Wolds Gliding Club

Wolds Gliding Club With a modern fleet, first class facilities and our own huge airfield we pride ourselves as one of the top gliding clubs in the UK.

Come experience the magic of flight at the North's premier gliding site with a modern fleet and outstanding facilities, we are based in the beautiful market town of Pocklington in East Yorkshire. The Wolds Gliding Club has been providing flying training for over 50 years and has given thousands of people the chance to experience the thrill of unpowered flight. Our friendly and experienced instruct

ors are on hand to provide all the training you need to progress to solo standard and beyond. We offer the chance for anyone to experience gliding through a number of day membership options or why not buy a trial flight voucher for someone as a unique gift for any occasion? Situated on the edge of the scenic Yorkshire Wolds we benefit from thermal and wave flying with the club height record standing at 27,000ft. During the summer we have a keen group of regular cross country pilots with the current club record standing at 750km in one flight. In 2013 the WGC fielded 3 pilots representing Great Britain in international competitions, along with 2 team captains. We continue to have pilots competing at national and international level, who also form part of our instructing team!

Competitors are all lined up on the grid ready to launch for day three of Wolds Gliding Club’s Two Seater Comp. Today’s ...
25/08/2026

Competitors are all lined up on the grid ready to launch for day three of Wolds Gliding Club’s Two Seater Comp.

Today’s 213km task takes the teams from: Pocklington → Burn → Thorne → Conisbrough → Sheffield South → Mansfield → Pocklington

Good luck to all competitors! ✈️

The 40th Two Seater Competition is underway! 🛩️🏆What a fantastic first day at Wolds Gliding Club yesterday!Today, our co...
24/08/2026

The 40th Two Seater Competition is underway! 🛩️🏆

What a fantastic first day at Wolds Gliding Club yesterday!

Today, our competitors have been set a 216km task, taking them from Pocklington ➡️ Sutton on the Forest ➡️ Boroughbridge ➡️ Sutton Bank ➡️ Tontine Inn ➡️ Kirbymoorside ➡️ Fridaythorpe ➡️ Beverley ➡️ North Driffield ➡️ Pocklington.

It’s a challenging route with plenty of Yorkshire countryside to navigate - we’re looking forward to seeing how the teams get on!

Good luck to all our competitors! 🛩️☀️

Results are available at: https://ladderscoring.bgaladder.net/Results

Follow along for more updates from the 40th Two Seater Competition.

22/08/2026

Congratulations to Matt Fox who has gone solo on aerotow - a fantastic milestone in his gliding journey!

Most members at WGC learn to fly using a winch launch before progressing to aerotow, so being let loose behind the tug for the first time is a pretty special moment 😎

Its been a great weekend! Having held the reciprocal visit for the Burn Gliding Club juniors we got to welcome them to o...
09/08/2026

Its been a great weekend!

Having held the reciprocal visit for the Burn Gliding Club juniors we got to welcome them to our club to show them the wolds way!

It was great to see so many juniors show up throughout this weekend - creating friendships and sharing our passion for aviation all together!

Im sure we are all excited now in preparation for the 2 seater comp when we can welcome more juniors from many more clubs!

UK Junior Gliding

04/08/2026

📺 Did you spot Wolds Gliding Club on BBC Look North last night?

Steve’s fantastic aerial photo of the Humber Bridge was featured on the programme.

And there was another surprise too… presenter Peter Levy chose our Wolds Gliding Club Two Seater Competition mug as his ‘Mug of the Day’! ☕️😄

Give the gift of flight! ✈️  Treat someone special to an unforgettable gliding experience, with breath taking views acro...
03/08/2026

Give the gift of flight! ✈️ Treat someone special to an unforgettable gliding experience, with breath taking views across the Yorkshire Wolds.

View our gift vouchers 👉 https://www.wolds-gliding.com/vouchers

02/08/2026

What a couple of days it’s been at Wolds Gliding Club! 🤩

EIGHT 500 km flights launched from Pocklington over the last two days – something that doesn’t happen very often! What an incredible spell of soaring. ✈️

A special congratulations to Jonathan Richardson, who completed his first solo 500 km flight after flying a practice dual 500 the day before. An amazing achievement and a testament to the preparation, perseverance and fantastic soaring conditions. 👏

Well done to everyone who took to the skies and made the most of an exceptional weekend. Days like these are what cross-country gliding is all about!

We had the pleasure of welcoming the Leeds Doctors to Wolds Gliding Club last night for one of our summer evening visits...
31/07/2026

We had the pleasure of welcoming the Leeds Doctors to Wolds Gliding Club last night for one of our summer evening visits!

It was a fantastic evening, giving many of the group their very first taste of gliding as the sun set over the beautiful Yorkshire countryside🛩️

Looking for something a little different for your club, workplace or group? Our evening visits are the perfect way to experience the thrill of silent flight together.

Book your group visit on our website 👉 https://www.wolds-gliding.com/evening-visit

Although both days were scrubbed, weve had another succesful junior trip to Burn Gliding Club, where good fun has been h...
26/07/2026

Although both days were scrubbed, weve had another succesful junior trip to Burn Gliding Club, where good fun has been had by all!

These trips are great to experience the wider community of gliding to see how other clubs operate and build friendships across the same shared passion.

We look forward to hosting the Burn juniors at Wolds Gliding Club when they come over in a couple of weeks!

Pleased to hear 1st Helmsley Scout Group had a great time at the gliding club yesterday 👍🏻 Visit our website to find out...
25/07/2026

Pleased to hear 1st Helmsley Scout Group had a great time at the gliding club yesterday 👍🏻

Visit our website to find out about group evening visits 👉🏻 https://www.wolds-gliding.com/evening-visit

Address

The Airfield
Pocklington
YO421NP

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Wolds Gliding Club posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share