Brome (Suffolk)

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Launch Site Address

Oaksmere Hotel, Rectory Road
Brome
Suffolk
IP23 8AJ

Brome (Suffolk) Hot Air Balloon Ride

Fun & Interesting Facts

Suffolk’s most famous resident, world famous singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, grew up in the historic town of Framlingham and still lives in the county. A somewhat lesser-known fact is that he was actually born in Halifax, West Yorkshire before his family moved to Suffolk.

About

Take life higher with a stunning Suffolk hot air balloon ride and admire this beautiful county from on high.

Go up, up and away in our iconic big red balloon from the pretty village of Brome, just south of Diss.

Fly wherever the wind takes you for the airborne adventure of a lifetime across some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside.

A breath-taking panorama of rolling fields spreads out towards the horizon in every direction.

The Norfolk border lies just a few miles north, with the picturesque Thetford Forest Park to the north-west.

A truly unforgettable flying experience awaits when you take to the skies for a majestic Suffolk balloon ride.

Directions

Directions from Norwich: Leave Norwich on the A140 and after approximately 18 miles you will enter Brome. Take the B1077 turning (signposted Eye) which is opposite ‘The Swann Inn’ pub. As you take the turning, the entrance gates to the Oaksmere Hotel will be immediately be on your left. Please drive through the gates and down the drive. The launch site will be seen on your left but please park your car in the car park – not on the launch site – and walk back to meet the Virgin Balloon Flights crew.

Directions from Ipswich: Leave Ipswich on the A14 and at junction 51, join the A140 heading towards Norwich. When you enter Brome, turn right just after ‘The Brome Grange’ onto the B1077 (signposted Eye) and as you take the turning, the entrance gates to the Oaksmere Hotel will immediately be on your left. Please drive through the gates and down the drive. The launch site will be seen on your left but please park your car in the car park – not on the launch site – and walk back to meet the Virgin Balloon Flights crew.

Passenger Flight Information Line

Please call 01603 957715 to confirm the status of your flight.

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Your Pilot Will Be:

Robert Keron

Look forward to... floating on air exceptional views breath-taking heights going with the wind the world at your feet