Terms & Conditions
Postage and packaging of your voucher is charged at £9.99 in £ sterling and is posted 1st class.
All transactions are carried out in £ sterling. If you have supplied us with an email-address, we will email you to confirm safe receipt of your payment. If you have specified that this is required.
VIP Solo Days are run on a one to one basis, falconer and participant, with the option to add spectators if required. Experience Days and Half Days are run with a maximum of 10 people made up of any number of participants and spectators.
Spectators are charged as follows:
1/2 Days £25.00 per spectator
Fly the Big Four £25.00 per spectator
Full Day £50.00 per Spectator, to a maximum of 2 per participant, except for VIP Solo Days, where the maximum is 4 spectators (£50.00 per spectator for Full days, £45.00 per spectator for Half Days).
Experiences can be booked Monday – Sunday with the exception of Wednesdays wherein we have an ongoing booking that occurs every week. Slots are subject to availability and we operate on a first come first serve basis.
Spectators can be booked along with your main booking, or they can be added, but atleast 48 hours’ notice is needed prior to your booking date. All spectators must be charged for, and we reserve the right to refuse admission to any spectator who arrives on the day and who has not been pre-booked in the event that their presence exceeds our maximum allowance numbers. We will make every effort to accommodate any un-booked spectator who arrive on the day, as we endeavour to be as flexible as possible, however all spectators will each incur the relevant spectator fee, which is payable either in advance, or in cash in hand on the day of the booking. For groups consisting of multiple children under the age of 16, one adult is allowed to spectate free of charge for every three children. An additional adult spectator may be admitted free of charge only after the ratio of one adult per three children is met. Where the accompanying adult/guardian of the under 16 participant purchases a participating slot for themselves, this does not allow for one free spectator and the same ratio of 3 children per 1 accomanying adult would apply.
Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. In event of your day being postponed due to inclement weather, the valid date will be extended accordingly. Where a participant is unable to redeem their voucher within the 12 months following issue, and where unforeseen circumstances apply, please contact us as it may be possible to extend your voucher expiry date by £20 per extra month of activation to a maximum of three months.
This is subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed. In the event your voucher expires, refunds are NOT applicable. It is the voucher holders responsibility to book the voucher within the 12 month time frame.
Vouchers can be cancelled within 14 days of the date of purchase if necessary – in this event a refund will be sent. Fee’s may be taken by the payment portal selected at the point of purchase as such, the entirety of the fee will not be recieved by us. The amount recieved minus the portal fee will be refunded. This policy is upheld by the company throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic, refunds are not applicable due to the situation.
If your voucher was affected by the Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown(s), The Hawking Centre has extended your voucher to ensure it can be booked and enjoyed as intended. This is applicable for a maximum of 3 years from the date of purchase of your voucher. If the voucher is not used/booked within this time frame, any further extensions are not applicable and no refund will be given.
We reserve the right to alter the location of the course or the experience day, or to postpone the date of the booking (and extend the voucher valid date if necessary).
In the event of bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances, we reserve the right to postpone a booking at our discretion. Whilst we make every effort to contact clients prior to their arrival for their day, due to the unpredictable nature of the weather this is not always possible. If the weather deteriorates during the course of the day, we may have no option but to stop flying. In this event, we can rebook a date for the remainder of your course with you for another day, and we cannot be held liable for hotel and travelling costs.
Once you have booked your date, you are able to alter the date up to 48 hours before you are due to attend. After this date, or if you fail to arrive for your booked date or notify us of your intent to cancel, your voucher will be deemed as being taken and will regrettably be unable to rebook this for you.
Handling any type of bird or animal is never predictable. On arrival at The Hawking Centre you will be given guidelines to assist you and maximise your enjoyment of your day, which we endeavour to make as exciting and enjoyable for you as possible. There is always a risk of injury in handling animals, and although we make every effort to ensure this risk is minimal, we will draw your attention to the risk involved and ask you to confirm you are aware of this. Participants should be aware that they participate at their own risk, and that The Hawking Centre is not responsible for the safety of any personal possessions belonging to clients whilst they are at The Hawking Centre for their day.
Lunch is included for both participants and spectators on the VIP Solo Day and Full Day Experience Days. Lunch is NOT included for participants or spectators on the Half Days, Big Fours of One Hour Experiences. In the event of any enquiries, you can contact us in the following ways, and we will do our best to assist and ensure maximum enjoyment of your experience.
These Terms and Conditions are subject to change at the discretion of The Hawking Centre.
By phone: 07544696199
By Email: info@thehawkingcentre.co.uk.