Balloon Flights over Bristol with
Bristol Balloons – part of Ballooning Network
Bristol is Britain’s hot air ballooning capital, delivering up a magical mix of cityscape and natural wonder in a ballooning experience full of excitement, colour and contrast.
You’ll be starting your hot air balloon ride from the magnificent Ashton Court Estate.
The Estate is currently seeing some major changes. The Clarken Coomb Lodge has been completely restored. Two new car parks have been created and our launch site is being landscaped. Ashton Court is a popular venue for weddings, parties and other special events, including the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. Hidden in the further reaches of the park is a wonderful miniature railway boasting model, steam, diesel and electric trains.
Flying across the city, you can snap up many of the city’s unique landmarks - the SS Great Britain (winner of Enjoy England 'Attraction of the Year' 2007), the bustling harbour side or the tranquillity of the mist-covered water as it flows gently beneath Brunel’s celebrated suspension bridge. Have fun spotting places you know or have visited – or track our city odyssey on your own ordnance survey map.
This flight has something for everyone, capture the bustle and excitement of one of Britain’s liveliest cities from a unique perspective – on a clear day your view extends from one side to the other, offering a tantalising glimpse of the coast line of South Wales and the distant spires of Bath.
"I’ve been flying from Ashton Court for 30 years, but every flight has something different, something magical, you never get tired of it." Philip Clark – Chief Pilot
“We were married in St Mary Redcliffe. I was so pleased when we headed out across the harbour and flew right over the top.”
”We took off in the middle of ten other balloons. Watching the inflations, surrounded by the roar and heat of the burners, it was a fantastic moment to be right in the thick of it.”
“I love Bristol, I’ve lived here for 50 years, I can’t tell you how moving it was to fly over so many old haunts.”
Bristol News
Book Now for the 2008 Bristol Balloon Fiesta with Bristol Balloons Now one of the largest outdoor events in the country, Bristol Balloon Fiesta attracts thousands of spectators and visitors every year for a four day festival of fun and flying 7th - Sunday 10th August 2008
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