Everyman Driving Experiences

If you want to actually drive something interesting rather than just look at it, Everyman Driving Experiences near Loughborough is where you go. You get behind the wheel of proper sports cars - the kind you'd normally only see on Top Gear - and take them out on track. It's not a museum visit or a passive spectator sport. You're doing the driving.

The appeal here is obvious for anyone with a pulse and a driving licence. Petrolheads will lose their minds. But it's also genuinely good fun for people who just fancy doing something a bit different - something with an actual adrenaline hit. Kids old enough to supervise usually enjoy watching from the sidelines, though they won't be driving themselves.

Expect to spend a couple of hours minimum if you're doing an experience, though you should check their website for exact packages and pricing - details weren't available at time of writing. It's the sort of thing you book in advance rather than turn up for on spec.

Fits nicely into a Leicestershire holiday from any of the local parks. Loughborough's close by, so you're not far from town facilities either. Pair it with some quieter time at somewhere like Ragdale Glamping or Cossiwild Camping if you want balance - a morning of V8 thrills, then afternoon spent properly horizontal in the Midlands countryside. Worth doing once, definitely. Whether it's worth a second trip depends on your bank balance and how much you enjoyed the first one.