Pennine Helicopters Pleasure Flights

Description

Pennine Helicopters offer helicopter rides from numerous locations throughout Northern England. They offera pleasure flight taking in the beautiful Saddleworth countryide. This 15 minute flight departs from The Huntsman at Holmfirth, West Yorkshire travelling at a height of around 1500 feet. The flight takes in the local Moors, villages and hamlets along the western side of the Pennines. Saddleworth has great history originally for domestic wool production and following the Industrial Revolution it became a centre for cotton spinning and weaving. Now world famous for the annual Whit Friday Brass Band Competitions and the incredibly popular 1940s Yanks Weekend.

The flight initially routes west towards Black Hill trig point situated at 1909 feet above sea level and the highest point in West Yorkshire, next you will see Saddleworth Moor and the popular Dovestone Reservoir, with views of Alphin Pike standing at 1539 feet above sea level. You then fly over Greenfield, Uppermill, Delph and Denshaw Villages, turning to track over Castleshaw Moor, Close Moss, skimming Butterley Reservoir at the bottom end of Wessenden Moor, to return to the site. 

To book online, just choose the flight you want to take and click “book online”, then select the date you would like to fly on and the number of seats required. Gift vouchers are also available, and are valid for 12 months. Gift vouchers allow the recipient to choose a date and venue for themselves and can be purchased by selecting a flight below. (Gift vouchers are not bound to a specific themed flight, and may be redeemed for any other themed flight of the same duration.) Checkout securely through Paypal (you can checkout as a guest if you don’t have a PayPal account). Customers who make online bookings will normally be advised of their flight time within 24 hours of us receiving the order (during normal working days). Alternatively you may call or email our office to find out your flight time immediately.