Hot Air Balloon Rides
Across England

A shared hot air balloon ride starts from £169 per person with a Weekday Morning voucher. A Weekday Morning or Evening voucher costs £189 per person, and an Any Day voucher, which includes weekends, costs £209 per person.

Every voucher is for the same flight. The price only changes how flexible you can be about when you fly. Vouchers for two people are also available, as well as private flights where the basket is just for your group.

Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. You need to book and take your flight before the expiry date, so don't leave it until the last few weeks of the season. If you need more time, you can extend your voucher by 12 months.

Ballooning needs light winds, good visibility and dry weather, so cancellations are normal. If your flight is cancelled, you rebook for another date within your voucher's validity, at no extra cost. Many passengers fly on their first attempt, and most fly within a few attempts.

If your flight is cancelled several times, usually four or five, many of our operators extend your voucher for free. Vouchers aren't refunded because of weather cancellations.

The main ballooning season is March to October, and some areas start in April. A few operators also fly through autumn and winter when the weather is calm, often later in the morning. Each location page shows the season for that site.

You'll be in the air for around an hour. Allow 3 to 4 hours for the whole experience, including the safety briefing, watching the balloon inflate, the flight, the landing, packing away, and the drive back to the launch site.

At most launch sites, passengers must be at least 7 years old and roughly 4ft 4in to 4ft 6in (130 to 140cm) tall, so they can see over the basket safely. Some areas have different limits: 8 years old in York, 9 in Norfolk and Suffolk, and no minimum age in the Midlands as long as children are at least 140cm tall. Under 16s must fly with an adult. Each location page shows its rules.