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York Gliding Centre Our office hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm Wed, Sat and Sun

A cracking competition picture from Mark Lench. An unscheduled arrival by our DG  505 in front of the main grandstand at...
03/11/2026

A cracking competition picture from Mark Lench. An unscheduled arrival by our DG 505 in front of the main grandstand at York Racecourse. Luckily it doesn't appear to have happened on a race day! Edit: thanks to some local knowledge we can now confirm that this was 1 August 2007!

Our latest photo comp entry from Richard Donelly - spectacular wave cloud over the Vale of York!
28/10/2026

Our latest photo comp entry from Richard Donelly - spectacular wave cloud over the Vale of York!

Another one from our recent photo competition - this time a shot of the grid at our recent Competition Enterprise courte...
20/10/2026

Another one from our recent photo competition - this time a shot of the grid at our recent Competition Enterprise courtesy of David Pye.

Congratulations to Paul Tomlinson on his first solo flight. (Seen here with instructor Payman) Very well done Paul!
18/10/2026

Congratulations to Paul Tomlinson on his first solo flight. (Seen here with instructor Payman) Very well done Paul!

Another from our recent picture competition. Sunset through the canopy by Pete Arthur.
15/10/2026

Another from our recent picture competition. Sunset through the canopy by Pete Arthur.

We recently had our YGC photo competition so we thought we'd take the opportunity to share a few on here . The first is ...
12/10/2026

We recently had our YGC photo competition so we thought we'd take the opportunity to share a few on here . The first is a lovely aerial shot from Andy Marvin

Fabulous club members' day out to the Newark Air Museum and Bomber Command Memorial yesterday. We even got to see the Re...
02/10/2026

Fabulous club members' day out to the Newark Air Museum and Bomber Command Memorial yesterday. We even got to see the Red Arrows practising their display as we drove along! Many thanks to Keith Batty for organising!

Did you know that you can come and fly at YGC to get a taste of the wonderful sport of gliding? We offer trial flight ex...
17/09/2026

Did you know that you can come and fly at YGC to get a taste of the wonderful sport of gliding? We offer trial flight experiences on our website https://www.yorkglidingcentre.co.uk/learn/flight-experiences
You will get to fly with an experienced pilot and even take the controls if you wish. A truly unique and incredibly rewarding experience judging by the feedback from our many delighted customers!

Address

Bradley Lane
York
YO233NA

Opening Hours

Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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