Hot Air Balloon Rides Over Nantwich (The Boar's Head)

Balloon flights from The Boar's Head, Nantwich

This launch site is the garden of The Boar's Head, a country pub on the A51 a few miles south of Nantwich. It's in the middle of south Cheshire's dairy country, where the land is flat and open, which suits ballooning well.

Flights take off at sunrise and in the evening. You'll be in the air for around an hour, and the whole experience takes 3 to 4 hours. On an evening flight, the pub is open for a drink once you're back.

What you might see

The wind decides the route. Flights from here usually drift over farmland towards Nantwich and Audlem, following the line of the Shropshire Union Canal, and on clear days the wider Cheshire Plain spreads out in every direction.

Flights usually cruise at 1,000 to 2,000 feet and land 5 to 10 miles from the launch site.

Make a day of it

Nantwich is a historic market town known for its black-and-white timber-framed buildings, independent shops and riverside park.