Tank Driving Scotland : Military Themed Experiences

The New Recruit experience is a grouped activity allowing you to experience the thrill of driving a real 15 tonne army tank!  The rest of the troop will take turns in the crew and commanders compartments, so you will have to negotiate the obstacles on the course with consideration (only a little)!

Geared up in army kit, you will firstly have the opportunity to experience traveling in the hull with your troops.  We do have seats, but not much else in there.  Our tanks are ex-military and have all seen active service - you will see the bullet holes for yourself!  This gives you a chance to see what real soldiers encounter, and all you have to worry about is telling your friends what a great time you had!

You will also act as commander during the experience, riding out of the hatch directly behind the driver. 

We’ll also drop you off at the observation bunker in the centre of the course, where you’ll have a great opportunity to take some shots at your comrades (Photographic or video of course)!

After your experience, as long as the tank comes back in one piece, you will be awarded a Tank Driving Scotland Certificate of Achievement. (Looks good on the wall).  The  group will be a maximum of 8 individual recruits, who will all have the opportunity to drive.  You’ll be with us for around an hour and a half. New Recruit experiences run on set days each month.

The New Recruit Experience is a fantastic outing.  It makes for a great gift, or we won’t judge if you treat yourself to some excitement.

(BUY NOW and receive a 'FREE VOUCHER’ for 2 people to experience a half day of PAINTBALL inclusive of 6 games and 200 paintballs! –

( Please note that 'New Recruits' must be aged 17 or over. Otherwise you can come on one of our one-to-one experiences such as the 'Major General' )

  On your arrival at Tank Driving Scotland headquarters, you will be kitted up in camo overalls and helemts

Before being marched out to the tank track, we do make sure you know the basic controls of the vehicle.  How to steer, where the accelerator is, and most importantly… the brakes! 

This is a one-to-one experience – where you will enjoy personal tuition with one of our instructors. 

Why not bring your friends or family with you on the day of your experience? They can ride in the tank with you, or take shots (Photo and video) from our observation bunker in the centre of the course.

After your experience, as long as the tank comes back in one piece, you will be awarded a Tank Driving Scotland Certificate of Achievement. (looks good on the wall).

You’ll be with us for about 40 mins and receive personal one-to-one tank driving for 10 mins approx.

On your arrival at Tank Driving Scotland headquarters, we will transform you quicker than Superman changing in a phone box to look like a real squaddie!  

Before being marched out to the tank track, we do make sure you know the basic controls of the vehicle.  How to steer, where the accelerator is, and most importantly… the brakes! 

The Major General is a one-to-one experience – where you will enjoy personal tuition with one of our instructors. 

During this time, you will come into contact with some pretty large humps and bumps!  

 Also, Scottish weather permitting, a 'sheep-dip' drive through water (no sheep are actually involved or harmed during this experience).

Why not bring your friends or family with you on the day of your experience? They can ride in the tank with you, or take shots (Photo and video) from our observation bunker in the centre of the course.

After your experience, as long as the tank comes back in one piece, you will be awarded a Tank Driving Scotland Certificate of Achievement. (looks good on the wall).

You’ll be with us for around an hour and receive personal one-to-one tank driving for quarter of an hour.

The Major General Experience is exhilarating, challenging and something you will not forget in a hurry!  Book it as a great gift for family or friends, or go-on, treat yourself!

Please note that to drive our vehicles, you must be over 5ft in height.  If you are under 5ft, you can purchase 'Commander' experiences and join your comrades for a ride in the vehicles.

On your arrival at Tank Driving Scotland headquarters, we will transform you quicker than Superman changing in a phone box to look like a real squaddie!

The Abbott & brigadier advanced tank driving session will put you in the drivers seat of  a massive mud churning machines to tackle some  steep humps and bumps then take control of the Abbott gun tank to drive hatch down round the course ! 

The Field Marshal is our most advanced Driving Experience on offer.  Not only will you be able to drive one of our 18 tonne Tanks over a series of challenging inclines, dips and water troughs, but there are more vehicles on offer as part of this fantastic in depth Experience! 

You'll start your experience proving your 6x6 amphibious lorry offroad skills on our specially designed track in ourAlvis Stalwart amphibious lorry! (No swimming involved) Once you've mastered the controls without getting stuck, you'll move onto the mini monster truck..

The Mini Monster Truck is as its name suggests, sits 5ft above ground level and wheels are over 3ft in height and 1.5ft wide!  This vehicle really can go anywhere, but the preference of our drivers always seems to be to the mud!!  You will have an excellent time learning how to control the vehicle, get out of a few sticky situations and successfully tackle challenging gradients. 

Finally, you will complete your experience by driving one of our tanks.  During this time, you will come into contact with some pretty large humps and bumps!  We do a flat drive first, then some small humps, then onto a few rather large ones.  Also, as long as the Scottish weather permits, a "sheepdip" drive through water (no sheep are actually involved or harmed during this experience).   As part of the Field Marshall Experience, you will be able to attempt some dramatic driving manoeuvres which are not available as part of any of our other Experiences. Vehicles may be switched or subsituted on the day due to events beyond our control. 

Why not bring your friends or family with you on the day of your experience?  They can ride in the tank with you, or take shots (Photo and video) from our observation bunker in the centre of the course.  Please see our Civilian Voucher for further details. 

After your experience, as long as the tank comes back in one piece, you will be awarded a Tank Driving Scotland Certificate of Achievement. (looks good on the wall).

The Field Marshall offers truly exclusive, one-to-one instruction on the course for a three hour period.  Due to the fact that we don’t do things by halves at Tank Driving Scotland, we want to give you our full attention on the day of this experience. Therefore we ask that every effort is made to book in with us on a weekday to redeem your voucher! 

(BUY NOW and receive a 'FREE VOUCHER’ for 2 people to experience a half day of PAINTBALL inclusive of 6 games and 200 paintballs! –

Please note that to drive our vehicles, you must be over 5ft in height.  If you are under 5ft, you can purchase 'Commander' experiences and join your comrades for a ride in the vehicles.