01242 257 714
UK & CONTINENTAL COACH TRAVEL
Visit us at 61 Clarence Street, Cheltenham, open Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Welcome to Marchants Coaches...
Established in 1948, Marchants is a family owned bus & coach company based in the Regency Spa town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
We're passionate about our clients & delivering the highest levels of customer service with a team of dedicated, friendly & committed professional drivers, operations staff, engineers & cleaners.
Our uniformed drivers have enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificates, receive ongoing training in customer service, vehicle safety & driving standards. They are highly experienced & friendly, making your trip a memorable experience for all the right reasons.
We operate a modern & stylish fleet which includes 7 to 57 seat coaches in both standard & executive specification & 31 to 74 seat wheelchair accessible single & double deck buses.
Most importantly, our fleet undergo rigorous 6 weekly inspections to ensure they are at MOT standards at all times at our Prestbury Road Depot by IRTEC trained & experienced engineers.
Through our fleet replacement programme we are constantly renewing & refurbishing our vehicles, which boast prestigious models from Mercedes-Benz, Scania & Volvo.
Bus & coach private hire
We'd love to quote for your private hire requirements & can provide quotes for:
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Airport & seaport transfers
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Corporate travel
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Educational trips & tours
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European tours
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Historical venues, museums & gardens days out etc.
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Local transfers
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Sporting events & concerts
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Theatre & shopping trips
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UK coach tours
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Weddings & funerals
To contact us to discuss your private hire requirements, please Click Here.
Great days out with Marchants
We’ve a great selection of day excursion to choose from including air festivals & displays, Coronation Street Tour, historic houses & cities, Harry Potter Studio Tour, musicals, shopping & everyone’s favourite a day out at the seaside .
You can board your Marchants day excursion from convenient boarding points located in:
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Bishops Cleeve
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Cheltenham
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Churchdown
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Cirencester*
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Gloucester
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Tewkesbury*
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Quedgeley*
*These bus stops are only available on selected Day Excursions.
Reserved seating is provided on all day trips – we find most people generally like to be near the front, so the earlier you book the better choice of seats you have!
It's easy to to book, either online now or by any of the the following ways:
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Call: 01242 257714 & speak to our friendly travel advisors
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Visit: Marchants Travel Shop located at 61 Clarence Street, Cheltenham
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Visit: Tourist Information Centres in Cirencester, Gloucester & Tewkesbury
School Bus Services Christmas 2023
For school bus service updates & information, click here.
It's easy to book National Express tickets, just pop in & see us!
Whether it's fun with the family, memory-making with mates or visiting somewhere new, travelling with National Express means you'll always get great value as well as first-class quality. National Express takes you to the heart of London & every major UK city, as well as a huge range of over 900 other destinations & transfer services to major UK airports including Birmingham, Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester & Stansted, you can get to the departure lounge in comfort.
Coach tickets are available from our travel shop at 61 Clarence Street, Cheltenham, just a short 3 minute walk from the coach stop at the Royal Well Bus Station. Click here for details.
We're on social media....
For service information plus weather related travel updates for our bus services,
news & offers on our day excursions, theatre trips & coach holidays
We're proud members of ....
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) is the national trade association representing professional operators of buses, coaches and light rail systems. Visit: www.cpt-uk.org for further information.
The Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers with strong track records in business. They have been the voice of the town's business community for over a centuary. For further information visit: www.cheltenhamchamber.org.uk
Marchants are a Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) approved centre for delivering Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
For further information and to book your course, click here.
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In accordance with the UK Package Travel & Linked Travel Regulations 2018 all passengers booking with Marchants Coaches Ltd are fully protected for the initial deposit and subsequently the balance of all monies received by us, including repatriation costs and arrangements, arising from cancellation or curtailment of your travel arrangements due to the insolvency of Marchants Coaches Ltd
There is no requirement for Financial Protection of day trips or single elements, and none is provided.
Marchants Coaches Ltd has taken out an insurance provided by International Passenger Protection Ltd (IPP) with Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE (LMIE) trading as Liberty Specialty Markets, a member of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. LMIE's registered office: 5-7 rue Leon Laval, L-3372, Leudelange, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Registered Number B232280 (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés). LMIE is a European public limited liability company and is supervised by the Commissariat aux Assurances and licensed by the Luxembourg Minister of Finance as an insurance and reinsurance company. This insurance is only valid for passengers who book and pay directly with/to Marchants Coaches Ltd
In the event of our insolvency please make contact as soon as practically possible giving full details of what has happened quoting the name of your Travel Operator:
IPP Claims at Sedgwick
Telephone: +44 (0)345 266 1872
Email: Insolvency-claims@ipplondon.co.uk
or online at http://www.ipplondon.co.uk/claims.asp