London Sightseeing by Helicopter
Please Note: Due to the London Olympics 2012, no helicopter operators are permitted to fly sightseeing trips in London from July 14th to September 12th 2012.
Departing from our base at Redhill Aerodrome you will climb to more than one thousand feet as you race towards London City Centre.
You flight will take you past Surrey towns including Reigate, Buckland and Surbiton, Epsom racecourse is usually visible on the route.
On passing Banstead you will enter the London Heli Route system and follow lanes in the sky which the pilots know as H7 and H4, if you listen carefully when the pilot speaks to ATC you will hear these being requested.
On reaching the Thames your flight will continue along the river taking in such spectacles as
- Craven Cottage [Fulham's football ground]
- Putney and Putney Bridge
- Wandsworth Park
- Clapham Junction
- The London Heliport
- Stamford Bridge [Chelsea's football ground]
- Earls Court
- Battersea Park
- Chelsea Hospital
- Science Museum
- Hyde Park
- Battersea Power Station
- New Covent Garden Market
- Victoria Station
- Vauxhall Bridge
- MI6 Headquarters, Vauxhall Cross
- The Oval
- Waterloo Station
- Westminster and the Houses of Parliament
- Lambeth Palace
- The National Aquarium
- The National Theatre
- Pall Mall
- Buckingham Palace
- Charing Cross Station
- St Pauls Cathedral
- The Tate Modern Gallery
- Shakespeares Globe Theatre
- London Bridge
- Tower 42 [formerly the Natwest Tower]
- The Gherkin
- The Shard
- City Hall
- Tower Bridge
- The Tower of London
- The London Air Ambulance on the roof of the Royal London Hospital (sometimes).
- Canary Wharf
- City Airport
- The Thames Barrier
- Vanguard (London's less well known, East end Helipad).
- The Royal London Observatory.
- Greenwich Park
After leaving the river you will pass between Crystal palace and Bromley and see Biggin Hill Airport on your left hand side with Croydon out to the right. You will now be heading back towards Redhill over the Surrey Hills and may see Kenley Gliding site, with Godstone to the South.
This is our typical route during the summer months, we occasionally need to vary the route and travel in the opposite direction for operational reasons, normally due to the prevailing wind.
Sightseeing Tour Prices
| Single Seat London Sightseeing Trip | £119.00 | inc. VAT |
| Party of 2 on shared London Sightseeing Trip | £238.00 | inc. VAT |
| Party of 3 on shared London Sightseeing Trip | £357.00 | inc. VAT |
| Party of 4 on shared London Sightseeing Trip | £476.00 | inc. VAT |
| Sole use, 3 seat London Sightseeing Trip | £365.00 | inc. VAT |
| Sole use, 4 seat London Sightseeing Trip | £450.00 | inc. VAT |
| Sole use, 5 seat London Sightseeing Trip | £535.00 | inc. VAT |