"Few towns are less prepossessing at first glance than Reading ... but few towns better repay exploration."
- Sir John Betjeman, English Counties, Betjeman's Britain.
What was true for the great chronicler of the very best of Britain in the 1930s, when Betjeman travelled the area, is still very true today. Although it is doubtful if Oscar Wilde would have concurred when one reads his infamous, 'Ballad of Reading Gaol', penned whilst retained there for reasons of 'health'!
Surrounded by beautiful countryside and picturesque villages, Reading is the embodiment of over a thousand years of history encompassed by the modern aesthetics of a vibrant cosmopolitan city.
The capital of the Thames Valley, with its Victorian red-brick houses nestling beside beautiful medieval churches and famous old coaching inns sitting opposite high-tech office buildings, offers a surprise around every corner.
It is inevitable that the meandering, young Thames will lie beneath you for some or maybe all of your flight, leading you on to famous picturesque villages such as Henley or Marlow perhaps. Our launch site is situated at the Rowbarge Inn.directionsReading launch site:- Pincents Manor
Pincents Lane
Reading
RG31 4UQ Leave the M4 at J12 towards Reading, at the first roundabout (Sainsbury's) turn left and follow the signs for Pincents Manor.
The Virgin Balloon Flights crew and your pilot will meet you on the Pincents Manor car park. flight information linePlease call 0844 576 7530 to confirm the status of your flight. |
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