Nationwide Gliding Voucher
If, for your gliding experience, you want maximum flexibility and choice of location, this Nationwide Voucher is perfect, as it allows you to use any of the gliding venues listed below. Of course, we also have
gliding experiences for specific venues too.
The great thing with these vouchers is that you don't need to tell us which location you want when you book, leaving the lucky recipient to choose just where they want to launch their Into the Blue gliding experience from.
As you can see from our list, there's a good choice of glider clubs to choose from, with a mix of aerotows (where you're dragged into the air by a powered plane) and winch tows (where a machine on the ground pulls you into the air with a cable). You can be rest assured that all clubs offer good facilities and a warm welcome to all those keen to try
gliding for the first time.
If you've a yearning try to powered flight then IntotheBlue has a variety of
flying lesson experiences guaranteed to delight.
Experience Summary: The types of gliding experiences included in this offer vary - the details are listed below with the venues. If the allocated flight duration is met on the first launch additional launches may not take place.
Availability: Our Bucks, Kent, Devon and Hants venues offer gliding seven days a week. The other clubs included in this offer run different gliding rotas - please see below for details.
Requirements: The individual requirements of each glider club vary. General guidelines are minimum weight 7 stone, a maximum weight of between 15 and 17 stone depending on the type of aircraft in use. Maximum height 6'2". If there are any concerns please ring our customer services department on 01959 578100.
Spectators and Facilities: Again, these vary according to the location, but all welcome spectators who want to watch your gliding experience from the ground and many have clubhouses too.
Note: All clubs included in the nationwide gliding experience voucher are BGA approved.
Venues
Buckinghamshire, near High Wycombe (aerotow) 7 days a week
Gloucestershire, near Stroud (aerotow) Monday - Friday
Hampshire, near Alton (aerotow) 7 days a week
Kent, near Ashford (aerotow) 7 days a week in summer, selected dates spring and autumn
Lincolnshire, near Grantham (aerotow) Selected dates
Northamptonshire, near Brackley (aerotow) Weekends with additional weekdays in summer
North Yorkshire, near Selby (aerotow) Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays
North Wales, near Wrexham (winch launch) Weekends and Bank Holidays
Surrey, near Croydon (winch launch) Monday - Friday
Devon, Umberleigh near Barnstaple (aerotow) 7 days a week, Easter - September
Warwickshire, near Stratford (aerotow) 7 days a week.