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These popular, UK based mini expeditions will take you into some of the most remote and beautiful areas of the UK. You’ll experience a mixture of on and off road driving over a variety of terrains with some steep ascents and descents. Don’t worry if your vehicle is not fully equipped - these weekends are designed to help you determine what enhancements are actually needed. They are suitable for standard vehicles, but you may wish to fit Defenders and Discoveries with some underbody protection (differential and steering guards) and vehicle with road tyres run a higher risk of tyre damage. However, the weekends are intended to be non-damaging to you, your vehicle and the environment - our support team will be on hand to help you at all times. The routes used are all public vehicular rights of way and have been reconnoitred in advance by ourselves.
Your companions for the weekend are often new to off-road driving and vehicle expeditions but some will have travelled or are intending to travel, with their vehicles in the near future. There will be opportunities during the weekend for workshop sessions on winching, recovery, navigation and other topics that you may wish to raise. Children and partners +/- dogs are welcomed on the weekend and the pace of the weekend is geared to provide plenty of opportunities to stop and let young co-drivers let-off steam! Needless to say, the evenings will be spent around an open fire amongst friends, with a drink in hand, talking travellers tales under the stars.
We’re sure, that as well as giving you the opportunity to have some fun with your vehicle, you’ll find it stimulating in generating future travel plans for yourselves with OneLife Adventure.
I just wanted to say a quick thank you for a fantastic weekend, and a thoroughly enjoyable introduction to offroading / over-landing in Europe! Julian - thanks for introducing me to Paul and for the work you put into the truck. It is a beast that needs to be unleashed! Thanks also for your generosity when I couldn't get our food comms right... ;-/ Paul - thanks for making the weekend easy, and for fielding all the questions. Will be seeing you in 4 weeks for a colder (?) Wales! All the best and have a great week, Gareth (and Deborah - she's hooked by proxy now)
Just thought I'd let you know that the Cambridge crew all arrived home safely last night after a relatively smooth journey. Pulled onto the driveway just before 10pm! We all agreed that once again we experienced a cracking and well organised weekend put on by One Life Adventure. The guidance from yourself together with the local knowledge from Dave proved a great combination. The Saturday lanes were, we thought, the best and most consistently challenging of any we have done. This together with the superb weather made for a cracking days driving. Whilst Sunday was a bit more logistically challenged with road closures and weather damage to tracks leading to your flexible planning policy coming into force (!) the finale of driving Breasthigh Road ensured we left the weekend with plenty of adrenalin still feeding us for the journey home! This was I think the 6th "One Life Adventure" trip I have attended and all of them have been consistently well organised and excellent fun. I have had no hesitation in bringing friends along knowing they would not be disappointed and will continue to recommend your business to others looking for a similar experience. Once again, thanks to you and Dave for an excellent weekend. See you again soon. Very best regards, Alan and Jonathan, Stuart, Charlotte & Andy)
Hi, Paul,It was a tough weekend indeed, but my tent did not disintegrate, my glasses are intact, my bumpers are there, and you looked after me exceptionally well - porridge and all! But I get the feeling that all enjoyed the sense of achievement in the eye of adversity ;-) Thanks for a well organised and very enjoyable weekend, Paul. Also thanks to Charlotte for the photo-coverage together with you. Brilliant mementos! I'd be interested in doing the Pyrenees with you in 2017. I'll also try and get a Lakes or Yorkshire weekend plugged in next Autumn. I hope all goes well for the OneLife Adventure team and all who travel with you. I look forward to seeing you again soon. Cheers, Des
Well another wonderful weekend in Wales – even the weather made an effort with a few second of sun, mixed in with rain, hail, sleet and snow. Happy Valley as always a challenge for everyone; both the newbies and the old hands. Good to see a mix of both prepped and standard trucks out and a few ‘youngsters’ out for the first time getting the OnelifeAdventure off-road experience. Only one very major point to raise for the next February trip – build a bigger fire and I think hot mulled wine would be more suitable than cold beer. Jezzzz – it was cold but that all part of the fun.
Paul/Anne, I just wanted to write and let you know what a brilliant weekend we have had, the weather only made it more of an adventure for my kids and they loved being on gate duty. We have really enjoyed the tracks and especially your helpfulness and guidance, we will be booking again in the future. Once again many thanks and I look forward to seeing your photos, especially if you have one of me in that deep river crossing.
Having just returned from OneLife's UK explorer in Wales, it is to be thoroughly recommended. With Paul Blackburn as your host and team leader you are in good hands for a weekend packed with both enjoyable and technical tracks, guaranteed. Paul's meticulous planning, attention to detail and experience also ensure safe passage and advice is always on hand. We look forward to joining OneLife next year on another 4x4 adventure further afield...
Hi Paul
I just wanted to say that the Wales trip was fantastic, it was well organised and great fun. I'm very proud of our Surf which did a great job for an old truck and we are planning our next trip with you to Yorkshire in June. It was nice to be able to bring our dogs along as so many places exclude them these days, I'm sure they enjoyed it but not quite as much as us!!
Hi Paul
Cheers for the pics and a fab weekend in sunny Wales..... We found it a great group way of sharing new experiences with others and an opportunity of learning in safety. I would like to take the opportunity of a 1:1 tuition weekend with you soon...... Meanwhile many thanks for a thoroughly professionally run weekend by your self.
All I have to do now is start saving up for off road trips :)
Cheers. Harry
Great weekend - cold but good fun. As always it's a huge surprise on what a normal 4x4 can do.
Hi Paul
Firstly, thanks for organising a fantastic trip over the weekend. Great lanes and spectacular surroundings and a good group of like minded people! This week will feel very mundane by comparison for me.
Hi Paul
Thanks for a great weekend in Yorkshire, we still enjoying the memories and are looking forward to seeing & sharing our photos. Please find attached our booking form for the Pyrenees Adventure in July 2013
Its Amanda, I accompanied Janice on your Wales trip last weekend. I just wanted to say thank you for a cracking time I really was impressed with the trip and your professionalism. Not one part of that trip was boring, always something to see and a lovely normal bunch of people. Keep up the good work and I hope to join you again in the not to distant future with my husband and family :-)
Thanks for a fantastic weekend in the Yorkshire Dales last weekend. Charlie and Georgie had a great time and it was good to see other children along as well - Charlie is still saying 'Paul........ bumpity bump........... off road..... tent........ car' so expect to see him out with you again soon ! I was also surprised at how well the standard Discovery and Colorado did - I suspect that quite a few friends with half decent standard 4x4s would be up for a play in the future, it's certainly a great way to see some of the wilder and beautiful parts of the UK.
Keep up the great work :-)
Hi Paul - just to say thank you for a very enjoyable weekend, I cannot wait for the next one in September.
And yet again Paul I want to thank you for a brilliant weekend! As you know, Chris joined me last year in Yorkshire, but it was a first event like this for my other brother-in-law Ian and he loved it too, and we are now planning to join you again for Yorkshire in 2012. The three of us were unanimous in our agreement that you created a brilliant weekend - the pace was just right, the route and views were excellent, but most importantly we all felt relaxed on the trip. For those of us with very limited experience it's good to be led by someone who is relaxed and who we know will take the time to spot us through and give guidance where we need it.
You have an excellent company there Paul and we really hope that at some point in the future (when the kids are older basically!) that we can join you on a longer trip.
Thank you again
This is just a quick message to say thank you for a fantastic weekend in Wales last week. Steve and I both had a fantastic time, and aim to join you in Yorkshire next year.
I've finally had chance to go through the 200 odd photos that Steve and I managed to take, and found a couple that may or may not be of interest. Good luck with your forthcoming wedding, although I still think there should be a 4 wheel drive there somewhere!.
Thanks again Chris
P.S. If there is ever a job for the convoy rear, or gate shutter, with a company vehicle provided give me a call! ... Please!
Hi Paul, just to say thanks again for a great weekend in Wales, we both throughly enjoyed the experience (despite the rain on Sunday). We are interested in the proposed trip to Portugal next year
Thanks again
Many thanks for the great photos. We thoroughly enjoyed the weekend driving experience and learnt lots, more so driving on different surfaces. We also appreciated the tracks we did as each one offered different views and surfaces.
As discussed i would like to do the September Yorkshire Explorer if theres availability
Thanks again
Many thanks for the superb weekend of green laning - Tom & I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It was a dramatic start to go from camp straight into the swollen waters of Strata Florida - couldn't be better. Sunday's lanes around the Shropshire Hills were especially interesting due to our connection with the area.
Wife and daughter are keen to do a trip as well. If any places become available on the summer trips, please let us know.
Well, what can I say? What a superb weekend..! :o)
I wanted to say how very impressed Chris and I were with the Yorkshire Off-Road weekend - we absolutely loved it! I know that what we did was pretty mild for you (a chicken korma perhaps, compared to your usual vindaloo!), but we loved it. I've completed a couple of Land Rover Experience days, and they certainly were of benefit to me on this weekend, but I have come away from this weekend with a lot more confidence in my own ability, and also the huge ability of the car itself. A great bunch of people too..!
I've certainly "got the bug" now and will be hoping to do more in the future.
Thanks again Paul for a superb weekend.
Linda and I wanted to drop you a line to thank you for a truly excellent weekend. We enjoyed all the runs (difficult and easy) the company and despite some bad weather, some stunning countryside. Thanks also for taking the extra time to cover Happy Valley which was well worth it from our perspective. The format that you provide of camping with basic facilities or even wild camping with some time in the evening to chat to like minded individuals round a camp fire is something we particularly enjoyed over other weekends we have participated in with the competition.
Thanks again for a brilliant weekend end and we look forward to joining you again when holidays and work permit it !!!!
Hi Paul and Anne,
We would both like to thank you for a fantastic weekend last week. We really enjoyed the driving, views, weather and the company. It was a great starter for us into the world of expedition and convoy driving. the driving was just what we wanted and we both got a good chance to test our driving skills, and we are currently making alterations to our good old 200 TDI, which, by the way is still better than a Land Cruiser !!!!!!!!!!
See you in October
Paul & Anne,
Just a quick note to thank you once again for organising another awesome trip, great company, well chosen routes, fantastic views, glorious sunshine, and perhaps one of the coldest nights sleeping out since I kipped on the side of Mont Blanc !
Who said you can't find it all in the UK, although on Saturday it was a bit 'four seasons in a day' !
Thanks for the pictures posted on the web site, and yes Paul, you are quite right, it was all the car that got me through !!
(note to self, next time realise that the diff lock would be a good idea at the rock step!)
Thanks again , and hope to be joining you again soon
Just a few lines to say thanks for the weekend. Bearing in mind that it was my first every off road experience as a complete 4X4 novice - (the car was better prepared than me) I can honestly say it was a driving test for myself more than a capability test for the car - it was an experience that I thoroughly enjoyed - I probably learnt more about the capability of my car - and how to drive it - over 'your weekend' than over the past two years road & track driving. It was also interesting to see completely standard 4X4's on the event and how well they performed and that everyone finished. One of my other aims was to look at some of the equipment people were using 'inside' the cars - cookers/seats/tents/water carriers/ sat nav stuff, etc- to see what was needed and what worked for a longer off road experience.
The routes were great and the scenery was stunning. I will be finishing off the few things I need to do on the car and I'll be with you later this year in Morocco
I just want to say a big thanks to you for such a great trip weekend. As I am sure you could tell...I am certainly no camper. Although it was torrential rain with gale force winds, and I was cold, wet, muddy, hungry and tired with no sign of a toilet or shower for days.....I had the best time ever! Thanks to everyone for being so nice and making the trip absolutely brilliant. On a very sunny (how ironic) Monday morning in Leeds I was sat on the M1 for an hour in traffic on my daily commute, surrounded by grumpy drivers. All I could do was smile, as I knew I was surrounded by people who had spent their weekend cleaning, shopping or just being hungover....whereas I on the other hand was driving through rivers, up rocks and across mountains wearing bright pink wellies with a great bunch of people. My colleagues and friends cannot believe I actually went on the trip....let alone have such a good time. We are planning to go again later on this year. Thanks to Paul and Anne...aka "The Oracles of the Mountains", you guys are ace :oD
Hi Paul and Anne
We had a great time despite the weather this weekend; it was really good to finally see some of what the car is capable of doing after spending so many hours working on it! Seeing all the other vehicles on the weekend also gave us a few ideas of improvements to make to ours before we head for Australia
Hi Paul
Thanks for a great weekend - it was really good to put our new toy (and me) to a bit of a test and I am starting to feel a bit more confident (dangerous!).
Cheers,
Jerry
Hi Paul
Thank you for a fantastic weekend in North Yorkshire, a very good mixture of lanes throughout the weekend and some very testing ones too but the main thing is I managed to complete them without any damage (or bits falling off as some of the group commented) or the need to be recovered (bonus), believe me it was great fun in the Freelander (that underbody protection was worth the investment) and thanks for the jubilee clips for the minor adjustment needed to keep the exhaust from vibrating on the guard after it had a few encounters with the local stone!
Good choice of camp sites especially the second night.....what a view and the landlord, what a character, but at least he served good ale and good food. I'm looking forward to the next adventure, so I'd be greatful if you could keep me posted and let me know which ones would be best suited for the Freelander.
Best Regards,
David and Graeme
Dear Anne and Paul,
Last weekend was extremely enjoyable for all. Even Charlotte and Jamie managed not to squabble for three days which is not often done. I must admit I was not sure what we letting ourselves in for, but all turned out well and exceeded expectations. Certainly something to repeat as soon as time allows and I'll make sure my wife Caroline comes along also next time. I certainly learnt a lot in a few days in Wales. My thanks to both of you for your organisation and help over the weekend and hopefully see you again soon.
Regards, Julian
Anne and Paul,
Sorry for the delay in responding but I would just like to say both Judy and myself enjoyed the weekend. From my point of view the whole thing is pitched just right, it was also very informative. The level of support provided by yourselves and Eddie is also very commendable given the odd vehicular hiccup. I am unlikely to be away again this year because of the dreaded "W" word, but we will no doubt see you again, and wish you well with your travels.
Phil
Ps... I would recommend Onelife Adventures to any of your future clients pls. feel free to pass on my recommendations.
Thank you very much for the lovely photos and a fantastic weekend. The whole family had a great time especially the children. We very much appreciated the effort you both made to look after us and the car. We will definately be going with you on another weekend later in the year.
Many thanks again for a superb weekend
Regards, Chris
We all had a great time - well done for planning it so well. We thought the combination of routes, campsites, scenery and the good company all added to a great weekend. We've arrived home with lots of ideas of future things to do and lots of places to go.
Many thanks for everything, look forward to meeting you again soon.
We had a great time and really found it a learning experience, whet we can or can't do and equally what we would like to do in the future, in terms of the vehicle and our travel plans !
Hope fully if its not fully booked we would like to join you in August.
Once again thanks for the weekend, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I had a fantastic trip, well organised to the point of being practically perfect, intelligently hosted by experienced Expedition leaders who have travelled extensively, often informing us of geological, ecological, biological and cultural issues along the way, they handled everything, involving us as and when group decisions were needed. They sorted complicated passport and vehicle documentation problems, they communicated with the local people to make our trip unique rather than following the well established and published tourist routes. The route planning was exceptional including a sensible amount of previously un-reccyed off road routes making our trip even more special, these routes just happened to be exceptional in terms of off road and scenery. The distances travelled each day were carefully calculated to ensure we were not unnessarily fatigued and to enable us to reach camp in good time. They even cooked for us all on a couple of occaisions. I can say that I doubt very much that any other UK based tour operator could have provided anywhere near the whole 'Morocco Experience' that we had. There were a couple of mechanical problems to be overcome on the trip and Paul was willing and able to get stuck in and turn the problems into an educational exersize, as of course "these things happen on expedition". There are a number of requirements to becoming a good expedition leader, most of which are obvious, but to me vital qualities include being a good comminicator and an entertainer, to be able to appreciate the requirements of a mix of characters and their abilities and to tune the trip regardless of the itinerary to suit them.
Onelife Adventure/Paul and Anne........ second to none!
Paul and Anne!
Thanks for an ace weekend and for being such welcoming hosts. Despite lacking the experience of the other drivers, you still made our group of young folk feel welcome! It was quite an eye opener, as both off roading and expeditions always seemed like one of those things other people did, but obviously not! You've given me a taster of what I'd like to experience before I tie myself down to real grown up life!
Hope to see you again in 2007- somewhere with more sand, heat and mossies!
Thanks again from both myself and Olly
Sam
Many thanks for an excellent weekend and the best off road track we've driven.
Despite the torrents and gales it was an experience for all of us. We thoroughly enjoyed your company too!
We are very interested in more "adventures", both in Wales and further afield.
Regards and Best Wishes,
Martin, Hannah, Ella, Lydia and Lowell
Just wanted to let you know that we both had a wonderful time once again with the best company, some beautiful lanes and a good happy time.
Can't wait for the next one and keep in touch! If we don't see you soon, then very safe travels!!
Cheers
Steve and Lou
We had a fantastic time, and are really looking forward to the next Welsh Explorer. I am sure we are going to be regulars on your weekend trips, and are now looking at timing for some longer trips next year.......I wish we could do them all.
Best Regards,
From all of us...
Just like to say thanks for a brilliant weekend!! We will definately be back!
Stuart also thoroughly enjoyed himself and has already said he'll be back!
Thanks again,
Tony and family
Thanks for a great time last weekend - everyone made us feel very welcome.
The driving was excellent 'although personally I would have loved to be able to do more, thanks for sorting out our 110 and getting us home! I would have never attempted anything like we did on my own without the help and support of OneLife Adventure.
Cheers,
Graham
Just a quick note to thank you for an excellent Bank Holiday weekend at the end of August this year.
Gemma and I enjoyed ourselves immensely, and agreed that it beat the hell out of spending the Bank Holiday wrecked in a pub as tends to be the norm! I have no doubt we will join you for more adventures and excellent company at some point in the future.
All the best, and regards to the family
Dan and Gemma
"To prepare ourselves for the challenging driving conditions we anticipate, we joined 'OneLife Adventure' in July on their Wales Explorer adventure weekend. The weekend is designed for people who plan to, or have done any kind of 4x4 adventure travel with their own vehicles. It's about travel preparation, the sharing of ideas, knowledge and solutions, meeting new people and having a laugh. This was our first taste of "proper" off-roading travel in our own 4x4 ... and we loved it!!!!
We strongly recommend anyone planning their own vehicle dependent expedition - regardless of the length of time or destination - to book themselves on a OneLife Adventure weekend. The experience, knowledge and confidence gained just in 2 days by participating in the Wales Explorer was tremendous. The weekend will far exceed your expectations, but be warned, it's addictive!"
Lee and Emma
I have been wanting to get involved in vehicle dependant travel for some time but never found the opportunity or people to go with. Your mini 4x4 adventure in the Peak district gave me the confidence to use my 110 in all sorts of circumstances and provided me with really useful experience. Also the other people were really friendly.
Some of the routes we managed really blew me away - I have tremendous respect for the 110 and OneLife after this weekend and i will definitely be organising to come along to other destinations. Next time further afield! Many thanks Paul....