📌Update - From 20 July 2020 the No.7 bus service (Alford-Skegness) will run Monday to Friday ONLY. Saturdays will be included from 01 August 2020. Please follow guidance on social distancing and face coverings must be worn unless exempt. Information on our other public bus services will be posted here soon.
📌Update From 15 June it became mandatory for passengers to wear face coverings while travelling on public transport. Before you begin your journey with us, we want to let you know more about it.
When Travelling
📌Update In light of the recent Government COVID-19 announcements our Travel Shop, West Street, Alford is now open to the public. The operating days and times are reduced - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am – 5pm. We ask that customers respect social distancing and view the signage at our shops. Only 2 customers will be permitted to enter at any one time.
We are updating our range of day excursions and holidays for when we anticipate operating the Coaches. The tours will be updated and are listed on our website Click Here. Here you will find further information and booking options.
Currently Hunts Coaches public service buses are not operating. Further updates will follow about when they will re-commence. If you are a Key Worker requiring urgent transport on one of our timetabled routes, please contact us.
For information and up to date operating details of CallConnect Services and other public bus services please visit www.lincsbus.info.
For those travelling a range of measures will be in place to safeguard our passengers and team. Further communications on this will be made.
Our Forecourt Shop (West End Filling Station), Station Road, Alford and Travel Shop have Face Masks available for purchase. Multi use £4.99 each and Disposable £1.00 each.
With the continued evolving information, advice and guidance that is being released relating to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) Hunts Coaches would like to reassure our customers that we are continually monitoring the situation, following and responding to the latest guidance from the Government, World Health Organisation (WHO), Public Health England, Local Authority Education Transport Teams and others. The health, wellbeing and safety of our passengers, and our team, remains our highest priority.
To all our customer we thank you for your continued support. We look forward to taking you to the wonderful places in our United Kingdom and further, supporting all those businesses who will need it when we come through this.
📌Update Our Travel Shop on West Street, Alford continues to be closed to the public following the recent Government COVID-19 announcement. The Travel Office will be on reduced opening during this time. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am – 5pm. If you need to contact the team, please email travel.office@hunts-coaches.co.uk or call 01507 463000. Alternatively visit our website www.hunts-coaches.co.uk which will have updates on the latest information, advice and guidance.
Our Forecourt (West End Filling Station), Station Rd, Alford will be re-open from 18/04/20. It will be on reduced opening during this time. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8am – 5pm. We have taken measures to protect our employees and customers. We request that you respect social distancing when visiting.
Hunts Coaches wish you well and hope that you keep well and as happy as possible, during this extraordinary situation.
📌Update COVID-19 Bus and train operators across Lincolnshire are operating reduced services on some lines.
If your journey is essential and you must use public transport, please check before you travel and practise social distancing during your journey.
Hunts Coaches Public Bus Services are currently not operating. If you are a Key Worker requiring urgent transport on one of our timetabled routes please contact us. We will update this section with information on when they will be restored.
For information on CallConnect Services and other public bus services please visit www.lincsbus.info
The issuing of ENCTS bus passes is currently significantly delayed in Lincolnshire, however you can still apply for a bus pass. Your bus pass will be posted out to you when normal service is safe to resume. Visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk for more information.
Lincolnshire bus operators have agreed an amnesty allowing out of date concessionary bus passes to be used for a period of 3 months. For all urgent queries please email: concessionaryfares@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
📌Update –This COVID–19 crisis is new to us all and we are working hard to ensure that all our decisions and actions are focused on looking after our customers, our staff, and our suppliers. This has led to the decision to close all our sites by the end of this week. Our Depot will close today and Travel Office on Friday. We intend to re-open on Thursday 16 April 2020. Customers with bookings that have been cancelled due to this crisis have been informed. Should further cancellations be required customers will be contacted when we return to the travel office.
We are extremely grateful to have such a wonderful team that are clearly highly regarded by everyone as we have received messages of support and best wished for which we are thankful.
This is our 90th year in business and we are looking ahead to brighter times with many tours available for later in the year and into 2021. Although we have minimal staff available at this time our website is still active www.hunts-coaches.co.uk. If you have an emergency, we will try to help 01507 463000.
Most importantly, stay safe! This is a challenging time for everyone, so whether you are a holiday, excursion, coach hire customer or one of our many bus passengers, let's keep being understanding and supportive of each other and do what we can to help.
Thanks for your continued support and help. We look forward to taking you to the wonderful places in our United Kingdom and further, supporting all those businesses who will need it when we come through this.
📌Update – Our Travel Shop on West Street, Alford is closed to the public until further notice following the recent Government announcement. If you need to contact us please email travel.office@hunts-coaches.co.uk or call 01507 463000. Our website is available too www.hunts-coaches.co.uk
We have also taken the decision to *close* the forecourt (West End Filling Station, Station Road, Alford) for the next 3 weeks. Unfortunately, because of it's size, we felt there was no way to follow the social distancing advice within the store. Fuel will be made available in emergencies to key workers. Contact us to arrange this.
Hunts Coaches wish you well and hope that you keep well and as happy as possible, during this extraordinary situation.
📌Update – The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and most recent information, advice and guidance has led to the following decision. Our public bus services will be suspended from Tuesday 24/03/20. No Hunts buses will be running until further notice this includes the No.7, No.12, No.8, No.44, HH01 & No.96. If you are a recognised keyworker in the NHS or Carer, we will assist with transport on request (note. This is at bus timetable times with a minimum of one hours’ notice). To book this please call the team on 01507 463000.
The CallConnect Services are still operational and can be booked https://lincsbus.info/callconnect/ or 0345 234 3344
Hunts Coaches wish you well and hope that you keep well and as happy as possible, during this extraordinary situation.
📌Update - With the continued evolving information, advice and guidance that is being released relating to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) Hunts Coaches would like to reassure our passengers that we are continually monitoring the situation, following and responding to the latest guidance from the Government, World Health Organisation (WHO), Public Health England and our local NHS Environmental Health Team. The health, wellbeing and safety of our passengers, and our team, remains our highest priority.
Over the coming days, weeks and months we will update our social media feeds and website with any information that we have relating to our services and will respond to requests as quickly as we are able to. We are receiving increased levels of messages, emails and telephone calls. The team will respond to all of these and we appreciate your continued support and patience. Most importantly as a local family business, we take this opportunity to wish you well and hope that you keep well, virus free and as happy as possible, during this extraordinary situation. The link to our news section is https://hunts-coaches.co.uk/news/
Well they said they would Rock us, and they certainly did at the hit musical written by Queen and Ben Elton.
We Will Rock You was a feast for the eyes with elaborate lighting scenes that ensured a futuristic feel. The cast clearly selected for vocal ability told a story of the future with a playlist of Queens well known songs.
The plot was full of humour and saw the 'dreamer' take on Global Soft. They wanted to keep control of people’s minds and had banned making music and instruments in a bid to stop free will. The cast were true professionals who looked to be enjoying every minute.
The character of the building has been retained and it has a warm and welcoming feel. The seats are well positioned and allow audiences to really see and enjoy the performances. We were seated in the Circle and could clearly view all the details of the performers, costumes and set. Hunts Coaches have good relationships with venues and source the best show tickets and provide local Lincolnshire Coach pick-up points. This is why so many choose to book theatre and concert trips with them. Its quick and convenient to book by visiting the website, telephone call or in person. If you are thinking of organising a trip for a large group, they can do this too.
Getting to the Theatre was easy, we got on the coach at Osbourne Street in Grimsby and travelled in comfort. Our driver (Dave) provided all the information we needed and issued the theatre tickets onboard. We were dropped off directly outside the theatre and had time to sit back with a drink in the bar. We enjoyed seeing everyone chatting, having fun and dressed for the occasion. Some of our group enjoyed a bite to eat too. The theatre has all the facilities you would expect with an increasingly diverse show list and in a great location near to local restaurants and shops. If you haven't visited, what are you waiting for?
The next day trip to this theatre is for Les Miserables showing on the stage 21 November for a matinee performance with time to enjoy Hull before the show. Click Here for more information.
Customers came to the 90th anniversary 2020 brochure launch celebration on Thursday 05 September 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Alford to be among the first to see the Hunts Coaches cake, brochure and the new editions for the coming year. It proved to be a great evening with over 160 people attending. Customers had the opportunity to meet the Hunts Coaches team, learn more about their tours and to find out about the history of the Lincolnshire based, 3rd generation family business in their 9th decade.
The 2020 brochure has a wide range of destinations from Potters Resort in Norfolk to River Cruises. It includes listings of the 2020 Day Excursions starting at just £12 per person Adult fare to Lincoln, York and Beverley. Customers took the opportunity to place bookings with the team, taking advantage of the first come first served reserved coach seating.
Karen Haydon came to the launch party. She said "I went on Isle of Wight holiday with Hunts Coaches for the first time with my friend. We had such a marvellous time. The weather was great and the value for money was outstanding. I have booked a holiday tonight too."
Hunts has experienced and customer friendly staff. They provide luxury air-conditioned coaches, door to door departures within a large catchment area and free parking for those who wish to meet the coach at the Depot in Alford. By sourcing a wide range of quality hotels, and tours with great local excursions which are all included in the price of your holiday, rest assured that they have something to suit all tastes and ages. They even include total luggage handling.
Michael Hunt “It was great evening and fantastic to get together with our extended family during our 90th Anniversary Brochure Launch. We would like to thank passengers for their continued support and for coming along and speaking to us on the evening without them this wouldn’t be possible.”
The Hunts team would like to thank everyone who attended and contributed to this great evening. The raffle held for Louth and District hospice will see £145 donated to this deserving cause. They are pleased to say that the Hunts new 2020 holiday brochure has launched and is now on the website.
It is a sad truth that over the years we have lost many local coach companies, the likes of Barnards Coaches, Skegness Travel, Lawtons Coaches and Tourmaster Coaches are now a thing of the past.
These companies served local people across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas, providing holidays across the whole of the UK, minibus hire and more.
Often coach companies are small family-run operations, many therefore close with retirement or no one to continue the legacy.
Coach travel for day-trippers & holidaymakers seeking a social experience and views along the way is a must. Travelling as a group is an experience in itself, meeting new friends and sharing in different experiences. Many make lifelong friends with those they are sat near to on coach holidays and enjoy sharing in the experience with like-minded people. This sets coach travel apart from the rest.
Coach travel is also convenient, often the stress of organising a trip is enough to put people off exploring. When there is a car trip, parking, bus to the airport, plane then another transfer on the other side, you can spend a full day not really achieving anything. Travelling by coach means you are picked up from a local and convenient place and that is it. The adventure starts from the moment you board. Along the way, you can share in the views, sit back and relax without a care in the world. It is also one of the most carbon-efficient (green) ground transport methods for groups of passengers.
Hunts Coaches are approaching their 90th year of serving Lincolnshire people with fabulous coach holidays, minibus hire, day excursions, theatre and concert experiences. We are also forever growing our valued customer base, so if you're looking for a new travel partner for your next adventure. Look no further.
Craig David has sold over 15 million albums, achieving 16 Top Ten Hits and multi Platinum status in more than 20 Countries.
He rose to success with the hit singles '7 Days', 'Fill Me In' and 'Walking Away and featured on the single 'Re-Rewind' by the Artful Dodger. Sixteen years later he came back into the charts with Big Narstie with 'When The Bassline Drops'. He has since released the No.1 album 'Following My Intuition' and the latest album 'The Time Is Now' which is his fifth top 10 album. To find out the latest information about the artist visit his official website Click Here.
Lincolnshire will be welcoming Craig this August to Market Rasen Racecourse. Hunts Coaches, Craig David Rasen Rocks concert trip includes admission, seeing a six race card/equine athletes, Craig David live and Lincolnshire coach pick up points (17/08/19) for £80pp. For full details and to see our other concert tours Click Here.
If you have ever wondered what the City of Nottingham has to offer, wonder no more. Nottingham is a city rich with history and is most well known for Robin Hood. The place has a thriving independent shopping scene and some great exhibits and art galleries too.
1. Sherwood Forest.
What is it? Made Legendary as the home of the famous outlaw in the ballads of Robin Hood, amongst the great oaks you will find the timeworn beauty. Why go? Centuries in the making, the legend of Sherwood continues to grow, with every generation adding to its legacy. See the ancient woodland and Major Oak, estimated to be around 1,000 years old. The visitor centre is full of information and resources to bring the place to life.
2. City of Caves.
What is it? A hidden maze of over 500 original sandstone caves underneath the streets of Nottingham dating back to the dark ages. Why go? A chance to investigate the social history of the caves and learn more about the events that happened here. People even sought refuge in the Anderson air-raid shelter during World War 2. The entrance is behind the Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery.
3. Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery.
What is it? One of the most inspiring galleries's in the UK exhibiting international art. Why go? Designed by the award-winning architects Caruso St. John it stands in the heart of the City. Free to enter and regularly changing exhibitions.
4. Nottingham Cathedral.
What is it? An outstanding building having been a renowned landmark for more than 150 years. Originally built during the 1800s. Why go? The outstanding architecture, range of choirs, concerts and events.
5. Nottingham Castle.
What is it? See the ruins of a castle with a long history perched upon an impressive lump of rock containing caves. Why go? Nottingham Castle has a troubled history. Starting in the Middle Ages, when a grand fortress stood on the site. This was demolished and replaced with a Mansion (also demolished), followed by the Ducal Mansion you can now see here. However, the transformation of the Castle is currently taking place with renovation work to develop it into a world-class heritage destination for 2020. So you might want to pencil it in the diary for the year ahead.
We offer coach day trips to Nottingham including concerts at Nottingham Arena from a selection of Lincolnshire pick up points!
Established in 1930 by Fred Hunt, Hunts Coaches have remained a family company to this day. Currently, in our third generation, the family feel encompasses what our business is about.
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