You could be lucky enough to take a flight in one of our new Lindstrand balloons, now that we have two new 16 passenger, 330 cubic feet hot air balloons featuring our house colours and design! Each balloon can lift nearly two tonnes each! Imagine this for your next birthday celebration; what a way to celebrate in style!

A couple of friends of mine decided they were going to book a big balloon trip for their parents 30^th Wedding Anniversary and what a great idea this was. They got in touch with the most immediate family, other siblings, aunties, uncles and grandparents, as well as their parents four closest friends. They managed to pack out the balloon completely and described impeccably the excitement they all felt as they piled on board the giant hot air balloon. They explained about how as it took off into the sky, their parents had felt so special at the thought of the organisation that had gone into the day, the thought to come up with such a special and unique idea. They loved it and were thrilled to share it with their most special people. A basket full of loved ones toasting to the couples happiness 2’000 feet up in the air, surrounded by the most breathtaking views. It doesn’t get better than this.

If you’d also like the opportunity to plan such an event for the special people in your life, then get in touch with us at Adventure Balloons. We offer you plenty of different experiences. If you’d simply like the opportunity to fly in a hot air balloon, just let us know the date and location and we’ll reserve you a space on one of our flights. If you’d like to celebrate a birthday, let us know how many of you will be travelling and again the date and location, then we’ll book you one of our HAPPY BIRTHDAY balloons! Alternatively maybe you’d like a balloon ride for two, to celebrate your anniversary intimately, or could it be that you have a special question you’d like to ask your loved one? Whatever your situation, your plan or your intentions, here at Adventure Balloons we’re sure to be able to offer you a magical balloon flight tailored to your requirements.

Visit us online at www.adventureballoons.co.uk where you can check date availability, locations and even make bookings, or call us on 01252 844222 where a member of our friendly team will be more than happy to assist you with advise, information and bookings. Don’t leave it until the last minute; get in touch now so we can ensure you get precisely what you’re after from your ballooning experience! We look forward to hearing from you soon!

It’s another beautiful sunny day,

Maybe it’s time to swap work for play?

Holiday abroad or mini break,

A day of fun, the choice is yours to make.

Have you thought about fulfilling dreams?

Life isn’t as boring as it seems.

Maybe it’s time you take an expedition,

We can help you with this transition.

Up, up, up and away,

Take to the skies in a balloon today!

Butterflies tickling at your tummy

What a way to spend your money!

Panoramic Birds-Eye views,

A camera you’ll never over use!

Feel the balloon begin to descend,

A memory that will never end.

Enjoy spring offers at Adventure Balloons now and enjoy prices from as little as £89! You can check our available dates, our flight locations and our FAQ’s all online. What’s more, you can even take advantage of our last minute booking facilities which enable you to choose your voucher in seconds, 24 hours a day! You then have the choice to have your voucher posted to you, or emailed in moments, however if you’re after more of a personal touch, then feel free to call us on 01252 844222 where one of our team will be happy to help you with any questions you may have and with bookings.

Do you or someone close to you have a birthday coming up? Are you looking for an idea that will sweep them off their feet, fill them with glee, impress them or surprise them beyond words? Sometimes choosing an appropriate birthday gift can be real hard work! You can’t settle for DVD’s or music every year, and you’ve already bought the special watch. Jewellery is getting predictable and a meal just doesn’t express what it is you want to say. But what would?

Three words; hot air ballooning! Giving the gift of a hot air balloon ride voucher for a birthday present is quite an epic surprise and is sure to stun even the most spoilt recipient! In fact, being as it’s on most people’s ‘things to do before I die’ list, it may even cause the lucky birthday girl or boy to shed a tear of joy! However, it gets even better; here at Adventure Balloons we can make the gift even more memorable by flying you in the UK’s only “Happy Birthday” balloon! How’s about that then?! Carrying 16 passengers, we have balloons that will cater for a party of you, toasted with champagne, imagine the day you could give! Alternatively, we have a more intimate birthday balloon which carries between 2-4 passengers, so you can celebrate the day in your own special way.

If you’re looking at booking a specific date, remember to check with our staff for available dates to fly in these balloons at no extra charge. Just call 01252 844222 where you will also be able to book your flights. Our birthday balloon flights are available on most of our standard balloon flight destinations in Berkshire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Oxford, Surrey and York in 2012.

Bump the surprise up even more by including our Gift Box, DVD or Video & surprise gift! Our Balloon Flight Gift Box, with DVD or video and surprise gift is also designed to contain your Balloon Flight Gift Voucher, brochure and 20 page map pack! This way, you’re not just handing over an envelope. Gift include mugs, baseball caps and t-shirts in various sizes.

“Having promised myself a flight in a balloon by the time I reached 40, I was thrilled with the realisation of this dream. It was such a peaceful, surreal experience, made all the more fulfilling by all the people involved, the friends helping to inflate the balloon.

I can’t wait to see the slides of the bird’s eye view of the broccoli trees; the patchwork in greens; the glorious colours of the balloon.”

— PK – Herts

Have you decided to resist the urge no longer and are just thinking of the perfect way to propose to your special someone? So many people rush into these things and the amount of questions popped over a drunken evening is really quite staggering. Proposing, or being proposed to is meant to be a day you remember for every, for the right reasons. My own parents for example remember the first flake of snow falling that year as my dad asked the question. My own experience, well, over a drunken game of Balderdash, so no surprises when I tell you that one didn’t make it to the wedding day! To ask someone to marry you should involve a great deal of thought; consider how you can make it special, a memory that will stay with your partner forever.

One of the greatest ways to propose is during a hot air balloon ride. Imagine getting down on one knee, 2’000 feet in the air, floating through the clouds and over the beautiful horizon. Alternatively, spell out the question on the ground below so that your loved one will read it from the balloon as you drift on over! Can you picture their face?! Speaking for myself, this is enough to turn a person jelly kneed! If this is how you plan to do it, you have my upmost respect!

One of our passengers was lucky enough to experience this for herself and here’s what she had to say:

“Hi! My boyfriend (now fiancé) surprised me with a hot air balloon last Saturday for Valentine’s day! I had no idea what we were doing until we got there, and when we reached the highest point in the air he proposed! It was a magical ride and I would like to thank everyone at Adventure Balloons for making it so special. My fiancé had filled them on with the plan beforehand and they did very well to not give away. They were all very friendly and without them I don’t think Kunal could have pulled it off. The balloon ride in itself was amazing with the pilot entertainment throughout the ride whilst still respecting our privacy at times. If you are looking for a truly memorable ballooning experience, Adventure Balloons is the way to go! Thanks guys.”

If you’d like to know more, would like to book, or maybe you’d like to check out our locations and available dates, then why not come on over to the Adventure Balloons website where you’ll find plenty of information and the facilities to make quick and easy bookings. Alternatively, you can call us on 01252 844222 for information and bookings.

GOOD LUCK and don’t for get to invite us to the wedding!

Do you or a loved one have a special birthday coming up; a 30^th, 40^th, 50^th or even 100^th!? Is it your child’s 18^th or the big 21? Many people struggle to think of big present ideas to commemorate these special occasions; deciding on an 18^th present for a daughter who has everything, or a 40^th present for a husband that only ever wants DVD’s is not easy! So why not surprise them with something which will not only mark the day in a way that will always be remembered, but that will fulfil a dream for them too. Hot air ballooning remains on Britain’s top ten wish list and things to do before you die list and it’s no wonder really!

What other experience is there quite like it? A hot air balloon ride will take you at flights often as high as 3,000 feet in the air! You will literally float across the skies in an open basket. Unlike a plane, you are not restricted in your vision with just a 10” squared window to peep through. You will be open, with no barrier between you and the sky; you will have a complete 360 degree birds-eye view of the world and have a real opportunity to take in its wondrousness and enjoy true peace and tranquillity. If all this isn’t enough, you’ll even toast the day with a glass of bubbly, courtesy of us!

What makes Adventure Balloons Britain’s No. 1 choice for birthday balloon flights is our exclusive fleet of HAPPY BIRTHDAY balloons. Since 2000 we have been offering passengers balloon rides in our small “Happy Birthday” which is designed to take between 2 and 4 passengers, however due to an overwhelming encouraging response from the British public and our passengers, we have now taken delivery of two 16 person happy birthday balloons for those of you who’d like to party in the sky! Whether you’d like an intimate birthday balloon ride for 2, or a lively one for a party of 16, Adventure Balloons will create your perfect birthday surprise.

If this sounds like what you’re looking for then make sure when booking a date for your flight that you check with our staff for available dates to fly in these balloons – at no extra cost of course! Our Happy Birthday balloon flights are available in Berkshire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Oxford, Surrey and York in 2012 – 01252 844222

We couldn’t and wouldn’t ever expect you to choose to fly with Adventure Balloons unless you knew more about us. We’re not talking about taking you on a shopping trip here, this is big stuff, a flight in a giant hot air filled balloon doesn’t get more daunting for some and so it’s important that you do your research for your own peace of mind. So let us tell you a little about our background.

Adventure Balloons offers exclusive flights in and around London and the Home Counties and are proud members of Balloons Over Britain, the UK’s national ballooning network. We first took to the skies in April 1985, when at the time, few other companies offered balloon flights in the UK. As demand for our hot air balloon flights grew, by 1988 we purchased a four passenger balloon, which of course was followed by several others.

We are the largest company in the country who offer UK balloon flights, and now boast a fleet of seven hot air balloons with capacities which range from four to sixteen people! These include the following:

• Our eight passenger balloon, aptly nicknamed the “Stained Glass Window”, and felt by many to be so attractive that we have used its design for the Adventure Balloons emblem and mugs, T-shirts and other balloon flight memorabilia.
• Our two traditionally coloured 16 passenger balloons, perfect for big party groups!
• The “North Sea Flyer”, our sixteen person balloon, has another story to tell. We bought it from two millionaires who flew across the North Sea for fun! It was the first hot air balloon of this carrying capacity the Civil Aviation Authority actually allowed to fly in the UK.
• Our Toucan Travel balloon which is a new aerial promotion tool for the Toucan Travel chain of travel agencies. The balloon carries 10 people plus pilot in the latest state of the art basket designed by manufacturers Lindstrand Balloons of Oswestry.
• Let’s not forget our Happy Birthday Balloons. So many passengers buy balloon flight as a birthday gift, so we thought this would be a great idea to create balloons that say HAPPY BIRTHDAY on them, the perfect birthday surprise!

Adventure Balloons are CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) Certified and members of The British Balloon & Airship Club. For more information you can call us on 01252 844222 where you can also make bookings, alternatively you can easily book online.

Adventure Balloons have partnered up with Balloon Rides Ltd (www.balloonridesltd.co.uk) to offer you a wider selection of balloon flight locations. Now you can go through us to book flights in York and Lincolnshire too! But who are Balloon Rides I here you ask? Balloon Rides are in fact York’s longest running balloon operator! They were created by founder Tom Donnelly together with his unlimited enthusiasm for the sport of hot air ballooning and with his 30 plus years of experience in flying and manufacturing hot air balloons, Balloon Rides are proudly at the forefront of modern hot air ballooning. Coupled with us at Adventure Balloons, who are of course another founding member of hot air balloon rides in the UK, our customers will have a far wider choice of where to take their dream hot air balloon flight.

Balloon Rides Ltd’s pilots offer their customers the security in the knowledge of their national, international and world ballooning award wins. They have flown television and film celebrities, secured several national flight records, and made a number of ‘adventure’ flights crossing the English Channel, the Irish Sea and the Alps. With Balloons Rides you can be sure of unrivalled expertise, an unblemished safety record, excellent personalised customer service and a passionate enthusiasm for the sport.

Still of Britain’s ‘Top Ten Things To Do’ list, there’s no doubting the magic and wonder of hot air ballooning. For everyone who has ever flown in a balloon, it is a truly memorable event, one that will be treasured forever and one which will be completely unique to any other experience. Giving the gift of a hot air balloon ride ticket is certainly unbeatable and guaranteed to get quiet a reaction! What’s more, it isn’t as expensive as you might think! With balloon flights from launch sites in Yorkshire around the county’s ancient Capital City of York and over the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside near Grantham, Stoke Rochford and Rutland Water and a minimum price of just £89 per person, what have you got to lose?! Simply book online or call us on 01757 288 888.

All this cold weather doesn’t half bring the mood down. Fuel prices are going through the roof, we’re all struggling to keep our homes warm, and now the seasons are teasing us! Our garden flowers, shrubs and climbers are re-budding and daffodils are raising their sunny heads bringing us hope for spring, warmth and sunshine, but then the frost is quickly killing them off again. With the recent snowy conditions, it seems spring has been put on hold entirely! However let’s be realistic, spring will come again and just as we’ve had for the past 5 summers, our summer will all happen at around the same time and be gone within weeks. With the sunny season of late being so short lived, it seems that year on year out we’re not getting enough of a chance to enjoy it and re-charge our batteries. It used to be that we’d look forward to winter after a scorcher of a summer, however now we’re left wanting more!

It’s all very odd, but we’ve found that the key to enjoying your spring/summer is to maximise it! Book as much into Britain’s tiny summer as possible and photograph every moment so that when you look back it will feel as though you’ve actually had one! And what better to put at the top of that list than a fabulous trip 3,000 feet in the air, in a hot air balloon?! This is where we come in…

Adventure Balloons specialise in extraordinary champagne balloon rides across the most beautiful and fascinating parts of Britain, Oxford, Reading, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, Tring, London, Basingstoke, Hartley Wintney, Guildford, Farnham, Godalming, West Meon, Micheldever, Alton, Winchester, Kent, Sussex and Essex. We are the longest running passenger balloon ride company around London and the Home Counties and have been operating since 1985! People come to us when they want a balloon ride for that special occasion; For birthday presents we offer our unique HAPPY BIRTHDAY balloons, for valentine’s we even have balloon rides just for the two of you (and the pilot of course), we’ve a reputation for attention to detail and tailored service for Wedding balloon rides and proposals and you can choose from a number of voucher designs and even gift box your treat for Christmas surprises! Companies choose us for corporate flights and advertising and recommend us highly for our professionalism where appropriate and more personal touch.

You have all the options you need with us, you can check date availability, book online, order last minute for emailed vouchers or call us for more information and one to one bookings. Our telephone number is 01252 844222, call us local rate for consistently friendly help and guidance. From everyone here at Adventure Balloons, Welcome Aboard!

At Adventure Balloons we first took to the skies in April 1985, at this time passenger Ballooning was a relatively new thing and so there weren’t many of us around! However as demand grew, so did we and it seems our reputation exceeded us! It wasn’t long before our name stood for quality ballooning, excellent customer service and a drive to please. And how true this is, we love ballooning today as much as we ever have and it’d be fair to say that we gain a lot of our appreciation of what we do from giving our customers a good time!

Now, as the largest company in the country offering UK balloon flights, we operate seven hot air balloons with capacities which range from four to sixteen people and even boast our very own HAPPY BIRTHDAY balloons!

So what do our customers say about us? You can take a look for yourself by viewing our ‘customer comment’ section on the site. We’ve taken a few of the best ones below to give you an idea.

It is easy to forget that you are suspended from a large piece of nylon held up with a few canisters of gas. Travelling across the town you can almost imagine you are in a cinema watching a film.” – Reading Chronicle

“Having promised myself a flight in a balloon by the time I reached 40, I was thrilled with the realisation of this dream. It was such a peaceful, surreal experience, made all the more fulfilling by all the people involved, the friends helping to inflate the balloon. – PK – Herts

“Hot air ballooning has to be one of the most romantic ways to fly. Few can resist the attractions, and whether you choose a morning or evening flight, the experience will be remembered for years to come!” - Surrey Advertiser

And one last thing; you have one week to go until the big day! Valentine’s Day falls on Tuesday 14^th February this year giving you just 6 full days to organise that special gift. Are you thinking a box of chocolates just won’t cut it this year? Well imagine the look on their face if you presented them with hot air ballooning vouchers! Although you’ve only a week left, you can leave this one right to the very last minute if you have a printer. You can simply book online and we’ll email you your printable vouchers immediately, or if you’d rather we gift boxed your surprise vouchers (along with a few little extras), get in touch now! You’ve just enough time to order your vouchers and your £15 gift box in time for 14^th!

At Adventure Balloons we specialise in hot air ballooning but what makes us stand out above the rest is that we don’t hand out rides like a conveyer belt. Our passion for ballooning drives us to enjoy providing our customers with unique experiences every time. Making you happy really does make us happy and so we always strive to tailor each flight to the individual. After 27 years of running passenger hot air balloon rides, we’re more in love with the ‘sport’ than we ever have been! There’s nothing as wonderful to us, than seeing the expressions and reactions from our passengers when we take them up on their first hot air balloon ride; it’s magic!

However it’s not just our dedication to customer satisfaction that makes us so popular; we have looked at every corner of our business so that we can bring you the very best in every area of your experience, from your researching, your choice of location and date to the booking process itself. Take a look at the features we have available for you.

Running Out Of Time? – Simply choose a voucher design from our range to arrive at the email of your choice in seconds! When you have selected your voucher type and design complete with your personal message. This facility is available 24 hours a day!

Birthday Surprise? – We have just the thing; take a look at our specialist HAPPY BIRTHDAY Balloons available for 2-4 people and for parties of 16! They’re over 100 feet high and we’re the only ballooning company to have them in the country!

Buy & Fly Now! – If you have a voucher, all you have to do is enter your location and the amount of spaces you require and we’ll give you available dates over the next 30 days! However if you do not have an Adventure Balloons Voucher you can find out available dates before you book too! Again, just select the location that you wish to fly from and the number of passenger spaces you require and you will then see all flights matching your requirements over the next 30 plus days.

Easy peasy! If you’d like to discuss the flight, book over the phone, ask questions and generally have some human contact, do feel free to call us, we’re always happy to help – 01252 844222.