If you're looking for an adrenaline-fuelled driving experience, Wales is right on track. Plan your next motoring adventure with our guide to some of the best driving experiences in Wales.

Choose from quad biking and go-karting for families with younger kids, or supercar driving and motorbiking experiences for older teens and adults to test their skill, or just enjoy the thrill.
For some off road exhilaration opt for rallying and advanced driving, or for a 4x4 driving experience. Plus, no driving or motorsports enthusiast will want to miss a visit to the Museum of Land Speed at Pendine.

Quad bikingquad

Experience the thrill of quad biking at locations across Wales. Taff Valley Quad Bike & Activity Centre in Pontypridd in the South Wales valleys, offers exciting cross-country treks through the beautiful Taff Valley, just a short drive from Cardiff. Border Quad Trekking based in Welshpool, Mid Wales, provides a family-run experience, perfect for all ages. Ritec Valley Quad Bikes in Tenby, West Wales boasts over 12km of trail routes and large flat tracks for all ages. For a more challenging adventure, head to Dulais Valley Quads, in Neath, West Wales, to navigate 175 acres of rough terrain and woodlands.

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Karting enthusiasts in South Wales, can find multi-level indoor tracks in both Cardiff and Newport.
Teamsport Cardiff's track has epic swooping bends, hairpin turns, and white-knuckle straights to test every one of your racing skills. There's Cadet Karts for kids aged 8-12 and larger karts for over 12's and adults. Supakart Newport is also suitable for adults and kids aged 8 years and over. Children must also be over 1.3m in height. The unusually wide track, allows room to overtake and really race your competitor, weaving your way through a variety of obstacles. There's even an outdoor section to add to the challenge.

Teamsport Cardiff

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Supakart Newport

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Landscape of the attractions at Cardiff Bay seen from the water.

For outdoor karting, GYG Karting in Conwy, North Wales, is the largest outdoor circuit in Wales. The family 'arrive and drive' sessions are suitable for adults and young drivers from 11 years old. Open all year round, and in all weathers. Wet suits are provided for rainy days, which are great fun, providing opportunity to practice your drifting skills, so the rain needn't put the brakes on your adventure.

Zip World Penrhyn Quarry offers a unique karting experience on the UK's only mountain karting track. You'll get to experience two runs in the Quarry Karts, down the 3km downhill slate mountain track while navigating tunnels, berms and chicanes.

Quarry Karts

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Posted by Wales on Friday, September 6, 2019
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GYG Karting

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Zip World Penrhyn Quarry

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Supercar driving experiences supercar

An exhilarating supercar driving experience is great for those seeking high-speed thrills.
Anglesey Circuit, in North Wales, is one of the most scenic tracks in the country. The circuit offers a number of track days where you can drive iconic supercars like Lotus Elise, or a Formula Ford 1600. Originally opened in 1978 the the current track configuration has recently been redesigned making it the only UK circuit to have been designed in the 21st century.

The main track at Llandow Circuit, in Cowbridge, South Wales, is a technically challenging with both left and right hand bends – suitable for both cars and bikes. There are teen and adult driving experience packages available, offering a real race track experience and the thrill of driving a supercar. As one of the smaller circuits in the UK, it also offers a unique opportunity for novice and intermediate drivers to drive their own car around some technically challenging corners in a controlled environment.

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Llandow Circuit

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Landscape of the attractions at Cardiff Bay seen from the water.

Motor biking experiencesmotorbike

Explore Wales on two wheels with a motor biking experience. The Harley-Davidson Adventure Centre, in Oswestry, North Wales, is set in 1,500 acres of private woodland with spectacular views to encounter. As part of the full day experience, you'll ride with Dakar legend, Mick Extance and master a variety of gravel paths and stony trails, on the Harley-Davidson® Pan America™ 1250 Special, for the ultimate on and off-road riding experience.

The Mick Extance Kawasaki Experience, based in Berwyn Mountains near Llangynog, provides off-road adventures in the heart of Mid Wales. Off Road experience days include riding a variety of trails, through and around 1,500 acres of beautiful Welsh forest. Riders can also opt for an Electric Bike day, or a group Own Bike day experience.

Trail Rides Wales, based in Aberystwyth, offer guided motorcycle trail and adventure rides through some of the most challenging terrains in Mid and North Wales. You'll ride on grass, mud, rock and stones, with streams to ford and puddles to negotiate. Bikes can be hired, or you can use your own trail or adventure bike.

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Rally and advanced driving experiencesrally

Home to the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship, Wales is well known for its rally driving experiences. Phil Price Rally School, in Powys, Mid Wales, offers full-day rally driving experiences in custom-built Subaru rally cars.

From their base in Neath, West Wales, V-FORCE Training combine motorsport and extreme sports into one action-packed adventure. You'll learn advanced driving techniques based on rallying to enhance your driving skills, before being put through an immersive tactical scenario that's both exhilarating and intense.

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Phil Price Rally School

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V-FORCE Training

V-FORCE Training

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4x4 driving experiences4x4

For a true off-road adventure, try a 4x4 driving experience in Wales. All Terrain Services offer off road 4x4 driving experiences on challenging terrains, for adults and teens of 12-16 years old, in Swansea, South Wales. Adult experiences can be one to one, or with the option of having friends or family who can travel in the vehicle with you (driver plus 3 max).

Ultra Adventure Driving provides introductory 4×4 off road experiences, in Mid and North Wales, available for for one, two, or groups of 3. You'll get to drive in a Land Rover Discovery in very challenging terrain, testing the vehicle to its design limits!

Museum of Land Speedlandspeed

For a motorsports enthusiasts, no visit to Wales can be complete without a trip to the Museum of Land Speed in Pendine. This interactive museum tells the story of Pendine Sands and the renowned land speed records set here. From Sir Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird to modern-day records, the museum offers a fascinating insight into the history of speed.

Interior of a museum with glass display cases and a full size restored 1926 Land Speed Record car ‘Babs’ on display.

1926 Land Speed Record car ‘Babs’ on display at Museum of Land Speed, Pendine, Carmarthenshire.

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