, then try the real thing, 12,000ft in the air. That’s right; skydivers reach 12,000ft before they launch themselves from the plane and free-fall for 7,000ft! Sounds scary? It is!

Ever wanted to fly? Now is your chance! There are a range of locations across the UK where you can try skydiving or parachuting, either for the first time, or for the umpteenth, if you are an expert in the sport; whichever it is it will be equally as memorable!

Indoor Experiences

If you want to feel the exhilaration of a skydive or parachute jump in the safety of the indoors, then an indoor simulator experience should be your first port of call. This is a perfect option for first time skydivers and parachutists, as you feel the thrill of falling at 120mph without that scary heart-stopping moment where you jump out of the plane. Step into the wind tunnel or parachute simulator and experience it for yourself without the worries and hassles of planes and parachutes.

Prices start at less than £50, so this is a great day out that can be enjoyed by all the family. You must be over the age of five to give this amazing experience a go, and under-18s must be signed for by a parent or guardian.

There are a variety of indoor skydiving experiences to suit the needs of any thrill seeker. Entering a vertical wind tunnel has to be experienced to be believed, as winds of speeds around 120mph will blow you into a free-fall simulation. This really is exhilaration at its finest, as you enjoy the free-fall experience in the safe indoors.

Through an extended experience you get to spend just that little bit longer in the wind tunnel, as you’re taught how to fly through the air by expert skydiving instructors. Learn to dive and swoop and roll while shooting through the air. This is the ultimate experience for anyone who has ever dreamt of flying.

You needn’t experience this excitement alone, either as the Indoor Skydiving Experience for Two enables you to enjoy this amazing free-fall experience with friends or family. This is an unforgettable feeling so sharing it with a friend is the ultimate way to experience it as you swoop and dive around each other.

These experiences take place at two state-of-the-art wind tunnels in Manchester and Milton Keynes. Manchester’s wind tunnel is the best the UK has to offer, was opened at the end of 2009 and since then Trafford Quays has been home to fantastic free-fall facility.

If you’re ready to face your fear and push your emotions to the max and you’re ready for the real deal, then parachute jumping is the exhilarating experience for you. Take on the ultimate challenge along with the fear, the excitement and the thrills for an unforgettable leap into the sky. A solo parachute jump costs just over £200 and requires two days of training to ensure you know what you’re doing. On the second day, you will board the plane that will take you 3,000ft high, all ready for you to jump!

Leaping into the sky will fill you with more adrenaline than you have ever experienced before and this will be followed by an enjoyable cruise back down to earth. You will have time to enjoy your surroundings as you leisurely float through the sky.

Participants must be over 16 and those aged over 40 will require a note from their doctor stating that they are fit and well. There are a number of locations in which this experience can be enjoyed, with jump areas right across the country in Cumbria, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Kent, North Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire.

If you’d rather stay indoors then the Parachute Simulator Experience will fit the bill perfectly. Whilst attached to a parachute simulator, you will experience the great leap and 150ft fall without diving out of a plane. You will glide down to earth and touch down safely with the same buzz of adrenaline you would experience from a real aircraft. This experience that takes place in Sheffield will be one you want to complete again and again. The Double Parachute Simulator Experience enables you to do just that! We can guarantee that the second you touch down you’ll want to relive your experience from the start.

For the absolute ultimate, adrenaline-pumping, life changing, mind-blowing experience, try skydiving. This experience package is for every adrenaline junky out there or anyone who wants to face their fear in the ultimate challenge of a lifetime. The plane will take you up to an incredible height of 12,000ft and you’ll stare down at the miniature world from above the clouds. This is not for the fainthearted and it will take every ounce of willpower you possess to take the gut wrenching leap from the plane as you plummet to the ground.

While strapped to a qualified instructor, you will drop for a massive 7,000ft and reach speeds of up to 120mph! Your instructor will deploy the parachute at 5,000ft and you will slowly come to a calm gliding pace as you swoop through the skies and make a gentle landing.

Participants must be over 16 years of age, weigh under 15 or 16 stone and a ‘Declaration of Fitness’ must be presented by anyone over 40 or from people who appear to be suffering from a medical condition. Comfortable clothing and secure shoes must be worn for maximum enjoyment during your fall, whether it’s in Cumbria, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Fife, Devon or Oxfordshire.