Helicopter hire to Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

How do helicopter landings work at Le Manoir?

By prior arrangement with the hotel, in limited numbers. The previous version of this page said landings at Le Manoir are limited each month and advised booking early to avoid disappointment, and a third-party hotel guide also lists helicopter landings by prior arrangement, with a landing fee. We have no inside information on the hotel's current policy, so we ask the hotel when you tell us the date, and every landing is subject to landing permission and site suitability.

Charter-A Helicopter is the helicopter charter service of Charter-A Ltd, which has arranged private flights across the UK and Europe since 2011. For helicopter hire Le Manoir aux Quat saisons clients, the best advice is to fix the date early and tell us the party size, because a limited quota goes first to those who ask first. We can collect you anywhere in the UK, including a private address large enough to take a helicopter, subject to the owner's permission.

Where do you land if the hotel cannot take a helicopter?

London Oxford Airport at Kidlington, which is open 06:30 to 22:30 every day as published, with extensions by arrangement. It is a jet-capable airport with a dedicated business-aviation terminal, a 1,526 metre runway and mandatory handling for aircraft over 2.3 tonnes. A chauffeur car completes the journey to Great Milton. See helicopter charter Oxford.

For the Cotswolds side, see Cotswolds. For the car, we use Executive Global Travel.

How long does the flight take?

London to Oxford takes about 25 to 35 minutes by helicopter and around 1 hour 31 minutes by road. Birmingham Airport to Oxford takes about 25 to 30 minutes against around 1 hour 21 minutes by road. Bristol takes about 30 to 40 minutes against around 2 hours. The previous page quoted around 25 minutes from London, Redhill or Biggin Hill and 35 minutes from Bristol; we confirm times for your landing point at quote stage.

A client lunch is the classic use: depart late morning, land, lunch, then return mid-afternoon. A dinner needs more planning because landing sites close, and night flying is limited by the site. Arrive 10 minutes before take-off, give us a weight for each passenger and use soft bags. See dining by helicopter.

What corporate use suits Le Manoir?

Le Manoir is a Michelin-recognised country-house hotel and restaurant, so the request is almost always a client lunch or dinner, a directors' meal or a small incentive day. We do not book the table; the hotel does. For similar venues see Cliveden, Chewton Glen and The Fat Duck. The corporate days out hub lists the rest, and the price guides explain what drives a quote. If the flight is cancelled because of the weather, you pay nothing.