Romantic Champagne Balloon Flight For Two
Nothing beats this. Nothing. Not all the rally cars and makeovers in the world. It’s better than a trip to Ascot, Henley and Wimbledon put together. And probably about as much fun as it’s possible to have in a wicker basket.
In fact, the more you think about the beauty and serenity of an early morning or late evening balloon flight in high summer, the more beautiful and serene it all becomes. Romantic it certainly is. Not to mention gravity defying. Throw in some villages, fields, hedgerows and lambs gambolling below. Add a glass or two of champagne (for it is tradition) and the occasion is complete.
The most amazing thing is the silence of it all; the majesty of your climb into the deep blue evening sky (or the misty morning sky, for that matter), followed by a smooth descent that just might skim the treetops (if you’re lucky).
This hour long flight is topped-off by an official flight certificate signed by your pilot and one Richard Branson; balloonist, entrepreneur, would-be spaceman.
Cameras at the ready.
Important Information
- Minimum age 16 years
- This activity is not suitable if you are pregnant, suffer from epilepsy, or have certain heart or other medical conditions. If in doubt, consult your GP.
- Reasonable agility is needed to climb into the basket.
- Minimum height 1.38m (4ft 6ins)
- Maximum weight 114kg (18 stone).
- Choose from the following locations:
- ABERDEEN - Castle Fraser; ANGUS - Glamis Castle; BEDFORDSHIRE - Biggleswade; BERKSHIRE- Reading, Woodcote; BUCKINGHAMSHIRE- Aylesbury & Milton Keynes; CAMBRIDGESHIRE- Cambridge, Ketton Park & Peterborough; CHESHIRE- Nantwich, Crewe; CORNWALL - Liskeard, Bolventor; COUNTY DURHAM - Bishop Auckland, Durham (Shincliffe); CUMBRIA - Burton in Lonsdale, Dalemain & Kirkby Lonsdale; DERBYSHIRE- Ashford in the Water, Bakewell, Belper (Ambergate); DEVON - South Brent, Cornwood, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes, Ashburton, Exeter, Broadclyst, Dartmoor, Honiton, Moor-to-Sea, Princetown, Tiverton; DORSET - Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury; ESSEX - Colchester, Feering, Braintree, Chelmsford, Harlow, Brentwood; FIFE - Falkland Palace; GLOUCESTERSHIRE- Cheltenham, Cirencester; HAMPSHIRE - Hartley Wintney, Basingstoke, Alton; HEREFORDSHIRE - Hereford; HERTFORDSHIRE - Knebworth Park, St Albans; KENT- Sutton Valance, Wadhurst, Yalding, Goudhurst, Headcorn, Mote Park; LANARKSHIRE - Biggar; LANCASHIRE - Wray, Garstang, Stoneyhurst; LEICESTERSHIRE - Rutland Water, Stanford Hall; LINCOLNSHIRE - Grantham, Belton Woods, Stamford Meadows, Grimsthorpe Castle; MONMOUTHSHIRE - Pandy, Monmouth; NORFOLK - Wymondham, Norwich; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - Northampton; NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - Newark; OXFORDSHIRE - Oxford, Henley-on-Thames; PERTHSHIRE - Perth; SHROPSHIRE - Telford, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Hawkestone Park; SOMERSET- Bristol, Bath, Glastonbury, Taunton, Yeovil; STAFFORDSHIRE - Stafford; SUFFOLK - Suffolk Showground, Stowmarket, Ipswich; SURREY - Guildford, Fernhurst; SUSSEX - Crowborough; WILTSHIRE - Marlborough; WORCESTERSHIRE - Evesham, Shelsley Walsh; YORKSHIRE - Harrogate, York, Ripley Castle, Thirsk. Locations are subject to change.