SOAR TOUR
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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SOAR TOUR is an experience like no other! With state-of-the-art Virtual Reality technology we’ll take you and your family on a journey high above the 1066 Coastline. You’ll soar over the most iconic landmarks on Britain’s South Coast without ever leaving your seat. Our 7 minute flights include a powerful musical score, special effects – and a thrilling swoop or two! BOOK ONLINE NOW!
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PhilnSal
Brackley, UK186 contributions
Aug 2021 • Couples
We almost walked past this new attraction at Bexhill, but the proprietor asked us if we wanted to know more and after a brief explanation we decided to have a go!
From the outside I was expecting to stand in a dark room with a VR headset? Wrong! This is a VR flight experience but you sit in a chair and experience the flight as if riding on a magic carpet or microlight aircraft. The only thing missing is the wind blowing through your hair - but I don’t have hair so nothing lost for me….. So is it worth a go?? Absolutely 👍 This type of attraction will grow wings so book a flight before word spreads the queues start
From the outside I was expecting to stand in a dark room with a VR headset? Wrong! This is a VR flight experience but you sit in a chair and experience the flight as if riding on a magic carpet or microlight aircraft. The only thing missing is the wind blowing through your hair - but I don’t have hair so nothing lost for me….. So is it worth a go?? Absolutely 👍 This type of attraction will grow wings so book a flight before word spreads the queues start
Written August 9, 2021
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We're glad you stumbled on us too PhilnSal! Where we're a brand new attraction in Bexhill we haven't really started advertising yet and so it's great that people are stumbling across us and being so pleasantly surprised! Thank you so much for visiting and taking the time to give us an amazing review! Alex
Written August 11, 2021
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Rachel C
1 contribution
Sept 2021 • Couples
A truly wonderful experience and although a VR novice, came away buzzing. Awesome and immersive trip over spectacular scenery with audio backdrop proving further drama and emotion. Please do take a ride. Thanks Alex for your time.
Written September 2, 2021
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Thank you very much for visiting SOAR TOUR and giving us a lovely review Q8361FLrachelc! It's amazing to hear that you came away buzzing! We'll hope to see you again soon for another flight! Thanks again, Alex
Written September 3, 2021
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Louiza T
1 contribution
Aug 2021 • Family
A fantastic experience. The flight may take less than 10 minutes, but it is well worth the money. 5 of us went ranging in age from 6 to 74. Everyone loved it. I hope this stays as a permanent fixture. Great customer service too. Highly recommended.
Written August 17, 2021
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Hi Louiza T! Thank you so much for visiting SOAR TOUR today and also giving us an amazing review, we're really grateful! We have every plan to become a permanent attraction at the Bexhill Colonnade, and also have some exciting ideas we're looking to develop for the future too! Thanks again! Alex
Written August 17, 2021
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neild81
Bexhill-on-Sea, UK34 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Was a great experience. Made to feel welcome by the owner. The children aged 13 and 9 really enjoyed it too! Highly recommend to family and friends. I don't want to say too much as people need to experience it for themselves.
Written August 24, 2021
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Thank you very much for visiting neild81, and for giving us an amazing review! It's great to hear that you all enjoyed SOAR TOUR! Thanks again, Alex
Written August 24, 2021
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Akin O
Hastings, UK10 contributions
Aug 2021 • Friends
Soar Tours is a visit to the entertainment of the future today!
It's an innovative use of virtual reality tech. You are sat into a small low seat and provided with your vr headset goggles and earphones.....and within a minute you are convincingly peacefully flying above and around popular local landmarks with the accompanying soaring music.
It is a great experience, and it's proprietor, Alex is an added bonus with his engaging, knowledgeable enthusiasm.
It's a faultless font of future fairground fun!
It's an innovative use of virtual reality tech. You are sat into a small low seat and provided with your vr headset goggles and earphones.....and within a minute you are convincingly peacefully flying above and around popular local landmarks with the accompanying soaring music.
It is a great experience, and it's proprietor, Alex is an added bonus with his engaging, knowledgeable enthusiasm.
It's a faultless font of future fairground fun!
Written September 1, 2021
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Hi Akin O! Thank you so much for rising and giving us an amazing review! It's super to hear that you found SOAR TOUR a great experience and enjoyed the enthusiasm! Thanks again, Alex
Written September 2, 2021
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Patricia C
11 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Really enjoyed the the virtual tour it was great to see an aerial view of East Sussex. The view over Herstmonceux Castle was a wow from me. My husband, grandson and I really enjoyed the whole experience. The man who guided to our seats and explained what would happen was especially welcoming. Well worth the money especially when compared to the i360 at Brighton.
Written August 14, 2021
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Hi PatriciaCE! Thank you so much for visiting SOAR TOUR and also giving us an amazing review - it's super to hear that we managed to 'wow' you! We've worked really hard to make the whole SOAR TOUR experience as exciting and welcoming as possible, so it's great to hear that it's worked! Thanks again, Alex
Written August 16, 2021
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Jean Beanie
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Aug 2021 • Family
Wow this was so cool.. we live in bexhill but never seen the coastline like this! it was amazing! It’s made us want to explore the area even more. Highly recommend going for the experience. My little one who’s 6 loved it too. When you arrive The chap who runs it explains the everything to you so you know exactly what to expect, putting your mind at rest. We all left with big smiles on our faces! Feel good factor 10.
Written August 9, 2021
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Thanks for an amazing review Jean Beanie, it's great to hear that we're scoring a Feel Good Factor of 10! We recommend SOAR TOUR for passengers 10 years old and upwards - however I'm really pleased your little one loved it too! Thanks again for visiting! Alex
Written August 9, 2021
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wendym
Bexhill-on-Sea, UK9 contributions
Oct 2021
A real little gem of an attraction. It only lasts six or seven minutes and is reasonably priced. We loved the sense of soaring over the beautiful coastal scenery and local sights. We would recommend this to anyone!
Written October 23, 2021
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Thank you so much for describing SOAR TOUR as a gem, it really does mean a lot to us here! It's great to hear that you enjoyed your flight over the 1066 Coastline! Thanks again and we'll look forward to hopefully seeing you again soon! Alex
Written October 29, 2021
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Sheshe B
East Sussex, UK38 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
I was really excited about trying this and we drive from Eastbourne to Hastings to visit Owens entertainment.we booked 2 things. It was £9 a person for the 6 minute experience.
The staff member was polite and helpful.
You sit in a 4 row seat simulator type thing..then put on a vr headset and headphones..which is time consuming and cumbersome.
We have vr headset at home, but this felt larger and it would move, so you were afraid to move your head to look whilst film was playing
The experience was flying over East Sussex and the resolution was terrible. Film was not very exciting with the odd feel of a mop hitting your feet and a whoosh of air, that are ill timed..
The other half asked how I found it when we got out, my response, lame..
It's over priced for 6 minutes of something not worth doing..
However I love the concept of the Owens entertainment building. Great for families..there a few things they need to work out like carers and perhaps offering activities for a fixed price to make more affordable for families . But the soar toar was more like a damp squib.
The staff member was polite and helpful.
You sit in a 4 row seat simulator type thing..then put on a vr headset and headphones..which is time consuming and cumbersome.
We have vr headset at home, but this felt larger and it would move, so you were afraid to move your head to look whilst film was playing
The experience was flying over East Sussex and the resolution was terrible. Film was not very exciting with the odd feel of a mop hitting your feet and a whoosh of air, that are ill timed..
The other half asked how I found it when we got out, my response, lame..
It's over priced for 6 minutes of something not worth doing..
However I love the concept of the Owens entertainment building. Great for families..there a few things they need to work out like carers and perhaps offering activities for a fixed price to make more affordable for families . But the soar toar was more like a damp squib.
Written February 12, 2023
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Thank you very much for your review. As the owner of SOAR TOUR and also the person who served you, I’m very surprised and upset to read your review, as your group strongly seemed to have enjoyed the experience when I asked at the end and when we chatted about the different landmarks which you flew over. There was no clue at all that you were unhappy from this conversation. The first I have heard that you didn’t enjoy the ride, is publicly, through reading your TripAdvisor review - which seems very unfair.
Indeed, the description you have written of SOAR TOUR doesn’t at all match the incredibly positive feedback and experiences of the ride which we have received from hundreds of previous customers - as you can see from our overwhelmingly glowing 5 Star reviews.
I’m confused as to how your experience could be so incredibly different from that of our other customers.
It’s important to mention here that we explained to you when you bought your tickets (and again when you checked-in) that carers are more than welcome to enter SOAR TOUR for free, as carers. Free carers admissions are designed so that carers can assist members of their group who have specific additional needs to board and disembark the ride, as well as remaining close-by in the ride room watching them throughout, in case the person they are caring for needs their help during the ride.
However, we do ask visitors to buy a full ticket for themselves too, if they also choose to experience the ride, as a passenger, rather than visiting solely in their capacity as carer.
At the ticket counter downstairs, I’m told that you said that you didn’t want to buy a ticket for yourself when this was explained and would enter as a carer. However upon arriving at our boarding gate you said that you wished to experience the full ride for yourself and again declined a free carers admission, saying that you would like a full ticket for free, which unfortunately we were unable to offer.
After giving you the choice of which option worked best for you, I gave additional time for you to purchase a full ticket and then adjusted your group’s booked ticket times so that you would all be able to ride together on an exclusive/private flight to yourselves immediately - rather than being split up and riding with other waiting customers across your two timed bookings. Another group of customers also kindly agreed to pass up their booked time and wait in line 10-15 minutes longer (which was actually the full length of your experience) in order to help me ensure that the three of you could all now ride together. I am sorry if you were unhappy at needing to pay for a full ticket and very much hope that this didn’t colour your negative review today.
I believe that I might have seen you visiting the centre again the following day, so please do ask for myself, Alex, if you visit again in future as I’ll be very happy to do anything I reasonably can to resolve any issues and ensure you have a fun time with us.
Written February 23, 2023
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CarolineW615
Bexhill-on-Sea, UK10 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
What a fantastic addition to Bexhill.
The ride is a short virtual reality ride over Sussex countryside showing it off at its best. The seats are a bucket style seat which , if needed, you are helped into. However we all found it easy (ages ranged from 21 to 77!).
Really enjoyable & all felt very COVID safe & secure.
The guide helped us board the seats & showed us how to use the headset & earphones. Thx very much.
The ride is a short virtual reality ride over Sussex countryside showing it off at its best. The seats are a bucket style seat which , if needed, you are helped into. However we all found it easy (ages ranged from 21 to 77!).
Really enjoyable & all felt very COVID safe & secure.
The guide helped us board the seats & showed us how to use the headset & earphones. Thx very much.
Written August 24, 2021
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Thank you for a lovely review Caroline W! It's great to hear that you all enjoyed your SOAR TOUR experience. We've designed SOAR TOUR to appeal to the widest range of riders as possible and so it's great to hear that it's working! Thanks again, Alex
Written August 24, 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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