Land Rover Experience Module Three - The Land Rover Experience level one 4X4 Off-road driving skills training, including elements from the winching course (1 & 1/2 Days)

During this one and a half-day module of off-road 4X4 driver training for expeditions, you´ll have the opportunity to experience the Land Rover Defenders supreme off-road capabilities, with expert tuition and hands-on driving.

Often used to access truly wild and remote places, ‘vehicle dependent’ expeditions are exactly that – vehicle dependent. The Land Rover is a tool like any other, and as such, should be handled with respect, knowledge and skill. Often used on adventurous expeditions, conservation projects, for scientific research and to deliver humanitarian aid - the Land Rover is used in the most extreme conditions and remote areas of the world.


As sponsors of this course, Land Rover are supplying a small fleet of their brand new Defenders and a team of highly skilled instructors to run this module.


You will tackle some of Eastnor Castle's best purpose built off road tracks.

• Vehicle Familiarisation
• Observation skills
• Route planning
• Manoeuvring
• Ruts & tracks
• Crossing ditches
• Mud & wet grass
• Steep inclines and gradients
• Convoy techniques
• Introduction to winching
• Basic recovery techniques

Heads Up... Whilst not essential, if you are keen on doing a bit of pre-course reading, we would recommend the following books -
Vehicle Dependant Expeditions by Tom Sheppard (free download)
Four-by-four Driving: Off-roader Driving by Tom Sheppard
The Essential Guide To Off-Road Driving DVD by the Land Rover Experience


About the course Sponsor -
The Land Rover Experience

As sponsors of this course, Land Rover are supplying a fleet of their brand new Defenders and a team of highly skilled instructors to run this module.

Established in 1989 as the training wing of Land Rover, the Land Rover Experience Academy has come along way from its birth place on the off-road track at Solihull factory. It now has almost thirty centres worldwide, where you can learn a vast array of skills - from snow and ice driving skills in Finland and Canada, to sand driving techniques in Dubai and South Africa.

Land Rover's old marque values of - Individualism, Freedom, Adventure, and Guts - are also some of the core values that make up the true spirit of an expedition.

The Experience operates a range of courses, from introductory sessions and full day-long courses to specialist courses on everything from winching and recovery, to GPS and trailer handling.

With a high level of expertise, and a consistent standard of teaching around the globe, the Land Rover Experience offers world class tuition for those who want to learn how to drive safely, skilfully and responsibility.