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From airport transfers to weddings, MET Coaches can provide minibus hire and coach hire for all your needs. Our modern, spacious fleet ranges from 16-seater minibuses to a 70-seater coach. Give us a call at 01923 247765 today for a competitive quote.

Coaches and Minibus for Retirement Living

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Living in a care home doesn’t mean one’s life has come to a halt. To many, it is an opportunity to take up new interests, to enjoy the company and friendship of fellow retirees, and with staff on duty 24/7, many undoubtedly treasure the safe environment and glad to be served regular meals without the hassle. Happy residents feel good about themselves and their positive vibe can have a positive impact to themselves as well as those around them.

Knowing it is essential to keep residents happy and engaged, care home managers usually have a range of group activities such as painting, dancing, or having a regular Bridge game to keep the residents entertained.

Popular Days Out

By hiring a coach or a minibus, care homes also have the opportunity to include more outdoor activities. A few popular day out options are:

A trip to the theatre in London – with around 40 theatres in London’s West End, residents can enjoy anything from musical, classic plays to comedies.

A trip to Brighton – having fish and chips by the seaside on a sunny day is an ever-popular option. With a bustling pier and a wide range of independent local shops, Brighton continues to attract many care home residents.

A relaxing special-interest tour – whether it is a historical tour to the Warwick castle, or a horticultural tour to Sissinghurst or Kew Garden to see colourful flowers in full bloom , many residents love a relaxing day-trip out and about.

How Met Coaches Can Help

We have a wide range of couches and minibus – from a brand new 18-seat Mercedes minibus to a luxury coach with 35 reclining seats and onboard toilet for maximum comfort, plus a fleet of modern and spacious mid-sized coaches in between for you to choose from. We are experts in day-trip for care home residents.

Other benefits include:

Safety

Coach travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation. Our drivers are licensed and highly professional.

Value

When you divide the cost of hiring a coach by the number of passengers on board, you will generally see that the cost per passenger will be very cost effective. Plus we provide a door-to-door service – we drop residents back at the care home safely; they don’t have to walk from the train station for instance.

Comfort and Wellbeing

We invest a lot of time and money into planning routes and comfort stops, and will be happy to offer pre-arranged, extra breaks at places we know have the best or most appropriate facilities. We also have coaches with facilities such as sliding doors or tail lifts for individuals with mobility and sensory impairments, along with climate control, hot and cold drinks, toilet facilities and spacious, comfortable seating.

Join Us

Many of our clients have told us that hiring our coach is a pleasant, cost-effective, safe and convenient way to enable care home residents and the staff to get the most out of their day. We hope we can make help you in your next outing too.

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