Home > The Flight > Flight Meeting Locations > The Hankridge Arms, Taunton

Please chose a balloon flight meeting location from the list below:


The Hankridge Arms. Taunton, Somerset

Address: The Hankridge Arms, Hankridge Way, Taunton, Somerset

Postcode: TA1 2LR

Telephone: 01823 444405

OS Sheet: 193 Grid Ref: 254 252
From M5 junction 25, take the A358 towards Taunton, right at next roundabout then right again into Hankridge Way. Open all day. Usual Pub and restaurant facilities. Flights meeting here will depart from a variety of sites in and around Taunton.

Information TipWith the map to the right of this text you have the ability to zoom in and out and look around the local area as well as getting actual directions to and from the meeting location.


View Larger Map

Somerset Balloon Flights

Somerset has everything, endless countryside, dramatic moorland, the Somerset Levels, a stunning coast with numerous long sandy beaches, and many parts recognized as areas of outstanding natural beauty. The county is also the home of great cider and delectable cheese, providing a great taste of the West Country.

Somerset has a fascinating wealth of heritage and legends. King Arthur’s Cadbury Castle (a reputed site of Camelot) lies in the South of the county, West Somerset has Exmoor with vast areas of heathland, ancient woods and the home of Lorna Doone. Somerset also holds many traditions, one of which being the making of wicker baskets dating back hundreds of years.

Balloon Flights in Somerset meet at Taunton and Castle Cary.

Taunton: Situated on the banks of the River Tone, a busy traditional market town and the capital of Somerset. The town has many striking buildings including Taunton Castle, the Municipal Hall and the church of St Mary Magdalene.

With a flight in the Taunton area you will see the Vale of Taunton, full of orchards, lush hedgerows, narrow lanes, hamlets and willows growing along the ditches and streams. Taunton flights have views stretching across Bridgwater, Wellington and the Blackdown, Quantock & Brendon Hills reaching up to Exmoor.

Hot Air Balloon Rides in Taunton meet primarily at the Hankridge Arms.

Castle Cary: An attractive market town with picturesque cottages made from the local golden ham stone. In the 19th century the town was known for its horsehair weaving and is today home of the only horsehair manufacturer in the country.

A flight from Castle Cary gives views over small country villages, the Mendip Hills an area of outstanding natural beauty spread over 198 square miles, Glastonbury Tor rising out of the Somerset levels, and in the distance you could see the counties of Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire