Maps, directions & general infromation                                                             

EACH TRAINING DAY
You should  phone 0844 357 1059 on your training day between 08.00 - 08.30,  a voice mail message will be left  informing you when and where we are going to meet, which will depend, of course, on the weather.
There will be 3 possibilities:

  1. We are meeting at 10.30 at designated site.

  2. We are deferring the start to wait for better weather, please call back later today for further information

  3. Its a washout, course cancelled, please call back during opening hours to rebook

We normally meet at 10.30am. However, we can start and finish later!  In emergencies only, call 0709 200 9133.

If the day is cancelled this does not mean that the course is cancelled. If you are booked for the following day, eg a Two Day course, please call each day. We cannot guarantee the weather and therefore cannot guarantee consecutive days.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR EVENINGS FREE. Most days training will finish around 4pm, but we sometimes have to carry on training well into the evening, if the weather has held us up during the day. Please be prepared for this - obviously we can’t predict when it may happen

These instructions apply to all flight training including Tandem flights. We are unable to guarantee the exact time of any flight flight due the vagaries of the weather. We will endeavour to have your flight completed before mid afternoon  but cannot guarantee this. If you are unable to stay beyond 4pm, please let us know, at the time of booking, so we can keep your instructor updated.
 

It will be of great help to you if you have done some preparatory studies. Those on a one or two day course should purchase our training video. Those on more serious courses should purchase the Training Resource pack.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING

  • Course confirmation letter and these INSTRUCTIONS

  • Ankle supporting BOOTS WITHOUT HOOKS. Hooks are DANGEROUS - if your boots have hooks these must be securely taped over. We do not supply tape. Our shop does stock safety paragliding boots and are available at 10% discount for those booked on a course with us. Please quote your Booking Reference and name in the "comments" section on the order page.
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  • Waterproofs, light gloves Warm clothing

  • Packed lunch and drinks (at least 2 litres of water)

  • Sense of adventure and patience

Please note:
Personal Accident Cover
Course fees include 3rd Party Insurance. There is no personal accident cover. We recommend that you obtain personal accident cover. BUY IT ONLINE

PLEASE NOTE : VOUCHERS VALID FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS FROM DATE OF BOOKING DATES OF NONE ATTENDANCE WILL BE FORFEITED. NO CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED, SHOULD YOU WISH TO ALTER DATES, YOU SHOULD CALL AIRBORNE DIRECT WITH AT LEAST 14 DAYS NOTICE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE TRANSFERRING DATES.

 

DIRECTIONS & MEETING POINTS

The flying site for each day will depend on the wind direction. To save time we try to meet as near the flying site most likely to be suitable for that day at one of 6 locations. (see below) You must phone 0844 357 1059  (if telephone lines are out of order call 0709 200 9133) between 8.00 - 8.30 each training day. Then follow the directions for one of these meeting points.

Please respect the access for local residents. PLEASE DO NOT OBSTRUCT TRACKS.

For detailed map just click any of the links below. If you are experiencing problems with your browser, try going to www.multimap.com  or www.streetmap.co.uk and typing the post code in.

1. Main Training Site  
Nearest post code Red Lion  OL12 8PY (Grid ref: 889175 Sheet 109) Nearest town - Rochdale.
 From the M62 take either junction 20 or 21 and follow signs for Rochdale.
Pick up the A671 for Bacup (NOT OLDHAM!) and continue for approximately 5 miles into Whitworth.
Just after the Dog & Partridge pub turn right onto Church Street.  After 100 yards go straight over the Mini roundabout onto Taylor Street.  After another 100 yards the road takes a sharp right uphill.  Bear left halfway around the corner onto Whitworth Rake.  This road passes above our watering hole, the Red Lion which has the above postcode 
Continue over the cattle grid in the road. After500 yards, park off the road, 100m after the No. 9 golf Tee on the right. 

After meeting it may be necessary to drive to a different side of the hill via some dirt tracks, this is not a problem for most vehicles, but sports cars and cars with low ground clearance may not be suitable.  In this situation drivers may choose to leave their vehicles, entirely at their own risk and carry on by foot  or ask for a lift with a fellow student.

2. Whitehouse Pub' Lower Car Park  
Post Code OL15 0LG (Grid Ref: SD 973164 sheet 109.) Nearest town Rochdale

From west M62 leave at Junction 21. signposted Milnrow.
At the island at the bottom of the slip road turn left up to the traffic light (Half a mile). Then turn right and continue for a further 200 yards. Turn left at the bollards, then go up the hill (For about 250 yards) and then turn left (Sign-posted Hollingworth Lake Country Park).

Continue to a T- Junction and then turn right, road continues past Hollingworth Lake, sharp left-hand bend to a T -Junction, turn right (Sign pasted A58 Halifax) Road continues up into the Pennine hills for about 2 miles to the Whitehouse pub, on the left. Park in the lower car park.

3. Airborne Centre, Unit 1, Hey End Farm  
Post code HX2 6JN (Grid reference 030238 Sheet 104) HX2 6JN 

Sat Nav (Tom Tom) will get you onto Shield Hall Lane within 200m. Look for a windsock and a sign at the end of our track which meets Shield Hall Lane. Nearest town Halifax

Unless you are on horesback and if you are coming by vehicle, under no circumstances go to Luddendenfoot, unless you are on a horse - that is our postal address based on 17th century footpaths and pack horse tracks!!

  1. From J22  M62, head for Ripponden & Sowerby Bridge - about 10 minutes. just before the town of Sowerby Bridge turn left onto Sowerby Street before going under a railway bridge. Drive past Tesco superstore and continue up the hill. Then following (c) below

  2. From Junction 24 M62 drive into Sowerby Bridge, go over the river then turn right just after the railway bridge, opposite Café No. 5, on to Sowerby Street. Drive past Tesco superstore and continue up the hill. Then following (c) below

  3. After 1/2 mile or so, turn right at the Church Style Inn, onto Pinfold Lane. After about 500 yards, you cross a section of raised cobbles in the road. Fork left immediately after them onto Shield Hall Lane. (You are now in the land of fields, high dry stone walls and narrow country lanes). Continue for 400 yards until you reach the first and only row of cottages on the left. STOP! Opposite is a track sign-posted Hey End Farm. Drive down to the end of this track. We are in the timber unit on the left of the track. PLEASE DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE TRACK.

4. PENDLE HILL
Post code BB7 9HN Nearest towns Burnley or Clitheroe.

Meet in the small lay-by about 200 yards below the Wellsprings Inn.

From M6 take exit 31 and follow the A59 East towards Skipton / Clitheroe. Shortly after the A671 almost opposite Clitheroe take a right heading for Sabden. Follow the lane up the hill until you pass Pendle Ski Club on the right. Park in the car park 50 yards past the ski club on the right.

From Burnley drive through Padiham then Sabden. You will approach Pendle Hill from the rear. Drive right over the "Nick o' Pendle and then 150 yards down drive past the Wellsprings Inn for a further 200 yards. Lay-by on the right.

From York. Best route is through Harrogate, then Skipton. Pick up the A59 towards Preston. When you see signs for Clitheroe you will see a huge hill on your left. This is Pendle Hill. Look for a sign on the left for Saben. Take this road for 1 mile until you are about 200 yards below the Wellsprings Inn.

5. WINTER HILL meeting point (rare)

Ye Jolly Crofters, Chorley Old Rd Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6RE, United Kingdom

Meet  at the sandwich bar opposite Ye Jolly Crofters on Chorley Old Road in Horwich:

 map here

These are the general directions from the M61.

Take Junction 6 and head for Horwich on the A6027, go past the Reebock Football stadium across the first Roundabout at the 2nd roundabout turn left and then take the first right (onto an estate) -  Claypool Lane at the end turn right onto New Chapel Lane and continue until you meet B6226 Old Chorley Rd. The Jolly Crofters, is on the left hand side. Directly opposite is the sandwich bar

6. EDENFIELD - meet at the Owd Betts pub map here

A680 just off M66 J1 nr Ramsbottom

Flying site with limited parking about 1m north on the right and next to the main road (A680) map here

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