Your journey, properly planned
A good group journey starts with the right details. Put your route, passenger numbers and timings in one place.
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Your group
Count everyone travelling, including organisers. Tell us about luggage, equipment and any particular travel requirements so we can discuss the right arrangements.
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Your route
Add the exact pickup addresses in the order you would like to visit them, followed by your destination. Share any access instructions you already have.
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Your timings
Choose a departure time or an arrival deadline. For a return journey, give the collection time and tell us whether you want the coach to wait or return later.
Planning this journey
List the gardens or estates in visiting order, with exact addresses, intended arrival times and the time your group wants at each. Distinguish confirmed group bookings from places you are still considering. Include any scheduled tour, lunch or other timed activity that determines when the coach needs to arrive or depart.
Give the full passenger total and the collection points, along with any particular travel requirements to discuss before booking. Ask each attraction for its coach approach and stopping instructions. A garden may have different arrangements for group vehicles from those used by individual visitors; share the actual guidance rather than assuming the main entrance is the right place for the coach.
Use the estimator for a straightforward journey, or send the complete itinerary as a tailored enquiry. Our team confirms the route, coach access, timings and vehicle availability before booking.
Choose a route that leaves time for the gardens
Build the day around a manageable number of visits instead of treating every nearby garden as another quick stop. Include time for the group's own entrance arrangements, walking, refreshments and return to the coach. Tell us which visits are essential and which could be changed while the route is being planned. A multi-stop tour needs the full itinerary for a tailored quote. Admission, guided visits and meals remain separate from coach hire, so keep their booking details with your organiser's programme.
Bring the practical details into the brief
If members expect to buy plants or other bulky items, describe the likely load and discuss space with our team. Do not assume all purchases can travel simply because the passenger seats are available. For an overnight garden tour, provide accommodation bases and every day's required movements, including journeys when no garden visit is planned. Identify one group contact to coordinate the passenger list and meeting instructions. Before departure, make sure all members know the collection point after each visit and the agreed time they need to be ready.
Make your journey a plan.
Choose your pickups, destination and timings. Get an estimate, save your journey and send an enquiry to our coach hire team.
Prefer to open the calculator separately? Open the coach hire estimator.
Good to know.
A few answers before you set off.
How many people can travel on a coach?
Each coach has up to 53 passenger seats. For larger groups, the estimate builder calculates the additional coaches needed. Tell us about luggage and any particular travel requirements so our team can confirm the arrangements.
How do I get a coach hire estimate?
Use the estimate calculator on this page. Enter your passenger numbers, travel date, pickup points, destination and timings, then choose your journey arrangement. You can save your journey and send an enquiry to our team.
Can we have more than one pickup?
Yes. Add the pickup points in the estimate builder in the order you would like to visit them. The proposed schedule allows boarding time at each pickup. Our team checks the practical arrangements before confirming the journey.
Is the coach booked when I send an enquiry?
Sending an enquiry does not reserve a coach. We email a copy to you and our team, who check coach access, timings and availability before confirming your quote.
Can I save the journey and share it with passengers?
Save your private journey link to return to your plan and follow your enquiry. The calculator also provides a passenger itinerary without prices or contact details. Keep your private journey link for the organiser.
What if my journey needs a different arrangement?
Use the tailored enquiry form in the calculator for a different return route, multiple destinations or a journey it does not cover. Include your full route, dates, passenger numbers and preferred timings so our team can help.