frededwards Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thank you for the replies so far. I'm looking at perhaps a steam train or sailing trip. I know with Virgin Experiences, you buy the voucher and the recipient calls to make the booking on the time / date they want. I just don't want to pay out loads of cash for something that's a total wash out! Virgin Experiences, like nearly everything else that Branson does, merely take someone elses product, add Virgin branding and charge a premium. You would be better of going directly to the organiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://www.goingdigital.co.uk/ can highly recommend these - and anyone can attend even with a box brownie camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenta Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://www.goingdigital.co.uk/ can highly recommend these - and anyone can attend even with a box brownie camera. That looks interesting, have you been yourself? Would you recommend booking one or just going with the vouchers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 That looks interesting, have you been yourself? Would you recommend booking one or just going with the vouchers? you can do the same thing for less than £40 in Bakewell, with a hot locally produced pie and peas lunch. I posted about it on the photography group about 12 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 My family booked two for me on consecutive years and i booked a third myself -mine were prebooked as a surprise so they did have to make sure i wasn't predisposed on the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thank you for the replies so far. I'm looking at perhaps a steam train or sailing trip. I know with Virgin Experiences, you buy the voucher and the recipient calls to make the booking on the time / date they want. I just don't want to pay out loads of cash for something that's a total wash out! Try these, based in North leicester/ loughborough http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-services/drive-a-loco/ Cant advise if it's any good, but looks alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 http://nvr.org.uk/events/britannia-driver-experience Peterborough is an hour away, and you'd get to do it on a line featured in a James Bond film If you didn't fancy hanging about, Queensgate shopping centre is only a couple of mins walk away, and isn't as overwhelming as meadowhell or the Trafford centre, or you could walk to the cathedral where Mary queen of Scots was buried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenta Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Try these, based in North leicester/ loughborough http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-services/drive-a-loco/ Cant advise if it's any good, but looks alright. http://nvr.org.uk/events/britannia-driver-experience Peterborough is an hour away, and you'd get to do it on a line featured in a James Bond film If you didn't fancy hanging about, Queensgate shopping centre is only a couple of mins walk away, and isn't as overwhelming as meadowhell or the Trafford centre, or you could walk to the cathedral where Mary queen of Scots was buried Both look great, I just don't have the funds for either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 My god you can even experience being a riot copper at wish.co.uk:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thinking back, my experience day was free! Whenever I saw one of those big dump trucks, I would tell my wife and kids just how much I would like to drive one! Mrs Smithy266 bless her, phoned all the places she could think of, eventually a dump site operator said I could go and play for a morning! Great fun, loading, driving, dumping, up hills, down hills, I had a superb morning! FREE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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