PistonHeads Land Rover Night Drive: 13/11/10

Join us at Eastnor for some after-dark fun in Land Rovers

We’ve had our Land Rover Defender for 5 months now, and it has changed the driving habits of most of us. Instead of flying around the local back roads looking for the ultimate set of corners, we trundle along them in the Landie looking for opportunities to deviate from the tarmac and get onto some mud. At least that was Mr Will's excuse when he was caught in a deserted car park late at night recently….

Off-roading is great, but you need more than just a gentle amble around the countryside - you need to have a challenge. Here at PH, we laugh at those who only venture out in daylight as we like to get grubby under the cover of darkness too (much like Mr Will), and with the help of our friends at Land Rover we present the PH Off Roading 'Night Edition' which takes place on Saturday 13^th November.

We'll start off at dusk, and will drive into the darkness of the Eastnor estate, where steep inclines and river passes will seem a whole lot more difficult. To make it even more of an adventure we'll be stopping somewhere in the dark forest to have a coffee and get our feet muddy.

We’ll be driving the latest high-spec Discovery 4s on the night, and we'll use them to explore 5,000 acres of countryside surrounding Eastnor Castle, using over 25 miles of track that has been specially designed to push the Landie to the limits. All cars are equipped with Hella spotlights to show the way, but that’s all we’ll have to help find our way around – so it should be a proper laugh!

Full Programme

15.30: Arrival at Land Rover Experience for refreshments and registration

15.45: Guests will receive a short safety briefing.

16.00: Guests are shown to vehicles and commence off road drive. A coffee hamper will be taken out with the convoy to have en route. Groups will return to the LRE HQ for dinner during the evening

21.30: Convoy returns to the HQ for a warming brew to wrap the evening up. (convoy may be back later than advertised: driving conditions dependent)

We can only accept 12 PHers for this drive, and the cost to join us on the night is £225 incl VAT.

To book, please call 01531 638779 and quote PistonHeads.

As the evening finishes late in the day, we have arranged special rate accommodation in a local Hilton hotel for those that would like to stay the night. Single occupancy room rate is £94 and for a double it’s £104. If you would like to take advantage of the special rates, please mention when booking, and you will be sent a booking link, along with further details.

^{Land Rover Terms & Conditions: We regret that we have no facilities for non-paying passengers, observers or pets in the vehicles. However friends and family are welcome to wait for you in our reception area where we have complimentary tea, coffee, biscuits, newspapers and free Wi-Fi access for laptops. All courses must be paid for in full at the time of booking. Provisional bookings can be made, and although we will make every attempt to honour these bookings, we cannot guarantee the booking details until full payment is made. Cancellations – In the event of cancellation of any booking by the customer, the customer may be entitled to a refund as outlined. Cancel 0-10 working day notice – refund = zero Cancel 10 working days to 4 weeks notice – refund = 50% Cancel more than 4 weeks notice – refund = full amount minus 10% admin fee. Amendments – Amendments to a booking will be treated sympathetically but no guarantee can be given to revise previous arrangements. Additional charges may be made to accommodate any changes to a booking any itineraries provided are given as an approximation and times may vary on the day. Vehicles are subject to availability and Land Rover reserves the right to change models from those previously advertised to support the Experience on the day.}

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