Castles & Conflicts Private Helicopter Flight from Welshpool Airport

Description

Departure Point: Welshpool
Flight Time: 15 Minutes
Max Weight: 17st per person

Following the River Severn south, sat on a wooded ridge overlooking the valley is Dolforwyn Castle. Built by LLywelyn the Last between 1273 & 1277, for £174.6s 8d. it caused a great deal of conflict between him & the English as he didn’t get permission from Edward I, so it was seized not long after the last stone was laid!
You then will pass over the historic county town of Montgomery with its pretty Georgian architecture & castle built in the 13th century, & the centre of many conflicts. The castle was fought over many times because of its strategic importance & remained in use right up to 1647 when is was demolished. In the churchyard is the famous ‘Robbers Grave’, before John Davies was hung he swore no grass would grow on his grave for 100 years as a sign of his innocence & it didn’t. Heading north, below us is Hen Domen, a small mound now but the original motte & bailey site of Montgomery Castle. Look to the right & you will see the Shropshire hills & Corndon, an area of outstanding natural beauty before heading over Long Mountain & Offa’s Dyke. As we head back to the airport you can’t miss Powys Castle with it’s red sandstone walls it was the fortress home of a dynasty of Welsh Princes & was visited by Queen Victoria when she was a child.
Of course you can also choose your own route within the time of the flight, talk to us about where you would like to go & we can advise you.