January Sales without the Stress

Once you have eaten the last of the turkey, polished off the pudding and started to find places for all your Christmas goodies, there is still one festive tradition which can be quite an ordeal – the January Sales. Whenever this time of year comes around, you can always see footage on the news showing hundreds of people queuing in inclement weather to get their hands on a bargain to kick off the New Year.

Fortunately for you, we can help you to avoid any January sale stress by giving you a great range of gift experiences at sale prices, so you can have some great fun delivered to your door without leaving the comfort of your living room.

We are also giving you some great inspiration for your New Year’s resolutions – the end of one year and the beginning of a new one has always been seen as a time to take on new challenges, embrace the opportunity to learn a new skill or hobby and just to remind ourselves to do something fun and exciting with the upcoming year. We have plenty of experience days which are perfect for helping people to fulfil lifelong ambitions such as driving supercars, jumping out of planes or taking to the skies in a hot air balloon.

If you want to make 2011 the year when you finally master a skill, especially if there’s something you have always promised yourself you would learn, then let us help you. We have plenty of activity days for those who want to broaden their horizons including interior design, cookery masterclasses or even learning how to build your own website.

Whatever your plans are for next year, it’s always good to try something new every once in a while and an experience day is an ideal way to shake things up and inject a little fun into your life. You don’t have to have nerves of steel to give yourself a rush – we have plenty of activity days that won’t scare you silly but will leave you feeling exhilarated, and if you really want to treat yourself you can always go for a day of pampering and indulgence. You can make 2011 a year to remember with an experience day, and we have plenty of activities for two if you want to share the memories with someone special.

Happy Christmas from Activity Superstore

By Christmas eve, it’s almost impossible to avoid feeling a little festive, and here at Activity Superstore we are certainly getting in the spirit. After another year of finding new gift experiences, trying them out and making sure that all of our customers have a great time, we are ready to enjoy the festivities. We need to prepare ourselves for another year of pursuing the latest crazes to increase our range of experience days, and of course bringing you exciting, relaxing and romantic gift ideas for the year to come.

With so many great gift ideas already available, there are bound to be plenty of smiles on December 25^th as people open their dream gift experience, whether it be racing around a track in a high performance car, enjoying a soothing massage on a spa day, or perhaps doing something completely different like llama trekking. Whatever your friends and family enjoy, we always have an experience day to make any special occasion go with a bang.

This year, we have also striven to bring you the best deals on our most popular experience days offering discounts and extras throughout the year, but especially at the times you need them most. Come back after Christmas to see which experience days we have in our January sale and you can either surprise someone else or try something new yourself in 2011. You might be surprised at how many unusual and exciting activity days we have, from driving fire engines and racing diggers to hovercrafting and falconry, and if sailing floats your boat, you can do that as well.

However you are spending your Christmas, be it with friends and family or even working through the holidays, you are sure to find some time to enjoy a couple of delicious meals and some time to reflect on the year behind us. Hopefully this will be full of happy memories, and if you need some help making more for next year, then surprise your friends and family with an experience day and ensure that next year is just as fun-filled.

So whatever you do to celebrate this season, we at Activity Superstore wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Enjoy the snow all year round

Winter weather can be a pain – even if you like the snow trying to get around becomes a nightmare, shops are all full of people panic buying and you never know when it’s safe to get in the car without a shovel and warm clothing. However, despite all that, there is still something magical about snow and for those who want to enjoy some festive fun all year round, we have a range of experience days which will allow you to do just that, whatever the weather outside may be.

There are people who have a second home in the Alps, but for those of us who aren’t so lucky, skiing is normally reserved for winter holidays. But this doesn’t have to be the case with skiing gift experiences – you can take to the slopes any time of the year and brush up on your skiing skills without having to take to the skies and learn how to order hot chocolate in a different language. Absolute beginners can benefit from a lesson in how to play gravity at its own game and stay on their feet all the way to the bottom, and those who have a little more experience can learn how to add some flair to their technique.

Or perhaps you are looking for gift experiences for a snowboarder who can’t get to the mountains as often as they would like? Perhaps someone who would love to be able to get some practice in before the holiday of a lifetime so they don’t make a fool of themselves on the snow or waste a whole holiday on the nursery slopes? A snowboarding experience makes a perfect present for anyone who wants to whip their snowboarding skills into shape and because they can go whenever they want, they won’t have to wait all year for the weather to provide the snow.

There’s no need for those who like to take things a little slower to miss out – an ice climbing experience day is an exciting chance to conquer an ice wall, and it’s all indoors so you don’t need to worry about avalanches and wild animals. Anyone who enjoys the challenge of trying something new will love the chance to get to grips with the physical and mental obstacles with the help and advice of a fully trained instructor.

We have the perfect gift experiences for any winter sports fan however they choose to enjoy themselves when the temperature drops, so give someone a gift which will really give them a rush.

Great Golfing Gift from Activity Superstore

Almost everyone knows a keen golfer, and for a sport that can confuse those who don’t know the ins and outs of the game, buying a gift for a golfer can be difficult. Equipment always has to be perfect and it’s hard to surprise someone with a gift when you’ve had to try and subtly find out their handicap and wheedle their flange preference out of them without arousing suspicion.

But one thing that many golfers have in common is the desire to play on different courses, enjoying the countryside and playing a leisurely eighteen holes amongst some of the most spectacular scenery in the UK. Any golf widow who has discovered that their holiday destination happens to be near a golf course will be glad to know that we have a range of gift experiences which make perfect gift ideas for the golfer in their life.

For instance, our Open Fairways Membership is the perfect gift experience for anyone who enjoys taking in a round in a new location and overcoming the challenges of some of the most famous courses in the country. This experience gift entitles the member to discounted green fees at hundreds of courses across the country, so they can play at their choice of fantastic locations either close to home or a little further afield if they’re feeling adventurous.

Perhaps you know a frustrated golfer who needs a little direction to perfect their putting, straighten out their swing or just generally give them a little guidance on their game. If that’s the case then a Golf Lesson with a PGA Pro makes a great gift idea, and because they get to choose when and where, you don’t have to worry about anything.

Any golfer who wants to play like a pro will definitely enjoy Round of Golf and Lesson on a Championship Course – this is one experience day nobody would forget as they get a chance to learn from a pro or just take on the challenges of one of the most famous courses in the country.

So if you’re confused about what to buy a golfing fanatic, take a look at our range of golf gift experiences and you are sure to find the perfect gift to indulge their passion.

No time? No problem – Christmas gifts by Special Delivery

If you’re wondering what happened to December, and feeling a sense of growing panic at the thought of how much you still have to do, then you aren’t alone. Even though it comes at the same time every year, Christmas somehow manages to sneak up on you, leaving you wondering how you can get everything you need without spending hours in crowded shops, panicking about what to buy and queuing just to get on the escalators.

Internet shopping has never been easier or safer, but when you buy gift experiences from Activity Superstore, you don’t have to worry that it won’t arrive in time because we are now offering free Special Delivery on all orders over £50. So you can still do all of your Christmas gift shopping from the comfort of your own home and have it delivered in time for the big day, and there’s no need to fight your way through the shops or even hear any Christmas songs if you don’t want to.

With such a broad range of experience days available, you can find something for everyone, from your family and friends to co-workers – we even have some perfect ideas for secret Santa ideas which could be with you in plenty of time to share before the holidays. Whether you are looking for a gift idea for a special lady who deserves a treat, the man in your life who enjoys a little excitement, or something to enjoy with the whole family, we have the perfect gift experiences to put a smile on anyone’s face this Christmas.

You don’t have to worry about anything – all our experience days are health and safety checked, so even if you are buying something scary for an adrenaline addict you can be sure that we will have carried out stringent safety checks so you can feel confident that they are in safe hands.

With all these benefits, you might be wondering if there are any lengths to which we will not go to bring you great gift experiences. If so, then you might like to know that all our activity vouchers come in stylish presentation packs, so there’s no wrapping, and we even have a wide range of special offers on some of our most popular experience days. We can’t help you work out how long to cook the turkey, but we can make Christmas gift shopping easier than ever before.

Make the Olympics your game

With 2012 just over the horizon and the Olympics fast becoming the hot topic of conversation amongst sports fans, everyone can enjoy their own Olympic experience when they try a sport for themselves. At Activity Superstore we have a wide range of sporting experiences which make perfect gift ideas for anyone who enjoys getting a little physical and likes to try new things.

We have great sporting experience days, which are ideal for anyone and make great gift ideas for any budding Olympian. Of course everyone is aware that football is an Olympic sport and we have plenty to interest fans of the beautiful game from stadium tours to coaching experience days for everyone from the very young to those budding stars who want to brush up on their existing skills. We also have tennis activity days for potential sporting stars who want to be better with their backhand, firm up their forehand or just give their stroke some more speed.

For anyone who fancies a slightly more unusual Olympic sport, we have some of the more arcane offerings from the line-up. Perhaps you know someone who would love to try their hand at archery, in which case they can learn everything they need to know at our half day archery gift experiences. It’s a chance to delve into the history of the sport, perfect your technique and take on the ultimate challenge of the all important bullseye. Their main adversaries will be the laws of physics as they try to keep their nerve and steady their hands, and they will be amazed at the focus and skill of the Olympian athletes once they’ve tried it for themselves.

Maybe you are looking for gift experiences for someone debonair and dashing who would like to learn how to resolve any disputes with elegance and style, in which case a fencing experience is a chance to take a trip back in time. In the age when men were men, they found themselves continually having to defend their honour or that of their families in elaborate duels, and you can give someone an experience day which will teach them all they need to know about this sport.

Whatever your favourite Olympic sport, there’s nothing quite like trying your hand at something for yourself, and with our sporting activity days it’s enough to make anyone the immense focus and talent of those athletes at the top.

It’s a great time to save on an experience day

At this time of year it can feel as though every penny is stretched to the limit, and Christmas shopping can take its toll on your bank account. Fortunately, we have an easy way to relieve the financial stress whilst picking up some amazing gifts which will put smiles on everyone’s faces with a range of great value experience days.

We have special offers on some of our most popular gift experiences to make this Christmas go with a bang. Whether you’re shopping for your kids or your parents, your husband or wife or just a friend who would love the chance to try something new, we have a special offer to suit anyone.

For the youngsters we have a selection of driving experience gifts– no license necessary and they are perfect for any budding racing driver. Who wouldn’t want to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari, Aston Martin, Audi or Lamborghini? Now it’s not just the adults who can enjoy a thrill in one of these amazing vehicles, but fortunately for those adults who might think that the kids are having all the fun, we also have a special offer on the full sized versions of all these driving experience days too.

If you are looking for something a little more serene than racing around on four wheels, then we also have special offer Champagne balloon flights for one or two. They make a great romantic gift idea and a perfect opportunity for a keen photographer to take some exceptional shots.

Another terribly civilised experience day is our gourmet classic car day for two, a chance to take to the road in either an Alpha Spider, or a Jensen interceptor, enjoy a delicious meal at a choice of restaurants along your route and really enjoy the feeling of freedom and style.

If you’re after something unusual, why not give someone a segway activity day, where they will learn how to control these nifty, and surprisingly nippy little machines which take personal transport to a whole new level. There’s nothing quite like zipping about on a machine which seems to be from the future, making this a gift experience anyone will love.

So, whatever you are searching for, you will find the perfect gift experiences here at Activity Superstore and with such a great range of special offers, your Christmas shopping could cost a lot more than you thought.

Christmas birthday gift ideas

We all know someone who has a birthday around Christmas time, whether it’s just before, just after or actually on the day itself. Although having a Christmas-time birthday can be fun, it can be hard to come up with an idea for one gift let alone two. Fortunately, Activity Superstore can help as we have so many experience days to choose from that you can easily find suitable gifts for birthdays and Christmas.

Many of our experience days go together perfectly, making them ideal gift ideas for anyone looking for inspiration at this time of year. If you know a foodie who loves fine dining, then why not treat them to a meal they will never forget? From medieval to jazz, our fine dining gift experiences have a wide variety of themes meaning you will find something to suit anyone and they are sure to enjoy the atmosphere and entertainment as well as the food. The ideal complement to these activity days are our cookery experiences - anyone with an interest in eating fantastic food will love the opportunity to create their own, picking up tips of the trade from professionals and learning how to combine flavours and textures to create delicious dishes.

Perhaps you are looking for gift experiences for someone who loves to get their heart racing, in which case we definitely have all you need for inspiration. Give someone a chance to go bungee jumping and it’s definitely a memory which will last a lifetime, and the ideal experience to try next is indoor skydiving – they will be amazed at how it feels to defy gravity and you can guarantee that these experience days will leave them with a big smile on their face.

There are so many gift experiences to choose from that you are sure to find the ideal way to celebrate a birthday and Christmas. All our activity days have a handy section at the bottom with ideas for complementary ideas for presents, so you are always only a click away from another great gift. Whether it’s a friend or family member with a birthday around Christmas, you can make this year extra special with our gift experiences.

Stuck for ideas? Use our gift finder

Whenever you’re trying to find inspiration for someone who has everything, or looking for a gift with a difference for a special occasion, an experience day is a great idea. Even if you have absolutely no clue what to get, we can help you with ideas to suit the person and the occasion, and our gift finder options will help you narrow down the options until you have the perfect present.

You can use the gift finder to search by occasion, by recipient or by price so you can hunt out the ideal experience day. For example, if you are looking for a birthday gift you can search by age to find suitable gift experiences – a sixteen year old is unlikely to have the same tastes as someone celebrating their seventieth birthday so you can choose from our specially selected experience days to make sure you find something either will love.

We also have gift ideas for any other occasion, so whatever you are celebrating you can find the perfect experience day. From exam results and graduations to long service and retirement, an experience gift is not only a chance to make memories which will last a lifetime, but you might just find something which will foster a new hobby or interest and give someone a lifetime of enjoyment.

Even if you just want to narrow your options down to gifts for him or for her, we can help suggest some of our most popular activity days for men and women so you will benefit from our experience when choosing a gift for someone special. And for anyone shopping for a couple, you can view the most fun, exciting and romantic activity days using our gift finder so you won’t be stuck for ideas and you are also giving them the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time together making memories.

Our gift finder puts an end to the head scratching and worrying about finding the perfect present – experience days make great gift ideas for any occasion and now it’s even easier to find the perfect one you can take all the guesswork out of gift shopping.

A day out with a difference – experience life on the water

If you are looking for a gift for someone who loves messing about on boats, then we have the perfect gift experiences. We have a wide range of boating and water experience days so you are sure to find something which suits anyone who loves spending their time on the water.

Those with a need for speed will be impressed at how fast you can travel on a powerboat, and they will need to hang on tight to counteract the sheer power of the boat. A powerboating activity day is definitely one which will get the adrenaline pumping, making it perfect for anyone who enjoys a white knuckle ride. A Rib Powerboat is another must try experience for anyone who would like to know what it feels like to travel across the waves at 60mph with 300 horsepower on tap.

For those who prefer their boating a little more serene, we have plenty of relaxing water experience days which offer a slightly more sedate pace. Sailing on a Thames barge is a unique opportunity to experience life on these historic vessels and you can pitch in with the actual sailing if you want, meaning this experience day can be a trip back in time as well as a leisurely sailing expedition.

For those who are a little more hands on, we have sailing gift experiences which offer the opportunity to learn how you can move a craft using only the wind, your skill and occasionally a smidgen of luck. This experience day is designed to give participants a working knowledge of the principles of sailing from the equipment to route planning and if you’ve ever wanted to know how the professionals do it, then this is your chance.

But if you’re looking for a gift for someone who just won’t be happy unless they are in the drink then look no further. We have experience days for those who want to learn to surf, water ski or even wake board and you can even try your hand at jet biking if you think you can handle the tough stuff.

Whatever the water sport, we have gift experiences to suit anyone who enjoys boating or getting their feet (and more) wet, and whatever the occasion a boating or underwater activity day makes a great gift idea.