Gliding in Herefordshire

This Herefordshire gliding school is small and very friendly, with around 20 members who are passionate about flying. The club is nestled in the spectacular countryside of the Welsh Borderlands, sharing a former RAF airfield (at which military glider pilots were trained prior to the well documented D-Day Landings), with helicopter, microlight and fixed wing flying schools.

Flights in the club owned gliders are available at weekends up until sunset, offering a superb way to see the setting sun from the sky. Two types of glider lessons are offered - either two aerotows or a full day course. If you go for the two aerotows, you'll be winched up to around 2000ft and then released by the tug aircraft, then your pilot will teach you all about lookout and flight controls. A single glider flight usually lasts 15 mins and is taken in a Twin Astir aircraft or similar.

The one day course gives you three flights and more time to get a real understanding of the glider's controls during your time in the air, as well as getting to know how the club works and runs too. A really fun and interesting day out for anyone interested in gliding.

Both activities include a three month membership to the club, so you can continue with the glider flights if you're really taken with powerless flight!

Those interested in gliding elsewhere should take a look at our summary of all glider lessons across the UK.

Depending on your choice of voucher, you will either have two aerotow glider flights lasting between around 15 mins each (or 30 mins on one tow) or for the full day course, three aerotows giving you between 45 mins and one hour of flight time. If the allocated flight duration is met on the first launch, additional launches may not take place. For a wider choice of flying experiences please see our main flying lessons section.

Gliding takes place on most Saturdays and occasional Sundays from 1100 until sunset.

Herefordshire, the airfield is six miles west of Leominster, 40 miles south west of Birmingham.

All those taking glider flights must be at least 7 years old, with a maximum weight of 15 stone and maximum height 6'2".

Spectators are welcome, there is a canteen and bar on site.

This club is affiliated with the British Gliding Association for offering glider flights.