London helicopter trip - any recommended companies?

[johnfm]

Son is 16 this year. He has had a brilliant year at school, but is not very demanding re: birthday or Xmas gifts. Really doesn't want anything in particular.

He loves tall buildings and London - and thanks to Jogon from here, I took him into the Gherkin, CW, Lloyds Building last year.

I thought a helicopter tour of London might be fun for him.

Any PHers done this? Recommendations and ideas of cost woudl be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

[The Beaver King]

Not done it myself, but sounds like a really nice idea.

A quick bit of Google-Fu shows a 30 minute trip is circa £200. Not too bad TBH.

[wolves_wanderer]

www.londonpleasureflights.co.uk

These are the guys we use at work. Good service and a nice bunch of chaps.

[johnfm]

Thanks all.

I will have a look at those guys.

[lufbramatt]

You can get a flight over London in a dehavilland Dragon Rapide from Duxford, see them trundling around from my sister's flat now and again.

[Sealine South]

Stay away from the ones that want to fly in fog over vauxhall

[steve y]

not the company that also runs the DUKW tours!

[RobM77]

steve y said:

not the company that also runs the DUKW tours!

I walk past their starting point each morning and they've just started up again. Not much interest though!

[johnnyreggae]

There are some people based at Battersea Heliport who do that for a couple of hundred quid

[johnfm]

Cheers. A couple of hundred sounds more doable than £500 for a birthday present.

[sunnygym]

wolves_wanderer said:

www.londonpleasureflights.co.uk

These are the guys we use at work. Good service and a nice bunch of chaps.

Lads got me this for my 30th, had a nice full English at the air field then a black taxi round to the chopper ( nice touch) then 30min flight over London including london eye and canary wharf. Was an excellent day out and got some great photos.