Page 2: Contents
Pick Up Routes
Page 3: Brochure Highlights
Page 4: October Half Term Highlights
Page 5: October Day Trips
Page 6: Theatre Shows
Page 7: Concerts
Page 8-9: Festive Highlights
Page 10: November - January Day Trips
Day Trips on Presale for 2024
Page 11: Booking T&C’s
Page 12: Back Cover
You can book all of our day trip tours, concerts and theatre trips on our website.
barnescoaches.co.uk
To talk to one of our travel experts, call us on: 01793 821303
Main Office: Unit E, Woodside Road, South Marston Park, Swindon, SN3 4AQ agent booking offices: Swindon (Central Library), Royal Wootton Bassett (Cannon Travel), Chippenham (Town Council), Cirencester (TIC), Highworth (Visit Highworth), Tetbury (TIC) See back cover for more details.
GROUP DISCOUNTS: If you have a group of 10 or more we are happy to organise a day trip with your group on a date of your choosing, to a destination of your choosing and add it into our excursion list. On many excursions we can offer a discount on groups of 10 or more of a £1 off person. If you have a group (10+) interested in a particular day trip we already have on sale, please contact our office. We may be able to add in a group pickup from a point of your choosing (that’s accessible by coach) to the day trip route for an existing trip (this is always subject to availability, please give us as much notice as possible).
FOR ATTRACTION VISITS / VENUES / THEATRES: Some places now operate in a cashless environment and will only accept card payments. We advise you to do your own research with the attraction / venue / theatre for any policies or health and safety procedures in place.
PLEASE NOTE:
• All our tours include return coach travel. Tours marked with an * are inclusive of admission tickets.
• We cannot guarantee any named stars will appear in any performance.
^SPECIAL OFFERS: Expiry dates apply for Special Offers/Early Bird Rates, please call for full details. Itinerary and further details are available for all day trips at www.barnescoaches.co.uk
COACH TRAVEL ONLY: Most of our Day Trips that include entry (Alton Towers etc) are also available as Coach Travel Only. Please call us for a price.
PLEASE NOTE: Departure & Back by times listed in our excursion lists go by Swindon Bus Station times only. For individual point times please see each trip online or our team will give you this at point of booking.
Day Trip Pickup Points will vary from trip to trip, in our excursion lists we have a Pickup Route Code to indicate which points are included for each trip. Pickup Routes marked with a # are restricted.
A: Swindon Bus Station, Ashington Way, Asda Walmart, Old Town (nr. The Bell Hotel), Holiday Inn/BP Garage Bus Stop (Marlborough Road nr. Coate Water), Windsor Road (Shops), Penhill Drive (Fairford Crescent Bus Stop), Highworth: Brewery Street Car Park
B: Newbury (The Wharf - Coach Bays), Membury Service Station M4, Chieveley Service station M4
C: Newbury (The Wharf - Coach Bays), Marlborough (Polly Tea Rooms), Hungerford (The Bear)
D: Calne (The Library), Chippenham (The Library)
E: Cricklade - Swindon Road Bus Shelter (near Cricklade Rugby Club), Cirencester - Co-Op Petrol Garage
F: Lechlade (Market Place) Fairford (St Mary’s Church) Meysey Hampton (Greenacres Park) Cirencester (Beeches Car Park)
L: Leigh Delamere Service Station M4
M: Marlborough (Polly Tea Rooms)
S: Membury Service Station M4, Chieveley Service Station M4, Reading Mereoak Park & Ride (M4, J11)
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Royal Mint Tour (Inc. lunch, hot drink & gift)
Sun 22nd October 2023
Adult Ticket: £50*
Senior Ticket: £48*
Child Ticket: £40*
Cotswold Wildlife Park
Mon 23rd October 2023
Adult Ticket: £32* | Senior Ticket: £26* | Child Ticket: £23*
Peppa Pig World: Happy Halloween
Wed 25th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £71*
Cadbury World
Wed 25th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £45*
Senior Ticket: £43*
Child Ticket: £35*
Senior Ticket: £69*
Child Ticket: £60*
Warner Bros. Studio
Tour: The Making of Harry Potter (Dark Arts) Thu 26th Oct 2023
Adult Ticket: £86*
Senior Ticket: £84*
Child Ticket: £61*
The View from The Shard & Borough Market, London
Fri 27th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £58*
Senior Ticket: £55*
Child Ticket: £36*
Bristol Zoo Project
Thu 26th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £32*
Senior Ticket: £30*
Child Ticket: £24*
London Zoo
Wed 25th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £29 | Senior Ticket: £27 | Child Ticket: £15
Coach Travel Only
Booking Hotline: 01793 821303 or visit barnescoaches.co.uk
Weald & Downland Museum (Home of the Repair Shop)
Adult Ticket: £42*
Senior Ticket: £38*
£23*
Gloucester Quays
20th October 2023
october half term!
Tours marked with an * include admission tickets
Bournemouth OR Poole
Tue 24th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £28
Senior Ticket: £26
Child Ticket: £15
London: Kenington
(museums) OR Park Lane
(shopping) Sun 22nd, Mon
23rd, Wed 25th, Fri 27th
Sat 28th Oct 2023
Adult Ticket: £29
Senior Ticket: £27
Child Ticket: £15
Portobello Market & Notting Hill, London
Sat 28th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £29
Senior Ticket: £27
Child Ticket: £15
Brecon Mountain Railway & Abergavenny
Sat 28th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £49* | Senior Ticket: £46*
Child Ticket: £25*
Adult
Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date 1st October 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes. Brighton
£19
Senior Ticket: £17
£15
Ticket: £15
Imperial War Museum, London
Sat 28th October 2023
Adult Ticket: £29
Senior Ticket: £27
Child Ticket: £15
New shows are always being announced, make sure to check our website for updates!
Sat 20th & Sun 21st January 2024
Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Ticket (Lower Block 4) & Coach: £105*
Tina the Musical
Sat 13th January 2024
Aldywch Theatre, London
Ticket & Coach: £121*
Life of Pi
Sat 20th January 2024
Bristol Hippodrome
Ticket & Coach: £70*
Wicked Sat 27th January 2024
Bristol Hippodrome
Ticket & Coach: £113*
Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date 1st October 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes.
Tours marked with an * include admission tickets | Make sure to keep checking our website for new concert
Donny Osmond
Sat 9th Dec 2023
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
Ticket (Block 16) & Coach: £145*
Simply Red: 40th Anniversary Tour
Sat 4th Oct 2025
Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Ticket (Upper Block 12) & Coach: £134*
UB40 (Ft. Ali Campbell) Sat 13th April 2024
Utilita Arena, Birmingham Ticket (Upper Block 11) & Coach: £111*
Booking Hotline: 01793 821303 or visit barnescoaches.co.uk
Swindon Bus StationBBC Good Food Show
Sat 25th November 2023 | NEC, Birmingham
Adult Ticket: £53* | Senior Ticket: £50* | Child Ticket: £30*
Inc. Big Kitchen with Lisa Faulkner
The ultimate experience for food lovers!
Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park London
Sat 18th, Sun 19th, Sat 25th, Sun 26th November, Sun 3rd,
Sun 10th, Sat 16th, Sun 17th, Thu 21st & Fri 22nd December 2023
Adult Ticket: £29 | Senior Ticket: £27 | Child Ticket: £15
(admission to Winter Wonderland is not included.)
Blenheim Palace: Illuminated Trails
Illuminated Trail & Sleeping Beauty in the Palace (Inc. entry to trail and Palace)
Sun 10th December 2023: Adult: £94* | Senior: £89* | Child: £63*
Illuminated Trail & Afternoon Tea ( Inc. entry to trail and afternoon tea. No entry to Palace)
Thu 21st December 2023: Adult: £91* | Senior: £89* | Child: £77*
Booking Hotline: 01793 821303 or visit barnescoaches.co.uk
Longleat Festival of Light (Inc. Safari)
Sun 3rd, Wed 13th & Sat 16th December 2023
Weekend:
Adult Ticket: £72* | Senior Ticket: £69* | Child Ticket: £51*
Weekday:
Adult Ticket: £68* | Senior Ticket: £65* | Child Ticket: £48*
Ideal Home Show, Christmas
Sat 25th November 2023
Olympia, London
Adult Ticket: £41*
Senior Ticket: £39*
Child Ticket: £15*
Simply Christmas / Creative Craft / Cake / Bake
Sun 5th November 2023 | NEC, Birmingham
Adult Ticket: £41* | Senior Ticket: £39* | Child Ticket: £15*
Windsor Castle (Inc. St George's Chapel)
Fri 15th December 2023
Adult Ticket: £54* | Senior Ticket: £52* | Child Ticket: £31*
Booking Hotline: 01793 821303 or visit barnescoaches.co.uk Day Trips
© His Majesty King Charles III 2023Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date 1st October 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes.
Cardiff
Senior
£15
Adult
Senior
Winchester (Inc. Christmas Market)
DAY TRIPS ON EARLY PRESALE: MORE TRIPS COMING SOON! New day trip brochure every month!
Swindon Bus Station
Please read these conditions of carriage carefully and if they do not meet your requirements a full refund will be granted within 7 days of the date of your booking (48 hours in the case of bookings being made within 28 days of departure). These conditions of carriage set out clearly and simply the responsibilities which we have to you and which you in turn have to us.
Booking your excursion
You may book an excursion by visiting one of our travel offices, or by telephone or on our website. For day excursions full payment is required at the time of booking, but seats can be held on option for 7 days (48 hours within 14 days of departure) pending receipt of payment and subject to tour availability. Your booking will be confirmed by the issue of an Excursion Ticket showing your joining point and time.
If you change your booking
If, after your Excursion Ticket has been issued, you wish to transfer to another of our day excursions we will do our utmost to make the changes, provided that notification is received at our offices from the person in whose name the booking was made. This must be accompanied by a payment of £3 to cover administration costs. If your booking includes a ticket for an event, show or concert, it may not be possible to change this in which case a cancellation charge as detailed below would be payable. Any alteration by you within 2 days of departure will be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and will be subject to the cancellation charges set out below. Other alterations such as the addition of requests or change of pick-up point must be notified and accompanied by a payment of £3 to cover administrative costs. Changes of pick-up point or any additional special requests cannot be guaranteed within 2 days of departure.
If you cancel your excursion
You, or any members of your party, may cancel your excursion at any time provided that the cancellation is made by the person in whose name the booking was made. Any cancellation by you will be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and will be subject to the cancellation charges set out below, which shows the Period before departure within which cancellation is received and the relevant Amount of cancellation charge is a % of the excursion price:
More than 2 working days: Refund in the form of Travel Credit minus £3 administration fee 2 working days or less: 100%
For excursions where admission Tickets have been purchased the following cancellation charges will apply: 100%
NOTE: If the reason for cancellation is covered under the terms of a private insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges.
If we cancel or amend your booking
The arrangements for our excursions are made many months in advance. Sometimes minor amendments (such as to departure times of pickup points) are unavoidable and we reserve the right to amend details when required. We will do our best to keep you informed. For major amendments, such as cancellation due to insufficient bookings, passengers will be offered the choice of an alternative tour if available, or a refund in full of all monies paid. Either way, the company shall be exempt from any further liability.
Missed departure / return
Your Excursion Ticket clearly shows the departure point and time. Please check this carefully. You are responsible for ensuring that you are at the correct departure point at the correct time, and we cannot be liable for any loss or expense suffered by passengers because of their late arrival at any departure point.
All drivers have a list of passengers joining at each point shown on client’s tickets, and in the event of clients not being at the arranged point will make every endeavour to trace them. The coach will wait a reasonable time, but if a client is delayed or not able to join the coach early notification avoid unnecessary delay and inconvenience to other passengers.
The same applies for the return journey, the coach will wait a reasonable time for a late passenger and endeavour to trace them. However, after a reasonable time the coach will need to leave so as not to inconvenience other passengers.
Delays/missed show/event etc.
We arrange departure times to give reasonable allowance for delays which may be incurred en route to venues. In the event of delays beyond our reasonable control (e.g. accidents/roadworks etc.), liability is restricted to returning you to your point of departure.
Coach breakdown
In the event of coach breakdown, we will normally be able to provide alternative transport arrangements in sufficient time to avoid a major impact on your day. If the show/event is missed, or the day severely curtailed as a result of coach breakdown, then the company will accept liability and passengers will be offered the choice of an alternative tour if available, or a refund in full of all monies paid. Either way, the company shall be exempt from any further liability.
Show castings
We are unable to guarantee that advertised or particular performers will appear in any show or concert, and no refund will be made unless offered by the supplier/promoter.
Right of admission
The right of admission to any event is reserved to the promoter. The company will not accept any liability or offer any refund or compensation in the event that you are refused entry to a venue by nature of your behaviour or demeanour (e.g. being drunk or under the influence of alcohol, being, or appearing to be, under the age limit for admission, acting in such a manner that you are refused entry). You must be prepared to be subjected to a security search of your person and belongings.
Cancelled event/show
In the event of a show/event being cancelled 12 hours or more before commencement of the performance, we will make every endeavour to contact clients to inform them of the cancellation. The company will endeavour to obtain a transfer to a rescheduled date or refund in full.
Children & Seniors
Senior Citizens are classed as 60yrs+. Children of 15 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult 18yrs+. Passengers 16yrs of age may travel unaccompanied with the written permission from a parent or guardian, but this does not qualify them to accompany other children under the age of 16 who do not have parent or guardian permission. Regardless of the above, there may be other age limitations imposed by the organisers of an event, show or concert. On some excursions a reduction in price may be available for children and seniors. See individual trip details.
Coach seating
Coach seats are normally allocated at the time of booking and subject to availability at that time. However, seat locations cannot be guaranteed because occasionally it may prove necessary to reallocate seating due to circumstances beyond our control.
Journey times, pick
Although you will be provided with anticipated details at the time of booking, these cannot be guaranteed and may change due to circumstances beyond our control. Special requests if you have a special request, we will do our best to help, but we cannot guarantee that it will be fulfilled. Please inform us of your request before you make your booking.
We reserve the unconditional right to refuse a booking or terminate a client’s booking in the event of unreasonable conduct which in our opinion is likely to cause damage, distress, danger or annoyance to other clients, employees, property or to any third party. If you are prevented from travelling or continuing your excursion by such a termination our responsibility for your excursion thereupon ceases. Full cancellation charges will apply, and we will be under no obligation for any refund, compensation or loss which you may incur.
Should you or a member of your party have any medical condition or disability that may affect the excursion, or theatre booking, please advise us prior to confirming the booking so that we can advise as to the suitability of the excursion or theatre arrangements. If a passenger requires assistance, then they must travel with an able-bodied carer or friend. We will make every effort to accommodate the passenger. Please advise us in advance if you intend to use a wheelchair – spaces are limited. Motorised scooters do create a series of practical difficulties however we can accommodate a limited number on board though they do need to be Class 2 and a maximum of 24” wide and 40” long.
If you have a complaint
If you have a complaint during your excursion, please inform, in the first instance, the supplier of the service and then inform our driver who will do his/her best to help you there and then. If the matter is not resolved on the day you must notify us in writing within 14 days of the completion of your excursion and this must be sent to the address below. Failure to establish your complaint immediately in accordance with the above procedure may affect the outcome of it.
Travel insurance
In view of the relatively high cost of some of our inclusive Day Excursions we strongly recommend that our clients are covered by personal Travel Insurance. This does not need to be our insurance.
Address for communications Barnes Coaches Ltd. Woodside Road, South Marston Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4AQ.
Coach Travel Only Most of our Day Trips that include entry (Alton Towers etc) are also available as Coach Travel Only. Please call us for a prices.
Book online: You can book all of our day trip tours, concerts and theatre trips on our website: barnescoaches.co.uk
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To talk to the Barnes’ team on: 01793 821303 (Option 1)
Main Office: Barnes Coaches Unit E, Woodside Road, South Marston Park, Swindon, SN3 4AQ @BarnesCoaches
Make your day trip bookings with our
BOOKING AGENTS
• main office: Unit E, Woodside Road, South Marston Park, Swindon, SN3 4AQ
• Swindon: Central Library, Regent Circus, Swindon, SN1 1QG
• Swindon: Stagecoach Shop, in the Bus Station, Swindon
BOOKING AGENT
• Calne: TIC, Bank House, The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 OEN
• Chippenham: Town Council, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER
• Cirencester:TIC, Corinium Museum, Park St, Cirencester GL7 2BX
BOOKING AGENT
BOOKING AGENT
• Cirencester: Local Information Centre in Bingham House, 1 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PP
• Cirencester: The Churn Project, 14-16 The Waterloo, Cirencester GL7 2PY
• Corsham: TIC, Arnold House, 31 High Street, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 0EZ
• Faringdon:TIC, The Pump House, 5 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7HL
• Highworth: Visit Highworth, 7 High Street, Highworth, Wiltshire, SN6 7BE
• Highworth: Library, Brewery St, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7AJ
BOOKING AGENT
• Highworth: Lighthouse Bookshop, 40 High St, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7AQ
• Hungerford: Fare Wise Travel, 19 High Street, Hungerford, RG17 0NL
• Malborough: Library, 91 High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1HD
• Malmesbury: TIC, Town Hall, Cross Hayes, SN16 9BZ
• Melksham: TIC, Church Street, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6LS
• Newbury:The Wharf, Newbury RG14 5AU
• Newbury: Town Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5AA
• Royal Wootton Bassett: Cannon Travel, 1 Borough Fields, RWB, SN4 7AX
• Tetbury:TIC, 33 Church Street, Tetbury, GL8 8JG
BOOKING AGENT
BOOKING AGENT
• Wroughton: Library, Ellendune Community Centre, Barrett Way, Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9LW
If you do not see a point listed near to you, don’t worry! We’ll happily send copies via post to you.