Balloon Rides over Wiltshire
Wiltshire, a rural county covering an area of 3,500 sq Km and full of diversity with superb countryside, market towns, the famous chalk hill carvings of the white horses and plenty of ‘mystical forces’.
Wiltshire is full of intrigue, the famous World Heritage site of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument, stands at Amesbury, and the enchanting stone circles lie at Avebury. During the summer the crop circles appear in the fields in the centre of Wiltshire’s numinous landscape and the county is also full of numerous ‘haunted houses’.
Balloon flights in Wiltshire meet at Salisbury, a traditional cathedral English city with medieval roots mixed with the vitality of modern life. The city boosts five rivers running through the town - Nadder, Ebble, Wylye, Bourne and Avon and is home to the world’s oldest working clock.
With a flight from Salisbury you will see the prevailing city Cathedral, which boasts the tallest spire in Britain, set amongst the soothing cathedral close along with aerial views of the city and its many poised period homes.
A balloon flight out of Salisbury gives stunning views stretching for miles with river valleys, ancient woodlands, numerous hamlets and Roman roads. On a clear day you could see to the north Salisbury Plain full of rich archaeology and featured in artwork by Constable, Stonehenge and the West Wiltshire Downs, to the east The New Forest and to the south Southampton, The Solent and The Isle of Wright.
5 Rivers Leisure Centre- Salisbury
- Address:5 Rivers Leisure Centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3NR
- Telephone: 01747 852456
- OS Map Info: 184 (142 310)
In Hulse road, off the A345 Salisbury City Centre to Amesbury road.
Meet outside of the leisure centre at the entrance to the car park.
Codford St. Peter- Wiltshire
- Address: Codford St. Peter, Village Recreation Field, Wiltshire, BA12 0PP
- Telephone: N/A
- OS Map Info: 184 (970 397)
Just off the A36 Warminster to Salisbury road, 7 miles southeast of Warminster. Meet at the recreation field.
The Greyfisher Hungry Horse- Salisbury
- Address: The Greyfisher Hungry Horse, Ayleswade Rd, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8DW
- Telephone: 01722 327511
- OS Map Info: 184 (144 290)
Just prior to the Avon river bridge on the left hand side of the dual carriageway as you enter Salisbury Centre from the south on the A354.
We meet in the large car park adjacent to the beer garden.