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Bailey Balloons offers flights from the best launch sites that are carefully
chosen to fly over the beautiful countryside of South West England. Flying from
Bristol you may fly over the historic harbourside of Bristol, or the Clifton
Suspension Bridge designed by Brunel. Bristol is home to the SS Great Britain
and Temple Meads, which was also designed by Brunel as well as the stunning
Redcliffe Church and Bristol Cathedral.
Thornbury Launch Site
Thornbury with its beautiful Thornbury Castle, which is one of our launch sites,
sits in the valley of the River Severn with views of the two Severn Bridges.
Further afield you may also fly over the splendid Mendip Hills, The Chew Valley,
Cheddar Gorge, Glastonbury, Wookey Hole or Wells Cathedral. Westonbirt Arboretum
is especially spectacular in the Autumn but lovely at any time of year. It is
also near to Badminton which is famous for the Badminton Horse Trials.
We also fly from the heart of the beautiful Georgian City of Bath with its world
famous Roman Baths, Pump Rooms and the spectacular Bath Abbey. From here you may
fly over wonderful Somerset countryside including many lovely typical English
villages such as Lacock, Castle Coombe, the market town of Bradford-on-Avon and
the historical stones at Avebury. The Kennet And Avon Canal goes through Bath
and has some wonderful tea gardens and pubs along its banks.
From our South Wales launch sites you may fly over the Usk Valley, Brecon
Beacons or the spectacular Sugar Loaf Mountain and views of the Cats Back on the
Black Mountains. There is also beautiful Wye Valley with its traditional local
pubs and the amazing Tintern Abbey. We often fly near the market towns of
Abergavenny and Monmouth. Other beautiful locations include Raglan Castle,
Llanggfd Reservoir, White Castle, Hay-on-Wye, the Blorange and the Kymim. Near
the coast Wales has beautiful locations such as Castell Coch near Cardiff and
Caerphilly Castle.
Hotels in the area
When you book with Bailey Balloons we can arrange special rates at many
different hotels from pure luxury to the more modest hotels and Bed and
Breakfasts.
For more details or a full list please call us on 01275 375300 or
e-mail .
For more hotels visit our links page HERE
Cheriton House - If you are looking for a peaceful
guest house set in a quiet area 10 minutes from Bath city centre try Cheriton House which come shighly recommended by
our passengers and also has diamond awards from the RAC and "Which" Guides.
Trip Adviser - A good website to help plan your trip with reviews of hotels by guests,
artciles and deals.
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