Mothering Sunday has been going on for around 400 years and is believed to have started in Britain when young people, who worked away from home, often working long hours, were given a day off by their employers, in order that they could return to their ‘mother church’ where they…
The nights are getting lighter, the temperatures are getting warmer (slowly!) and the flying season is just around the corner! There are lots of preparations underway behind the scenes at Bailey Balloons to ensure that the new season begins as smoothly as possible. Here are just some of the things…
Happy St David’s Day from Bailey Balloons! This day is celebrated widely across Wales but who was St David and why is it celebrated? St David’s day is the feast day of Saint David and falls on March 1st each year. Happy St David’s day translates to Dydd Gwŷl Dewi…
It’s coming up to that time of year again when we get to celebrate love. Valentine’s Day also called Saint Valentine’s Day originated in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually. On February 15th, Pope Gelasius I, recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa…
It’s that time already for parents, the first half term of the year! It can sometimes seem like a mission to keep the kids entertained, so we have come up with some top picks to help you out! At-Bristol With hundreds of hands on exhibits to explore and open throughout…
Every year the skies above the Swiss Alps come alive. It’s a unique event like no other and we’re talking about the Chateau d’Oex Festival! Balloonists across the world will be familiar with the Chateau d’Oex Festival but for those of you who have never heard of this magnificent event…
Home to over 400,000 people, Bristol is the largest City in the South West. If you live in Bristol, you’ll agree that it’s arguably one of the best cities in the UK! For us, it’s a great place to fly over in our hot air balloons. Not only does it…
A very Happy New Year to all our customers! Now that Christmas is over for another year, you may now be looking at some things that you can achieve in 2017. Whether it’s a new job, a new diet, going on that dream holiday or finally getting started on that…
From all of the staff and flight crew at Bailey Balloons, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! We’d like to thank all of our passengers who have flown with us this year and if you received a Bailey Balloons flight voucher from Santa, we look forward to flying you…
Today is the shortest day of the year and it’s the Winter Solstice but what exactly is the Winter Solstice? The Winter Solstice happen every year for everyone across the world. It’s when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. At this point in the year the…
