The latest news from our dropzones
18 02 2020
4 ways to convince your friends to skydive with you
Whilst for some, the idea of tandem skydiving is exciting enough to do alone, we appreciate that having the company of others is a massive incentive. What do we do when we’re really eager, but for some reason or another our friends or family are hesitant? It’s easy to see how this can happen. After […]
07 02 2020
GoSkydive earns a silver at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2019/2020
GoSkydive has announced today that they have won silver at the finals of the South West Leisure and Tourism Excellence Awards 2019/2020 in the ‘Active and Sporting Experience Award’ for its tandem skydiving experience. This was the region’s ‘grand final’ in tourism awards. This year saw a record of 773 entries and the panel team […]
04 02 2020
The ultimate, most unthinkable and memorable Valentine’s gift!
Valentine’s Day is almost here and for most it will mean: flowers, dinner and chocolates. Whilst there’s nothing wrong with this, it also means that in time the memory of this year’s romantic day will fade away, blurred with similar past Valentine’s days. If this leap year (Yes, 2020 is a leap year!) you feel […]
21 01 2020
6 things that make a great drop zone
Skydiving is an amazing opportunity for you to face your fears and do something thats truly amazing. Picking the right dropzone can be difficult. Here are 6 things to look for when choosing where to do your tandem skydive. #1 A Convenient Location: When choosing your drop zone, you really want this to be easy […]
13 12 2019
GoSkydive announced as a finalist at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2019/2020
GoSkydive has announced today that they have reached the finals of the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2019/2020 in the ‘Active and Sporting Experience Award’ for its tandem skydiving experience. This is the region’s ‘grand final’ in tourism awards. This year saw a record of 773 entries and the panel team of 50 judges undertook […]
27 11 2019
GoSkydive sign new multi-year agreement to continue commercial operations from Old Sarum Airfield
GoSkydive has announced today that it will continue operations from Old Sarum Airfield throughout 2020 and beyond. The UK’s only tandem skydiving specialist has reached a multi-year agreement with the airfield owners at Old Sarum and will be welcoming their customers to the area for years to come. GoSkydive jump almost 10,000 first time skydivers […]
23 09 2019
Skydive – check, birthday celebration – check and marriage proposal – check…. all in one day at GoSkydive
Jamie Snape of Frome, Somerset, had a birthday to remember at GoSkydive Old Sarum. Having jumped from 15,000ft as part of his tandem skydive, Jamie had a final surprise for his girlfriend Tanya South when she landed just after him. Jamie jumped in tandem with Instructor Gary Chapman and freefall camera flyer Jordan Price capturing […]
13 09 2019
GoSkydive celebrates 50,000 tandem skydives
Saturday 7 September 2019 GoSkydive, Old Sarum Airfield celebrated reaching 50,000 tandem skydives. The celebration was marked with cakes, balloons and the 50,000th tandem skydiver, Michael Hall, received a golden ticket to jump for free. GoSkydive also donated £1000 worth of vouchers to charity partners. Gordon Blamire founded GoSkydive in 2008, with the vision to […]
25 06 2019
Sunday 23rd June, a special day for these two skydivers!
Matt Kemp-Smith of Lancing, West Sussex, had to keep his cool on a very hot day at GoSkydive. Having jumped from 15,000ft as part of his tandem skydive, Matt had a final surprise for his girlfriend Rebecca Burgess when she landed just after him. Guy Surprises His Girlfriend After Skydiving What a lovely surprise! Posted […]
06 06 2019
Skydivers jump with GoSkydive to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings
6th June 2019 skydivers jumped with GoSkydive based on Old Sarum Airfield. GoSkydive partnered with Alabare, Nationwide and The Chapel Night Club Salisbury to get as many people to jump over 2 jump days, 75 years on from when 23,000 paratroopers landed in Normandy, giving the jump extra significance. The commemorative skydive through Alabare, homes […]