Nothing quite compares to the serenity of ballooning. Gaze down over the fields, hedgerows and villages, dappled in a tranquil early morning light. Bask in the magical silence as you float high above the ground and then drop low enough to skim the hedgerows and treetops. It's a perfect way to take fabulous pictures - and a treat to remember for many years.


After helping to inflate the balloon, you'll take off for an hour's flight and see the world below sliding slowly by. Enjoy a traditional champagne toast, and receive a flight certificate signed by your pilot and Sir Richard Branson

When can I go?

Monday to Friday mornings depending on location, all year but April to September are the best flying months.

How long does it last?

Your flight will last approximately 45 minutes to an hour but allow 3 hours in total.

What do I need to know?

The minimum height is 1.38m (4ft 6), the maximum weight is 114kg (18 stone). The flight is not suitable for those who are pregnant, suffer from epilepsy, or who have some heart or medical conditions. Reasonable agility is required to get into the basket.

The minimum age is 16 years old. 8 to 16 year olds must be accompanied by a paying adult.

How many is it for?

There will be a maximum of 15 other people in the basket with you.

Can I take family and friends?

Spectators are welcome to watch and follow the balloon in their own transport.

What about the weather?

This experience does depend on the weather.

Where can I do it?

Launch sites include:
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 & Shincliffe; CUMBRIA - Burton in Lonsdale, Dalemain & Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC; DERBYSHIRE- Ashford in the Water, Bakewell, Belper (Ambergate); DEVON - South Brent, Cornwood, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes, Ashburton, Exeter, Broadclyst, Dartmoor, Honiton, Moor-to-Sea, Princeton, 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 Aerodrome, Mote Park; LANARKSHIRE - Biggar; LANCASHIRE - Wray, Garstang High School & Stonyhurst; LEICESTERSHIRE - Rutland Water, Stanford Hall; LINCOLNSHIRE - Grantham, Belton Woods, Stamford Meadows & Grimsthorpe Castle; MONMOUTHSHIRE - Pandy & Monmouth; NORFOLK - Wymondham, Norwich; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - Northampton; OXFORDSHIRE - Oxford & Henley-on-Thames; PERTHSHIRE - Perth; SHROPSHIRE - Telford, Shrewsbury, Ludlow & Hawkstone Park; SOMERSET- Bristol, Bath, Glastonbury, Taunton, Yeovil; STAFFORDSHIRE - Stafford; SUFFOLK - Suffolk Showground, Stowmarket, Ipswich; SURREY - Guildford & Fernhurst (West Sussex); SUSSEX - Crowborough; WILTSHIRE - Marlborough; WORCESTERSHIRE - Evesham & Shelsley Walsh; YORKSHIRE - Harrogate, York, Ripley Castle & Thirsk.
Locations are subject to change.