Balloon Flight Locations

Somerset Balloon Rides

Meet at: Taunton, Castle Cary
Nearby, alternative, locations: Tiverton, Sherborne

In Somerset we meet in the market towns of Taunton, busy county capital of Somerset, and the more rural Castle Cary nestling between the Mendips and the Blackmore Vale. Balloon flights meeting at these flight locations generally fly within the Wellington, Wiveliscombe (Quantocks), Bridgewater, Glastonbury and Illminster area, frequently providing stunning views of the North Somerset Coast, Exmoor, the Quantocks, the Mendips, Glastonbury Tor and sometimes Wales and the Severn Bridge crossings.

Dorset Balloon Rides

Meet at: Sherborne, Shaftesbury
Nearby, alternative, locations: Castle Cary, Tollard Royal, Salisbury

In Dorset we meet near the Dorset and Somerset border at the famous towns of Sherborne and Shaftesbury. Shaftesbury is one of England's most historic towns, with its elevated position dating back to Medieval Times. Flights meeting at these locations generally fly within the Crewkerne, Illminster, Bruton, Warminster, Salisbury, Blandford, Dorchester area, seeing towns and villages such as Illchester, Wincanton, Gillingham, Dinton, Cranborne, Sturminster Newton and Chetnole.

Flights meeting at these locations often provide views as far as Weston Super Mare, The Severn Bridges, the Jurassic Coast as well as the famous 'towns of the South' such as Poole and Bournemouth, which are within an 45 minute drive.

Cornwall Balloon Flights

Meet at: Launceston, Bodmin
Nearby, alternative, locations: Plymouth, Lee Mill and Exeter

In Cornwall we meet on the Devon/Cornwall border at Launceston and near Bolventor, Bodmin moor. The locations we use are The Homeleigh Garden Centre, Launceston and The Kings Head Inn, Fivelanes on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor. Flights meeting at these locations generally fly within the Bodmin, Bude, Okehampton, Tavistock, Liskeard area seeing numerous hidden Cornish villages with beautiful if unpronounceable names! as well as offer spectacular views of the unique Cornish Landscape.

On a clear day a Balloon Flight in Cornwall could allow passengers to see the North coast to Hartland and Newquay, the South coast to Plymouth and Falmouth as well as Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor and Exmoor.

Wiltshire Balloon Flights

Meet at: Tollard Royal, Salisbury
Nearby, alternative, locations: Shaftesbury, Sherborne

In Wiltshire we meet in the traditional English city of Salisbury, famous for its grand cathedral and proximity to Stonehenge. The meeting locations we use are both central to Salisbury and are the Hungary Horse Public House and Resturant and the Five Rivers Leisure Centre. Flights meeting at these locations generally fly within the Shaftesbury, Stonehenge, Tytherley and Fordingbridge areas.

Devon Balloon Rides

Meet at: Lee Mill, Exeter, Tiverton
Nearby, alternative, locations: Launceston, Taunton, Castle Cary, Sherborne

In east Devon we meet at the famous Jack in the Green Public House and Restaurant, Rockbeare, 5 minutes off Jct 29 of the M5, and in mid Devon at the recently totally refurbished Hartnoll Hotel, Bolham, in the beautiful Exe Valley, north of Tiverton. Flights meeting at these locations generally fly within the Exeter, Whiddon Down, Copplestone, South Molton, Dulverton, Taunton, Sidmouth area, seeing towns & villages such as Crediton, Bickleigh, Tiverton, Bampton, Cullompton, Wellington, Honiton and Ottery St Mary.

In south Devon we meet at either The Westward Inn or the Tesco Superstore, Lee Mill, near Plymouth. Flights meeting at these locations generally fly within the Tavistock, Princetown, Ashburton, Torbay, Kingsbridge, Plymouth area, over the South Hams &/or south Dartmoor.

Devon is a beautiful county to fly over with 353 square miles lying between the two National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor together with the world heritage Jurassic coast to the east & the South Hams in the south.

Frequently passengers on these flights experience views of both National Parks, the north and south coast, Tor and Lyme bays as well as a vibrant array of colours, landscapes, woodlands and wildlife that they never knew existed.