Our York and Lincolnshire Balloon Flights

Adventure Balloons offers hot air balloon flights from the city of York and nearby sites in Yorkshire

Your balloon flight from York will take off from either the Knavesmire (York Racecourse) or we occasionally launch from beside the banks of the River Ouse at the Naburn Lock, just 4 miles south of the City of York. Which site we use depends on the wind speed, direction and any other operational factors on the day.

York was founded by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago. Politically important, the Roman Empire was briefly governed from York and both the Angles and the Vikings made York the capital city of the North. Had Richard II had his way, York would have been the capital city of England. From the medieval city walls to the Europe's most spectacular gothic cathedral, York Minster, York is steeped in history and what better way is there to view it and the surrounding countryside than from a hot air balloon?

Book now to go ballooning in York and Lincolnshire.

Click here to see maps of our York and Lincolnshire launch sites.

Stamford has the reputation as the 'best stone town in England'. It's outstanding architecture with a predominance of Georgian streets and squares is matched by Burghley House, sitting on the southern edge of the town and regarded as the largest and grandest house of the first Elizabethan Age.

Grimsthorpe Castle near the market town of Bourne was built in the 13th century and is surrounded by 3,000 acres of rolling pastures, landscaped lakes and ancient woodland with medieval deer park.

North of Stamford is Stoke Rochford Hall, a Victorian country Mansion and one of our launch sites. Our Ketton launch site is close to Rutland Water, the largest man made lake in Western Europe covering over 3000 acres.