The London Helicopter is a new service that gives passengers a view of our sprawling city like no other. Starting at Battersea and zipping down the river to Greenwich and back, we were treated to an otherworldly experience, looking down on London’s famous landmarks in miniature.
The views were breathtaking; the weather perfect and it was only slightly scary when, fully life-jacketted up, we were told we’d be first on and up front, next to the pilot, who reassured us with his hilarious in-flight humour: “First time in a helicopter?” “Yes.” “Me too!”.
We peeked straight through the top of the Battersea Power Station (there is no roof – who knew?), we flew around the top of the Shard as she glimmered beautifully in the late summer sunshine and we felt very smug looking down on those not-so-high-up London Eye losers passengers.
Flights from Battersea cost £199 per seat and for a once-in-a-lifetime experience like this, we think they’re worth every penny.