Coach hire in Cheltenham keeps your group on one vehicle and out of the traffic, so nobody spends the day driving, queuing on the Promenade or circling for a space near the racecourse.
Travelling in a convoy of cars turns a good day into a job of work. Three cars leave at three different times. One takes the wrong turn off the A40. Two more spend twenty minutes looking for parking while the rest of you wait in the cold.
Book one coach and the day runs the way you planned it.
Everyone leaves from the same place, talks on the way and steps off at the door. Nobody has to drive, follow a route or work out where to leave the car.
The people on board get to relax and enjoy the journey. The person who organised it gets to enjoy it too.
Grindles Coaches is a family-run coach and minibus company covering Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, with coaching in the family for over 90 years and the fifth generation running it now.
Organising the travel is rarely the part anyone volunteers for. You are chasing headcounts, juggling timings and waiting on a company that said it would call back.
Local knowledge shortens all of it. Our operations staff know the routes into town, the pickup points that actually work on a busy day and how long the run really takes when the racecourse is full.
You tell us the date, the number travelling and where you are heading. We build the trip around your requirements rather than pushing you into a fixed package.
One point of contact from the first call to the last drop-off. Clear terms before you commit, and a driver who knows the journey.
That is the deal on every job, and we take pride in delivering it the same way every time.
Groups book for all sorts of reasons and the town gives you plenty of them.
Around Cheltenham, we offer coach hire for:
The famous racecourse fills the town every March, and race weeks are the busiest dates in our year. Cheltenham also sits on the edge of the Cotswolds, which makes it an ideal base for visitors exploring the villages, gardens and market towns nearby.
Whatever the occasion, the booking works the same way and the quote comes back as one clear number.
Get the size right and the rest of the trip looks after itself. Too small and you are back to splitting the group. Too big and you pay for seats nobody sits in.
Minibus hire covers the smaller end, from 8 up to 16 seats, and suits weddings, business travel and airport transfers. Standard coaches seat 33 to 49. Executive coaches take 50 to 53, and high-capacity coaches carry 70 or more. A 50-seater handles most group travel around the town.
Our own fleet ranges from 16-seat minibuses to 73-seat coaches, so we match the vehicle to the group rather than the other way round.
Comfort comes as standard across the selection. Reclining seats, air conditioning, easy access on and off and toilets on board on the larger coaches.
Luxury coach hire is worth the small extra on a long day out. For a wedding party or a corporate group, an executive coach with extra legroom changes how the whole journey feels.
We also run wheelchair accessible coaches, so an accessible trip is straightforward to arrange when you tell us at the booking stage.
Safety is the part of passenger transport nobody sees, and it takes most of our work.
Every driver is enhanced DBS checked against the Adults and Children Barred Lists, which matters with a school group on board. We also run random alcohol and drug testing and ongoing CPC training and our professional drivers are experienced across the UK and Europe.
Maintenance is in-house to DVSA standards, with a safety inspection every six weeks.
Eleven of our twelve coaches are Euro 6 and ULEZ, CAZ and LEZ compliant, so London, Bristol and Birmingham are no problem.
Every vehicle is fully insured, with the information sent before you book. Reliability is why customers come back.
We collect across Cheltenham and the surrounding areas, from the town centre and Montpellier out to Prestbury, Charlton Kings and the villages around them. Pickups in Gloucester and across Gloucestershire are equally easy, and we can arrange collection further afield when the trip calls for it.
From there the map opens up.
London, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff are all comfortable runs. The Cotswolds give you a wealth of shorter days out on the doorstep. For longer trips we travel nationwide and right across Europe.
Short and local or a week away, we plan the route around your group.
Pricing a Cheltenham trip takes a couple of minutes.
Send us the date, how many people are travelling, where in town you want collecting and where you are going. Fill in the form to request an instant quote, or give us the details over the phone.
The figure that comes back is the figure you pay, with no extras appearing later.
Booking early gives you the best choice of vehicle, which matters most on festival weekends and race dates. If your budget is fixed, say so and we will work to it.
We are happy to discuss timings or the route first. Ask about coach hire Cheltenham prices and you get a straight answer from someone who knows the roads.
Call 01594 822110, email admin@grindlescoaches.co.uk, or send your enquiry through the form on our website.
Our vehicles run from 16-seat minibuses up to 73-seat coaches, with executive and wheelchair accessible options in the fleet. Tell us the number travelling and we will suggest the sizes that suit.
Yes. Race weeks are among our busiest dates, so book as far in advance as you can. We handle drop-off and collection timings around the racing so your group is not left waiting.
We pick up across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire and travel throughout the UK and Europe, including multi-day trips with overnight stays.