With so many balloon flights companies to choose from, what is it about Adventure Balloons that makes us so popular and why should we be your first choice? Let’s face it, if you’re booking a balloon flight that’s going to take you 3,000 foot in the air, you’ll want to check out the companies policies, track records, testimonials, reliability and more. We expect this and in fact recommend it, and are 100% confident you’ll be happy with what you find here at Adventure Balloons.  Before you browse through our site, we’ve listed in today’s article the benefits to using our company so that you can decide whether or not you’d like to visit the site or call our team.

• Fast Bookings – Not only can you call us to book your flight, but you can easily book online too where you will even be given the option to choose your voucher design. Vouchers ordered online for e-mail delivery will arrive instantly!
• Check Date Availability – Unlike many other balloon flights companies, you can check our flights schedule so that you can see how often we fly from each of our locations (Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, London, Oxford, Surrey, Sussex and York)
• Low Prices - Book vouchers from as little as £89 – the best value balloon flight in the UK!
• Birthday Balloons – Enjoy special birthday flights in our one-of-a-kind Birthday hot air balloon which features our Adventure Balloons colours and a giant ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ message!
• Great Reputation – Many Adventure Balloons customers come from personal recommendation – check out our customer testimonials to see why!
• Flexible – Adventure Balloons is also able to cater for any special requirements you may have.
• Various Capacities – We have several balloons with capacities ranging from 4-16 passengers!

Adventure Balloons became so popular and renowned for their quality of service and eagerness to please that the only way left for them to continue growing was to create the group Balloons Over Britain. Balloons Over Britain has 10 member companies each offering flights in different locations across the UK. With over 70 different launch sites across Britain, and from Adventure Balloons humble beginnings, it has to be asked…why go anywhere else? So if Adventure Balloons do not cover the location you were after, take a look over at Balloons Over Britain where you will find a member company that does.

If you’re reading this then I’m guessing you’re toying with the idea of hot air ballooning. Many people purchase a hot air ballooning trip for themselves as a sort ‘life ambition gift’. Most of us dream of hot air ballooning one day and sadly a great deal of those will never actually fulfil the goal; it gets put off and put off until frankly, it’s just too late. Those of us who take the leap and join the world of ballooning then realise just why so many of us Brits dream of taking to the skies in this way. It is an experience like no other, exhilarating, breathtaking, relaxing, inspirational, euphoric, tranquil and emotional even. Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?

Ballooning is also a gift given to others. This could be as a birthday present, anniversary surprise, congratulations or reward gift, a romantic gesture, a Christmas present; for many their doesn’t have to be a reason! To receive those ‘golden’ tickets that will allow you the life time chance of taking to the skies in a hot air balloon, is in itself an exciting thing. Just picture the look on their face when they realise what’s in store for them!

At Adventure Balloons we cover various flight locations across Britain, for example Oxford, Reading, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, Tring, London, Basingstoke, Hartley Wintney, Guildford, Farnham, Godalming, West Meon, Alton, Winchester, Kent, Sussex and Essex.

Our south Hampshire area is one of our most popular spots. Flying from Anstey Park in Alton, from West Meon, from Micheldever near the railway station and from the City of Winchester, there’s plenty of ‘flight paths’ to choose from. However do bear in mind, the exact course you end up taking is completely wind dependent! Our customers commonly see the impressive Winchester Cathedral and are in awe of its staggering beauty from above! Be seduced by the rolling Hampshire countryside, the River Test, the pretty little villages such as Laverstoke, Whitchurch, and the Candovers. You can often see the large estates of Leckford on the River Test where Waitrose produce a lot of their food, the Mid Hants Steam Railway that runs from Alton to Alresford, and many a time we’ve had the rather unusual experience of seeing a glider circling around Lasham airfield, or microlights flying from Popham airfield.

Book your chance to fly in a hot air balloon with Adventure Balloons and you will receieve a 12 month voucher which will entitle you to select your date from anytime (depending on which voucher you buy) over the 12 months following purchase! Book online or call us on 01252 844222.

Are you booking your next year’s summer surprise? Have you decided to knock the vacation on the head for the coming summer and to try something a little different this time? Many people have changed the way they do their summers these past couple of years and with the latest government cuts and taxations, it’s only going to keep changing. So not many of us can afford a yearly break, and instead opt for camping trips and UK weekenders in the caravan; that’s fine, we’re all in the same boat, so to speak, but wouldn’t you prefer to be in a balloon?

Here at Adventure Balloons you can enjoy a hot air balloon flight across locations such as Oxfordshire, York, Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, London, Essex, Kent, Sussex, South Hampshire, North Hampshire and Surrey!

Our popular North Hampshire location has launch sites in Down Grange and War Memorial Park in Basingstoke. However we also have our own site based in Hartley Wintney. You will find all these sites conveniently positioned for access to the M3 motorway.

During your alternative summer day outing you will see sites such as Tylney Hall Hotel, Wellington Country Park, Stratfield Saye (the Duke of Wellington’s Home) and Bramshill Police training college! Keep your eyes peeled for the small villages of Odiham, Hartley Wintney, Crondall, Overton, Dummer and Hook which will look like toy towns from your birds-eye view 3,000 feet up!

The icing on the cake however is the champagne toast, adding the final touch of elegance to your tranquil, magical balloon tour over your favourite location. Our passengers often comment on a feeling of royalty, and many of them get in touch to say that the whole day didn’t sink in until the following day. It really is no wonder that hot air ballooning is high on our lists of things to do, so why put it off, make it happen!

Get in touch with us by phone on 01252 844222, e-mail, or alternatively you can check date availability or make bookings online.

As our London flights are drawing to an end we can no longer take any bookings for flights over the Capital this year, or the next for that matter! Air Traffic restrictions mean that London flights are available on weekday mornings from late April to mid August, so you’ll now have to wait until 2013 before you can fly over this destination! Due to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and the Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, Department of Transport have made it clear that security arrangements both at our launch sites and in London’s airspace mean that our flights will preclude in Central London for all of the 2012 season.

So as our London Balloon Flights season has come to a close, passengers Amanda Ferry and her husband Stephen enjoyed a beautiful morning ride with Adventure Balloons captured beautifully in the above picture of the sunrise. The flight took off from our central London ballooning site and as pilot Kim Hull was a little too busy (as weather conditions were quite tight), the balloon ride went ahead with a line of light showers just 20 miles behind! “Without the help of the team at the National Air Traffic Services centre at Swanick who kept us updated of the progress of the rain showers we would not have had the confidence that the flight could go ahead. About 30 minutes after landing at Grange Hill, yes next to the school of the TV series we just managed to pack the balloon away in the bag before the showers caught us up”.

Mandy and Stephen thoroughly enjoyed the flight and the thrill of running from the weather; “Thank you to Kim and the crew for trying so hard and giving us a fantastic experience, including pulling on the balloon rope”.

Take a close look at the photograph where you will see that the sun reflected off the Shard illuminating the flight over London – beautiful.

To book a flight for London 2013 or to make a booking sooner in another location, simply contact us online or by phone on 01252 844222.

Today’s blog brings you the latest at Adventure Balloons and you wouldn’t believe the sights we get to see here. Yes, we know that you know all about the beautiful rolling landscapes (although you couldn’t possibly image how breathtaking they are from the Sky), the historic castles, tranquil rivers and patchwork fields; what we’re talking about is something rather different indeed!

Do you like to watch the ‘behind the scenes’ chapters on your DVD’s? Maybe you watch the ‘in the making’ documentary’s of your favourite films? I’ve even known people apply to be an ‘extra’ just so that they can watch their favourite book be made into an epic film! Madness I think, but we’re all different, very different!

Well what if I told you that some lucky passengers of ours didn’t have to do any of the above? They didn’t have to see it happen from a TV screen and didn’t have to apply to be in it just to get close, oh no, all our passengers had to do was glide overhead in one of our balloons! Our flights in Surrey often take passengers over Bourne Woods near Farnham which is famous for having been used in many different film sets due to its staggering beauty! For example the Russell Crowe epic Gladiator was filmed in Bourne Woods along with a recent Maid Marion film! Well lucky passenger Dean Collins kindly sent us in the featured picture of what he saw on the day of his balloon flight over the dramatic Bourne Woods.

At Adventure Balloons we’ve even spotted nearby Waverly Abbey whilst filming its period costume dramas, using it’s backdrop for film work! Why not book your own flight over Surrey in our hot air balloons and you may be just as lucky, as you can see on our Surrey Balloon Rides location page! http://www.adventureballoons.co.uk/newsPages/period-costume-drama.html

Are you stuck for ideas on how to entertain your children, or your visitors this summer holiday? Maybe you can’t afford to go away on holiday this year but would like to create a memory for the family, something to get excited about, to talk about back at work or school? Well imagine the exhilaration of a hot air balloon ride? On most people’s ’10 Things to do Before I Die’ list, hot air ballooning will certainly add a sense of fun and adventure to your holiday season, plus you’ll find the build up to the big event almost as intense as the ride!

Adventure Balloons specialise in their wonderful talent of making their customers enjoy their day to the max. Our crew encourages passengers to get involved in the whole process from inflating the balloon to deflating it and we talk you thorough every step. We even reward our customers with a flight certificate, in flight photographs and a wonderful complimentary champagne toast at the end! We have a reputation for friendliness and are frequently complimented on our pilot skills at making the passengers feel comfortable, safe and maximising the fun.

Many people like to gain some kind of insight into what ballooning is like and find that our website is very thorough. We have many in flight photographs for you to view, customer testimonials and in depth write up’s of what to expect. You can even take a look at our ballooning videos which give you the best possible glimpse into hot air ballooning. Take a look at this London flight video for example.

You can make bookings on line, by e-mail or by phone – 01252 844222 and bookings can be made for a variety of different popular locations; Oxford, Reading, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, Tring, London, Basingstoke, Hartley Wintney, Guildford, Farnham, Godalming, West Meon, Micheldever, Alton, Winchester, Kent, Sussex and Essex.

Enjoy a day to remember with Adventure Balloons – the largest hot air balloon company in the UK since 1985!

Here at Adventure Balloons we pride our elves on the service we give our customers, not just in the air, but online too. We have compiled a range of ideas to bring you the most innovative ways to learn about ballooning, to learn about us, to make your booking and even to preview other peoples in flight photographs first so you know what to expect from your flight experience. You will find many resources on our site including the ‘About’ us page where you can find all the information you need about our history, our experience and expertise, our customers testimonials and a description of what to expect from your day. Customers find this section useful in gathering knowledge of us and reassurance that they are in safe hands. This is also a popular section for customers who are a little nervous about their flight and would like to learn a little of what to expect.

You will find a whole page on our London flights where you can learn of our different London launch sites and what you may be lucky enough to see during your flight. Here you will also find a great selection of bird-eye view images of London and its attractions taken from the balloons themselves. Take a peek at our locations page where you can discover our various other flight launch sites in destinations such as Oxford, Reading, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, Tring, London, Basingstoke, Hartley Wintney, Guildford, Farnham, Godalming, West Meon, Micheldever, Alton, Winchester, Kent, Sussex and Essex. Select from any of the listed locations and learn of what you are likely to have in store for you from there as well as catching glimpses of the various different landmarks of the areas.

Also available online is our bookings feature which enables you to quickly and simply book your hot air balloon voucher from the comfort of your chair. Choose from various different packages and discounts and find flights from as little as just £69 per person! Here you will also have the opportunity to buy gifts and memorabilia as well as your in-flight photographs. Choose an e-voucher as a gift and select from various different voucher designs. The process is straight forward and you will receive your printable e-voucher by e-mail right after you have filled in the boxes. Take a look at available dates to confirm we’re free on that important day and what’s more, we even have birthday balloons available which you can read all about at our Birthdays section.

You really can discover everything you need to know about us and about hot air ballooning at www.adventureballoons.co.uk. However if you’re looking for the personal touch, just give us a call on 01252 844222 where one of our team will be very happy to help.

Taking a hot air balloon flight is a wonderful of experiencing beautiful views of the countryside, picturesque villages and towns and spectacular architecture from a unique perspective.  Adventure Balloons offer thrilling balloon rides that are remembered by all our passengers, creating wonderful memories that are cherished for a lifetime.

At Adventure Balloons, we love to receive feedback from those who have flown with us.  It always puts a smile on our faces to hear how much our customers enjoyed their experience.  Here are some comments from our happy customers:

“I’m pretty sure Gary could have landed that monster on a tray of eggs without breaking one. We enjoyed every moment of the trip and would like our compliments given to the crew.  We strongly recommend Adventure Balloons to our friends and look forward to receiving the unique in-flight photograph.”  AC Berkshire

“Many thanks for the super photograph and certificate! We enjoyed our flight very much and it was well worth the wait. We will certainly recommend it to friends looking for interesting gifts!!”  JG Oxon

It couldn’t be easier to arrange your very own hot air balloon flight.  We have a fantastic range of flight locations to choose from and we are even offering special Christmas discounts that you would be mad to miss!  So, what are you waiting for?  Book your dream flight today! 

A fantastic way of experiencing our breathtaking British landscape is to view it hundreds of feet high in a hot air balloon.  That’s why every year, thousands of excited passengers take to the skies with Adventure Balloons and leave with a memory to last a lifetime.  These memories seldom stay quiet!  We receive so many positive comments from our ecstatic passengers and it is wonderful to receive this feedback.  Here are just some comments from our fliers:

“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

“Joanna and I would like to express our sincere thanks to you for arranging for us to fly with Adventure Balloons.

Gary and Paul were fine ‘hosts’, befitting a memorable evening.”

— SA – Oxford

To experience the spectacular wonders of balloon flying, visit our site where you can book your unforgettable experience today!

A hot air balloon flight is a great way to experience the beautiful countryside, towns and villages of Britain from a unique perspective. For many people a balloon flight is the highlight of their year, and a memory that can be cherished for years to come.

It’s always nice to receive customer feedback on their experiences of flying with us, and the Adventure Balloons team frequently enjoys reading customers emails of thanks, like the one below from Jan Bedford:

‘I was lucky enough to fly on Sunday 15 June and just wanted to express my thanks to Kim and the rest of the team for a wonderful experience. Despite feeling quite anxious earlier in the day, there was nothing scary about the flight, knowing I was in such capable hands. Unfortunately I made for the minibus to go home without appreciating that I had missed my chance to say goodbye and to thank Kim in particular, hence my Email.

Thanks again.

Jan Bedford’

To experience the sights and sounds of your very own hot air balloon ride, visit the Adventure Balloons website and book your unforgettable experience today.