Aston Martin Replica DB5 Driving Blast
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Overview
Make like 007 and prepare to experience the thrill of one of the world’s famous cars, with this Aston Martin Replica DB5 Driving Blast.
James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 is famed for its epic car chases and action scenes, spreading across 50 years of the iconic movies. Your car is a faithful recreation of the original, built on a modern chassis so that it not only looks exquisite but it’s great fun to drive too. It’s the only known car of its type, and you can enjoy it in style with a three-mile blast round the track, with an experienced instructor at your side, ready to give you any tips you might need.
- SKU
- PBMDB5 SP1
- Locations
- 13 in the UK
- People
- For 1
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 3.5 (44)
What's Included
- Aston Martin Replica DB5 Driving Blast
- Take the wheel in a faithful recreation of James Bond’s iconic car
- Three miles round the track with an instructor
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at your chosen location, you’ll meet your instructor before your pre-booked session time.
Get ready to tear up the track in a faithful recreation of the iconic James Bond Aston Martin DB5 with an instructor.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 18
- Minimum height: 4ft 5in
- Maximum height: 6ft 9in
- Maximum weight: 20 stone
- All participants must hold a full driving licence and present the original at the event
- Fitness/Health: You should be in reasonable health and able to climb in and out of the car. This experience is not suitable for those with epilepsy, heart complaints or pregnant ladies. Please note: anyone deemed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to participate
- All drivers must have a good understanding of the English language for instruction purposes
- Spectators are welcome
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary according to location
- The centres contracted with us hold public indemnity liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover.
- Some driving operators require customers to complete an Indemnity/Damage waiver form on the day of the experience. This may state that the driver will be liable for a fixed amount of costs should they damage the vehicle whilst driving. Most of these suppliers are able to provide Indemnity/Damage Waiver at a small additional fee (usually £20-£45) payable on site. The purchase of this is optional and is in addition to the Public Liability Insurance held by all venues. The full details of any indemnity or damage waiver will be provided by the activity operator. We are unable to advise or comment on the content or suitability of these products.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience
Availability
Your voucher is valid for nine months from the date of issue, kindly note that you must have booked and taken your experience before your expiry date as vouchers may not be extended beyond their expiry.
This experience is available on selected weekdays and weekends from February to November.
Please note:
Dates at Perranporth location: 15 and 16 April 2022, 19 to 21 August 2022
Sunderland location has limited availability
Some locations charge an additional booking fee - £35 at Dunsfold and £25 for a Saturday booking at Blyton.
We recommend you book at least 16 weeks in advance to make sure dates are available. If there are no dates available for the duration of your validity, we are happy to offer a free extension. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience. Exact duration will vary according to the number of participants on the day.
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Customer Reviews
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C Brown
20/09/2021
Loved it! - short but very very sweet.
Great day. Fun to drive. Get there early and I mean early! Professional instructor in the db5 - thanks!
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Mr Bond
03/05/2021
Splendid Drive
Excellent knowledgeable staff, all covid precautions taken, very authentic car although I couldn't find the elector seat button! Tockwith track is easy to drive around, the access road was a bit rough but ok, I would recommend Carchase Heroes they are very good and want you to enjoy your experience. Thanks to all involved.
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Debbie
29/09/2020
Birthday present
I bought this as a gift for my husband's birthday. He loved it . Would definitely recommend
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Bob
09/03/2020
Fab day
Excellent day made all the better by a well organised team, who were incredibly polite and professional.
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Chrostopher
11/12/2019
A fantastic experience
The actual driving was brilliant but be aware of a number of up sells. So on booking I had a £25 surcharge and still don't know why. Just be aware of a gift there are other expenses to be met for the recipient of the gift.
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Scandinavian
11/11/2019
Great drive
The day went pretty much to schedule and as planned. We were lucky and had a sunny day - not sure how it would be in the rain!!
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Paul Crosby
08/11/2019
DB5 day
Great day out at Abingdon. The crew were great and the DB5 driving experience was excellent. Highly recommended.
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steve
06/11/2019
aston experience
Very enjoyable day. Staff very pleasant and helpful
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Ian Panther
03/11/2019
An epic day
A very well organised day I would recommend it to anyone
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Jason
14/08/2019
Great day!
First off I recommend taking seating with you. Everyone was kind and helpful, and the driving itself was great, the instructor was easy to talk to. Fully recommend it, next time I might drive the GT500.
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Chris whitehead
27/07/2019
Driving experience
Excellently organised driving experience, with top driving instructors. Well recommended.
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john
25/07/2019
great day
Enjoyed the day great instructor
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Nick Cole
24/07/2019
Fantastic Day Out
From start to finish my Virgin Experience was a superb day. Booking was very easy, with lots of confirmation and reminders of the date. The organisation at Castle Combe Race Track was slick and easy. Very Good briefing advising you of the do's and don'ts. I would advise anybody going to pay the extra for the 'sighting lap' as it is a good guide to yoour own laps. the instuctors were brilliant, plesant and helpful during the laps. The only downside it didn't last long enough.
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MARTYN
22/07/2019
JAMES BOND REPLICA
A GOOD MORNING ACTIVITY TO DRIVE THE ASTON MARTIN DB5, STAFF AT THE EVENT WERE VERY HELPFUL CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE BOOKED FOR OTHER EVENTS/DRIVES. IT IS A REPLICA OF THE DB5 IN THE JAMES BOND FILMS
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Mick Rutter
01/07/2019
Immense
Great day and an ideal memory-maker - set up at site appears a little chaotic initially , but all becomes clear with a bit of observation - waiting times can be quite lengthy but that is down solely to the attendance and popularity of the event , and once you're behind the wheel , all is forgotten in any case
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Roy Culshaw-Lewis
29/06/2019
Another Box Ticked
What a great day. Finally got behind the wheel of the car of my dreams. If anyone is looking for a unique gift for a loved one or you just want to try something different, this is the perfect solution.
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4
Andrew Storch
31/08/2021
Great fun driving cars and being driven so fast
My 16 yo son and I had a good time at Abingdon Airfield where he drove a Dodge Charger named "Dom's Charger" after Fast and Furious, and with a supercharger on the engine, and I had 4 laps in a beautiful 50 yo Jaguar E-type. But the best bit was the fast lap in the BMW. Had wanted the James Bond DB5 car but it could dnot be driven yesterday, but Jag and free fast lap a decent substitute.
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Jn
28/08/2021
Fantastic experience
Great car, instructor and track (Castle Combe) well worth the upgrade. Only downside was the length of wait, although this is advertised!
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Ray
06/10/2020
Drive if a lifetime
Well organised though prepared for a wait before you drive. Cars are great. Sadly the drives are over all too soon but a great experience being able to drive a car you could only dream of owning.
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Steve
22/03/2020
Replica Aston Martin 007 Experience
The guys were great, really friendly and helpful and overall was great experience. The only down side was a lot of waiting around and I was only doing 3 laps, and seemed like the people doing multiple cars were put out first.
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DTF
25/02/2020
Driving the DB5
Very good day, enjoyed it, the only criticism was there is a fair amount of waiting around - but overall would recommend
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Raff
14/11/2019
DB5
good day but maybe arrows on direction when coming to the traffic cones, so you know the layout.
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Sean S
04/11/2019
Great car to drive but long time to hang around!
I got to car chase venue 15 mins before the time given to me to be there, but still waited 90 mins in cold past my set drive time before I got into the car. Very busy place with lots of customers queuing up to register. It was a dry day, but bring wet weather gear if you have to wait if there is rain forecast as there is no shelter provided.
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Hugh
23/10/2019
Short but enjoyable
Described as "a day" but in reality it is no more than a few minutes. A gift of a voucher ended up with extra essential add on costs quite apart from costs of getting to and from venues, especially when no venue is anywhere near Scotland and needs at least an overnight somewhere too. The cost of the voucher can easily become the least of it! That being said, the 3 or 4 minutes actually driving a car is most enjoyable but I won't spend a return journey of 300 miles and a night in a hotel again
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Julie
03/09/2019
Great day out
Had a great day,staff were really nice & approachable. The only downer on the day was the video of my drive did'nt record,i think i would of had to pay to go again as the young lad at the photo truck did'nt know what to say or do,said sorry & just knock £10 off the price of the recording of my other family member's drives. Have to wait up to 5 days for video's & photo's to arrive by email little bit strange.
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Antony
05/08/2019
Review of the experience
Arrived and booked in good fast and friendly staff. I would have expected the car to be insured fully and not to pay an extra £25 to cover the 5k excess. The car itself and Aston Martin db5 was a replica and come back as a dbs when I checked it's details. Looks like a db5 on the outside nothing like one inside. Other than that it was a good day out plenty to do extra cars to hire should you wish and all very well arranged.
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Grace
24/07/2019
Amazing day but be prepared to pay extra
Amazing day, runs like clock work, ensures safety is at highest! However be prepared to pay extra (e.g £25 waiver or £5000 i damage to car, £10 extra per person for fast experience, £10 sighting lap, £30+ doe extra car( other than money it is amazing especially if theres good weather
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Bob
04/07/2019
A great experience would highly recommend
Sat 29th June arrived 930 for 1030 session .Car parks full managed a spot in a overspill area. Facilities ok outdoor seating A long wait ensued finally got to briefing at 1050 then it's a case of waiting ..eventually got into the DB5 at around 12pm What a great car the instructor was brilliant . Did my laps then a fast lap in a bmw with pro driver WOW... A little more organisation I.e later sessions got their fast lap before earlier sessions apart from that thoroughly enjoyable .
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Ruth and Glen
26/10/2019
Organised well but car was not as described
Organised well. But car was not as described so a complete let down.
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IMc
14/10/2019
Overpriced
Went for the DB5 experienced was also talked into extras. The first extra was 'a sighting lap' with a course specialist in a BMW. This was at a cost of £10 and was touted as essential to help you learn the course for a better experience for your drive later. What a con. When my time came i was with three other people and had so sit in the back seat so could see nothing of what the driver was talking about !!!!!! The DB5 drive was 'ok' in its self but was over so quickly.
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Peter Walklate
15/07/2019
Aston Martin DB5 drive at Abingdon Aerodrome
Enjoyable drive with a great lady instructor, but spoiled by the terrible administration - 45 mins wait just to check in, then 30 mins wait for a getting to know the track lap. Fortunately I told one of the marshals that I wasn't feeling well and would like my DB5 ride brought forward if possible. Thankfully he did not adopt the "computer says no" attitude, and my wait time was 10-15 minutes which was OK. Sadly my wife and I were separated for most of the time whilst I queued.
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Claire
16/12/2019
Not a great DB5 experience
I bought this experience for my fiancé who is a big Bond fan. On arrival we realised that there were no facilities for guests who were viewing, I had my 2 year old daughter with us and it was freezing cold and no where to watch inside. The Attendant signing in was very pushy with making us pay the insurance waiver, the safety briefing was a joke, organisation was no existent and the staff member who took my partner round the Track was hopeless and rude and wouldn’t take any pictures. Not good!!
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Dave
03/11/2019
The Iconic + Inadequate driving blast
I recently went on "The Inadequate Iconic Aston Martin DB5 Driving Blast!" It was far from perfect. The car was not an Aston Marthin DB5 - it was a replica: Honda S2000. If, I wanted to drive a Honda S2000, with a dodgy interior, window wipers that are broken and a faulty brake light then I would have picked this option. Poor show Virgin Experience Days!
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Mark
27/10/2019
poor organisation and no planning for rain!!
The event was (badly) run by 'Car Chase Heroes' It is known to rain quite frequently in the UK, however there was no such planning for wet weather! the car park was flooded -> parking chaos. queuing in the rain to register, then hanging around in the rain for hours waiting for your name to be called like some school register! the DB5 wasn't working due the weather the track was rough tarmac in places and you can't overtake! so you have to go as fast as the slowest car on the circuit!
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Sebastian
25/07/2019
DB5 at Castle Combe (Car Chase Heroes)
Disappointing. Instructor good but £25 waiver dubious practice (or give credit card for £5k payment if damage), also DB5 is a shell and actually a Honda inside which was a disappointment. Would not recommend DB5 for this.
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Neal
18/11/2021
Very disappointing experience
Very disappointing. DB5 car had clearly been totally over booked by CarChase Heroes. We were apparently last on list to drive despite being 1st in queue to register. Most other cars were being returned to the transporters and we still hadn’t been called. After almost 3 hours of waiting we had to switch to another car, they only had one DB5, as we could not wait any longer. So we never realised our dream of driving a DB5. E mailed car chase heroes twice to find out what went wrong but no reply.
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Michael
15/10/2020
Worst experience ever.
Drove 130 miles to spend 10 minutes in a replica Aston Martin driving 3 laps around a large car park with cones in it. Worst time of my life.
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margaret
25/09/2020
n0t
I couldn't believe how many people that were there so many cars on track at same time no one told us about the damage wavier 25 pound I think that is so disgusting I was only in the car about ten mins such a rip of I thought was a waste of money my husband bought me this but I sure wont be recommending this the driving in structure was very good apart from that a waste of time
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Nav
23/09/2020
What a rip off and a complete waste of money
A complete waste of money. My Aston Martin replica was worn out and dirty, it was not wiped down between drivers (Covid). 3 short laps around a circuit that is not actually a proper road but in a large estate, so no real speed, just managed 3rd gear. Its a money making machine, asking to pay for indemnity insurance on top of already high initial cost. Badly organised, long waiting times, staff not interested. Virgin, you should not represent such a rip off organisation. Give it a wide berth.
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Karen
12/11/2019
The day didn’t happen
Not an easy process to book for somebody who wasn’t able to but persevered. The day arrived. Long queues, £25 excess paid only to be told the car wasn’t working and my parents would have to rebook online. Easier said than done. Nobody offered the £25 excess back and so far I haven’t been able to speak to Car Chase Heroes. Really disappointing
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Derek
06/11/2019
Not good
Torrential rain no organisers fault but arrived at 08:00 got to drive at 11:00 had to stand in rain with no cover at all could not return to car because you did not know when your name would be called.
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Simon
28/10/2019
So near, so far
After two hours I was next in the queue for the DB5 experience when it was driven off to the pits. No-one spoke to me for 55 mins while I stood in the pouring rain until eventually they said it was unserviceable and offered me a go in some car called Eleanor that had something to do with a movie I never saw. I'm now girding myself for a battle between Car Chase Heroes and Virgin to see if either will give me a refund.
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Phillip Wicks
16/09/2019
Mugged
It’s not a DB5 it’s a Honda wearing a cloak, you are practically forced to buy £25 insurance and it’s felt a bit like a chaotic circus in terms of organisation. Pay extra and go to a properly organised event.
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RALF
10/09/2019
Disappointed & disappointing DB5 recreation
The session was packed. Was there 15 mins before my scheduled time slot of 8.30. Signing in took an age. Then had to hang around waiting for the briefing. Went for the sighting lap - frankly a waste of £10. Then made to stand by the car badged chair for over 30 minutes (half of which was in the rain - no cover), when clearly my instructor was out giving 2 rides ahead of mine! Car might look like a low, squashed DB5, but interior was plastic out of a mid range marque & no power engine-not 4ltr
Locations
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East Midlands
- Blyton Park Driving Centre, Lincolnshire
- Sywell, Northampton
Yorkshire and Humber
- York, North Yorkshire
North West
- Wigan, Lancashire
Wales
- Monmouthshire, Wales
East of England
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
West Midlands
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
- Lichfield, Staffordshire
South West
- Perranporth, Cornwall
South East
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Aldershot, Hampshire
North East
- Sunderland, Tyne and Wear