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FREE charity skydiving

Ever wanted to do a parachute jump? How does a FREE charity skydive sound?

It's pretty much impossible to beat the adrenaline rush and excitement that goes through the mind of a first time skydiver. The rumbling drone of the aircraft engine, the cramped camaraderie and elaborate handshakes of the experienced jumpers, the icy taste of fresh air and the realisation that someone's just opened the plane door, and you're damn high up... Build up a good mental picture of this bit. You'll think about this again.

Regardless of what type of skydive or parachute jump you choose, you'll be exiting a perfectly good aircraft and accelerating towards the ground at speeds approaching 120 miles per hour. Imagine standing on top of a car on a motorway (if you can) and you're getting the idea. Except that the view will take your breath away (not literally) and the speed will knock your socks off. Opening a parachute means that you then turn this daredevil belly-to-earth skydive into a smooth, controlled descent under canopy, towards a welcoming landing zone.

The euphoria and emotion you'll experience as you touch down on a beautiful green lawn, having technically just fallen out of a plane, won't leave you for weeks. If our experiences are anything to go by, you'll remember skydiving for the rest of your life, and sometimes catch yourself grinning madly at the recollection.

Most importantly, you'll have raised valuable funds for your charity of choice by doing the skydive. Fundraising is a doddle when you tell people what you've opted to go through, and as long as you raise a specified amount, your charity will pay for your jump! Free charity skydiving? Can't say fairer than that.

Key Points

ActivitiesTandem | Static Line | AFF

ServicesIndividual Bookings | Events

Where?24 locations across the UK

When?All year round (weather dependent)
Skydiving Events are run on set dates

ConstraintsYou must be at least 16 years old to skydive
Under 18s require parental consent
Over 40s require their doctor's consent
Over 55s are limited to Tandem Skydiving
Max weight: 12 stone (76kg) - 18 stone (114kg)
Some medical conditions are prohibitive

InsuranceAll prices include Personal Accident insurance
and BPA Third Party insurance

Questions?Try our FAQ article

Video by Ed Morley

Types of Skydive

Many people think that they'd need to be strapped to an instructor for their first skydive. Not so, as we're about to show.

Tandem Skydiving

A great option for a charity skydive, tandem skydiving involves being strapped to a highly experienced instructor for a thrilling 45 second freefall.

Static Line Parachuting

Fancy a bit more independence? With a Static Line jump, you're in charge of flying the parachute! Fortunately, it will open by itself after just four seconds freefall.

Accelerated Freefall Courses

The fastest way to learn to skydive, AFF means it's up to you to release your own parachute, and then fly it back to the dropzone, after an amazing 45 second freefall!

What do we offer?

We pride ourselves on being able to handle anything from a single booking to an event catering for hundreds. What suits you?

Individual Bookings

If you're interested in doing a charity skydive with us, it couldn't be simpler. Just select your preferred location from the map above, and follow the online booking process. We'll handle the charity and skydiving side of things, leaving you to get on with fundraising!

Events

We're the preferred choice for organising charity skydiving events in the UK. We have a range of events both open to the public and restricted to companies and universities, and hold the UK record for most tandem skydives done in a single day (137!).

Skydive for free

As charity skydives are such a crowd pleaser, they qualify for our Sponsorship Funded payment method. This means that you are able to take part for free, as long as you raise the “sponsorship requirement”, set by your charity, before the “sponsorship deadline”, usually 14 days before your challenge. If all goes well, your charity will pay the cost of your challenge from the sponsorship you have raised, with the remainder going to support your charity's important work.

Please note: you will be alerted during booking if your charity does not consent to Sponsorship Funded challenges, in which case you must select the Self Funded method.

For more information, please consult this article on Payment Options in our Support section.