Win a hot air balloon ride for two from Thatchers Cider, plus a cider tour, a meal at its award-winning pub and a stay at The Langford Inn nearby, worth £850

Famous for its vibrant Blood Orange cider that’s crafted from sweet apples and zesty citrus, British Airways’ partner Thatchers Cider has impressed since 1904 (its cider tours and tastings speak for themselves).

But the family-owned cider maker in Somerset has more up its sleeve than its unrivalled nectar, which is now on board British Airways flights.

Thatchers’ award-winning on-site pub and restaurant, The Railway Inn, serves organically farmed fare and views of the rolling Mendip Hills from its traditional oak-framed dining room. Top tip: for a stunning post-cider retreat, The Langford Inn – dating back to the 17th century – is just a seven-minute taxi ride away. Think it can’t get better? Thatchers is also offering a ride in its iconic hot air balloon, operated by First Flight, over beautiful landmarks such as Cheddar Gorge and Glastonbury Tor.

All the above magic is up for grabs, including a 90-minute hot air balloon ride for two (locations to choose from include Bath, Bristol and Glastonbury), a two-hour cider tour and tasting, food and drinks up to the value of £150 at The Railway Inn pub, and an overnight stay at The Langford in one of its ten boutique bedrooms – all worth a total of £850.

The hot air balloon ride is weather dependant. The Langford Inn will do its best to uphold flexible room reservations should the flight be cancelled, however in the case of last-minute cancellations, room reservations cannot always be changed. To enter, and for full Terms and Conditions, see below. Promoter: British Airways.

Win a hot air balloon ride for two from Thatchers Cider, plus a cider tour, a meal at its award-winning pub and a stay at The Langford Inn nearby, worth £850
  1. This prize draw is only open for eligible participants ("Eligible Participants", or in the singular, an "Eligible Participant"). An Eligible Participant is a British Airways Club Member aged 18 years or over, who lives in the UK and is not an employee of British Airways ("BA") or Cedar Communication ("Cedar") or their affiliates, or their family members. BA reserves the right to verify the eligibility of Eligible Participants. By taking part in this prize draw, Eligible Participants confirm that they unconditionally accept the Terms and Conditions set out below ("Terms and Conditions").
  2. To be counted as an Eligible Participant, an entrant to the prize draw must submit their entry on the form below ("Activity") between 06:00 GMT 19 November and 23:59 GMT on 17 December 2025 ("Prize Draw Period"), and provide contact details (in the form of an email address and/or telephone number) ("Contact Details"), also in the form below. This will automatically submit entry to the draw. No entries outside the Prize Draw Period will be accepted.
  3. No purchase is necessary. A purchase will not improve your chance of winning.
  4. No third party entries are permitted and only one entry per Eligible Participant is allowed.
  5. The following prize is available: Win a 90-minute hot air balloon ride for two operated by First Flight (locations to choose from include Bath, Bristol and Glastonbury), a two-hour cider tour and tasting at Thatchers Cider’ Myrtle Farm in Somerset, food and drinks up to the value of £150 at Thatchers’ on-site pub and restaurant The Railway Inn pub, and an overnight stay at The Langford – all worth a total of £850, from Thatchers Cider. The prize is non-transferable and non-refundable. The prize must be confirmed by the prize winner within two weeks of being notified of the win. (the "Prize").
  6. On the completion of the Prize Draw Period a winner from those Eligible Participants will be selected at random under independent supervision in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
  7. Once the prize winner has been chosen, the Contact Details will be used to contact each of the chosen winners via email or telephone call. The winner will have a period of 14 days to confirm their acceptance of the prize ("Claim Period"). If a winner is contacted via email, winners must confirm their acceptance of the prize in writing within the Claim Period by utilising the medium by which they were contacted. If any winner does not claim the prize within the Claim Period, or the prize is declined by any winner, supplementary winners may be drawn from the remaining Eligible Participants' entries at Thatchers Cider’s discretion and these winners will be sent the relevant notification. In the event that Thatchers Cider cannot locate any potential winners, the prizes may go unawarded.
  8. Any other incidental expenses relating to the Prize are not included in the above Prize and must be paid for by each winner, wherever relevant, including delivery and insurance (if necessary).
  9. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount, discount coupon(s) or voucher(s), promotion(s), or special offer(s), by BA or jointly with any other organisation, bonus, awards or certificates.
  10. All BA and third party Terms and Conditions relating to the prize apply.
  11. Thatchers Cider accepts no responsibility for damage or loss resulting from misdirected or incomplete entries arising from the Eligible Participant's error, computer malfunction, viruses, bugs or telephone malfunction or other such causes.
  12. Thatchers Cider does not accept any responsibility in the event that any prize winner is unable to claim their Prize within the Claim Period.
  13. All Prizes are non-changeable and non-transferable.
  14. No cash or credit alternatives are offered for any Prize.
  15. Thatchers Cider reserves the right to provide substitute prizes of a similar value, should the specified Prize or any element thereof, become unavailable for any reasons beyond its control.
  16. Thatchers Cider is in no way liable for the reproduction or indirect access via third party web sites or home page access or where any reproduction of the information relating to this prize draw misstates or omits any of the information or Terms and Conditions connected with the prize draw.
  17. Personal data will be taken wherever necessary from all entries received but shall be limited to those details reasonably necessary for the administration of the prize draw.
  18. Wherever imposing such condition is legal, participation in the prize draw constitutes the winner's (and companion's, if applicable) consent to BA's and its agents' use of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state, for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  19. Information collected from Eligible Participants and wherever applicable, their guests, shall be subject to BA's Privacy Policy.
  20. Thatchers Cider’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Thatchers Cider reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or amend without notice the terms of this promotion and any Prize issued in the event of major catastrophe, war, strike, earthquake or any actual or anticipated or alleged breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other circumstance beyond Thatchers Cider' control.
  21. Thatchers Cider reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify or terminate any Prize won by any individual that it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the prize draw, or to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions or, in Thatchers Cider’s sole discretion, in an inappropriate, offensive or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the prize draw may be a violation of the criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Thatchers Cider' reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  22. Thatchers Cider’s failure to enforce any clause of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  23. Except as otherwise explicitly set out in these Terms and Conditions, Thatchers Cider and its affiliates shall not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of their respective obligations that are caused by events outside of their reasonable control. BA's total liability for all claims arising out of or in connection with the prize draw shall be limited to the value of the Prize won by the Eligible Participant. Thatchers Cider and its affiliates shall not be liable under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or otherwise in relation to the event for any special, indirect or consequential losses incurred by an Eligible Participant (or, if applicable, their guest) in any way. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall operate to exclude or limit Thatchers Cider or its affiliates' liability for death or personal injury resulting from Thatchers Cider or its affiliates' negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or for any other liability which may not be excluded or limited by law.
  24. These Terms and Conditions apply to every Eligible Participant attending the event or entering the prize draw with no exceptions.
  25. If any of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall remain valid and enforceable.
  26. Promotional materials form a part of these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions will prevail in the event of any conflict between these and the promotional materials.
  27. This prize draw is governed by English law and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
  28. The promoter:
    British Airways Plc
    Waterside, PO Box 365
    Harmondsworth
    UB7 0GB
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