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Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Poor organisation. Roads absolute gridlock and never made it to the event

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

How this event gridlocked all the road in the surrounding areas was completely ridiculous, prices was extortionate, £4.00 for an ice cream £8.00 for a beers and not to mention the cost of entry

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Too expensive for rides/food, hardly any stools, not much entertainment and the balloons only went up one day out of 3.

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Fair was overpriced and only 12 balloons went up

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Lovely to see the balloons back in Northampton race course. Back where it belongs. A lot smaller than I remember as a child. Be nice to see a few more different balloons next time. Great afternoon out with the kids, showing them what I used to enjoy as a child many years ago.

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Not enough caterers or toilet facilities amounted to long queues.
The entertainment and fair seemed good although I heard the rides were expensive. Food also seemed to be overpriced. Wind and rain prevented the balloons from flying but it would have been good to see some tethered to the ground and inflated as I don’t consider it to be a balloon festival without balloons and there were none whilst I was there. It was disappointing as I mainly went to see the balloons. Not something I would waste money on again.

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

I think the things in the balloon festival were very expensive and it would have been a lot better if there was a lot more stalls apart from that was good kids enjoyed! Definitely great venue choice

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

I’ve heard really good things about the balloon festival, but unlucky for us the balloons were unable to fly so the big selling point wasn’t available. We spent a short amount of time in the fairground, but the rides were slightly overpriced (I suppose that’s what you get for the tickets being so cheap) but other than the fairground there wasn’t much else to do or watch without the balloons flying, both the Friday and the Saturday the balloons couldn’t take flight :/

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

No hot air balloons, over priced everywhere, queues everywhere, not enough places to sit, not much food choice, not enough toilets, no signage on how to get to the car park we just followed a car in hope they knew where they were going. Even for £2.75 I wouldn’t bother going back

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Brilliant family day out.

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

A complete mess. Issues with confessions. Not enough food stalls and other facilities resulting in massive queues.
Not worth it.

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

Good

Review of Northampton Balloon Festival

didn’t mind paying to get in however didn’t think i would be paying £6 a fair ride for my
child. ridiculous prices on everything what used to be a cheap day out is now the same price as a theme park but less rides. won’t be going next year