Reviews of Land Rover Experience Driving School (Driving School)

Shawn Darter

My family and I had a blast! We did a full day, then decided last minute to return for a half day. The instructors were very informative and pleasant to be around. We plan on returning in the winter to add a whole different element to the experience.

Suraj Chandra

An excellent instructor, a super charged Range Rover with low ratios and two hours in a challenging environment.... We recently headed to Vermont for a weekend getaway. On the spur of a moment we decided to head over to the ‘school’. This place is the epitome of customer service and professionalism. We were assigned Christine as our instructor and guide in the 2019 Range Rover supercharged. Her instructions on car handling in the rough were layered with humor and encouragement to push the limits of the vehicle all in a very ‘controlled’ environment. Well the control was in her instructions. But really they were all you needed to experience off-roading at its finest. To be honest, she started us off with demonstrating Range Rover tech like cameras and readings in display showing terrain, how to easily place your wheels on desired patch of land. Then she also helped with tricks on how to do the same without tech aids. We had a velar a distance away to accompany us on the outing to ensure backup in the event we got stuck. I would definitely recommend visiting this place. It’s worth every dollar. If Range Rover is listening, this is exactly the kind of place you need to sell more of these amazing machines. Extreme off-roading, in 5- star comfort does wonders to drive up the brand value. No sales pressure, just happy to demonstrate the qualities of the vehicle and ensuring you have a great time. I need to mention couple of things though. Not the school’s fault. Near the end of our course, when we tried to get the cameras turn back on they wouldn’t turn on!!! Not something you want happening in a 120k 2019 car with less than 3k miles. Also, the touch buttons on the door sill are disconcerting. Accidental touches when you rest your arms result in Audio turning off/on, sun blinds opening closing, and if you are in driver seat, car going to easy entrance height when stopped off-road.

Kai Weng

My wife and I did the full day driving experience this past weekend at the Manchester Vermont Land Rover Driving School and had such a great experience we felt compelled to write this review after we got back from our vacation. Because we did an entire day, we had the opportunity to spend time with Bill, Christina, and Chad. All three were consummate professionals that were not only extremely knowledgeable but also easy going and fun to talk to. We had a chance to drive the LR4, Discovery, and a vintage Defender. They have all current Land Rover models available but these were the 3 specific ones I had requested. The Defender is a special add-on package to our full day experience; I would recommend this to anybody interested in driving a piece of automotive history. Throughout the day we did a combination of class room style instruction, obstacle courses on their large off roading facility meant to demonstrate specific situations you're likely to see in the real world, and then we drove local trails that were surprisingly difficult and pushed us much more than we had expected, in a good way, and finally these trails took us to the peak of Mt Equinox where we stopped for photos. If you tell them that you are here to learn, they will cater to that without pulling any punches. Throughout the day all three of the instructors were extremely patient and knowledgeable answering a ton of my questions, everything from tire selection to talking about differentials and suspension, none of which were particularly specific to Land Rovers. You can tell all of them are passionate about off roading, and not just trying to sell you a Land Rover, and their enthusiasm was truly contagious. I can't say enough about how great our experience was, and we are already planning to go back in the winter time to do the whole thing again, except in the snow. If you are even slightly considering doing this when you're in Manchester, don't even think twice just book it. You won't regret it.

Melissa Sonaram

These guys are amazing! David, jack, James & the rest of the team. Extremely helpful, very funny & also very accommodating. I spoke to David several times prior to taking the drive up and he was always polite and helpful. Had a 2hour trail booked for 4pm, arrrived an hour later (5pm) and the guys were so understanding and still took us out on the trail! These guys are the epitome of customer service! Thanks for the wonderful time LR Vermont.

Laura Mitchell

This place was lifechanging! I felt empowered by my new driving skills. I am a better driver (and I was already amazing - just ask me) lol. The course is great and the trainers are funny and highly skilled.

Chris Cluff

David and Christina were amazing. We went on a half day excersion for a bachelor party. Everyone was floored by the power of the vehicles and the course overall. We are planning a trip back this winter to do a winter experience. Definitely recommend!