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4x4 Off-Road Driver Training Rockingham

Rockingham Castle near Corby
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Rated Based On 44 Reviews

• 1:1 4x4 driving at this long established offroad school
• Negotiate sideslopes, ditches, climbs and descents
• Taster, 1/2 days and Full days available
• Explore 250 acres at Rockingham Castle
 
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What's Included

  • Exclusive 4x 4 driver training
  • Drive a fully prepared Land Rover Defender 110s with automatic transmission
  • Technical classroom briefing explaining 4x4 fundamentals
  • Negotiate a variety of ditches, side slopes, climbs and descents
  • Half and full days incorporate more challenging disused quarry stages

One Hour Session

  • Learn the basics of off-road driving
  • Up to one hour of personal drive time

Half Day Session

  • Approximately 2.5 hours at the wheel
  • Allow 2 hours on site for this experience

Full Day Session

  • Approximately 5 hours at the wheel
  • Allow 6 hours on site for this experience
  • Lunch is included

What Can I Expect

The individual tuition offered at this midlands 4x4 centre near Market Harborough ensures you get maximum training time in mastering the art of 4x4 off road driving. This operator is actually one of our longest-serving supplier of 4x4 experiences and this Midlands venue is always popular with IntotheBlue clients.

Vince, who owns and co-ordinates this centre is a font of knowledge for all things 4x4. He's been running his Midlands-based venue for many years and has a huge depth of experience in all types of four wheel drive vehicles in all sorts of environments (and some of them pretty extreme). To give you an idea of the level of skill he has, it's Vince who actually teaches would-be 4x4 instructors.

So what can you expect when you head to the good old Midlands for your 4x4ing session? You will be tackling some serious off-road terrain - ranging from open fields with purpose built challenges to varied woodland trails all spread over a couple of hundred acres of the Midland's finest countryside around Rockingham Castle.

The experience starts with a safety briefing and then it's your turn to take to the wheel. Typically, you will be driving fully prepared Land Rover Defender 110s, although there are usually other vehicle types available on the day as well. You will first be tackling the 4x4 'training ground' at this fine Midlands venue - designed to give you an insight into some of the basic off-road conditions such as crossing ditches, traversing side slips, accelerating through mud and water and tackling 40 degree downhill slopes!

Then it's onto what Vince and his team call the 'White Knuckle Ride' - where it'll be water and mud up to the bonnet of your trusty 4x4 (don't worry, you're not expected to wash the vehicles at the end of your experience!) as you drive through twisting, turning tree-lined tracks towards the scarily-named 'Death Valley'…we'll leave you to discover that one!

If you want to be amazed in the Midlands by a 4x4 this is place to do it. By the end of your experience you will be amazed that you have just driven through terrain that previously you would have thought impassable and discovered the joys that can be had when driving at 5mph in fabulous four wheel drive vehicle.

Availability

  • Experiences are available throughout the year
One Hour Session
  • Monday-Saturday
  • Sessions generally operate from 16:00-17:00
  • Other timings may be available upon request
Half Day Session
  • 7 days a week
  • Morning Session: 09:00-12:00
  • Afternoon Session: 13:00-16:00

Full Day Session

  • 7 days a week
  • 09:00-16:00

Location

  • Rockingham Castle on the Northamptonshire / Leicestershire border
  • The venue has over 250 acres of land

Suitable For

  • Drivers must be over 18 and have a full, valid driving licence

Spectators

  • Up to two guests (minimum age 6) can travel in the car as a passenger, guests with a licence may also share the driving
  • There's a fee of £10 per guest on tasters and £40 for half days
  • A £70 guest fee applies for full days which also includes lunch
  • All guests must be booked in with 4x4 operator and paid for on the day

Anything Else

  • Please bring suitable outdoor clothes and wear sturdy boots in case of mud

Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 44

Find out what other customers think of the experience

Reviews

  based on 44 reviews

Rating: 5 stars
Nick Earl
6 days ago
Overall, a fantastic half day exploring the seemingly unstoppable Range Rover. Great fun. A top n...
Rating: 5 stars
Craig
9 days ago
Fantastic experience, would thoroughly recommend ad would do it again.
Rating: 5 stars
Terry Shelbourne
1 Months ago
well.... Ive not done the event yet as three days before I was due to join the provider for a 4X4 a...
Rating: 5 stars
Kyle Rowe
2 Months ago
Excellent facility and tuition
Rating: 5 stars
Rhona Bate
2 Months ago
What a great experience! Coffee on arrival, a quick run-through and straight into the car (partner...
Rating: 5 stars
Joanne smith
Excellent day out . Dad thoroughly enjoyed it
Rating: 5 stars
Anne-Marie Deane
Great. Excellent vehicles and instructor.
Rating: 5 stars
Jeremy Knight
Great fun and could not recommend enough. The instructors were great and made it all very friendly.
Rating: 5 stars
Jake
Fantastic experience for my mum she thoroughly enjoyed it just wish we had a bit longer as the hour...
Rating: 5 stars
Nicola
Such an amazing experience, with fantastic instructors. I will definitely be back!
Rating: 5 stars
Michael Dewdney
A really fantastic half day. Everyone was very friendly making us very welcome and the facilities w...
Rating: 5 stars
Jackie
Truely brilliant. Enjoyed every minute of it. Was just long enough (for me). Would like in the not ...
Rating: 5 stars
Peter Toft
Excellent instruction and very enjoyable.
Rating: 5 stars
Glen Proudman
Very welcoming on arrival with friendly instructors. Spent over an hour driving a top of the range ...
Rating: 5 stars
Liz James
A fantastic half day with Ed - a great set up and the Defender really was awesome. Highly recommend...
Rating: 5 stars
nick hubbard
Another reviewer has summed it up perfectly so with apologies to Alex Im nicking your review!! ...
Rating: 5 stars
Marty.
Thoughily enjoyed my experience, fantastic.
Rating: 5 stars
Tom Colver
A fantastic experience. I learned a lot. The instructor was brilliant.
Rating: 5 stars
James Wilson
Extremely informative and enjoyable experience
Rating: 5 stars
Alex
Great fun. The instructor was great. I was only given the option of the modern Land Rover Discove...
Rating: 5 stars
Gary Cooper
Very good experience. Made to feel very welcome. Instructor was very good and very knowledgeable. W...
Rating: 5 stars
Clive
Very enjoyable. I was given the choice of a drive in a land-rover or the latest Range-rover. I chos...
Rating: 5 stars
S Patmore
This was a great experience. The instructor was friendly, patient and very clear. I felt complet...
Rating: 5 stars
John Burrows
A great experience with a friendly and very knowledgeable instructor. Very impressed.
Rating: 5 stars
Mike Kiff
A warm welcome and once the necessary form had been completed the session began. The session was c...
Rating: 5 stars
Clare Harding
Fantastic experience, great instructor would thoroughly recommend. Brilliant experience.
Rating: 5 stars
Marie
Brilliant day and experience. Can't rate highly enough !
Rating: 5 stars
David Lane
Excellent experience. Very professional set up, the instructor was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Rating: 5 stars
Richard
Very enjoyable, great instructor and good fun, would definitely recommend it .
Rating: 5 stars
Peter Green
Excellent service and great product
Rating: 5 stars
Jess Taylor
Really fantastic day, would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a day offroading. Instructor w...
Rating: 5 stars
J Addison
Amazing,never believed a car could do such things without falling over
Rating: 5 stars
W Ashburner
Amazing half day with some amazing machines - the course is fantastic and set in beautiful grounds....
Rating: 5 stars
Alan
Very confident tutor, very interesting techniques used 'off-road', really enjoyed the whole experie...
Rating: 5 stars
Robert Everett
Great teacher well worth the money and would like to now try a half day coarse
Rating: 5 stars
Debbie B
What an awesome experience - would thoroughly recommend to all! Bought the 1hr course as a gift for...
Rating: 5 stars
Lorraine brown
Thoroughly enjoyable great fun 1hr experience
Rating: 5 stars
marc owens
Excellent, patient and knowledgeable instructor, New vehicles and a great course. Would happily pay...
Rating: 5 stars
Elizabeth-Anne
The experience was amazing. The problem I had was getting the voucher sorted with you.
Rating: 5 stars
Debbie
I had never driven anything like this before but it was brilliant. My instructor was patient but at...
Rating: 5 stars
Pete Vearey
A great hour experience particularly as it was my daughter who was driving, I mearley sat in the ba...
Rating: 5 stars
PAUL CASSELL
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. The team were very welcoming on arrival . The drive was excellent ...
Rating: 5 stars
Ben Potter
Very professional and thoroughly enjoyable.
Rating: 5 stars
Linda Noakes
The 4 x 4 driving experience was AWESOME and I am recommending it to anyone that will listen to me....