Day trip guide
Coach Day Trips from Newcastle & Northumberland
Short, factual answers to the questions we are asked most — where we pick up, what fits into a day, how booking works and where to find current dates and prices.
The short version
Coach2DayTrips is the day-trip brand of Liberty Coaches NE Ltd, based at Liberty House, Station Road, Cramlington. We run day trips only — out and back the same day — with morning pickups in Newcastle city centre, across south-east Northumberland, at Whitley Bay, Washington Services and Roadchef Durham on the A1. Destinations include Edinburgh, Beamish, Alnwick, the Northumberland coast, York, Scarborough, Blackpool, Harrogate, Carlisle and Caledonia Park at Gretna. Seats are booked online with encrypted card payment, or by phone on 01670 333 000 / 0191 232 3333.
Questions people ask
What coach day trips run from Newcastle?
Coach2DayTrips runs day trips from Newcastle city centre to destinations across Britain, including Edinburgh, Beamish, York, Scarborough, Blackpool, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Hexham, Leeds, the Trafford Centre and Caledonia Park at Gretna. The Newcastle pickup is the Bewick Street bus stop, and the coach brings you back to the same stop the same evening.
Which areas of Northumberland have coach pickups?
Our Northumberland pickups are Morpeth Bus Station, Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth (Bebside) and Cramlington, plus Whitley Bay on the coast. Every departure is a same-day return to the same stop, and your confirmation email shows the exact pickup time for your trip.
Can I do Edinburgh in a day by coach from the North East?
Yes. Edinburgh is close enough for a same-day return from Newcastle and Northumberland, and our Edinburgh departures include the Edinburgh Christmas Markets, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Zoo. You join at your local stop in the morning and are home the same evening.
Can I visit Beamish in a day by coach?
Yes. We run a daytime trip to Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, and separate seasonal Beamish Christmas Day Time and Beamish Christmas Evenings departures, each with its own dates. All three are same-day returns from Newcastle and Northumberland pickups.
Can I get to Alnwick by coach for the day?
Yes. Our Alnwick departures are paired with Heighley Gate Garden Centre near Morpeth, so the day covers the garden centre and then Alnwick itself. It is a same-day return from our listed Newcastle and Northumberland pickup areas.
Are your coach trips same-day returns?
Every Coach2DayTrips departure is a day trip: out and back on the same day, with no hotel and no overnight stay. You board at your local pickup point in the morning and the coach returns you to that same stop the same evening.
How does booking a coach day trip work?
Choose your trip, then the departure date and your pickup point, and pay by encrypted card payment online — your confirmation email follows straight away and shows your exact pickup time. Seats are reserved in your name, and cancellation insurance is available at £3 per person if you want the extra cover. You can also book by phone on 01670 333 000 or 0191 232 3333, Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00.
Where are your coach pickup points?
We pick up at Morpeth Bus Station, Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth (Bebside), Cramlington, Whitley Bay, Newcastle (Bewick Street), Washington Services and Roadchef Durham on the A1. Each pickup point has a typical departure time, and your confirmation email always shows the exact time for your own trip.
What kinds of coach day trips do you run?
Our regular programme covers Christmas markets and Christmas events, garden centre days, shopping and outlet trips, historic cities and heritage sites, and the coast and seaside. Browse the trip-type and destination pages to see what is currently on sale.
How do I see current dates and prices?
The day trips page lists every trip currently on sale, and each trip page shows its departure dates, the price per person and whether that date is still available to book. Dates are added as they are confirmed, so the site is always the up-to-date list.
Who operates Coach2DayTrips day trips?
Coach2DayTrips is the day-trip brand of Liberty Coaches NE Ltd, based at Liberty House, Station Road, Cramlington, NE23 8BH, with over 30 years of coaching experience in the North East. The same operator provides the coaches and the drivers for every departure.
Day trips currently on sale
The next departures from our published programme, with the price per person.
- Caledonia Park Shopping Outlet at Gretna and CarlisleNext date 7 Nov 2026 · £21.00 per person
- Edinburgh Christmas MarketsNext date 14 Nov 2026 · £23.00 per person
- Heighley Gate Garden Centre and AlnwickNext date 17 Nov 2026 · £15.00 per person
- Manchester - Trafford CentreNext date 20 Nov 2026 · £24.00 per person
- Cheshire Oaks Outlet and Liverpool Christmas MarketsNext date 21 Nov 2026 · £25.00 per person
- Beamish - Christmas Day Time*Next date 22 Nov 2026 · £15.00 per person
- McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York and York Christmas MarketsNext date 28 Nov 2026 · £22.00 per person
- Cowell's Garden CentreNext date 30 Nov 2026 · £7.00 per person