Are coach holidays for old people only?

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I'm tempted by destinations and attractions. Is it worth going?

Read the book The Gran Tour - that might help you decide :)

No we took our children to Disney on Ice, Blackpool and Cadburys factory.

Only negative thing is some of the hotels are ropey.

I am - now - an old person. But I wasn't when I went on a couple of trips to France, and I really, really enjoyed it. Not having to drive, to organise DH, think about routes. Lovely. I keep looking at coach tours now I'm old, but I don't think I'll be able to go again

My aunt goes on them and she’s in her late seventies - and a) she always manages to strike up a friendship with other women vaguely her age and b) the sort of restaurants they eat at and evening entertainment that gets put on is such that I think that people 65-plus are probably overrepresented on them, yes.

Mainly, I think they’re for people who like to be sociable on their holidays, the whole experience seems very geared up around that. You could still go and have a great time, I don’t think the age of the other guests would necessarily preclude that.

I did a few when I was early 20s and wanting to see the world
I loved it, met so many interesting people on those tours! And got to see so much
made some real friends with ladies in their 70s who were great fun to be around and no pressure to go clubbing or anything like that
would really recommend it

We have been on many coach holidays all over Europe. We started in our 30s. Usually the youngest couple on the coach but there were other couples who were around 10 years older. Now we are in our 50s and there are younger couples! We travel with Travelsphere, who are superb.

We've done a few coach trips. Reasons include - not having to drive large distances, you are higher up in a coach so can see more of the scenery, you get to see very many more interesting places (unless you do shed loads of research before you book). The countries we've been to have been big so all the driving would be very tiring. You can be as sociable as you want and are almost guaranteed to find someone you can relate to. We've been to Spain, Italy, Canada - both east and west coasts, and New Zealand for a month - all absolutely wonderful

Only if you let your thinking be clouded by unnecessary and harmful stereotypes

Not a coach holiday but a coach trip. The OH and I have got to go to Norwich this year, from the South East.

Train: £300 between us for a weekend. No way.

Driving: 350 mile, 8 hour round trip of tedium, likely stuck behind a tractor on the A11. No way.

Coach: From £9.50 each. £40 if we get fully flex tickets. Sit on our arses while some one else drives. Winner.

I got on a steam train once with my daughter, she was only young and the rest of the carriage was an coach trip, average age in 70s, they were so filthy, the chatter was hilarious, luckily it went over my daughters head but it was the funniest trip I’ve ever been on.

Been all over Europe and UK on coach trips. Everything from Venice to WW1 cemeteries, a mine in Wales and a submarine at Chatham dockyard. I love travelling this way because we don't have to drive or route plan. It works out so much cheaper because you get discounts on the group bookings. All hotels were very nice (only one bad one) with good local food. There was a wide age range from 40s to 80s. We met some really nice people with the exception of one horrid man and we soon put him right. I deffo recommend this way to travel. Not sure about Europe post-Breshit though.

It works out so much cheaper because you get discounts on the group bookings.

I'm looking via agency brochure and it looks like coaches are more expensive than cruises. Or am I looking wrong?

i went on a mystery destination one with my friend and we were easily the youngest there by about 40 years. We had a ball. We ended up on a pub crawl during the day- those pensioners can drink! It was definitely an older crowd but it was brilliant fun.

My DH and I went on one when we were in our early 30s and loved it! We were definitely the youngest by about 2 decades but we had a great time. The hotel was fine - nothing spectacular but we really enjoyed the trips and the company. Do it!

I did a few in my 20s with my mum - I was always the youngest on the coach.
Pros were all transport etc was covered, the tour guides could trust us to go off on our own & get back to the right place at the right time; I was much quicker than anyone else so got the front seat
Cons - they need so many loo & tea stops! I heard many a mutter about foreign newspapers & no Daily Mail etc (in Italy!). Someone will get lost & end up not turning up at the coach delaying everyone! The hotels can be a bit shit - so choose carefully.
I'd recommend researching the area to see if you can do any of trips cheaper/easier on public transport.

Dd and I are going on a week long Coach holiday this summer. It includes them picking us up from home, hotel with breakfast and dinner each night and a few trips out to interesting places for the day. Dd is very excited about it.

We went on a Shearings coach trip to Lake Como, 8 days, all inclusive of food drink and excursions, and cost lest than £300. We and another couple were the only under 60's on the coach but it was fantastically good fun, a brilliant way of seeing Europe on a budget, and we made friends with almost everyone on board.

Did this when I was 22, with my mum. I was the youngest person there. My mum was the next youngest. But it was a good trip and I ended up frequently acting as translator - mostly well received except for when I foiled some of the group members' attempts to get out paying for a hotel meal because they had 'misunderstood' 😆

Hi, I’m desperate to book something for my 20 yr old DD and myself. Who did you book with please?

Who did you book through please?

Wheedle - we liked Leger

I went on a few to the USA/Canada in my 20's as didnt fancy driving over there. I was the youngest but there were mixed ages and there were generally people in their 30's to 80's on them.

Nowadays I am in my 50's and would probably look about average age lol.

I went to Austria once with my parents, just because they wanted to spend some time with me, so they offered it as a treat.
I was around 20. Ending up adopting a granny for the trip - a single traveller in her eighties who was great fun, and also dating a waiter who worked in the hotel we stayed in. Had a great holiday 😍.
Kept in touch with the waiter for years afterwards ( he moved to London for a short time and proposed to me 😳)
one of the best holidays I’ve ever had, and not just because of the above, very easy way to travel round, everything organised and paid for in advance, good hotel and nice food.

I did a coach trip when I was 13 and it was great. And yes I was the youngest but there was another teen and lots of under 50s. Maybe it also depends on destination, too (this one was to Germany).

I think the biggest issue with coach trips is probably the long days and early starts, especially if you are going from place to place. It's probably less tiring if you go to a set base for a week and then do trips out - I suppose you can choose which ones you do and stay in the resort if you want an easy day or more time in bed.

It's probably annoying if you are a young woman and there is some lecherous bloke on the trip that it's difficult to get away from!

My mum does a lot of trips within the UK - they are usually 2-3 nights, they are good for singles and the woman who organises them gets some really good rates midweek in nice hotels. By definition they are going to be midweek and term-time though, so childfree younger people or retired/kids grown up age groups.