Well now Im going to have a rant currently sat at Bourton on the water and as most are probably aware the Coach park

[stepiqua]

Well now I'm going to have a rant currently sat at Bourton on the water and as most are probably aware the Coach park has been permanently closed why is with these tourist places they want us Coach drivers to bring our passengers to spend their hard earned cash but they don't want to provide the facilities for the Coaches and drivers to just be able to park up and get their legal breaks in but also be able to park and get out and about what is wrong with the local councils and who makes these crap decisions about closing Coach parks like the one that is very much in need in Bourton it just doesn't make sense. Sorry my RANT over with.

[movest_1285]

Brighton is the same Maderia drive is full of campers and no wardens in sight

[cragInspiring]

Probably because drivers ruin things engine running leave bags of rubbish even worse drop toilets

[bouom]

Probably because drivers ruin things engine running leave bags of rubbish even worse drop toilets

here is a idea provide bins and toilet drops then instead of driving the villages main income away make coaches welcome

[cragInspiring]

Probably because drivers ruin things engine running leave bags of rubbish even worse drop toilets

here is a idea provide bins and toilet drops then instead of driving the villages main income away make coaches welcome

don't have pop at me I'm trying to explain the amount of times drivers have done this and the land in question was private land owned by a haulage company not the council

[clem8kerc]

Probably because drivers ruin things engine running leave bags of rubbish even worse drop toilets

here is a idea provide bins and toilet drops then instead of driving the villages main income away make coaches welcome

he wasn’t having a pop he’s right in what he said

[130carlonixx]

Probably because drivers ruin things engine running leave bags of rubbish even worse drop toilets

here is a idea provide bins and toilet drops then instead of driving the villages main income away make coaches welcome

he wasn’t having a pop he’s right in what he said

never mind the coach,es what about the local business they may well be affected ........be ever mindful that coach drivers and their companies could deside not to visit and if they think into stop going to the place,es in the area that welcome and need coach partys they will suffer ,love them or hate coach visitors do bring a sometimes much needed injection of cash, ask theme parks what they think about the thousand plus coach,es that visit them annually...

[bouom]

here is a idea provide bins and toilet drops then instead of driving the villages main income away make coaches welcome

he wasn’t having a pop he’s right in what he said

never mind the coach,es what about the local business they may well be affected ........be ever mindful that coach drivers and their companies could deside not to visit and if they think into stop going to the place,es in the area that welcome and need coach partys they will suffer ,love them or hate coach visitors do bring a sometimes much needed injection of cash, ask theme parks what they think about the thousand plus coach,es that visit them annually...

totally agree

[Jef9ixtund]

Probably because drivers ruin things engine running leave bags of rubbish even worse drop toilets

here is a idea provide bins and toilet drops then instead of driving the villages main income away make coaches welcome

don't have pop at me I'm trying to explain the amount of times drivers have done this and the land in question was private land owned by a haulage company not the council

if I lived next to a coach park and coaches left their engines running for longer than needed (some drivers will leave their engines run for hours) I certainly would want to try and shut the coach park

[stev_xango]

You are a million miles from the truth regarding locals & councils wanting tourists and coaches turning up by the dozen. The truth is, they really don’t like them. It’s the shopkeepers that want the money you bring. Councils prefer coaches to park out of town and use park & ride.

[bouom]

You are a million miles from the truth regarding locals & councils wanting tourists and coaches turning up by the dozen. The truth is, they really don’t like them. It’s the shopkeepers that want the money you bring. Councils prefer coaches to park out of town and use park & ride.

yeah people that have moved to the area from the city an now want to change it
A bit like people that buy a house near an airport then complain that they have planes flying over

[stev_xango]

You are a million miles from the truth regarding locals & councils wanting tourists and coaches turning up by the dozen. The truth is, they really don’t like them. It’s the shopkeepers that want the money you bring. Councils prefer coaches to park out of town and use park & ride.

yeah people that have moved to the area from the city an now want to change it
A bit like people that buy a house near an airport then complain that they have planes flying over

Combination of a few things. Have to admit, I can’t blame them. I wouldn’t like the mass hysteria, mess, noise etc. etc.

[stepiqua]

You are a million miles from the truth regarding locals & councils wanting tourists and coaches turning up by the dozen. The truth is, they really don’t like them. It’s the shopkeepers that want the money you bring. Councils prefer coaches to park out of town and use park & ride.

I was referring to the councils not wanting the coaches

[stev_xango]

You are a million miles from the truth regarding locals & councils wanting tourists and coaches turning up by the dozen. The truth is, they really don’t like them. It’s the shopkeepers that want the money you bring. Councils prefer coaches to park out of town and use park & ride.

I was referring to the councils not wanting the coaches

To be honest, I don’t think it’s the councils so much as the locals that do the complaining & moaning to the councils.

[2206_micwo]

It was not a council run coach park it was private and to many complaints were made because coaches were running there engines the people in the houses at the back of the coaches had, had enough so it’s the coach drivers that have lost the parking

[HartHaines]

Shud ban the place

[nick4ummni]

Don’t go is the simple answer while some still keep going it will never change there! You’ve just got to bypass it!

[rogers.impers]

The people who own the shops want them. The locals don’t and who can blame them.

[Ogi8lland]

Yep simple, avoid like the plague

[evagellar172]

Stratford has fair bit of parking but if you drop in the town and don’t know of the drop off park (only been once) you get threatened with a ticket while loading a wheelchair jobsworth parking wardens

[stepiqua]

Stratford has fair bit of parking but if you drop in the town and don’t know of the drop off park (only been once) you get threatened with a ticket while loading a wheelchair jobsworth parking wardens

is the coach park still in use by the leisure centre or has that gone, I used to do a college run to Stratford from Coventry years ago and often used to park up in the coach park and do a toilet drop while I was there I suppose that's gone now

[evagellar172]

Stratford has fair bit of parking but if you drop in the town and don’t know of the drop off park (only been once) you get threatened with a ticket while loading a wheelchair jobsworth parking wardens

is the coach park still in use by the leisure centre or has that gone, I used to do a college run to Stratford from Coventry years ago and often used to park up in the coach park and do a toilet drop while I was there I suppose that's gone now

dont quote me on it believe it still is but lot of motorhomes go there
I dont know how long you can stay top of town in coach drop off
Like I said once been there done Cotswolds few times
Not a lover of Stratford at all

[sterebann.182]

Stratford has fair bit of parking but if you drop in the town and don’t know of the drop off park (only been once) you get threatened with a ticket while loading a wheelchair jobsworth parking wardens

is the coach park still in use by the leisure centre or has that gone, I used to do a college run to Stratford from Coventry years ago and often used to park up in the coach park and do a toilet drop while I was there I suppose that's gone now

Stratford got a nice drop of point and a massive coach park with facilities what not to like

[avvyncia]

The coach park was privately owned and was closed due to complaints about drivers running engines etc and leaving their rubbish behind, including human waste, and that’s why they have closed the coach park
Shop owners etc have tried to push the council into alternate arrangement’s, but Bourton on the Water Council have publicly said they don’t want the level of tourists they usually experience, so no, they don’t want coaches and they don’t want you… they have been saying it for over a year!
To be fair to them, they have held their hands up and said “we don’t care”… and also, closure of the coach park had been promoted for well over a year, so if you chose to still go there despite that, then more fool you!

[OsullOsmics]

I think I’m right the coach park is privately owned

[Iany#pta]

Bourton the water will be dropped from the schedules now. As others have said Morton in Marsh, Stow etc have facilities

[chambic106]

Why did you go there? Knowing we can’t park or anything there anymore

[stepiqua]

Why did you go there? Knowing we can’t park or anything there anymore

on a five day Chinese and the TL had her mind set that was where she was taking her group

[stev_xango]

Why did you go there? Knowing we can’t park or anything there anymore

on a five day Chinese and the TL had her mind set that was where she was taking her group

Chinese Tour Leaders HAVE to do what it says on their itineraries otherwise they are in big trouble.

[ADRIANIZZ]

Welcome to the world of tourism mate…where they love our customers, but hate us, who take them there…BATH is a prime example, pushing us yet further away from the city.

[CHARLESPE]

The land where the coaches park is privately owned as you know it is also a car park .The owner has decided that they can make more money by using what was coach parking for cars.That is ok for the land owner but not good for the council or shop keepers as normally 2people to a car and average 30/40in a coach all spending money .I agree unless something is done to resolve the situation Bourton on the Water will suffer as it will be a no go for coaches.Lets hope the council get their finger out and find an answer.

[Gale0pane]

Simple mate no one sticks together so wot companies need to do is boy cot the place and see the village disappear over nite I so my own trips won’t be going anywhere near was there 7 times a year las time they did this the village suffered

[pope6hiuso]

Local council have stated we and our passengers are not wanted

[ItravecAztec]

They closed it because of drivers running their engines

[torraniz-524]

https://news.cotswold.gov.uk/news/bourt ... -statement

[bouom]

Go to stow on the wold, Morton or Broadway all have coach parking and it’s free!
The sooner coaches start to boycott bourton on water the sooner the shop keepers and restaurants will start to complain to the councils.
You can bet your life the people that decided the coach park needs to go are people that aren’t affected by the loss or revenue.
The shops will restaurants will start to close it will be a ghost town. Very short sighted decision to close the coach park.
Just a thought I wonder how long before retirement apartments will be built on the coach park and how big a back hander the councilors will be pocketing.

[228_bobinds]

Go to stow on the wold, Morton or Broadway all have coach parking and it’s free!
The sooner coaches start to boycott bourton on water the sooner the shop keepers and restaurants will start to complain to the councils.
You can bet your life the people that decided the coach park needs to go are people that aren’t affected by the loss or revenue.
The shops will restaurants will start to close it will be a ghost town. Very short sighted decision to close the coach park.
Just a thought I wonder how long before retirement apartments will be built on the coach park and how big a back hander the councilors will be pocketing.

I think you will find that the area is privately owned and the man taking the tickets a) is fed up of drivers “mucking about” and b) he makes more money collecting off cars!!