Flights from Welshpool

  • Private Flight: 3 People maximum Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 30 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person

    A bespoke charter for up to three passengers, choose your own route within the time of the flight, talk to us about where you would like to go and we can advise you.

    You will not be sharing the flight with other people and can choose to take the flight whenever you like, once you have purchased and received your voucher contact us to redeem it and book your flight.

  • Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 15 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person

    The history of this area of Wales, known as the Welsh Marches, goes back centuries, and from the moment you lift off you will see why many have fought for possession of this beautiful part of Britain. Following the River Severn south, sat on a wooded ridge overlooking the valley is Dolforwyn Castle. Built by LLywelyn the Last between 1273 and 1277, for £174.6s 8d. it caused a great deal of conflict between him and the English as he didn't get permission from Edward I, so it was seized not long after the last stone was laid!

    You then will pass over the historic county town of Montgomery with its pretty Georgian architecture and castle built in the 13th century, and the centre of many conflicts.  The castle was fought over many times beacuse of its strategic importance and remained in use right up to 1647 when is was demolished. In the churchyard is the famous ‘Robbers Grave’, before John Davies was hung he swore no grass would grow on his grave for 100 years as a sign of his innocence and it didn’t. Heading north, below us is Hen Domen, a small mound now but the original motte and bailey site of Montgomery Castle. Look to the right and you will see the Shropshire hills and Corndon, an area of outstanding natural beauty before heading over Long Mountain and Offa’s Dyke. As we head back to the airport you can't miss Powys Castle with it's red sandstone walls it was the fortress home of a dynasty of Welsh Princes and was visited by Queen Victoria when she was a child.

    Flights take place on certain days from April until October, once you have purchased and received your voucher you can redeem it online and book a date for your flight or call us on 01938 555860. Prices are per person. Flights will be shared with up to three other passengers. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

     

  • Private Flight: 3 People maximum Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 15 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person

    The history of this area of Wales, known as the Welsh Marches, goes back centuries, and from the moment you lift off you will see why many have fought for possession of this beautiful part of Britain. Following the River Severn south, sat on a wooded ridge overlooking the valley is Dolforwyn Castle. Built by LLywelyn the Last between 1273 and 1277, for £174.6s 8d. it caused a great deal of conflict between him and the English as he didn't get permission from Edward I, so it was seized not long after the last stone was laid!

    You then will pass over the historic county town of Montgomery with its pretty Georgian architecture and castle built in the 13th century, and the centre of many conflicts.  The castle was fought over many times beacuse of its strategic importance and remained in use right up to 1647 when is was demolished. In the churchyard is the famous ‘Robbers Grave’, before John Davies was hung he swore no grass would grow on his grave for 100 years as a sign of his innocence and it didn’t. Heading north, below us is Hen Domen, a small mound now but the original motte and bailey site of Montgomery Castle. Look to the right and you will see the Shropshire hills and Corndon, an area of outstanding natural beauty before heading over Long Mountain and Offa’s Dyke. As we head back to the airport you can't miss Powys Castle with it's red sandstone walls it was the fortress home of a dynasty of Welsh Princes and was visited by Queen Victoria when she was a child.

    Of course you can also choose your own route within the time of the flight, talk to us about where you would like to go and we can advise you.

    You will not be sharing the flight with other people and can choose to take the flight whenever you like, once you have purchased and received your voucher contact us to redeem it and book your flight.

  • Panorama

    £65.00
    Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 10 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person After taking off from Welshpool airport the beauty of the Severn Valley unfolds beneath you. See how the Severn River, the longest in Britain twists and loops its way through the countryside on its way to the sea. The trip will take you over the picturesque village of Berriew, voted the ‘Best Kept Village in Wales’ many times and Powis Castle, with its many treasures and fabulous baroque gardens. This is an ideal way to experience the exhilaration of helicopter flight. Flights take place on certain days from April until October, once you have purchased and received your voucher you can redeem it online and book a date for your flight. Prices are per person. Flights will be shared with up to three other passengers. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.  
  • Private Flight: 3 People maximum Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 10 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person After taking off from Welshpool airport the beauty of the Severn Valley unfolds beneath you. See how the Severn River, the longest in Britain twists and loops its way through the countryside on its way to the sea. The trip will take you over the picturesque village of Berriew, voted the ‘Best Kept Village in Wales’ many times and Powis Castle, with its many treasures and fabulous baroque gardens. This is an ideal way to experience the exhilaration of helicopter flight. Of course you can also choose your own route within the time of the flight, talk to us about where you would like to go and we can advise you. You will not be sharing the flight with other people and can choose to take the flight whenever you like, once you have purchased and received your voucher contact us to redeem it and book your flight.
  • Private Flight: 3 People maximum Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 1hHr 10 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person After leaving Welshpool the flight takes in Pistyll Rhaeadr, at 240ft the highest waterfall in Wales and heads North West to beautiful Lake Bala, the largest natural lake in Wales. We will circle the 3,560ft Mount Snowdon and head South to overfly Harlech Castle and Portmeirion, famous for the TV series The Prisoner. Turning inland we route to Lake Vyrnwy, fly along its' length, before returning to Welshpool. You will not be sharing the flight with other people and can choose to take the flight whenever you like, once you have purchased and received your voucher contact us to redeem it and book your flight.
  • Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 30 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person We depart from Welshpool heading north as we follow the River Severn, Britains’ longest, as it twists and weaves through the landscape. As we cross the border into England the hills give way to the flatness of the Shropshire plain. This large expanse of countryside stretches on before you for miles. Bordered to the west by the hills of Wales, on a clear day you can see Liverpool and the Peninnes to the north, Cannock chase and the Midlands to the east. On route to Shrewsbury via Rodneys Pillar, we pass by the disused airfield of RAF Montford bridge, used to train spitfire pilots during the war. Then it’s on to Shrewsbury, a stunning historic town with over 660 listed buildings. It’s almost an island with the River Severn looping around it and birthplace of Charles Darwin. You will have a bids eye of the Shuts and Passages - a unique maze of narrow alleys which criss-cross the town centre- part of the town's medieval street plan. We head west again past the Shropshire Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty,towards the rugged hills of Wales, get your passports ready as you cross back over the border! The border is neatly marked by Offa's Dyke, built by King Offa in the 8th Century to keep the Welsh Princes at bay, it’s the longest archaeological monument in Britain. Have a look out for Powys Castle overlooking the beautiful Severn valley before landing back at Welshpool. Flights take place on certain days from April until October, once you have purchased and received your voucher you can redeem it online and book a date for your flight. Prices are per person. Flights will be shared with up to three other passengers. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.    
  • Departure Point: Welshpool Flight Time: 30 Minutes Max Weight: 17st per person

    This flight takes you over a stunning part of Wales that most people just don't know about! The first thing that you'll see is the impressive sandstone mansion of Powis Castle as we head towards the serenity of the mountain locked Lake Vyrnwy valley. On route you will pass over the village of Meifod, where it is said that many of the Kings and Princes of Powys are buried. In the distance you will see Cadar Idris, the chair of Idris the Giant. It is rumoured that if you spend the night on the mountain you will end up as a poet or madman.

    Look further north and on a clear day you may see the peaks of Snowdon. As you reach Lake Vyrnwy you will first see the stone built dam, the first of its kind in the world. There are 31 rivers and waterfalls that run into the lake, its waters supply Liverpool and are used to make Bombay Sapphire Gin. From there we continue over the forest covered hills to the waterfall of Pistyll Rhaeadre, the highest in England and Wales before returning over the beautiful Berwyn Mountains and down the Severn Valley to Welshpool. After seeing it from the air you will want to explore more of it on the ground!

    Flights take place on certain days from April until October, once you have purchased and received your voucher you can redeem it online and book a date for your flight. Prices are per person. Flights will be shared with up to three other passengers. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

     

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