Ladybird Balloons, Nottingham

Family run Hot Air Balloon Flights Rides from £85

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:17:46 GMT

David and Maria Griffiths run this Small Family Business offering local flights with a local business for local people.

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Welcome to The Ladybird!

We invite you all into the colourful and exciting world of Hot air Ballooning!!

DAVID AND MARIA GRIFFITHS offer Hot air Balloon flights / rides. Based in the Vale of Belvoir, by Belvoir Castle, we will be happy to take you up for a ride over Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Rutland, Sheffield, The Peak District and The Derbyshire Dales in England.

Drift on the wind and enjoy one of the last great adventures!
Local flights with a local business for local people.

Whether it is your first flight or not it will certainly be a most memorable and rewarding experience. You will be flying with one of the oldest and best loved Hot Air Balloon Company's in the Midlands.The Famous Ladybird Balloon!

Lincoln Skellingthorpe Daisy Made 16/10/2011

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:19:30 GMT

Another lovely afternoon in Lincoln. Over Hartsholme Country Park and on to Lincoln Castle and Cathedral.Passing Greetwell,Cherry Willingham and Fiskerton to land at Short Ferry.

Hambleton Hall Rutland Water 15/10/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:26:26 GMT

Up and over Hambleton Hall,a wedding in full swing on the lawns by the swimming pool and helipad.Past the the Osprey nesting site and the Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre at Burley House.With RAF Cottesmore to our right we fly on to Market Overton,Edmonthorpe,Wymondham landing at Buckminster.

Skellingthorpe, Daisy Made Ice Cream 15/10/2011 AM

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:15:18 GMT

With two passengers straight of the night shift we head north once again.What a great morning. On past Ingham, Fillingham, Glentworth, Harpswell and Hemswell, we land at Willoughton. Great way to start the day. After the Champagne we are all looking forward to our breakfast!

Ambergate 02/10/2011 AM

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:58:19 GMT

The family Annable are on board this morning. We head out over the Tramway Museum at Crich,passing Wingfield Manor and over the M1 at Hardwick Hall to land in a brisk 15 Kt wind at Bolsover. No sign of the Beast! Has Dennis Skinner MP retired?

Lincoln Daisy Made Ice Cream 01/10/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:45:51 GMT

Heading north on this lovely crisp morning we pass RAF Scampton with the Red Arrows Display Team aircraft on the apron. Down over Fillingham Castle to land at Glentworth, by Hemswell Cliff.

Ambergate, Derbyshire Dales 27/09/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:37:32 GMT

As we swoop down and over Ogston Reservoir, we can also see, Carsington and Butterly Reservoirs. On to land at Hasland, just south of Chesterfield.

Langar The Vale of Belvoir 15/09/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:20:15 GMT

After drifting over Flintham Hall we climb to 4500 feet to cross RAF Newton and down to the river Trent at Shelford. Over Burton Joyce and Lambley, landing at the back of the award winning Springlane Farm Shop.

Ambergate 01/09/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:12:14 GMT

Flying down the Derwent Valley we pass, Cromford, The Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Riber Castle, Matlock, Two Dales and Darley Dale to land behind the Mill at Rowsley.

Ambergate 30/08/2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:02:43 GMT

From Ambergate we fly over Denby Pottery ,the now closed American Adventure Park and Trowell Services,to land at Balloon Woods.