Six Experience Days You Can Do in Bad Weather

Let’s be honest, it’s always risky planning a day out based on what the weather man says earlier in the week. There’s nothing worse than getting all pumped for a lovely weekend, only to find out it’s grey, drab and miserable when you wake up. Fear not, though, because we’ve put together a handy list of experience days that can be done without a hoot to what the weather will be like.

With the Great British Bake Off finished for another year, we now have to get our fix of sugary goodness from elsewhere. What better place is there to start than learning how to make chocolate?! Sure, you could go to the shops and buy some – but where’s the fun in that? Also, if you learn how to make chocolate, it essentially means you have an endless supply of the stuff, which would certainly come in handy at Easter.

Of course if you prefer something more action packed and adrenaline filled, then artisan sweet making may not be extreme enough for you. Normally in adverse weather, skydiving would be a bad idea to say the least. What if, though, someone had utilised the power of wind turbines in a specially designed cylinder – able to withstand the weight of a person – that gave the effect of free-falling? Well, you’re in luck! iFly Indoor Skydiving does just that! The artificial winds can blow upwards of 120mph, meaning with practice you can perform flips and tricks with ease.

Feeling particularly artistic and inspired? Then our Creative Experiences are the perfect choice for you. From designing your own accessories in our jewellery making workshop, to creating your personalized perfume or going for an upbeat drumming session, we have dozens of different creative experiences to satisfy your creative mind – and hands! No need to worry about the weather either, as most of them will be taking place in a workshop or studio.

Bad weather is one of the most common causes of flying lessons being cancelled, but that doesn’t mean that it has to stop you learning to fly completely. Flight Simulators are a great way to get your head around the cock-pit procedures, such as the individual functions of the hundreds of buttons around you, and what exactly all those moving dials mean. Another important aspect of using flight simulators is to help get the safety precautions correct, and training you to be able to spot when something isn’t right. There are plenty of different types of simulator available, usually with the cockpit based on the designs of a specific aircraft – such as a Boeing 747.

In the event that you prefer your time in the air to be a little shorter, one of our newest experiences could be just the ticket. Not only is a visit to a trampoline park ridiculously fun, but you really work up a sweat bouncing from one end of the room to the other! This means it’s a great way to exercise. So if it’s chucking it down outside, and you can’t bear the thought of going to the gym – indoor trampolining could be the answer.

There is one last thing we have yet to consider. What if your favourite thing to do, when the weather is especially grim, is absolutely nothing? If you just like to curl up on the sofa and relax, surely there can’t be an experience day out there for that? Think again! The next best thing to a day of relaxation at home is, of course, relaxing at a health spa. Complete with swimming pools, massages, beauty treatments and hot tubs – what better way to waste the day. In fact, while you’re chilling out in your bath robe with a glass of champagne – you will probably have forgotten all about the wet and windy weather outside.