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We have a wide variety of day trips and excursions planned to suit all ages and tastes throughout the whole year. Throughout the year we feature new destinations along with some old favourites.

For our current list of day excursions click here.
For information on how to book click here.
For our pick up points and seating plans click here.

Examples of our Day Trips/Excursions can be seen below...
(Please note, these are just examples of where we have visited previously, but they will not necessarily be available in 2008, click here to see and download the current schedule.)

SHOPPING
•London - From the boutiques of Bond Street to the teeming Oxford Street fashion stores and vibrant street markets.
•Cardiff - Charming Welsh capital with first-class shopping and waterfront.
•Birmingham - See the new look Bull-Ring shopping centre after it’s multi-million pound makeover.
•Merryhill - One of the largest shopping centres in Europe.
•Abergavenny Market - well known as one of the major markets in Wales Enjoy a traditional indoor & outdoor market, with over 200 stands selling a huge range of goods.
•The Mall at Cribbs Causeway - The South West's premier shopping centre.
•Worcester Christmas Fayre - A glorious Victorian themed Market with stall-holders in period costume, street entertainers, hot chestnuts, seasonal food and mulled wine.
•Clarks Village Outlet Shopping - The UK's first and foremost outlet shopping centre and has established itself as one of the premier shopping destinations in the country.
•Swindon Designer Outlet - Europe’s largest covered designer outlet housed in the beautifully restored railway works.

WILDLIFE
•Awarded ‘Zoo of the Year 2004’ by the Good Britain Guide, Bristol Zoo Gardens has a continuous reputation for excellence, innovation, and dedication to conservation
•Longleat - Voted ‘UK Family Attraction of the Year 2002’ by the Good Britain Guide.
•West Midlands Safari Park- The 4 mile drive-through Safari home to a variety of exotic and unusual animals. New additions include the only pride of White Lions in the UK.
•Cotswold Wildlife Park - set in 160 acres of parkland and gardens around a listed Victorian Manor House.

EVENTS
•The Three Counties Show is a celebration of British food and farming at its very best.
•Fairford International Air Tattoo.
•Ideal Home Show - It's bigger, better and bursting with more ideas than ever before!
•Plymouth Navy Days - A unique opportunity to go on board and meet the crews of Royal Navy ships and submarines.

SEASIDE!
•The old favourite of course...Weston Super Mare with the famous Grand Pier.
•A bit further away and the more sedate but lovely resort of Lynmouth.
•The glorious red sandstone cliffs of Sidmouth.
•Bournemouth - No major UK tourist resort has won as many awards as Bournemouth. In 2007 Bournemouth seafront secured four prestigious Blue Flag awards.
•Lyme Regis - An historic unspoiled seaside resort and fishing port on the world famous Cobb harbour.
•Why not build a sandcastle on Burnham-On-Sea’s award winning sandy Beach.
•Discover Tenby, Pembrokeshire's finest beach resort.
•Swansea & the Gower Coast’s succession of varied and spectacular beaches
•Weymouth - One of Britain’s finest resorts. With it’s award winning beach, impressive Georgian seafront, delightful harbour, and new shopping centre. There’s even a nature reserve!
•The English Rivera of Torquay, Paignton & Brixham.
•Also in Devon, watch the large numbers of trout and see the black swans, as ‘The Brook' gently flows towards the sea, cascading over a series of small waterfalls, in Dawlish.

FAMILY FUN!
•Theme park Fun @ Alton Towers, Legoland Windsor and Drayton Manor.
•Everybody Loves Chocolate! Indulge yourself at Cadbury World.
•Diggerland is a unique adventure park where children and adults can drive real diggers and so much more.
•Even if you’re not a fan, it’s worth taking a tour of Man United’s spectacular Old Trafford stadium.
•Visit Concorde At Filton - The West’s world famous visitor attraction featuring Concorde 216, which made its spectacular final flight home into Filton on 26 November 2003.
•Wookey Hole - Discover the magic of it’s breathtaking underground scenery.

LONDON SIGHTSEEING
•Buckingham Palace - Take a fascinating look inside the Queens’s official residence.
•London Eye - Get the best few of London from the tallest observation wheel in the world!!
•Enjoy a leisurely Thames Cruise including a 3 course lunch, followed by a tour of the Houses of Parliament
•Windsor

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE
•The Royal Horticultural Society’s beautiful gardens at Wisley.
•Chatsworth House - the Magnificent home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, set in the magnificent landscape of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park.
•The Spectacular Dams & Reservoirs of the Elan Valley.
•The Cotswolds - Including the thriving market town Moreton-In-Marsh, dating back 1000 years to the Saxon era.
•Spectacular Autumn colours at the Westonbirt Arboretum.
•The Brecon Beacons contains some of the most spectacular and diverse landscapes in Europe.
•South Devon and the old towns of Dartmouth & Totnes.

In addition to the above we also do regular excursions to local theatres for SHOWS, CONCERTS & PANTOMINES.

Points to note:-
•Pick-Up Points will depend on the local route into and out of the Forest of Dean and will differ on some excursions according to the destination.
•Seats will be allocated in a strict rotation of booking. If the seat you require is not available you will be seated as near as possible to your request. The company reserves the right to alter seating should the need arise, in which case you will be seated accordingly, please note that if you travelling in an odd number i.e. 1, 3 or 5 the adjoining seat may be occupied.
•For the greater protection of our customers - Grindles Coaches Ltd does not currently accept payment by credit or debit cards. Once a contact with a potential customer has been received and the reservation accepted then payment may be in person with cash or cheque or by letter (using our "Booking Form") with an enclosed cheque.

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