passengers returning to a green minibus after a lunchtime trip to a country pub

Friends of GCT Trips

Providing fun local trips for our community members!

Our accessible transport frees you to meet new people, see new places & have a good natter and chuckle!

We want to reduce social isolation and loneliness for our local community, so we organise regular outings.

May Trips 2025

a green community travel minivan with a church in the background

Friends of GCT Day TripsTues 6th May – Lunch, The Dog Inn Old Sodbury (pre order needed) £9.00 Fri 9th May – Highfield Garden Centre £13.00 Mon 12th May – Lunch, The Royal Inn Portishead £14.00 Tues 20th May – Shopping The Mall £12.00 Fri 30th May – Lunch, The Lamb Iron Acton £9.00*Please note:  Due to a high number of cancellations on the…

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April Trips 2025

a green community travel minivan with a church in the background

Friends of GCT Day TripsTues 1st April – Lunch, The Fox and Hounds Acton Turville £9.00 Tues 8th April– The Fox Den Stoke Gifford (Priority to passengers who did not go in March)- £9.00 Fri 11th April – Shopping, The Mall Cribbs Causeway £11.00 Mon 14th April– Lunch, The Hollow Tree Bradley Stoke £9.00 Fri 25th April – Whitehall Garden Centre Lacock (priority to…

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2025 Further Afield Trips

a green bus dropping off passengers at the seaside

We are pleased to announce the continuation of our further afield trips for 2025. We do not have funding for this programme so the fares will be slightly higher, £13 (with a bus pass) £15 for non-bus pass holders. We will endeavour to get every passenger onto at least one trip, we want to make…

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We pick up from door to door!

We have a programme of trips each month, you can join our mailing list to be sent them each month, or grab a list when you travel on the bus to make sure you can access our outings. We can even discuss them on the phone with you.

We travel to local pubs, garden centres and other local attractions and we do some trips further afield too. The lunches are a great way to have a lovely meal with other people and passengers enjoy getting some new plants from the garden centres.

We’re always open to suggestions for our next trip.

The fares are affordable and we can take your wheelchair or scooter too!