Located at Grendon Lakes, it’s a very peaceful and picturesque place to be. There is a cafe onsite for you to get a drink etc while you wait for your booking time or if you want a break afterwards. There are also shower and changing facilities, which are a little tired and are probably due a refurb, which they are aware of and have plans to improve the facilities in the future, but they are adequate to use, especially if you get very wet or muddy!

As there are several lakes, it’s really convenient for them to have different events on different lakes. The track to get to hovercraft lake was terrible, with more potholes than council roads, making it a very uncomfortable, bouncy ride, and there is limited parking, so it’s advisable to only park near when it’s your time and park at the clubhouse in the meantime.

The Hovercraft Experience was Brilliant! The instructor was very friendly and the hovercraft had very simple to understand controls and explained very well by the instructor and although I was a little nervous when he said you have to hit the water at full power and keep full power at all times on the lake, it was surprisingly easy to control on and maintain on full power, using only steering and your weight to manoeuvre the hovercraft. From what i understand, full power means you can control the hovercraft and power away from danger, whereas no power means you stop, rather than hover in one place as you might think and low power means you will most likely not be able to power out of it enough and end up in the trees.

I did get a little wet from the spray, so having my sunglasses on kept water out of my eyes and like you are advised, I had a change of clothes.

Overall I would highly recommend the hovercraft experience and Ride Leisure also do many other activities, so take a look at their website by clicking here to find an activity to suit you or a gift for someone else.