Page 2: Contents Pick Up Routes
Page 3: Brochure Highlights
Page 4-5: May Day Trips (Including Half Term)
Page 6: June - July Day Trips
Page 7: Concerts
Page 8-9: Theatre Shows
Page 10: Day Trips on Pre-sale
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 (The Bell), Holiday Inn near 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)
Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date 1st May 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes.
Slimbridge, Tour of Berkeley
Castle & Lunch
Wed 17th May 2023
Adult Ticket: £73*
Senior Ticket: £70*
Child Ticket: £65*
Exbury Gardens:
Rhododendrons (inc. Train Ride)
Wed 17th May 2023
Adult Ticket: £45*
Senior Ticket: £42*
Child Ticket: £22*
Royal Bath & West Show
Shepton Mallet Showground
Thu 1st June 2023
Adult Ticket: £52*
Senior Ticket: £48*
Child Ticket: £15*
June trips continue on page 06! Tours marked with an * include admission tickets
Longleat Safari Park
Tue 30th May 2023
Adult Ticket: £63*
Senior Ticket: £61*
Child Ticket: £44*
Cotswold Wildlife Park
Fri 2nd June 2023
Adult Ticket: £32*
Senior Ticket: £26*
Child Ticket: £23*
Swindon Bus Station
Barry Island OR Cardiff
Adult Ticket: £26
Senior Ticket: £24 Child Ticket: £15
Our full list of Summer trips are still to be announced... CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES!
*Tours marked with an * include admission tickets
Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date1st May 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes. BBC Gardeners’ World Live & Good Food Show Summer Sun 18th June 2023
Portsmouth (Gunwharf Quay) OR Southsea
Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Faiford
Sun 16th July 2023
Adult Ticket: £88*
Senior Ticket: £86*
Child Ticket: £15*
Longleat Safari Park
Fri 28th July 2023
Adult Ticket: £63*
Senior Ticket: £61*
Child Ticket: £44*
Adult Ticket: £49*
Senior Ticket: £46*
Child Ticket: £15*
Compton Acres & Bournemouth Fri 21st July 2023
Adult Ticket: £38*
Senior Ticket: £34*
Child Ticket: £21*
Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date 1st May 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes.
Shania Twain
26th September 2023
Arena, Birmingham Ticket (Flat Floor, Block B) & Coach: £161*
2023 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
(Block 16) & Coach: £145*
New shows are always being announced, make sure to check our website for updates!
* = Ticket & Return Coach Travel | EBR: Early Bird Rate
Crazy For You
Sat 1st July 2023
Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
Ticket & Coach: £143*
Dirty Dancing
Sat 29th July 2023
New Theatre, Oxford
Ticket & Coach: £78*
Shrek Sat 26th August 2023
Bristol Hippodrome Ticket & Coach: from £75*
Moulin Roufe! The Musical
Sat 10th June 2023 | Piccadilly Theatre, London
Ticket & Coach: £148*
Hamilton
Sat 15th July 2023 | Victoria Palace Theatre, London
Ticket & Coach: £149*
42nd Street
Sat 5th August 2023 | Bristol Hippodrome
Ticket & Coach: £75*
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Sat 23rd September 2023 | Bristol Hippodrome
Ticket & Coach: £87*
Mrs Doubtfire
Sat 17th June 2023 | Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Ticket & Coach: £147*
Jersey Boys
Sat 15th July 2023 | Trafalgar Theatre, London
Ticket & Coach: £119*
Mamma Mia! The Party
Sun 17th September 2023 | Nikos Tavern, The O2, London
Ticket & Coach: £170* (Inc. 4 hour show experience, welcome drink, 4-course meal & coach travel.
Pretty Woman: UK Tour
Sat 11th November 2023 | Bristol Hippodrome
Ticket & Coach: £92*
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Please note: Our excursion list is correct at point of publication date 1st May 2023, however we would advise to check our full tour list online www.barnescoachesco.uk/daytrips for any new tour announcements or changes.
CHECKING OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES! * =
Malvern Autumn Show
Sun 24th September 2023
Adult Ticket: £46*
Senior Ticket: £44*
Child Ticket: £15*
Windsor Castle (Inc. St George's Chapel)
Sat 2nd September 2023
Adult Ticket: £54* | Senior Ticket: £52* | Child Ticket: £31*
Buckingham Palace & free time in Windsor August - September 2023 (see dates above)
Adult Ticket: £61* | Senior Ticket: £59* | Child Ticket: £33*
The Making of Harry Potter
Sat 30th December 2023
Adult Ticket: £86*
Senior Ticket: £84*
Child Ticket: £61*
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.
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 an insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges.
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
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.
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.
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
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 (Option 1)
Main Office: Barnes Coaches Unit E, Woodside Road, South Marston Park, Swindon, SN3 4AQ
Booking Agents: You can also book all our day trips with our agents Swindon: Tourist Information Centre, Central Library, Regent Circus, Swindon
Royal Wootton Bassett: Cannon Travel, 1 Borough Fields
Royal Wootton Bassett.
Chippenham: Chippenham Town Council
Cirencester: Tourist Information Centre, Corinium Museum, Cirencester.
Highworth: Visit Highworth, High Street, Highworth
Tetbury: Tourist Information Centre, 33 Church St, Tetbury