We finally made our hot air balloon ride – after one year and two tries on Mon 26th and Tue 27th (each previous attempt was cancelled due to the weather). It was a fantastic experience with @YorkshireBalloonFlights who were kind, friendly, humorous and professional. The weather was dry (though it tried to rain when we were on the way), but cloudy – and even Ollie (the pilot and owner) didn’t expect it to happen. The flight was not scary at all – smooth with a very gentle touchdown and fantastic views across York. We helped set up and pack up the balloon which was much more massive than we expected! Ollie recommended The Pig and Pastry for breakfast afterwards…I had a traditional UK fry up (veggie version).

Wed-28-May-2025