Enjoy this unique Goodwin Sands Helicopter Trip! Only one helicopter company offers this very special trip to our mythical island location off the coast of Kent, so if you're looking for a day out with a difference, this is it.

Goodwin Sands is a 10 mile sandbank that sits in the sea around six miles off the Kent coastline. The ever changing tides and the perilous meeting of the English Channel and the North Sea has led many a ship to run aground on Goodwin Sands. In fact, historians think there have been over 2000 shipwrecks around the sands over the years.

This simply amazing helicopter trip sets off from Manston airfield in Kent and will whisk you over to Goodwin Sands. This isn't just a sightseeing tour (although it does look amazing from the air), as the chopper will set you down so you can enjoy the solitude and absolute beauty of the Goodwin Sands for an hour.

So what do you fancy doing for your hour? You can take a picnic, get the swimwear on and go swimming, or feel at one with nature by just relaxing and enjoying the isolation of it all. Goodwin Sands is also well-known for its colonies of sea lions, so don't forget your camera to capture these cuter than cute mammals that have made Goodwin Sands their natural habitat. 

Of course, your Goodwin Sands helicopter trip is a round trip, so after enjoying your time on the sands, you will be picked by the helicopter and flown back to Manston airfield. A truly amazing experience that we think is great value for money and something totally unusual to do with friends, loved ones or family.

- Return flights in an executive helicopter from Manston Airfield to Goodwin Sands
- Helicopter to set you down on Goodwin Sands
- One hour to spend as you wish on the Sands
- There will be up to four passengers in the helicopter


- Trips are arranged on set dates throughout the year, according to tides
- Please note this trip is weather dependent and won't operate in inclement weather


- Take off from and return to Manston Airfield in Kent, near Canterbury
- Goodwin Sands are six miles off the Kent coast opposite Deal


- No age limit, but children must be able to sit in their own seat
- All passengers need to be able-bodied enough to get into and out of the helicopter unaided
- No height or weight restrictions, but operator asks to be informed of any passengers over 16 stone


- Spectators are welcome to watch the take off and landing at Manston
- Manston is a busy airfield with commercial and light aircraft
- All conveniences such as toilets, shops and food outlets on site