Private Transport Hire in Gloucestershire
Private transport hire in Gloucestershire that gets your whole group there together with no one stuck driving or parking.
Group travel across Gloucestershire without the stress of driving
When you are organising a trip for a group, the travel is often the hardest part to sort. Cars leave at different times, someone takes a wrong turn, and a few people end up circling for parking while the rest wait to start.
Private transport hire in Gloucestershire solves that in one go.
Everyone travels in the same vehicle, leaves together and arrives together. Not one person has to drive.
Grindles is a family-owned coach hire and minibus operator based in the Forest of Dean, a private hire company covering Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties. We move groups of every size, from a small team in a minibus to a full coach party and the aim never changes: get your group there in comfort, keep everyone together and bring them home safely.
One group, one vehicle, no one left behind
Splitting a group across several cars makes a simple day harder than it needs to be.
People arrive at different times. Someone gets lost. Drivers miss the start because they are still looking for somewhere to park.
Put everyone in one vehicle and the day runs as you planned. The whole group travels together, talks together and steps off in the same place at the same time.
No one has to drive, so no one has to deal with the stressful motorway driving, plan the route or fight the traffic on the way home.
Types of private hire we cover
Private hire covers far more than a single day out. We provide vehicles for:
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Days out and group excursions
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Weddings, getting guests between venues without anyone driving
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Airport transfers, with seaport transfers handled the same way
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Sports fixtures and sporting events across the UK
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Events of every size
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School trips and school residentials
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Ski trips
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Pilgrimages
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Private tours and holidays, including multi-day and overnight trips of several nights
We can organise full private tours too, so a multi-day plan with overnight stops and a long route of many miles is something we are set up to handle.
Groups we carry
We cater for groups of every kind and most of our work comes from people organising a trip for others.
Over the years we have carried:
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Sports groups and clubs heading to fixtures
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Brass bands and choirs travelling to perform
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Walking groups reaching the start of a route
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Indoor and outdoor bowls teams
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Retirement groups, U3As and WIs on days out
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School groups on trips and residentials
If you have a group and a place to be, the chances are we have already helped a group like yours get to the destination they want to be. Organised, safely and proficiently.
Where we pick up and where we travel
We pick up across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire and we can arrange pickups further afield when a trip calls for it.
From there, the destination is open. We travel nationwide across the UK and right across Europe, so a local day out and a multi-day European tour are both well within range.
Groups in Gloucester, Cheltenham and the surrounding towns and Gloucester’s city centre use us for everything from local trips to a tour covering hundreds of miles, with plenty choosing us to explore further across the UK and Europe.
Short and local or long and several nights away, we plan the route around your group.
Vehicles to fit the group
Our fleet runs from 16-seat minibuses up to 73-seat coaches, so we match the vehicle to the number travelling rather than making your group fit the vehicle.
All our vehicles are maintained to a high standard and kept comfortable for the journey, with air conditioning and the size, style and quality right for the trip. Whatever the journey you want us to undertake, the right vehicle is in the fleet.
For a small team a minibus is ideal. For a large group a full coach keeps everyone together on one vehicle. We also run wheelchair accessible coaches so an accessible trip is straightforward to arrange.
Drivers you can trust with your group
Safety sits behind everything we do. Every driver is enhanced DBS checked, including the Adults and Children Barred Lists, which matters when the group is a school party or includes a vulnerable passenger.
We carry out random alcohol and drug testing, and our experienced drivers cover the UK and Europe.
They are professional drivers who know the vehicles and the roads and they are committed to looking after a group from the first pickup to the last drop-off.
Our vehicles are fully insured and the whole operation is built around reliability and the comfort of the people on board.
Booking your private hire
Tell us the date, the group size, where you are starting and where you want to go and we send a no obligation quote with a clear price and no surprises.
Booking in advance gives you the best choice of vehicle, and we are happy to talk the plan through before you commit.
We have been operating coach and private hire services across the region for years, so you are booking with a team that knows the work.
Call us on 01594 822110, email admin@grindlescoaches.co.uk or send your enquiries through the form on our website.
Frequently Asked Private Hire Questions
We pick up across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire and further afield by arrangement. Destinations cover the whole of the UK and Europe.
Our vehicles range from 16 to 73 seats, so we can move a small team or a large group together on a single vehicle.
Yes. We organise private tours and holidays, including multi-day routes with overnight stays of several nights.
Every driver is enhanced DBS checked against the Adults and Children Barred Lists, and we carry out random alcohol and drug testing.