Barnes Coaches
Established in 1920
Average rating:
(4.92 out of 5 from 2476 reviews)
Company Vehicles
8 seat Luxury MPV
19 seat Luxury Mini Coach
30 seat Executive Coach
41 seat Executive Coach
41 seat Executive Coach
49 seat Executive Coach
61 seat Executive Coach
72 seat Standard Coach
96 seat Executive Double Decker
96 seat Standard Double Decker
100 seat Standard School Bus
About
Barnes Coaches are one of the leading coach companies in the area, hopefully you may well have heard of us and seen our distinctive green coaches out on the road. For those of you who already use our services, thank you for your continued custom, for those of you who haven’t used us before, why not give us a go and see what you are missing out on.
We have a range of coaches from 8 seat mini-buses to 96 seat double deck coaches.
We always offer an exceptional service and can offer you some amazing deals on coach hire! The safety of our passengers has always been of paramount importance and we have been vindicated in the pursuit of this goal as we were amongst one of only 11 founder members nationwide of the DVSA’s EARNED RECOGNITION scheme for coach operators.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Luke Barnes
Director
Operator Licence
Barnes Coaches currently holds a International licence.
Location
Customer Reviews
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Customer, Swindon
(5/5)
1 month ago
"I was not made welcombe. I tryed to book a trip. But no one would take my call"
Would they recommend: No
Operator replied on 3rd November 2025, 7:40am:
"Hi,
Sorry to hear this can I ask when you tried to call and one what number? If you let me have your number, I will get someone to call you?"
Janice Honeyman, Ashbury Oxon
(5/5)
2 months ago
"A very enjoyable day and everything went as planned. Malcolm looked very smart. He is a lovely chap with excellent driving skills. He was very helpful and informative. The coach was clean but I couldn't get the toilet to flush."
Would they recommend: Yes
Julie Burke, Lyneham
(5/5)
2 months ago
"We really enjoyed our trip last weekend to Llandudno in spite of Storm Amy. Phil our driver was excellent and rearranged the itinerary slightly to include Llanberris which had to be cancelled on the Saturday due to the storm. Hotel room could have been better and a shelf in the bathroom for toiletries would have been good. Lovely comfy and very clean coach. Will definitely use Barnes again."
Would they recommend: Yes
Sue, Swindon
(5/5)
2 months ago
"Just back from a holiday to Llandudno, Storm Amy certainly packed a punch but our driver Phil was wonderful and looked after us very well. Hotel was standard, trips were lovely I'd highly recommend."
Would they recommend: Yes
Karin Goddard, Swindon
(5/5)
2 months ago
"We just completed our holiday break to Llandudno . Phil our driver was excellent, nothing was too much trouble for him, The weekend weather was very blustery as Storm Amy hit , but Phil managed to arrange our itenarary as other coaches cancelled trips, we did have an unfortunate accident on the trip, a dear old lady got blown onto the pavement as a tremendous gust of wind took her off her feet as she was making her way to the coach for our day trip, the hotel looked after her and arranged for her to visit the local A&E, after 24 hours , she made an a amazing recovery and came back out again on next day trip. The hotel was just okay, nice staff and good food."
Would they recommend: Yes
Angela Dickens, Marlborough
(5/5)
2 months ago
"We've just come back from a fabulous weekend in Blackpool. The journey was good as was the excursion on the Saturday. This was our first tour and everything was amazing, Our driver Ryan was so good."
Would they recommend: Yes
Linda Burt, Beenham Reading
(5/5)
3 months ago
"Very nice journey to Lymington and back through the New Forest. Had a lovely day with plenty of time in Lymington."
Would they recommend: Yes
Customer, Knighton
(5/5)
3 months ago
"5 stars all round for Barnes Coaches and Steve the Driver. We went with Barnes to Coldplay at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night. The coach was comfortable and the driver kept us informed every step of the way. For me, the driver giving us his number incase we couldn't make it back in time was a godsend as the concert finished a bit later and we did need to phone him. I have travelled with other coach companies who don't do this and as a woman who will sometimes travel on her own it can be reassuring to have the drivers number. I would highly recommend this company."
Would they recommend: Yes
Sue, Swindon
(5/5)
3 months ago
"Fantastic day trip yesterday to the Donkey Sanctuary & Sidmouth, coach was nice and early, it was clean and very comfy. Colin was our driver who was excellent and a lovely smooth journey. Perfect amount of time in each location, would highly recommend."
Would they recommend: Yes
Geoffrey Bedford, Swindon
(5/5)
3 months ago
"I travelled on the recent Kew Garden trip in August 2025 i have never been but where happy that i went as usual we had a very happy driver called David that went the xtra mile to let us know what we where likely to expect. On the return journey he asked us to give some reviews regarding future trips as i know you are reliant on what customers are asking regarding the day trip events and ideas i would very much like to see more war museums like cosford and also like to see Duxford as i know a lot of people would love to go as an aviation enthusiast i do believe you would have a following for this it may be you put out a flyer to all members to see what feed back you get this would be a good idea as to numbers you would get."
Would they recommend: Yes
