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Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

There were no balloons! :(

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

I much enjoyed the stalls there and the food and drink. However the balloon launching was a slight disappointment as the winds were too strong. I found what was on offer interesting.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Perfect family day out. There is a bit for all age groups.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Very misleading inaccurate advertising which missold a tatty funfair as a balloon fiesta - not a balloon in sight and no apology or explanation as to why this was the case. We are expecting a refund an explanation and an apology for wasting the journey from Staffordshire .

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

All subject to weather, which on an exposed ridge at the foot or many hills and on the edge of the racecourse basically meant it was never going to happen

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Announced! Hot air balloon festival but there wern't balloon ! bulls**t!

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

The event should have been cancelled and monies should have been refunded the event was unable to go ahead due to weather conditions which is understandable however no other provisions were taken in the form of entertainment.
I unfortunately won’t be booking again which is shame

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Really great event. Plenty of food, drink and entertainment choices. Admission price was very reasonable for the event!

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Thought it was quite an expensive ticket price , considering once you got in there wasn’t a lot to see or do . Very disappointed that there were not even any balloons inflated and tethered to the ground during the day . The food and drink prices were overly inflated !!

Very disappointed as after 1hr we had practically seen everything.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

I paid to take my family to this event purely to see the balloons and we saw exactly none!!
It was nothing more than an over priced fun fair
I appreciate that the weather was not great but this being the case the organisers should have cancelled and refunded all ticket holders
I was left with very disappointed children & will never go again

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

A balloon fiesta with no balloons! I do understand that the balloons were always subject to weather conditions, but without them there was nothing else to do. The rides were overpriced, as was the food. More stalls needed and a wider variety of entertainment.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Good night glow and fireworks display. Unfortunately no hot air balloons but children had a good time.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

There were no balloons at the ‘Cheltenham Balloon Festival’ on Friday or Saturday night. We were told this was due to weather but the weather was fine. Other balloons were seen in the area. This was just a cheap fair which we paid £15 to get in to for 2 of us. We were in and out in half and hour. The quality of the food stalls was cheap and nasty.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

It was disappointing that the Balloon festival had no balloons… The night glow could of been a lot shorter as once we had seen the first 5 minutes, it was the exact same for 15 minutes…. Not a lot to do, more fair ground then anything. It was ok for what it was, definitely don’t recommend the weekend pass, as it was small and not a lot on.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Extremely disappointed that the balloons did not go off. We paid to get in to then pay to go on rides and buy food so got nothing for the amount paid for our tickets.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

No balloons in a balloon festival.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Prices of attractions were quite expensive. Food was good quality and reasonably priced.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

The weather was perfect - rain was forecast but none came - but the balloons did not fly or even tether so we could see them. All we saw was the baskets for 15 min at 9.30 pm when they did some kind of fire display.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Huge organisation problems, absolutely no direction how to get there, spend one hour of trying to locate the place. And in the end no balloons. Highly disappointed.

Review of Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta 2021

Wasn't happy, everything was too expensive.