Unusual and Unique Gifts

Gift Ideas That Are Unique

We've all been there. Being met with the horrid realisation that it's a week or a few days to go until your best friend's birthday, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, or even Christmas, and there's someone - or some occasion - you've forgotten about.

But halt right there, because before you descend into a wild panic and cry aloud "I don't know what to give them!", we are here at Experiences HQ to ensure that, with our Unique and Unusual Gift Ideas, including Experience Days and Days Out, even with whatever amount of time you have to look, your search can be taken in hand and sorted in a matter of minutes.

And better still, we cater for all budget requirements, and all occasions, and all areas of interest, so we'll have just the gift to not only look like you've put some thought into what they'll most like to be surprised with, but which will also provide ample memories to look back on in years to come.

Unique Gift Ideas for Men

Others may say that they provide unusual gift ideas for men - who, traditionally, are often deemed the hardest to buy for - but we are people of our actions as well as our words. Don't believe us? What's more quirky than a Virtual Reality Experience?

Getting to put on a state-of-the-art VR headset and navigating your way through simulated but realistic looking environments that are beyond our own dimension, whether it's a fixed-based simulator of a Spitfire, or a hi-tech games arcade, is certainly something that will sit in the memory for many years.

Or perhaps your dad, brother, uncle, fiancé or husband thinks they could give Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen a run for their money? They can live out that fantasy with our Formula 1 Driving Experiences, which will put them in the cockpit of an ultra-fast Single Seater race car, including, on some of our packages, the opportunity to drive the last known working chassis of a Jordan F1!

Maybe they've got a taste for the finer things in life? Our Tasting Experiences will let them explore their tastebuds, with everything from Whiskey Tasting with master distillers in Plymouth, to a tour of cider orchards in Dorset, or even a monthly gift subscription to receive some award winning British reared charcuterie through their letterbox!

Unique Gift Ideas for Women

One gift idea that is often a first choice for the lady in your life is a box of chocolates. But we like to step outside the chocolate box, as a selection of our Cookery Lessons packages includes the opportunity to make your own sweet truffles and treats under the guidance and tutelage of master chocolatiers.

What about something that really will tick off more than a few bucket lists? Our Hot Air Balloon Experiences will let your mum, your wife, your girlfriend, your sister or your auntie soar serenely above the clouds from the basket of a balloon - and they'll even get to toast the flight with a glass of champagne upon landing. We'll drink to that!

Or for those females who have a really daring and adventurous streak, jumping out of a plane 10,000 ft or 20,000 ft in the air with a parachute strapped to your back is something that is definitely not for the faint of heart, but with our Skydiving Experiences, will make the impossible possible!

Unique Birthday Gift Ideas

Milestone birthdays deserve to be recognised with only the most special and different experience gifts. And whether it's a sweet 16th Birthday, the key to the door with a 21st Birthday, or half a century with a 50th Birthday, we've assembled our finest choice of birthday experience gifts that will bring many happy memories and returns!

From Theatre Tickets to riotous Cabaret and Comedy shows, to nostalgic Steam Train Trips on faithfully preserved heritage railway lines, wet and wild Whitewater Rafting to Velodrome Experiences, and everything in between, their special day is sure to become that bit more memorable in ways even they couldn't imagine!

How to Book Unique and Unusual Gift Experiences

We're pleased to provide you with one of, if not the easiest booking processes around when you choose to buy a Unique or Unusual Experience Gift with us.

Purchasing an open Gift Voucher for any of the packages listed on our website means they've got the flexibility to redeem and use within 10 or 12 months of purchase (with an extension of 14 months validity available for an additional fee at checkout).

And if you're about as useful with a roll of wrapping paper and sticky tape as a chocolate radiator, fret not, because we've also got additional gift wrapping options available including presentation packs and gift boxes are available at checkout, along with lots of flexible payment options!