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Wonderful flight. I highly recommend this experience. After reading reviews, we went direct to First Flight. They were organised, professional & felt more personal. So much better than using vouchers from one of the big experience companies. (Tried that, disastrous. Don’t do it). We were due to fly on a Monday evening, but the weather deteriorated so much that the flight had be cancelled. (That’s the downside of Ballooning; its totally weather dependant). We struck lucky; people who were due to go on the Sunday night dropped out (something about a football match?!!) We were asked if we’d like to go in their place. So glad we did. The flight was perfect; a calm sunny evening, so peaceful, with great views over the Cheddar Valley. We live there, so it was fascinating seeing it from the sky, gave a different perspective. The pilot, Rich, helped made it an informative & entertaining trip. We enjoyed helping to set up the balloon and pack away afterwards. The curious cows who came to watch us pack up added to the fun. The icing on the cake was the Fizz at the end. Now we've flown in a hot air balloon once, we’d love to go again. I would definitely use this company again.