In Durham, pickups are planned at the foot of the cathedral peninsula, at the station and at university colleges. County Durham towns such as Chester-le-Street and Seaham are close by.
Durham Cathedral is a major landmark for heritage tours, school trips and private sightseeing groups. Our minibuses provide comfortable group access.
Durham Castle is ideal for educational visits, university groups and history tours with private chauffeur-driven transport.
Durham University Botanic Garden is perfect for relaxed group visits, student trips and family days out.
Beamish Museum is a popular regional attraction for school groups, families and private tours from Durham.
The River Wear area is popular for sightseeing, walking groups and city tours with convenient group transport.
A popular area for student travel, event transfers, private group transport and airport journeys.
Arrange transport for student groups, campus events, open days, societies and educational trips.
Durham's cathedral and castle sit high on a wooded peninsula above the River Wear, and together they form a World Heritage Site. The city is also home to one of the UK's oldest universities, so student moves, graduations and visiting families account for a lot of group travel. Beamish Museum, the Durham coast and the North Pennines are all close by.
The peninsula itself is tightly controlled, with a congestion charge on the road up to the cathedral and very little space for vehicles, so groups are usually dropped at the foot of the hill.
East Coast main line trains, on the hill above the city centre.
Colleges on the peninsula and on the hill south of the river.
Hotels near the river and the market place.
The Riverside at Chester-le-Street.
Towns around County Durham.
Country houses and hotels across County Durham.
Usually around 35 to 45 minutes.
Around 30 minutes south.
Around 20 minutes, the living museum of the North.
Around 35 minutes, near Staindrop.
Around an hour to the central section of the wall.
Bamburgh and Holy Island are around an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half away.
The road up to the cathedral and castle has a congestion charge and very limited stopping space, so coaches and minibuses drop off at the foot of the peninsula. The walk up is short but steep.
The A1(M) runs just east of the city and is busy at peak times. During graduations and big events such as Lumiere, the city centre is very busy, and pickups are planned in advance.
One of the finest Norman buildings in Europe.
Now a college of the university, with guided tours.
The big gathering of banners and bands each July.
The light festival that transforms the city when it is held, usually in November.
Rowing on the Wear each June.
Beaches and cliffs to the east.
Students and families at the start or end of term need luggage space more than seats, so a minibus with a large boot is often the right choice. School trips to Beamish travel by coach.
For graduation days, a minibus can move family groups between the colleges, the cathedral and lunch venues.
The Regatta is in June, the Miners' Gala in July and graduations in summer and January. Lumiere lights up the city in November when it is held, and the Christmas market fills the cathedral area in December.
We also pick up and drop off groups in these nearby areas.
Group transfers between Durham and the closest airports.
Coaches drop off at the foot of the peninsula, as the road up to the cathedral is restricted. The walk up is short but steep.
Teesside International is around 30 minutes away. Newcastle Airport is around 35 to 45 minutes away.
Yes. Share the college, the number of students and the amount of luggage.
Yes. Beamish is around 20 minutes from Durham.
Yes. Pickups across County Durham are common.
Yes. Share the ceremony time and the venues for the day.
