Middlesbrough bungee

This item appears on page 84 of the March 2010 issue.

Bungee jumping from the Transporter Bridge on Ferry Road in Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, northeast England, takes place year-round every third and fourth Saturday or Sunday morning of the month from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“Jumpers” (ages 16 to 50 or over 50 with doctor’s certificate) report to the visitor center on site and book the jump in the morning. Each signs an indemnity form and is weighed, then fitted with a harness and taken up to the top walkway of the bridge. 

£60 (near $99) per jump. No tandem jumps, only solo. Contact The UK Bungee Club (Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S60 1DX, U.K.; phone 07000 286 433, www.ukbungee.co.uk).