Category: Days out offers

1. RHS Hampton Court Flower Show is on from 4th to 9th July 2023

   Posted on 3:00pm Saturday 10th Jun 2023

   It’s back!  The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is happening from the 4th July to the 9th July 2023.  

   Amongst other things at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival this year, some of the "must sees" are Get Started Gardens, perfect for those wanting to get stuck into gardening for the first time;  the Floral Marquee is full of beautiful plants and flowers grown by over 90 nurseries. 

   Celebrate stunning British blooms and sustainable floristry in the RHS Flower School with Flowers from the Farm, and take in the fragrance and wonderful colour in the Festival of Roses.

   And there are of course talks, creative demonstrations and practical workshops on gardening, floristry and health and wellbeing!  

   
   Find out about the Threatened Plant of the Year 2023
    

   
   Meet RHS Hampton Courts Master Grower Calamazag,
   who specialist in dianthus

   Of course there's lots of shopping at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, plus plenty of chances to grab yourself something to eat and drink and to get refreshed for more strolling through the show!

   
   Visit Jo Thompson's Wildlife Garden

   All in all, lots to see and do!

   Find out more about the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.    You can buy tickets here.

   RHS Tatton Park Flower Show follows on 20 to 24 July 2022. 

   Don’t forget there’s lots to discover on the RHS website – it is a mine of information, and you could also take out a gift membership!  Memberships help grow a greener Britain!

   Visit the RHS website and have a good dig about!

    

   

    

2. Visit Concorde and Brooklands Musum

   Posted on 4:00pm Saturday 21st Jan 2023

    

    

   Back in 1976 on the 21st January, the supersonic airline Concorde took her first commercial flight.

   The aircraft generated a sonic BOOM as it travelled through the atmosphere - it used to fly over our house every night at 9 o'clock and the windows used to give a bit rattle.  

   Concorde was a tremendous example of the British and French working together.   I was lucky enough to go on her once, as part of one of those holidays of a lifetime, and it took me years to pay off the credit card, but it was worth it.  The aircraft was narrower than I'd expected, but it was the ultimate flying experience and I'll never forget it. 

   Although sadly Concorde is no longer flying, you can visit her at Brookslands Museum in Surrey. 

   Virgin Experience Days have an experience for a  Visit to Brooklands Museum, Concorde Experience and Tea and Cake for Two, all for £58.00.

   
   Visit Brooklands Museum, have a Concorde Experience
   and enjoy tea and cake for two!
   Find out more
   
   

   There are lots of exhibitions over the museum, with using sheds, aircrafts, structures and monuments, and this is a great opportunity to discover the technological developments that give an insight into modern driving and flying today. For example, you can try out aircraft-building skills in the Aircraft Factory.  

   

   
   On board Concorde, you'll get a complimentary boarding pass, experience a pre-flight briefing, sit in real Concorde passenger seats, enjoy a virtual take off and take home a flight certificate! 

   And then you can enjoy a hot drink and scone or slice of cake at the Sunbeam Café.

   Visit Virgin Experience Days for more information about this Concorde and Brooklands experience!

3. Channel 4 are at ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo - don't miss it! Plus

   Posted on 2:00pm Tuesday 13th Dec 2022

   Channel 4 certainly have got lots of coverage this year on how places prepare for Christmas, and I can't wait for this one, London Zoo at Christmas, on 23 December 2022 at 8pm!

   It will be Lights, Camera, ACTION! at ZSL's London Zoo and ZSL's Whipsnade Zoo as Channel 4 look to see how the zoos prepare for Christmas!

   The team transform London Zoo and yet still care for the 25,000 animals in their charge at London and Whipsnade. 

   Some animals are celebrating their first Christmas such as the three extremely rare Sumatran tiger Cubs and the Asian elephant Nang Phaya.  There are animal arrivals, and winter births so it's busy, busy, busy - the staff are beavering away to make a magical Christmas time for everyone! 

   There will be more fun on social media with more behind-the-scenes pictures and zoo facts, so this really is an hour not to be missed! 

   
   Fly off to find out all about it here!

   Now, if you want to give a gift membership or take out a membership which will help support ZSL and give you lots of lovely animal days out at ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (and lots more besides), there's 20% off gift memberships until 4th January 2023 so this would be a great time to take one out.  Give a gift membership today here.

   And you could also hop, slither or canter over to their online shop, which has soft toys, animal adoptions, homeware gifts and stocking fillers - support conservation as you shop!  

   
   ZSL London Zoo have an urgent Back from the Brink appeal

   Join ZSL's fight to bring wildlife back
   from the brink of extinction with a monthly donation 
   with their Back from the Brink appeal.
   Please find out about it and donate if you can here.

   
   Visit ZSL's website to find out all about the Zoological Society of London

    

    

4. For history lovers, how about The Gunpowder Plot Immersive Experience for Two at The Tower Vaults - Peak

   Posted on 5:00pm Wednesday 14th Sep 2022

    

   Please remember the fifth of November, 
   Gunpowder season and plot,
   I see no reason why gunpowder season
   Should ever be forgot.

   So the poem went when Guy Fawkes and his partners in crime nearly succeeded in blowing up the Houses of Parliament and everyone in it, but they were of course just stopped before they could do it.
   
   If you're looking for an experience for a couple of history lovers, you could look at The Gunpowder Plot Immersive Experience for Two at The Tower Vaults
   
   

   

   The Gunpowder Plot Immersive Experience for Two at The Tower Vaults - Peak
   £110.00 from Virgin Experience Days

    

   It's 1605, and London is divided, with the peace of the nation balancing on knife edge.  Step into a world where spies and informants hide in the shadows.  Trust nobody as you go undercover and unmask the figures behind this infamous plot.  Try to escape the Tower, discover a secret safehouse - and make the journey to the Hosues of Parliament along the Thames.

   You're immersed in a fully 360 environment with live theatre and digital technology - will you have what it takes to stop the plot?

   Now, some scenes are very dark with loud noises, which some children may not like, so minimum age for this experience is 10 and under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult. 

   Please read the participant guidelines Virgin Experience Days give (and I quote)

   • For your own safety, the experience may not be suitable for:
     Those who suffer from high blood pressure, heart conditions, asthma, back or neck conditions, epilepsy, or any type of medical condition affecting the senses of smell, vision, or hearing
     Those of a nervous disposition
     The elderly
     Those with disabilities, blind or visually impaired
     Those with sensitivities to scent, loud noises, or flashing lights
     Pregnant women
     Those suffering from breathing or respiratory problems, such as allergies or scent sensitivities
     Those who are prone to motion sickness
   • A guest with a disability is entitled to a single free carer ticket. To qualify for this free carer ticket you must apply in advance and provide documentation 
   • The experience is not fully wheelchair accessible but regular wheelchair accessible events will be run. Please register your interest for one of these accessible events
   • The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
     
     

   Find out more from Virgin Experience Days!