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UK Cities Helicopter Tour
Locations NationwideREF: UKCITY
- See UK cities from the air on a chopper tour
- You choose which city you'd like to see
- Rides are operated by executive helicopters
- You get around 15-minutes in the air
What's Included
- 25-mile UK (approx 15 minute) City Helicopter Flight
- Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
- Look down at historical landmarks travelling in a jet powered helicopter
- Flights are taken in either a Bell Jet Ranger (4 seater) or Bell Long Ranger (6 seater)
- Plenty of opportunity for photographs
- You will form part of a group of 4-6 passengers
- Please allow one to one and a half hours on site
What Can I Expect
Tour the most picturesque cities in the UK from the air on these thrilling city helicopter tours! There's something about looking down on the world below from a helicopter that just takes your breath away every single time.
The choppers used for these UK-wide heli tours are the four-seater Bell Jet Ranger and the six-seater Bell Long Ranger, both boasting superb views for all passengers onboard. They are impressive-looking machines and as the whirring starts the noise is really quite spectacular and makes the pre-flight build-up all the more palpable.
What never ceases to amaze us about helicopters is how quickly and gracefully they move in the skies. Before you've even switched your camera on, you'll be soaring over the city. What's more, being able to hover means you can linger over the very best sights to see from the air to capture great photos.
Of course, depending on which airport, farm or helipad from our country-wide range you chose to take off from, your flight path varies. It could include touring your local town centre to look down on the most iconic buildings and streets, or hovering around some famous football stadia. Or it could be a case of checking out those ancient castles from up in the air.
One thing's for sure, no matter which UK city you are hovering over in your heli, you'll see it in a completely different light. Head off in the early morning and follow the snaking lines of commuter traffic crawling into the cities for work. Take off in the early evening and watch the sunset over those city spires. Just wonderful!
It may sound a little bit cliché, but we think seeing the UK from the air is pure 'bucket list' stuff - especially if you're cruising over a city that has played a part in your life, be it where you work, where your childhood home is, where you were a student, or where you got married. Whatever the story is behind why you want to tour that city in a helicopter, you're sure to adore the day you saw it all from 1500ft!
When Is It Available
- Selected dates between March and October
Location
- Ardfert Ardfert Airfield - Banna Beach and Tralee Bay
- Ayrshire Langholm Farm - Troon and Ardrossan Coastal Tour
- Brighton City Airport Shoreham By-Sea - City of Brighton Tour
- Blackpool Blackpool Airport - Blackpool Town, Beaches and Tower Tour
- Cambridge Bottisham Airfield Museum - City of Cambridge Tour
- Cornwall Churchtown Farm - Views of St Ives Bay and Godrevy Lighthouse
- Cornwall Land's End Airfield - Land's End and Minack Theatre Tour
- Cornwall Perranporth Airfield - Perranporth and Holywell Bay Tour
- Cork Cork Racecourse - Boggeragh Mountains and Blackwater Valley
- Cumbria Kirkbride Airfield - Views of the Solway Firth
- Donegal Donegal Airport - Donegal Coast and Islands Tour
- Devon Dunkeswell Aerodrome - Views over Devonshire Countryside
- Derbyshire Moor Grange Farm - Chatsworth House and Bakewell Tour
- Derbyshire Windy Harbour Farm Hotel - High Peak Tour
- Derbyshire Owler Bar - Chatsworth House and Estate Tour
- Darlington Teesside International Airport - A view of The Cleveland Hills
- East Riding of Yorkshire Beverley Airfield - Views of Beverley Minster
- Essex London Southend Airport - City of Southend Tour
- Gloucestershire Gloucestershiree Airport - City of Gloucester Tour
- Gloucestershire Cotswold Airport - Cotswold and Cirencester Park
- Greater Manchester Manchester City Airport - City of Manchester Tour
- Hampshire Thruxton Airport - Extended Thruxton Circuit Tour
- Herefordshire Hungry Hill Farm Airstrip - City of Hereford Tour
- Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Sandown Airport - Isle of Wight and Solent Helicopter Tour
- Kinross-shire Balado Airfield - Views of the Edinburgh Bridges
- Kent Lydd Airport - Historic Sussex Coastline Flight
- Kent Stoke Airstrip - View of the Isle of Grain and Thames Estuary
- Lanarkshire Cumbernauld Airport - Falkirk Wheel and Kelpies Scenic Tour
- Lancashire Greenlands Farm Village - Views of the Lake District
- Merseyside Liverpool Helipad - City of Liverpool Tour
- Mayo Ballinrobe Racecourse - A View of Westport and Lough Mask
- Meath Navan Racecourse - Slane, Newgrange and Hill of Tara Tour
- Newport The West Usk Lighthouse - City of Cardiff Tour
- North Yorkshire Elvington Airfield - City of York Tour
- North Yorkshire The Courtyard - Grassington Tour
- Nottinghamshire Nottingham Heliport - City of Nottingham Tour
- Northumberland Charlton Hall Estate - Bamburgh Castle and Coastal Tour
- Oxfordshire Oxford Helipad - City of Oxford Tour
- Oxfordshire Enstone Airfield - North Oxfordshire Scenic Tour
- Perthshire Perth Airport - City of Perth and Scone Palace Tour
- Renfrewshire Bishopton Field - City of Glasgow Tour
- Surrey Fairoaks Airport - Glimpses of the London Skyline
- Surrey Blackbushe Airport - Reading and Thames Tour
- Somerset The Old Trinity Church - City of Wells and Cathedral Tour
- Somerset Henstridge Airfield - Views of Dorset and Somerset
- Somerset The Bath & West Showground - City of Wells and Cathedral Tour
- Shropshire Sleap Aerodrome - Views of Shrewsbury and Castles
- Stirlingshire Dobbies Garden World - Dunblane and Ochil Hills Tour
- Tyne and Wear Newcastle International Airport - City of Newcastle Tour
- Vale of Glamorgan Cardiff Airport - City of Cardiff Tour
- Warwickshire Coventry Airport - City of Coventry and Warwick Castle Tour
- Waterford Waterford Airport - Waterford City and Coastal Tour
- West Lothian Conifox Nurseries (Edinburgh) - City of Edinburgh Tour
- West Midlands Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport - City of Wolverhampton Tour
Suitable For
- Minimum age six
- Under 12s must be accompanied by a participating adult
- Maximum height 6ft 6ins
- Weight restrictions: maximum 15 stone* please see anything else section
Spectators
- Spectators are welcome and may take photographs
Anything Else
- Photo ID and proof of address will be required on the day
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Flying activities have maximum weights (per seat) to ensure health and safety along with the comfort of fellow passenger
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You must enter passenger/participant weight at the time of booking an experience. If weight varies between the time of initial booking and date of flight experience it remains the responsibility of the customer to update their individual weight via their online account prior to flight
- All passengers will be weighed before flight and if disparity exists between weight disclosed and actual weight (within reason), the passenger may be illegible to fly
* Pleasure Flights (Helicopter)
- Group size of One – Max 15 Stone (95kg)
- Group size of Two – Max 30 Stone (190kg)
- Group size of Three – Max 43 Stone (273kg)
- Group size of Four – Max 56 Stone (355kg)
- Group size of Five – Max 66 Stone (420kg)
- Group size of Six - Max 76 Stone (485kg)
- Please note that the maximum weight limit for the Co Pilot Seat on a helicopter pleasure flight varies depending on aircraft and other operational considerations
- If as a party of one you weigh in excess of 15 stone, you may still be able to fly however you will need to purchase an additional seat. This seat will either have to remain unoccupied or can be occupied by an individual as long as the combined total as listed above is not exceeded