Theobolds Your holiday Starts with us... Celebrating of Theobolds 2019 Tel: 01582 60 00 00 www.theobolds.com All about us.... Dear Friends, when we have to say, “sorry we are full” Don’t let us have to say it to you! Our day trips this year will still include a A Big Hello! broad range of things to do and we hope there is From all the team, to all our friends old and new who something that will suit everyone. We still have our have travelled with us in the last year. Can you believe relaxing river trips, spectacular gardens and shows. We THEOBOLDS has been around for 50 years! Many of you will be visiting cities, towns, villages, markets and the have been on this incredible journey with us, thank you. ever-popular seaside trips. It grows increasingly difficult Theobolds originally started as a 16-seater minibus in to find new daytrips for you to experience but this year a 1969 eventually moving to a bigger coach. After several magnificent job has been done with lots of new trips. takeovers it was eventually bought by Laurence Lewis, the Great news; Theatre trips are back! Great shows like current owner, who was with Central Executive Travel. In Aladdin, Motown, Tina and the Dolly Parton classic 9 to 5. 1996 he purchased 2 Theobolds Coaches, the telephone Also, this year, check out our seaside specials, pay for 2 number and a couple of contracts. Following year on year adults in full and take 2 children up to 14 years of age free growth we are now the company you know and love of charge. These will be advertised on our website, local today. We now operate Day Trips, Holidays and Private advertising, Facebook or twitter. If you are on Facebook, Hire. We run a fleet of coaches and minibuses. Let’s be please give us a like! honest we wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you, Who knows what is happening with fuel? it’s up and much of our success is down to you our customers. down, any price increases if any, we have tried our very Over the years the business has changed and it best to keep to a minimum. becomes harder to find new places of interest for our Our gift vouchers have again proved very popular and I customers. Also, many more events, destinations, hotels might add gratefully received by those who have been etc are asking for upfront deposits and financial given them as a gift. So well done anyone that purchased commitment. Sometimes when you see spaces on the gift vouchers for birthdays, anniversaries or Christmas coach these could have been filled several times over but presents. From the feedback we have had from our because we must commit so far ahead people miss out. customers, they were over the moon and of course what Our advice would be don’t leave it too late. do you give the person that has everything; a Again, this year we have managed to travel on several THEOBOLDS GIFT VOUCHER OF COURSE! day trips and holidays. We like to pretend it’s for quality Many of you may belong to groups, clubs and control, that’s a fib but don’t tell the drivers that! To be societies so please remember we also offer a private hire honest we love getting out with our customers; we like to service as well, so whether it’s a club outing for the day, hear ideas, views, opinions and stories. We also like the a short break, airport transfer or a wedding etc, we can fact that when we get back to the office we know exactly help you with that too. who we are speaking to and that you have a person you Well, we very much hope that you will find something know, it makes the whole booking process far friendlier in this years’ brochure that will suit you. If not, you and more personal. By the way thank you for all the know what to do, let us know your ideas for next year nicknames you have given us! and you could see your trip featured in our 2020 The calls for this new brochure have been coming thick brochure. and fast since mid August, it looks like 2019 could be Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook and twitter another good year, well fingers crossed. So here it is at and give us a like! last our 2019 brochure. As always, we have tried to Finally, a massive thank you from all the team to you accommodate all tastes and pockets with several new all. You are very much appreciated, we are here because breaks and holidays for you to experience. We wonder of you, your phone calls and letters comments good and what new adventures await you all? I know lots of you not so good are all appreciated, and we take them all especially the ladies will be delighted with the Shoppers very seriously. Remember Theobolds Coaches are……. delight we had such good feedback from the hotel we “Always in the pursuit of excellence” used last year. We have several new destinations. We are going back to Scotland which we haven’t done for several years. Rhyl and Lytham St Annes are also new to us this The Team At Theobolds year, but we haven’t forgotten our old favourites either P.S. Don’t forget such as The Isle of Wight and Exmouth. Please remember information and bookings a lot of our holidays sell out very quickly! So, please don’t available at get left behind! It really does upset us here in the office www.theobolds.com 2 Book online: www.theobolds.com or call 01582 60 00 00 (All holidays and day trips are subject to availability) We’ll Take Care of You YOU’RE IN SAFE HANDS SINGLE ROOMS From the moment you pick up the phone and We only have a very small allocation of single speak to one of our advisors, to the services of rooms, which sell out very quickly. On some your driver while you are away on a trip, our holidays this can be as little as one. Under friendly, professional and knowledgeable staff some hotel descriptions you may see “no single are on hand to ensure everything runs supplement on allocated rooms”. Once our smoothly. In the unlikely event you do have a allocation is full we need to contact the hotel problem rest assured there is someone who will the hotel to see if there are any more singles help solve it. So just sit back, relax and enjoy they will let us have if they do these rooms may your time with us. carry a supplement as they are over and above the allocation we have been able to negotiate. YOUR COACH With the majority of our day excursions and OUR ITINERARIES holidays, you’ll enjoy luxury coach travel. All When our brochure is put together and sent for our coaches are fitted with air- conditioning, print any itineraries that we have listed are put panoramic double glazed windows to keep out together in good faith and to the best of our the noise, toilet washroom and fully knowledge details are correct at that time. upholstered reclining seat with seatbelts for all Please bear in mind we are trying to work your comfort and safety. All vehicles comply almost 18 months in advance. From time to with the latest regulations undergo regular time these itineraries may have to be changed checks and are maintained to the highest or altered due to circumstances beyond our standard possible. control and Theobolds coaches reserve the right to change the dates or details of these YOUR DRIVER itineraries or if our drivers so deem it in the How can we ever do justice to our drivers we best interest of our customers or if events get so many nice things said about them we are change or make it impossible to carry a surprised they can get their heads through the particular day trip out changes may be made at door. Our drivers play many roles. They are short notice. Our included excursions that we happy to help and do their best for you, take you on are decided with the best interest approachable, full of knowledge and advice. of our customers in mind so that they may see Your enjoyment and safety is their prime the most interesting aspects of the areas they concern. More than anything they want you to are visiting and get the highest level of have a great holiday. enjoyment from their holiday. OUR HOTELS We very much hope you will find something in We have a wide range of hotels on offer this brochure to suit you, if not you know what everything from 4star through to family run to do, let us know for next year. Finally, for accommodation. Something we believe to suit allowing us to share your days and your happy everyone. Many of the hotels we use year after memories for all the stories you tell us the year and they are firm favourites with our photos you send in and for all your kind customers. Whenever a new tour or property is comments:- taken on the utmost care is taken in the choice A BIG THANKS FROM ALL THE TEAM AT of hotel. On the very rare occasion that we THEOBOLDS COACHES. believe standards have dropped you can rest assured the matter will be taken up with the P.S.