Coach trips/tours

Has anyone been on a coach trip where there has been on board entertainment? I’m hosting a trip from Edinburgh to Gateshead for the Metro centre & my boss wants a guide on the coach but not to do a guided tour, more just keep the guests entertained (no radio or DVD allowed) any ideas? Or would you rather be left alone? It leaves at 7am after all...

What about a quiz with a prize for the winner. You could also do Kareoke if you have a mike and people are willing to join in, they would have to sing without music obviously.

If I thought I would have to endure "entertainment" on a coach trip, I wouldn't go! Is it really too difficult for people to watch the scenery going by or chat to the person in the next seat? If it is, then they can take a book and/or headphones with phone or Mp3 player.

Whatever kind of "entertainment" jordana lays on, at least some of the passengers will hate it.

I'm going on a coach trip to the Trossachs next month. Early Christmas, it's entitled Turkey and Tinsel in the Trossachs. Five nights. I didn't fancy it when DH booked it, but now I'm really looking forward to it.

Hi travelsafar. Read the itinerary of the proposed trip carefully. Generally where meals are included the group is seated together. I've often gone on my own and find fellow travellers are friendly. If you want to sit with others it's usually possible likewise if you want to be on your own you can often do that too.

Sorry, my post above should have been addressed to Ontheroad. (I have trouble multi-tasking these days....)

Thanks for the input folks, frankly Scribbles, you share my thoughts in the subject, I do think if early morning shopping excursions wanted an entertainer there would already be others doing it... I’ve written a little quiz already as suggested (I think I’ll draw the line at karaoke sans music at that time in the day...)

Some years ago my PiL took themselves to Windermere by train (direct from their local station), booked a hotel and then booked day tours with Mountain Goat. They mixed tour days with days spent relaxing at the hotel. Mountain Goat

I have looked at their website www.mountain-goat.com/ , they now run tours in Yorkshire. They mainly use mini bises and go to places ordinary coaches cannot reach.

If you are unsure about coach tours, this might be the ideal alternative.

As most coach holidays are populated by seniors and people with limited mobility I am amassed that no one has come uo with a devise (ie: lift) to help these passengers get uo the 3 0r 4 internal steps from the cab area to the saloon. most modern coaches are able to lower the entrance to footpath level, the problem arises once this is negotiated. An example is my wheelchair bound wife can get onto a coach but is unable to negotiate the internal steps, if she was able to do this she would be able to reach her seat by holding onto the backs of the seats as she passed along the saloon who can come up with a solution to our problem?