Brethertons Goldline Tours Ltd

04/09/2024

Our coach left the rain in the Ribble Valley this morning and has headed to sunnier climates - Italy 🇮🇹

Ben, John, Helen and our passengers have headed East to catch the ferry this evening for a night sailing to Rotterdam.

I’m sure you can join me in wishing them a safe journey and we can’t wait to see and hear what they do on their travels.

03/09/2024

Can you believe we are in September? Where is the year going?

Our trips this month are-
Bury Market on Saturday 14th September
Barnard Castle and Richmond on Wednesday 18th September
Nantwich and Bridgemere Garden Centre on Thursday 26th September

Are you joining us on any of these day trips? Or interested in booking on but have some questions? Why not speak to our team in the office and we will be sure to answer any questions you may have.

02/09/2024

We would like to welcome all new and existing students back on board the home to school service which we operate on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

963 Calder Vale and Garstang
561 Chipping to Garstang Academy
678 Goosnargh and Longridge Schools
706 Chipping to Longridge Schools
645 Chipping to Clitheroe Schools

Most of our school services are rural, hail and ride services. Please be at your bus stop punctually and visible to the driver, if you do not have a bus pass or season ticket.

Ticket prices are as follows-
Band A: Journeys up to 3 miles
Single £1.95 Return £3.50
Band B: Journeys between 3-8 miles
Single £2.95 Return £4.90
Band C: Journeys over 8 miles
Single £3.35 Return £6.10

If you don’t have a bus pass and wish to order a season ticket you can do this directly with Lancashire County Council or you can pay the driver on the day per journey.

Happy new school term!

31/08/2024

Private Hire for a group today-

Haslingden ➡️ Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport ➡️ Chipping

Early morning for both Alyn and Paul today but the traffic was kind. Let’s hope they have a safe journey back.

30/08/2024

Thursday 26th September
Nantwich & Bridgemere Garden Centre 🪴
£28.00 per person

Leaving Longridge at 9:30am and picking up in Broughton, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Ribchester, hurst Green, Clitheroe, Garstang and Chipping.

Join us for a day visiting Nantwich which is a charming historical market town set beside the river Weaver with the rich history and a wealth of beautiful timber framed buildings, a quaint town square with a memorial tribute. There is a wide range of shops and one of the finest Medieval town churches.

In the afternoon, we will head to Bridgemere Garden Centre, which is one of the largest garden centres in the UK . The garden centre sells over 3000 plant varieties and there is simply a huge range of top quality plants and gardening products. It is a real destination forgardeners.

To book or for more information please call our office on 01995 61203 and we will be happy to help.

29/08/2024

A week since we returned back from London, 4 days away and what a great time everyone had in London.

Staying at the Tower Bridge Hotel and the views from the hotel were spectacular.

A city tour was ticked off the checklist as we entered into London, on the 2nd day our passengers had a free day exploring the city, day 3 we gave the option of another free day or taking a drive into Greenwich and finally on day 4 we started making our way back North but first stopping in Savill Gardens for an included visit.

What a great long weekend we had!

Interested in any of up and coming holidays or next years holidays? See our website or call our office on 01995 61203 for more details.

27/08/2024

Barnard Castle & Richmond
Wednesday 18th September
£28.00 per person

Leaving Longridge at 9:30am and picking up in Broughton, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Ribchester, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Garstang and Chipping.

In Richmond town centre, there is a wealth of attractions which as The Green Howards Museum, The Richmondshire Museum and The Georgian Theatre Royal as well as Richmond Castle. A short walk from the Market Place with its range of independent shops and eateries.

Barnard Castle, set on a high rock above the River Tees, Barnard Castle takes its name from its 12th century founder, Bernard de Balliol.

To book or for more information please call our office on 01995 61203

26/08/2024

On Saturday, we visited the Beamish Living Museum of the North.

The museum brings the history of the North East of England to life. With its 1820s Pockerley, 1900s Town, 1900s Pit Village, 1940s Farm, 1950s Town and 1950s Spain’s Field Farm exhibit areas.

To enquire about our day excursions, please see our website for more information or call our office on 01995 61203 ☎️

22/08/2024

Cornwall – Newquay, Fistral Bay and The Eden Project.

Departing Monday, the 7th of October and returning Friday, the 11th of October.
£675.00 per person

Staying at the four star Esplanade Hotel in Fistral Bay.

On this holiday we will be visiting Newquay, the Eden Project, Truro, which is Cornwalls only city and county capital. Drive into Mevagissey which is a small fishing village and a harbour. On the final day, we will drive over Bodmin Moore.

Double and twin rooms are available.

For more information regarding this holiday, please call 0199561203 .

22/08/2024

As many of you know, we have many private hire bookings.

Our most recent one was a group from Texas, the tour was lead by Alyn with JP and Paul covering days in between.

The private tour was 15 days in total, with 3,379km driven, 4 countries visited, our coach drove into 16 different towns and visiting 40 different farms.

Thinking about hiring us for holidays or days out, please call our office on 01995 61203 and we will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

21/08/2024

Thursford Christmas Spectacular- Evening performance

4 days from Friday 29th November- Monday 2nd December

We have single, double and twin rooms available.

Holiday Includes
– Door to door pick up and return
– All coach travel and excursions as listed
– 3 x nights’ accommodation at the Best Western George Hotel
– 3 x cooked breakfasts
– 3 x 3 course choice dinners
– Lunch on day 1
– Lunch on day 4
– Services of a Norwich Guide
– Prime ticket for the Thursford Christmas Spectacular
– Services of our experienced crew

The price is £579.00 per person

For more information or to book please call 01995 61203

21/08/2024

We have a busy couple of days coming up with our day excursions-

On Friday we will be heading to Keswick and enjoying a sail on Ulswater, there is a couple of spaces left just £45 per person.

On Saturday the coach will be driving East to Beamish- The living museum of the North.

Currently we have no seats left but if you would like to put your name down on the waiting list please give our office a call on 01995 61203☎️

19/08/2024

A busy weekend for our day excursions and holidays.

Paul was on duty on Saturday driving to Southport and the Flower Show, on Sunday he was going back in time to the 1940’s at Lytham Wartime Weekend event.

We love seeing your pictures and hearing your feedback. If you were on these trips why not drop your pictures in the comments or send our page a message.

On Sunday, Ben was in holiday mode as he drove our passengers to London for a 4 day trip including visits to Greenwich and the Windsor Saville Gardens.

We can’t wait to see the pictures that get taken on this holiday.

Interested in our excursions or holidays, why not visit our website for more information.

16/08/2024

📍Bury Market
🗓️ Saturday 14th September
💷 £15 per person

Leaving Longridge at 10am and picking up in Garstang, Chipping, Clitheroe, Hurst Green, Ribcehster, Grimsargh,Goosnargh and Broughton.

To book or to ask any questions please call 01995 61203 ☎️

15/08/2024

September Day Excursions

Saturday 14th September - Bury Market
Leaving Longridge at 10am
Wednesday 18th September Barnard Castle & Richmond
Leaving Longridge at 09:30am
Thursday 26th September Nantwich & Bridgemere Garden Centre
Leaving Longridge at 09:30am

Also picking up in Broughton, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Ribchester, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Garstang and Chipping.

Payment is required 2 weeks prior to the excursion.

To book or for more information please call our office on 01995 61203 ☎️

14/08/2024

Just 10 seats left!

Travel back in time to The Living Museum of the North in Beamish.

🗓️ Saturday 24th August 2024
💷 Adult- £45 Child - £35

Take a tram ride back in time and become immersed in real living history.

Visit the award-winning Beamish Museum. It is a must see part of any visit to the North of England.

Take a walk down an Edwardian cobbled street, try tasty food from times gone by and chat to the cheerful costume engagers. There’s so much discover at Beamish.

To book, please call 0199561203 ☎️

We pick up in Longridge, Broughton, Grimsargh, Ribchester, Goosnargh, Hurst Green, clitheroe, Garstang, and Chipping.

This is a day out that you really don’t want to miss!

13/08/2024

Have you seen our newest day excursion list for the remainder of 2024?

Bookings are now being taken.

To book please call our office on 01995 61203, email us [email protected] or message us on Facebook 😊

13/08/2024

Sail on Ulswater & Keswick
Friday 23rd August 2024
£45 per adult (please ask for children’s price)

Leaving Longridge at 9:30 am and picking up in Goosnargh, Broughton, Grimsargh, Ribchester, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Garstang and Chipping.

Join us for a day out sailing on Ulswater.
Ulswater ‘Steamers’ celebrates over 160 years of operating scenic cruises in the late district on one of England’s most beautiful lakes. Boasting one of the largest heritage boat fleets in the world.

This is the top of many peoples list of unmissable things to do in the late district. You will see iconic mountain views from a truly unique perspective. .

This is a day you don’t want to miss.

To book, please call our office on 01995 61203 or message us on our page.

12/08/2024

This weekend we have not just 1 day excursion but 2!

The coach is fully booked for the Southport or Southport Flower Show on Saturday 17th.

We have limited spaces left for the Lytham and Lytham 1940’s event. Just £12 per person.

To book please call our office on 01995 61203 ☎️

10/08/2024

We are proud to be sponsoring and supporting our local team Chipping Football Club ⚽️

We wish you all the best for the season.

09/08/2024

Did you know that we will be visiting Castle Howard at Christmas?

Our day excursion is booked for Saturday 30th November and it’s £56.00 including your ticket into the event.

This years theme is Alice in Wonderland and we can’t wait to see the rooms transformed.

For more details please call our office on 01995 61203 and we will be happy to help.

📚 It’s International Book Lovers Day! We’re celebrating our Alice in Christmas Wonderland Christmas theme, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s much-loved characters and psychedelic worlds.

🎩 Our creative team have already fallen down the rabbit hole preparing for our most fantastical event yet and Christmas at Castle Howard tickets are now on sale for our Gold and Silver Members 🎉

✨If you are a Member, your ticket link will have arrived via email (make sure to check your junk if you can’t see it).

🎟️ If you are not a Member, our newsletter subscribers are able to book from Monday 12th August and general sale on our website is from Tuesday 13th August. There’s plenty of time to sign up to our newsletter, if you’d like to take advantage of booking earlier.

https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/visit-us/visitor-information/e-newsletter

📷 Pete Seaward

09/08/2024

Edinburgh here we come 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Our passengers are going on a 3 day holiday to the beautiful city of Edinburgh for the weekend.

They will be visiting the city centre, those that have booked the tattoo will be going into the castle Esplanade and on Sunday they will be visiting Holyrood Palace.

Interested in our up and coming holidays or day excursions please see our website for more details.

08/08/2024

Our driver Alyn has been working in the Highlands and with the deer last week and he finished up on Loch Linnhe and finally Fort William yesterday.

Our private hires are keeping our drivers very busy recently!

Tomorrow Ben will be back in the driving seat taking our coach and holiday passengers North and over the border to the Edinburgh Tattoo and City for 3 days.

We can’t wait to see what pictures they get, so we can share them with you too.

07/08/2024

Lytham and Lytham 1940’s Wartime Event
Sunday 18th August
£12 per person

Join us for a day out to sunny Lytham, you can have the choice of visiting Lytham town centre and doing some retail therapy in the sunshine maybe walk down the front listening to the waves and seeing the beautiful scenery or you can visit the Lytham 1940s wartime event which will be on Lytham Green. The lineup features Derek Herbert Winston Churchill rousing wartime speeches, Colin Bourdiec as George Formby and making their Lytham return for the second full weekend appearance the bluebirds UK. They are back by popular demand and there’s also a chance to learn to dance with Anthony & Steph.

To book please call 01995 61203

We pick up in Longridge, Garstang, Broughton, Goosnargh, Clitheroe, Grimsargh, Ribchester, Hurst Green and Chipping.

02/08/2024

Private Hire booked for a Clitheroe group today and they’re off to RHS Bridgewater for the day and what fantastic weather they have.

If you’re interested in booking Brethertons for a private hire, please call our office on 01995 61203 for a quote.

01/08/2024

Yesterday our private hire was to Oxford and what brilliant weather we had! Thank goodness for air con on our coaches.

If you’re interested in looking at private hire, call our office on 01995 61203 and we will be happy to give a quote.

31/07/2024

Today our holiday in Scotland has been visiting the Linn of Dee in Braemar, this town is solidly built out of Cairngorm Granite. It is one of Scotland’s mightiest of rivers.

Also visiting the Glenshee Ski Centre, I did confirm with Helen if any of our passengers tried out the slopes. So no broken bones today thank fully!

30/07/2024

Our mystery holiday headed North yesterday and their final destination was Angus in Scotland.

Today they are visiting Scone Palace and like Lancashire the sun is shining there too.

29/07/2024

On Friday, our day at excursion was a day exploring the Cumbrian coast.

Visiting Grange over Sands, seeing the stunning scenery on the way to Whitehaven and our final stop at Tebay Services for a well earned cup of tea and rest before heading back to Longridge and surrounding areas.

Interested in joining us on our future day excursions are day trip list is able to view on our website and page or call our office on 01995 61203 for more information.