On Thimblecombe Lea a hedgehog pilot in a coral and sky-blue scarf looks after three worlds: a patchwork envelope rising off the wet grass at sunrise, a checked blanket spread among the vines further down the slope, and a cake stall under blue-and-white stripes on the village green. Dawnquilt Lift strains at its tether a little lower on this page, and Hobbin has already packed its wicker basket with free play coins for you.

Hobbin fills the basket with make-believe money that no stall sells and no pilot ever cashes out, and only grown-ups of 18 and upwards climb aboard.
Play-money coins on Thimblecombe Lea · 18+ · nothing sold here and no prize paid · a free account lets you board Vinebank Hamper and Bluestripe Bake Table

Vinebank Hamper and Bluestripe Bake Table belong to members of the crew. Pencil a crew name, a reachable inbox and a private password into the flight book, and Hobbin loads 100,000 coins into the fresh account before tipping in the dawn-launch winnings saved by this browser.
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Down the slope from the launch field a coral and cream checked blanket lies between sunny vine rows, the wicker hamper open and a pair of envelopes floating past the far hills. An even, unhurried world whose picnic round serves each payout twice over.
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On the village green below the lea a long trestle table sits under a blue-and-white striped awning, piled with scones, jam and a towering strawberry cake beneath strings of bunting. The calmest world here: a losing paid spin leaves its crests in place and bakes the rest again for free.
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Open to allA coral, yellow and sky-blue patchwork balloon strains at its ropes on a dewy meadow at sunrise while more envelopes swell on the grass behind it. Anyone can climb aboard this one, and its bonus multiplier gains height like a basket leaving the ground.
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Free accountDown the slope from the launch field a coral and cream checked blanket lies between sunny vine rows, the wicker hamper open and a pair of envelopes floating past the far hills. An even, unhurried world whose picnic round serves each payout twice over.
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Free accountOn the village green below the lea a long trestle table sits under a blue-and-white striped awning, piled with scones, jam and a towering strawberry cake beneath strings of bunting. The calmest world here: a losing paid spin leaves its crests in place and bakes the rest again for free.
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Balloon flights are short by nature, a hop on a still morning and then a landing in a field, and the coins up here buy nothing past the hedge. Touch down whenever it suits you, or ask for a reminder and Hobbin will give the tether a gentle tug when the clock you set runs out. The National Gambling Helpline is free and confidential on 0808 8020 133, any time of day.
Our responsible play toolsLong before the first envelope was unrolled on the grass, each machine here ran millions of test spins, and Hobbin pencilled what it really returned into his log.
| Balloon | Lines rigged | Lift-off feature | How it rides the wind | RTP, in play coins | Spins that bring a win home | Free-flight odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawnquilt Lift | 25 | Updraught Ladder | Open to all | 97.3% | 34.7% | 1 in 135 |
| Vinebank Hamper | 15 | Twice-Served Picnic | Steady | 96.5% | 28.6% | 1 in 144 |
| Bluestripe Bake Table | 20 | Cooling-Rack Respin | Gentle | 92.2% | 42.2% | 1 in 121 |
Hobbin logged these numbers after each game’s own code had flown 5,000,000 spins. They describe free coin play over the lea, and about any real-money game they say nothing.
Yes. The patchwork launch, Dawnquilt Lift, spins for everybody the second they arrive, both in the window just below the hero and on the launch page itself. The vineyard picnic and the bake stall ask for a free account.
Not a penny. The meadow has no coin booth, no basket of extras for sale and no till at the cake stall, and Hedgerow Balloons has no use whatever for card numbers.
No. Lea coins stay inside the hedge for good. They cannot be traded for cash, nothing is sold for them and no rosette, hamper or voucher of real value is ever awarded.
They do. A new crew member begins on 100,000 coins, and Hobbin stacks the patchwork-basket winnings kept in this browser on top of that.
No. The whole lea lives at one web address, so the browser you already use, pocket-sized or desk-bound, is the only basket required.
People who are at least 18 and have a UK home. Hobbin applies that rule to the open patchwork launch too, and the flight-book form has an age box to tick before any page is opened.
Every pilot at Hedgerow Balloons must be an adult of 18 or over. Each balloon runs on virtual coins with no monetary value, and nobody can buy, sell, withdraw or exchange them. The lea has neither a coin booth nor a checkout, offers no prize of real-world value, and success here does not imply future success at real-money gambling.
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One coin basket serves all three balloons. A free account unhooks the tether on Vinebank Hamper and Bluestripe Bake Table, and your coins, favourites, level and daily missions wait in the flight book between flights.
Not ready? Spin the open world, Dawnquilt Lift — no email needed.