Abba Voyage
Sat 21st Nov 2026
From
£ 139.00
Per Person
Skip the City Parking Stress with Theatre Trips from Gloucester
A night at the show with the driving, the city parking and the late journey home all handled for you.
See the show without the drive into the city
Booking the tickets is the easy part. Getting everyone to the venue is usually where a theatre night starts to unravel.
Driving into Bristol or London means heavy traffic, an unfamiliar multi-storey and a parking fee that climbs the longer the performance runs.
By the final curtain you are tired and the dark drive back is the last thing anyone wants. Theatre trips from Gloucestershire take all of that off your plate.
Your group boards one coach close to home, gets comfortable and someone else deals with the roads, the city centre and the journey back.
Grindles has run theatre, musical and pantomime trips for years from its base in the Forest of Dean, collecting passengers right across Gloucestershire and the counties next door.
Our upcoming theatre trips
Abba Voyage
Sat 5th Dec 2026
From
£ 139.00
Per Person
One coach for the group, no designated driver
Sorting lifts and splitting people across cars turns a relaxed evening into a logistics job.
A few get held up in traffic, others spend the interval thinking about the parking meter and at least one person misses their drink because they are behind the wheel later on.
Travel together and the night feels different. The coach gathers everyone, the whole party arrives in good time for the same performance and the same seats are waiting for the trip home. No driver to nominate, no car park to find, no working out the route to a venue you have visited once before.
Theatre trips we run through the year
Day trips and overnight breaks cover the shows people most want to see, from big touring productions to a family pantomime at Christmas.
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West End musicals in London, including Wicked, Les Miserables and Hamilton
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Touring blockbusters at the Bristol Hippodrome
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Musicals, dramas and pantomimes at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham
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Intimate professional productions at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester
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Family shows and screenings at the Roses Theatre
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Matinee day trips and evening performances
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Overnight theatre breaks with a hotel stay
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Annual pantomime outings for clubs and families
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Other day trips, from shopping and Christmas markets to the Harry Potter Studio Tour
London’s West End sits within easy reach and a coach sets you down near the theatre door rather than at a station with its own car park to puzzle over. Closer to home, the Everyman in Cheltenham is regarded as Gloucestershire’s leading producing theatre, while the Bristol Hippodrome pulls in the major touring musicals.
Groups we take to the theatre
Most bookings come from one person organising the night for everyone else and we carry every kind of party.
Over the years we have taken:
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Theatre and social clubs on regular outings
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Friends and family groups marking a birthday or celebration
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WIs, U3As and retirement groups on a day out
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Workplaces on a staff night out
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Choirs and music groups heading to see a show
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Schools and colleges on curriculum theatre visits
Whatever the show and however large the party, there is a good chance we have already driven a group like yours to the curtain and back again.
More days out from across the county
Plenty of our coach trips are built around a full day rather than an evening show.
A festive run to a Christmas market, a shopping trip into a city with no car park to circle, or a visit to a major attraction such as the Harry Potter Studio Tour.
Coach trips from the county also take in seaside escapes and city breaks when the group fancies a change of scene.
Booking any of it works the same way and the quote comes back with a clear figure.
Local departure points and where we travel
Pickups run from departure points across the Forest of Dean and out into Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire.
Coaches call through towns such as Cinderford, Coleford, Drybrook, Mitcheldean, Lydney, Ross-on-Wye, Monmouth, Chepstow and Gloucester, so most passengers join close to home.
From your preferred pickup point, the destination is yours. A matinee in Cheltenham, an evening at the Bristol Hippodrome or a West End show in London all sit within comfortable range and an overnight stay slots in neatly for a production further afield.
Drivers who look after the group
Care for the people on board sits at the centre of how we work.
Each driver is Enhanced DBS checked, including the Adults and Children Barred Lists, which counts when the trip is a school group or includes an older or vulnerable passenger.
Random alcohol and drug testing, routine eyesight checks and ongoing training keep standards where they belong.
Our drivers know the venues, the city routes and the late finishes and they stay with the party from the first pickup to the final drop-off.
Booking your theatre trip
A quote needs only a few details. Send us the show, the date, the size of the group and your preferred pickup, and we come back with a no obligation price and nothing hidden.
Reserving early gives the best choice of coach and seats, and we are glad to talk the plan through first. With years of theatre and excursion trips behind us, you are dealing with a team that knows the work.
Reach us on 01594 822110, email admin@grindlescoaches.co.uk or view our upcoming theatre trips above.
Frequently Asked Theatre Trip Questions
We arrange trips to the Everyman in Cheltenham, the Bristol Hippodrome, the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, the Roses Theatre and West End venues in London, with other shows covered on request.
Departure points run across the Forest of Dean and into Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, through towns like Cinderford, Coleford, Lydney, Ross-on-Wye, Monmouth, Chepstow and Gloucester. Give us your preferred pickup point when you book.
Theatre coach trips can be set up with the show tickets and the travel together, or as travel only if you already hold seats. Let us know which you need when you enquire.
Yes. A show further afield can be booked as an overnight trip with a hotel stay, alongside day matinees and evening performances that return the same night.