Cotswold Driving Experiences

Dust and gravel based rally driver training. This is an old gravel processing works so sliding is guaranteed. Friendly and experienced staff- great fun and recommended. Good value for money also. Easy to find on the edge of Cotswold Water Park.

I’ve just come back from a Full Day Rally Experience which I had arranged for my colleagues and what can I say, apart from thank you so much to to Holly and Matt (and Buster the dog)! On arrival we were made to feel completely at ease, and throughout the day the team were nothing other than fun, friendly and completely professional. We had an absolute blast despite a completely waterlogged track and Matt was a fantastic instructor! Great value for money, and an experience we’ll never forget. Thanks again, we can’t wait for next time!

Great experience! Went for a morning off road experience which was brilliant fun. Julian was our instructor and he was friendly, patient and very calm. The course had varied terrain and was great fun to plow around! The cars we had were very beat up but this was ideal as A: we didn't have to worry about causing any more damage (we broke some trim and Julian just shrugged it off) and B: they were old fashioned enough that there was no electronic interference in the driving. It all felt very visceral.The facilities at the site are very basic but exactly what you'd expect for this sort of thing. They also offered an in car camera to record the experience and then you download the footage online. Worked very well and we got some great facial reaction images! They're also happy for you to get out and take pictures and video yourself at any time if you like.If you're looking for a fun morning out with friends this is a definite recommendation from me!

Amazing time. Every member of staff was friendly and sociable, we had a small group so got a couple extra laps to make up for it. Will was an amazing instructor throughout the day, made learning fun and has helped me look into doing rally a bit more seriously. The other staff present (Matt, Andy, Holly) were very friendly and happy to talk especially if you’re interested in rallying or the modifications to make a rally car.Couldn’t recommend it more. However you do have to drive a Citroen

We had a group visit to CDE back in May 2023 and it was so amazing we’re making it an annual event!Our group of 15 people were split so half did 4x4 then rally, and half did rally then 4x4.We also paid a little extra to have a posh barbecue lunch which was delicious (thanks Matt!).As for the driving, i had Mat W instructing on rally and Andy C on 4x4.Mat has the ability to find your strengths and push you on those to overcome the weaknesses. He’s encouraging and relaxed and definitely makes you work hard to achieve the best result.Andy did a great job of teaching us both what to do and what not to do! Even when we made fundamental 4x4 mistakes he had everything under control and showed us how to correct our dodgy driving. It’s a whole different skill set!Can’t say enough good things about the whole team, and huge thanks to Holly who made sure everything ran smoothly all day.We’ve already booked for May 2024.Can’t wait.

Really professional experience from a small friendly team. Andy and Chris even manage to remember all of our names! They made sure we knew what we were doing and where to go. They guided us through every detail from helping with the seat position, the seat belt, making sure helmet cam was off or on right through to driving, how to start from standstill to how to balance the car at speeds far beyond what we thought possible. A really fun day (or half day!) out that might help build skills not only for rally driving, but also for driving in slippery or snowy conditions on the road as well.