I booked a surprise helicopter flight with Adventure 001 . It was a special birthday gift for my wife . We took the Northumbrian extended coastal tour & Alnwick castle flight ,with bottles of bubbly I... See more
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Hedgerley Lane, HP9 2SB, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
- adventure001.com
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Absolutely buzzing
Absolutely buzzing! What an experience, I enjoyed this a little too much and I’ll be heading back for more helicopter lessons soon!

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Great Trip
After a long wait and two cancellations we finally got to go on our helicopter ride. The staff was very helpful and informative about the safety regulations and the trip itself was really fantastic, it was great to see London from the air!
Easy booking
Easy booking, staff all very pleasant and helpful. I had to cancel once but rebooking was easy.
On day of the flight I found the venue with ease, parking was ok.
Staff at the airfield were good.
Our pilot/ instructor, Steve was very good, explained everything and made it a very good experience. I will book again
Drove 162 miles on my daughter’s…
Drove 162 miles on my daughter’s birthday to have a voicemail 10 mins before getting there to say flight cancelled due to flooded runway. Can’t help the UK weather but could have told us night before when checking in. To be honest they’ve treated us like mugs. Feedback from was they let us know on the Saturday 24 hours before flight (which was on Saturday) so they don’t feel they’ve done anything wrong. Would not recommend. They don’t care about you as a customer.
Ps. Read this and their reply … same lie they told me. Honestly I will never use this company again. No backbone.
Ps. £170 and emailed them to say jog on. Any company that lies to you and publicly lies. They show no remorse. It was my daughter’s birthday present… avoid avoid avoid.

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Terrible customer service doesn’t come…
Terrible customer service doesn’t come close to how they treated us. My partner and I took a couple photos of the helicopter and a man came up to us and shouted at us saying if we took more photos we would not be allowed to board the helicopter. Which immediately put us in to a negative mood. After the helicopter it was obvious why the man shouted at us to stop taking photos. It was because they tried to make us buy £15 photos they had taken.
Also to note the manner in which the man shouted at us was appalling. He did it with such venom that to this day it still haunts us.
Absolutely awful customer service. Reading other reviews on trip advisors it seems it’s not just us. For a company whose main business is creating experiences they are professionals at making a bad one.
Awful company and man that shouted at my partner and I for absolutely nothing.
Stay away from this company. I can’t believe we trusted them to take us up in a helicopter.
Go with another company.

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Bought for a friends 50th birthday…
Bought for a friends 50th birthday through wonderdays.She has booked the helicopter ride 3 times with andventure001 and postponed 3 times. I appreciate the weather can make things difficult ultimately but it has been postponed 3 times and this is now 14 months after her birthday. Approached for a refund and told not an option but transferable to another activity or can rebook. I wanted this gift for her not the others and am disappointed that there is no refund possibility.

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Avoid this company entirely
Avoid this company entirely
Avoid this company entirely. Also be cautious when using Virgin Experiences, as they issue vouchers that are fulfilled by this provider.
I held this voucher for almost two years as it was a wedding gift. On two separate occasions, our scheduled rides were cancelled the day before. Although we chose the location, each cancellation cost us money in non-refundable hotel stays.
Following the latest cancellation, the company regularly emailed new dates — none of which worked for us due to prior commitments. Then, on 04/12/2025, they finally released dates that we could make. I clicked through to book, only to be met with a message stating that I would now need to upgrade my tickets in order to book those dates.
After repeated last-minute cancellations, being told I now have to pay extra just to attend is completely unacceptable. Apparently i have had ample opportunities to book a date offered and now the date that is suitable falls out of the ticket validity window! An incredibly poor and frustrating experience from start to finish. Avoid.
AVOID AVOID
BOOKED A HELICOPTER EXPERIENCE 13 MONTHS AGO FOR MY FATHERS 80TH BIRTHDAY- BOOKING PROCESS HAD A WAIT OF 3 MONTHS-IT WAS CANCELLED 3 TIMES(TWICE DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES AND ONCE DUE TO WEATHER)- THERE POLICY IS TO REFUND A VOUCHER MINUS 20% ADMIN - I PAID £249 SO WOULD ONLY GET A £200 VOUCHER BACK - NO REPLY EMAIL OR CONTACT DETAILS TO RESOLVE - TOTAL SCAM

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Whole process took way to long
The flight it self was quite good…
The flight it self was quite good however we’ve waited nearly 3 years to finally get on our pleasure flight at a cost of over £400 for the the two of us. This was due to bad weather cancellations closing the original location 2 miles from where we live and moving it 30 miles away and very low availability every time we tried to book. It’s a lot of money for a 25 minute flight. Plus everyone on our flight had to wait at least a year before they managed to get on our pleasure flight. So think carefully and read the reviews before you book.
After reading your reply I stand steadfast with my original review and since then I’ve read other people’s reviews and comments who agree with me. You should call your company nightmare 001 for putting most of through hell rather than the adventure you so happily charge us for and put through.
I’d like to set the record straight by saying in the first 12 months there were no booking slots available from our chosen pick up point after continually looking on your site every month. Then you insisted we extend the vouchers for our flights and have the cheek to charge us £51 for the year extension we had 2 vouchers for 2 people myself and my partner the total cost was £450 don’t try to wriggle your way out of the real issue here which that your company provides terrible service when booking this kind of adventure. You rent the pilots and the helicopters services thank god. Clever words and twisting the truth can’t hide the facts. You need to look a little closer at your reviews.
“Tu stultus es"

Reply from Adventure 001
This was a excellent birthday gift…
This was a excellent birthday gift flight for 2. The venue was a fantastic location and the staff also really made the event. Everything was explained fully and the safety briefing was really in depth. Well worth booking - even if your experience annoys air traffic control as you get longer flying.
Great location and fantastic staff
The staff that looked after us and provided safe, clear instructions and tips and guidance on improving with each shot.
Excellent atmosphere and will definitely be back again.

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Booked a Falconry Experience.
Booked a Falconry Experience.
Two days before informed to bring a chair. No toilet facilities. All outside.
The weather was atrocious . As we are both in our Seventies this put us off and we decided not to attend.
So we lost a total of 50 pounds.
The next day they e mailed asking how had the day gone!
I did contact Cleo at adventure 001
Via e mail regarding the weather but did not receive a reply

Reply from Adventure 001
Very enjoyable event
Very enjoyable event , well organised and the staff were very friendly

Reply from Adventure 001
Top class👏👏👏
Myself and my wife took a 75 kilometre trip on one of the adventure 001 helicopters for our wedding anniversary out of balinrobe race track five weeks ago.Thanks so much to captain Dominic and all the staff involved for a truly wonderful experience,a must do for all ages,we give them top marks.Thanks again.
Staff was fantastic
Staff was fantastic, very kind and helpful. Pilot was really informative. The ride itself was absolutely amazing. Start assisted me as I’m disabled. I genuinely felt looked after. First time ever flying, I was nervous but soon as I spoke to staff I felt my anxiety leave, I was calm and loved every second of the day from arrival to leaving.
Front start to finish our experience…
Front start to finish our experience was brilliant. The staff was great. Clear directions and was very clear and easy instructions about safely of the helicopter.
Highly recommend! Will definitely be visiting again in the future.
…excellent flight
The staff were extremely helpful and knowledgeable, friendly and the flight was very smooth and comfortable our pilot Tom was tp class
Great adventure
Great adventure. The Thames helicopter ride up to the London eye was amazing. Highly recommended and one to tick off the bucket list.
Wow!! What a fab experience with a great pilot!!
It was my wife's birthday gift and she sat next to the pilot while I was in the back. What an experience! The pilot was amazing, very friendly,informative and professional! In fact the whole team was very personable! Thank you especially to the pilot. Would definitely book privately with this pilot for another awsome experience!!
Amazing falconry experience
Amazing falconry experience
3.5 hours packed with flying displays
Hands on experience holding owls, eagles, kites and various beautiful birds
The team at Bedford are so knowledgeable and patient and very caring with the birds
We cannot wait to return next year
The whole site is lovely with the farm animals and little tea room
The best day out I have had in a long time Thankyou
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