About the Balloon Team

Russell, Director and Chief Pilot and Emily, Operations Manager and Crew Chief are hot air balloonists with a real passion for hot air ballooning and a love of the sport and the great outdoors. As well as having a lot of fun we like to provide great hot air ballooning experiences for people in a professional manner. We know how to take care of you and safety is our key focus.

High Road Balloons have fully qualified staff and our team are members of the British Balloon and Airship Club. Our operations are conducted in accordance with the CAA issued Air Operation Certificate guidelines and are annually inspected by the CAA. In addition our balloons and equipment are maintained, inspected and certified as Airworthy by the BBAC and the CAA. Your Pilot holds a current unrestricted Commercial Pilot Licence for hot air balloons and flight voucher prices are fully inclusive of insurance. Please call to discuss any aspect of the flight with us, we will be pleased to help.

The Balloon Flight

We want your flight with High Road Balloons to be an exciting and memorable experience One you will want to share with others for time to come.

What to expect…

Our Pilot, Crew and balloon will meet you at the launch site where the balloon will be prepared for flight. One exciting and beautiful aspect of ballooning is that no two flights are the same. The balloon is carried on the wind and the Pilot plans his route accordingly. Our experienced crew will follow on the ground to meet and retrieve you. Once the balloon has landed and is packed away we will return to the meeting point. A long running tradition is to toast the flight with real Champagne and present personalised flight certificates to all passengers.

What to wear?

For your balloon flight you should dress as if you are going out for a country walk - wear comfortable / sensible shoes, long sleeves, no shorts, bring a jumper and if possible wear clothes made from natural fibres. Bring a hat if you have one and we will see you on the day.