Daish's Coaches

Saturday 3 December 2011 (0940) - Daish’s Coaches make regular calls at Bury St Edmunds bus station to collect tour passengers. The company owns hotels in Torquay, Bournemouth, Newquay and Shanklin (Isle of Wight) and operates its own coaches to convey the clientele. SUI 8190, a Van Hool Alizée bodied Volvo B10M, which. I believe had been new to Shearings Holidays in March 2000 as their 209 (W209 JBN).

Saturday 24 March 2012 (0835) - Daish’s Coaches Caetano coach picking up tour passengers in the morning mist at Bury St Edmunds bus station. The company, based in Torquay at the time operated tours to its own hotels in Torquay, Newquay, Bournemouth and Shanklin (Isle of Wight). In November 2020 Daish’s acquired Robinsons Holidays which expanded the business significantly.

Wednesday 14 July 2010 (1655) – A tour company whose coaches can be seen quite regularly in Bury St Edmunds is Daish’s Holidays which offers coaching holidays to the four hotels the company owns in Shanklin (Isle of Wight), Torquay, Newquay and Bournemouth. FB53 FYX, a Jonckheere Mistral bodied Volvo B12B, sets down homeward holidaymakers on Stand 9 of the bus station. It was new to Skills Coaches, Nottingham in February 2004 registered SIL 6437. On the left is a Suffolk County Council Marcopolo bodied Iveco coaches.

Saturday 1 December 2012 (0921) - Daish’s Holidays YJ05 XXB, a Van Hool Alizée bodied Volvo B12B, picking up tour passengers on a wet morning in Bury St Edmunds bus station. The company, based in Torquay, operates tours to its own hotels in Torquay, Newquay, Bournemouth and Shanklin (Isle of Wight). The coach had been new to Mills, Barnsley in June 2005.

Saturday 23 August 2014 (1914) - Daish's Coaches FJ08 BYO, a Jonckheere bodied Volvo B12B, seen at the Travelodge, Barton Mills, Suffolk. New in March 2008 to Ellis of North Acton, London.

Thursday 6 July 2017 (1638) – Daish’s Coaches BN64 CTK, a Jonckheere bodied Volvo B11R new in January 2015, seen at Shanklin Old Village, Isle of Wight.

Sunday 27 January 2019 (0959) - Daish's Coaches BF68 ZDS, a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo Base new in September 2018, seen heading westbound on the A11 near Kennett east of Newmarket. (Day two of my new camera training)

Thursday 23 December 2021 (0925) – Daish’s Coaches BF68 ZDW seen in Newmarket picking up passengers that were to spend Christmas at the Imperial Hotel in Eastbourne. The Daish Group operates twelve hotels as well as its own coach fleet. This Mercedes-Benz Tourismo was new in November 2018.

Thursday 23 December 2021 (0929) – Daish’s Coaches BF68 ZDW seen beneath the Christmas lights in Newmarket High Street just after picking up passengers that were to spend Christmas at the Imperial Hotel in Eastbourne. The Daish Group operates twelve hotels as well as its own coach fleet. This Mercedes-Benz Tourismo was new in November 2018.

Thursday 23 December 2021 (0929) – Daish’s Coaches BF68 ZDW seen leaving Newmarket after picking up passengers that were to spend Christmas at the Imperial Hotel in Eastbourne. The Daish Group operates twelve hotels as well as its own coach fleet. This Mercedes-Benz Tourismo was new in November 2018.