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The un-seasonal late September weather has given us some superb conditions for our hot air balloon rides...
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The un-seasonal late September weather has given us some superb conditions for our hot air balloon rides... |
Passenger Dean Collins kindly sent us this picture of a rather grand looking film prop in Bourne Woods near Farnham caught on a weekday morning balloon flight...
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Passenger Dean Collins kindly sent us this picture of a rather grand looking film prop in Bourne Woods near Farnham caught on a weekday morning balloon flight... |
As our London Balloon Flights season draws to a close, passenger Amanda Ferry and husband Stephen took this brilliant picture of the sunrise on took off from our central London ballooning site...
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As our London Balloon Flights season draws to a close, passenger Amanda Ferry and husband Stephen took this brilliant picture of the sunrise on took off from our central London ballooning site... |
The 2011 London Balloon flight season has just a month to run and we are pleased to be getting a good number of flights away..
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The 2011 London Balloon flight season has just a month to run and we are pleased to be getting a good number of flights away.. |
A hot air balloon ride can be full of unexpected discoveries. But when TV actress Sarah Parish and husband Jim Murray went on their balloon flight with us recently there was a really big surprise...
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A hot air balloon ride can be full of unexpected discoveries. But when TV actress Sarah Parish and husband Jim Murray went on their balloon flight with us recently there was a really big surprise... |
After a weeks delay to the London balloon rides season due to the Royal Wedding of Kate and William, weather conditions were good...
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After a weeks delay to the London balloon rides season due to the Royal Wedding of Kate and William, weather conditions were good... |
More pictures and a video from our exciting cross channel hot air balloon flight...
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More pictures and a video from our exciting cross channel hot air balloon flight... |
After months of waiting we eventually fly by hot air balloon from Kent to Calais over the Channel...
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After months of waiting we eventually fly by hot air balloon from Kent to Calais over the Channel... |
Adventure Balloons got another call to work with the BBC. This time it...
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Adventure Balloons got another call to work with the BBC. This time it... |
We don't schedule passenger hot air balloon flights in the winter as the weather is much less likely to be suitable for ballooning...
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We don't schedule passenger hot air balloon flights in the winter as the weather is much less likely to be suitable for ballooning... |
Our winter flying experience continued from France through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Mondovi in the Piemonte region of...
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Our winter flying experience continued from France through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Mondovi in the Piemonte region of... |
When it comes to hot air balloon rides over Hampshire, the BBC knew where to go for a professional job......
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When it comes to hot air balloon rides over Hampshire, the BBC knew where to go for a professional job...... |
To keep our company pilots complaint with safety regulations, we have to have flown on a regular basis. As the UK ballooning season is April to October, there is quite a long time when pilots can get rusty..
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To keep our company pilots complaint with safety regulations, we have to have flown on a regular basis. As the UK ballooning season is April to October, there is quite a long time when pilots can get rusty.. |
As Lasham airfield is about an hours hot air balloon ride from several of our hot air balloon take off sites such as West Meon and Micheldever, we often land here, but seldom fly over it...
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As Lasham airfield is about an hours hot air balloon ride from several of our hot air balloon take off sites such as West Meon and Micheldever, we often land here, but seldom fly over it... |
When the wind takes our balloon over Hankley Common south of Farnham the pilots often point out how the common land areas look a little like the game reserves in the Masai Mara in Kenya...
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When the wind takes our balloon over Hankley Common south of Farnham the pilots often point out how the common land areas look a little like the game reserves in the Masai Mara in Kenya... |
The weather this weekend was too windy for hot air ballooning but ideal for the gas balloonists taking off from Bristol in the 54th Gordon Bennett Balloon Race...
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The weather this weekend was too windy for hot air ballooning but ideal for the gas balloonists taking off from Bristol in the 54th Gordon Bennett Balloon Race... |
On our balloon flight from Prospect Park on the bank holiday Friday evening our balloon ride passengers got some great aerial views of the Reading Festival...
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On our balloon flight from Prospect Park on the bank holiday Friday evening our balloon ride passengers got some great aerial views of the Reading Festival... |
Despite the rather poor un-summery weather we have had in August so far, strangely our balloon flights over London have had a great finish, with the last 3 scheduled flights of the London season all going ahead...
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Despite the rather poor un-summery weather we have had in August so far, strangely our balloon flights over London have had a great finish, with the last 3 scheduled flights of the London season all going ahead... |
When the BBC wanted to do some aerial photography from a balloon in Hampshire, not surprisingly they came to the county's longest running hot air balloon rides operator...
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When the BBC wanted to do some aerial photography from a balloon in Hampshire, not surprisingly they came to the county's longest running hot air balloon rides operator... |
The London balloon flight season got of to a great start today, with a flight from central London over many well known landmarks. As weather conditions have to be spot on for...
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The London balloon flight season got of to a great start today, with a flight from central London over many well known landmarks. As weather conditions have to be spot on for... |
We are not expecting the Volcanic Ash from Iceland to have any effect on our forthcoming balloon flights. The Civil Aviation Authority are
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We are not expecting the Volcanic Ash from Iceland to have any effect on our forthcoming balloon flights. The Civil Aviation Authority are |
Everyone remembers the Kit Kat advert and now you can fly with us in our new operation in Yorkshire in the Kit Kat Hot Air Balloon...
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Everyone remembers the Kit Kat advert and now you can fly with us in our new operation in Yorkshire in the Kit Kat Hot Air Balloon... |
Want to hire a balloon basket for a photo, video or film shoot? So what do our balloons do when they not floating across the sky?..
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Want to hire a balloon basket for a photo, video or film shoot? So what do our balloons do when they not floating across the sky?.. |
By the way thanks for getting us down safely - a very gentle landing narrowly avoiding the barn and the fence - well done!
Richard Lownsbrough
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By the way thanks for getting us down safely - a very gentle landing narrowly avoiding the barn and the fence - well done! Richard Lownsbrough |
Just like 2007 and 2008, we had poor weather for ballooning in July and August - the two months you would expect to be the best! However...
| Just like 2007 and 2008, we had poor weather for ballooning in July and August - the two months you would expect to be the best! However... |
The Basingstoke balloon festival got off to a flying start this morning with a dozen balloons taking off at the press launch for the event..
| The Basingstoke balloon festival got off to a flying start this morning with a dozen balloons taking off at the press launch for the event.. |
This mornings London flight not only treated passengers to great views of Buckingham Palace...
| This mornings London flight not only treated passengers to great views of Buckingham Palace... |
Take a look at our latest video of the 16th June flight over London, sent in by passenger Colin Rogal.
| Take a look at our latest video of the 16th June flight over London, sent in by passenger Colin Rogal. |
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It was good weather for ducks, swans and London balloon flights this week...
| It was good weather for ducks, swans and London balloon flights this week... |
Passengers on our flight from Central London on 4th June were treated to a sneak aerial preview of the new...
| Passengers on our flight from Central London on 4th June were treated to a sneak aerial preview of the new... |
"Just to say thank you very much for an amazing..."
| "Just to say thank you very much for an amazing..." |
"I thought I would not like it as I am a bit scared of heights but..."
| "I thought I would not like it as I am a bit scared of heights but..." |
"The seats in our baskets provide somewhere for the proposing man to put their knee as they look up at their partner, yet another benefit for our seats designed to ensure safer landing!"
| "The seats in our baskets provide somewhere for the proposing man to put their knee as they look up at their partner, yet another benefit for our seats designed to ensure safer landing!" |
Holly Smale was one of four Brits who made the final 50 for selection for the Best Job In The World and when she........
| Holly Smale was one of four Brits who made the final 50 for selection for the Best Job In The World and when she........ |
Our first flight for the London season took off on 29th April, flying from central London to Totteridge in North London.
| Our first flight for the London season took off on 29th April, flying from central London to Totteridge in North London. |
We have worked as a technical partner with Lindstrand Balloons since they started in 1993, and were one of their first customers...
| We have worked as a technical partner with Lindstrand Balloons since they started in 1993, and were one of their first customers... |
"Every year our balloons are thoroughly checked over by trained inspectors..."
| "Every year our balloons are thoroughly checked over by trained inspectors..." |
The 2009 ballooning season kicked off to a great start on Valentines weekend
| The 2009 ballooning season kicked off to a great start on Valentines weekend |
"We also appreciated the fact that the champagne celebration at the end was with real champagne, and not a sparkling wine masquerading as one."
| "We also appreciated the fact that the champagne celebration at the end was with real champagne, and not a sparkling wine masquerading as one." |
I have just had the most brilliant flight and said that I would...
| I have just had the most brilliant flight and said that I would... |
The whole experience was more than I or my girlfriend ever imagined it would be...
| The whole experience was more than I or my girlfriend ever imagined it would be... |
A short video of 2 Hot Air Balloon launches.
| A short video of 2 Hot Air Balloon launches. |
When Marion Beal came for her balloon flight with Adventure Balloons from Farnham Park on Saturday 14th June, a last minute space became available that her husband Richard who had just come to wave her off could not resist.
| When Marion Beal came for her balloon flight with Adventure Balloons from Farnham Park on Saturday 14th June, a last minute space became available that her husband Richard who had just come to wave her off could not resist. |