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What's Included
- Tank taster driving experience
- Learn how to drive a 17.5 ton FV432
- Get kitted out in a tank suit and helmet
- Safety briefing and short lesson about the history of the FV432 tank
- Introduction to the controls of the tank
- Two laps of hands-on driving time, approximately 15 minutes
- Drive the first lap with the driver's hatch open and the second in battle conditions with the hatch closed
- 4 laps riding as a passenger in the turret seat or inside the crew cabin, when not driving
- FREE entry to the museum displaying a large military vehicle collection
- You will form part of a group of three participants
- Allow up to one hour on site for this experience
Want the tank all to yourself? Check out our One to One Tank Driving Experience at the same venue!
What Can I Expect
This is the Tank Driving Taster in Leicestershire! The best-value way to get you onboard an FV432 tank and actually drive it. We are offering vouchers for one or two people, to go on weekdays or anytime experiences.
The team running these tasters is hugely passionate about tanks. They are the dedicated custodians of these amazing machines, which are all genuine ex-Army and have served their country in missions and war zones around the world.
With all that enthusiasm around, you'll learn a lot about tanks from your instructors during your taster session. As well as being really informative and knowledgeable, they've all got stories and anecdotes to tell that'll have you in stitches!
Your role for these experiences is to be part of the three-member tank crew. You will be heading out across the rugged terrain of a former WW2 bombing range that's in the heart of rural Leicestershire, near Market Harborough.
As soon as it's your turn to drive, you'll be kitted out in an Army helmet and headset. You each drive one lap of the course with the hatch open and another in full battle mode, with the hatch closed. And that means you only have the periscope to see where you're going!
When you're not driving, you will be part of the onboard team, either perched in the turret seat on top of the tank (great views!) or inside the crew cabin, being bounced around. Of course, transporting soldiers was one of the main duties of these FV432s, so you get a real taste of what working life onboard a tank is like.
Buy your vouchers online now for your tank driving tasters in Leicestershire and get ready for the best-value full-tracked drive you can get!
When Is It Available
- April to October
- Weekday Voucher: Wednesdays (for one person) Wednesdays to Fridays (for two or three people)
- Anytime Voucher: Wednesdays & Sundays (for one person) Wednesdays to Sundays (for two or three people)
Location
- Market Harborough on the Leicestershire/Northants border
Suitable For
- Minimum age is 16
- Maximum weight is 22 stone
- Maximum height is 6'4''
- Minimum height is 4ft
- No driving experience or licence is required
Spectators
- Visitors are welcome for £9 per person, payable on the day which includes admission to the museum
- One person can ride as a passenger in the tank (per driver) for a fee of £30pp (payable upon booking) Museum entry included
- Minimum age for passengers is 8
