Derby Tank Driving

Can you pass the ultimate driving test?

When it comes to epic Derby stag do ideas, tank driving is tough to top. It's a tank, an actual tank! You're going to drive it round a course on an old bombing range used during WII. No toys. This is the genuine article. You'll be kitted out with tank driving suits and helmets, and supplied with a headset. Can you handle driving under real skirmish conditions or will you crack under pressure? This intense, thrilling stag do challenge will make every nerve in your body stand to attention. Suit up and smash it.

Here's how this works: get over to the tank driving range, where you'll be met by a site instructor. After a mission briefing and some background info on the tank, it's time to roll out. The instructor will show you how to drive the tank. Then it's over to you. The first lap is with the hatch open. The hatch is closed on the second lap, you can only see through the periscope, and the instructor talks to you via the headset. The third lap is your choice: open or closed?

The bombing range is about a one-hour drive from Derby. You're so close! It really would be rude not to do tank driving. Military Derby stag do ideas don't get any more awesome than this. Get it booked, man!

In a nutshell:

• Tank driving near Derby
• Former WWII bombing range
• Instruction
• Suits, helmets and headsets provided
• Includes entry to the Military Museum
• Available on selected days from April-October
• You need to be over 16 to go tank driving