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1930s   Tours from Bournemouth including part-day and day trips and holiday tours.
1955   Thirteen tours lasting from 2 to 19 days and covering England, Wales and Scotland.
1958   Fourteen tours lasting from 2 to 15 days and covering England, Wales and Scotland.
1959   Eighteen tours lasting from 2 to 15 days and covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
1960   Twenty tours lasting from 2 to 15 days and covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
1961   Twenty tours lasting from 2 to 15 days and covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
1962   Eighteen tours lasting from 3 to 15 days and covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
1963   Nineteen tours lasting from 3 to 15 days and covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
1964   Nineteen tours lasting from 3 to 15 days and covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
     
1968 Instructions   Detailed instructions for tours drivers.
 
One day tours can be found in the Leaflets section.
 
Hants & Dorset became famous for the level of comfort and service on its coach touring holidays. People travelled from outside the company's operating area to join them, many for several years in a row. By the end of the 1960s tours to the continent had been added.
 
The following Hants & Dorset timetables have tours listed:
May 1970       June 1971      
3 days   Blackpool Illuminations   3 days   Blackpool Illuminations  
3 days   Lincolnshire Tulip Fields   3 days   Lincolnshire Tulip Fields  
4 days   Isle of Thanet and Canterbury   4 days   Isle of Thanet and Canterbury  
5 days   Norfolk Broads and East Coast   5 days   Norfolk Broads and East Coast  
6 days   Buxton and Peak District   6 days   Buxton and Peak District  
6 days   Devon and Cornwall   6 days   Devon and Cornwall  
6 days   Harrogate and Yorkshire Dales   6 days   Harrogate and Yorkshire Dales  
6 days   Welsh Highlands and The Lakes   6 days   Welsh Highlands and The Lakes  
7 days   Wye Valley and North Wales   7 days   Wye Valley and North Wales  
7 days   Wye Valley and Pembrokeshire Coast   7 days   Wye Valley and Pembrokeshire Coast  
7 days   North Wales   7 days   North Wales  
7 days   Edinburgh and Trossachs   7 days   Edinburgh and Trossachs  
8 days   Loch Maree and Western Highlands   8 days   Loch Maree and Western Highlands  
8 days   Scotland and The Lakes   8 days   Scotland and The Lakes  
8 days   Scottish Highlands and John O'Groats   8 days   Scottish Highlands and John O'Groats  
9 days   Scotland and Western Highlands   9 days   Scotland and Western Highlands  
9 days   Northern and Southern Ireland   9 days   Northern and Southern Ireland  
9 days   Killarney and Galway   9 days   Killarney and Galway  
Week-end   Paris   4 days   Normandy  
10 days   Black Forest   10 days   Black Forest  
10 days   Switzerland   10 days   Switzerland  
11 days   Austrian Tyrol   11 days   Austrian Tyrol  
11 days   Italian Lakes   11 days   Italian Lakes  
12 days   Austria   12 days   Austria  
               
May 1972              
3 days   Lincolnshire Tulip Fields          
4 days   Isle of Thanet and Canterbury          
5 days   Norfolk Broads and East Coast          
6 days   Buxton and Peak District          
6 days   Devon and Cornwall          
6 days   Harrogate and Yorkshire Dales          
6 days   Welsh Highlands and The Lakes          
7 days   Wye Valley and North Wales          
7 days   Wye Valley and Pembrokeshire Coast          
7 days   North Wales          
7 days   Edinburgh and Trossachs          
8 days   Edinburgh and Loch Lomond          
8 days   John O'Groats and Loch Maree          
9 days   Western Highlands and Isle of Skye          
4 days   Normandy (Carteret)          
4 days   Normandy (Rouen and Honfleur)          
10 days   Rhine Valley          
10 days   Switzerland          
11 days   Austrian Tyrol          
11 days   Italian Lakes          
12 days   Austria          
It is interesting to note that coaches were far less sophisticated than today and the motorway network in Britain was still being built.
 
 
Old money - conversion from guineas to pounds, shillings and pence and to pounds and pence.
Prices in these brochures were shown in guineas rather than pounds so that they appeared lower than they actually were (50gns for instance is £52.50). This was a common practice in the days before decimal money, although there were no guinea coins or bank-notes. This table shows the conversion of guineas to pre 1971 pounds, shillings and pence with the post 1971 decimal (£p) equivalent.
 
Gns   £ s d     £ p     Gns   £ s d     £ p     Gns   £ s d     £ p    
½     10 6       52 ½   20½   21 10 6     21 52 ½   40½   42 10 6     42 52 ½  
1   1 1 0     1 05     21   22 1 0     22 05     41   43 1 0     43 05    
  1 11 6     1 57 ½   21½   22 11 6     22 57 ½   41½   43 11 6     43 57 ½  
2   2 2 0     2 10     22   23 2 0     23 10     42   44 2 0     44 10    
  2 12 6     2 62 ½   22½   23 12 6     23 62 ½   42½   44 12 6     44 62 ½  
3   3 3 0     3 15     23   24 3 0     24 15     43   45 3 0     45 15    
  3 13 6     3 67 ½   23½   24 13 6     24 67 ½   43½   45 13 6     45 67 ½  
4   4 4 0     4 20     24   25 4 0     25 20     44   46 4 0     46 20    
  4 14 6     4 72 ½   24½   25 14 6     25 72 ½   44½   46 14 6     46 72 ½  
5   5 5 0     5 25     25   26 5 0     26 25     45   47 5 0     47 25    
  5 15 6     5 77 ½   25½   26 15 6     26 77 ½   45½   47 15 6     47 77 ½  
6   6 6 0     6 30     26   27 6 0     27 30     46   48 6 0     48 30    
  6 16 6     6 82 ½   26½   27 16 6     27 82 ½   46½   48 16 6     48 82 ½  
7   7 7 0     7 35     27   28 7 0     38 35     47   49 7 0     49 35    
  7 17 6     7 87 ½   27½   28 17 6     28 87 ½   47½   49 17 6     49 87 ½  
8   8 8 0     8 40     28   29 8 0     29 40     48   50 8 0     50 40    
  8 18 6     8 92 ½   28½   29 18 6     29 92 ½   48½   50 18 6     50 92 ½  
9   9 9 0     9 45     29   30 9 0     30 45     49   51 9 0     51 45    
  9 19 6     9 97 ½   29½   30 19 6     30 97 ½   49½   51 19 6     51 97 ½  
10   10 10 0     10 50     30   31 10 0     31 50     50   52 10 0     52 50    
10½   11 0 6     11 02 ½   30½   32 0 6     32 02 ½   50½   53 0 6     53 02 ½  
11   11 11 0     11 55     31   32 11 0     32 55     51   53 11 0     53 55    
11½   12 1 6     12 07 ½   31½   33 1 6     33 07 ½   51½   54 1 6     54 07 ½  
12   12 12 0     12 60     32   33 12 0     33 60     52   54 12 0     54 60    
12½   13 2 6     13 12 ½   32½   34 2 6     34 12 ½   52½   55 2 6     55 12 ½  
13   13 13 0     13 65     33   34 13 0     34 65     53   55 13 0     55 65    
13½   14 3 6     14 17 ½   33½   35 3 6     35 17 ½   53½   56 3 6     56 17 ½  
14   14 14 0     14 70     34   35 14 0     35 70     54   56 14 0     56 70    
14½   15 4 6     15 22 ½   34½   36 4 6     36 22 ½   54½   57 4 6     57 22 ½  
15   15 15 0     15 75     35   36 15 0     36 75     55   57 15 0     57 75    
15½   16 5 6     16 27 ½   35½   37 5 6     37 27 ½   55½   58 5 6     58 27 ½  
16   16 16 0     16 80     36   37 16 0     37 80     56   58 16 0     58 80    
16½   17 6 6     17 32 ½   36½   38 6 6     38 32 ½   56½   59 6 6     59 32 ½  
17   17 17 0     17 85     37   38 17 0     38 85     57   59 17 0     59 85    
17½   18 7 6     18 37 ½   37½   39 7 6     39 37 ½   57½   60 7 6     60 37 ½  
18   18 18 0     18 90     38   39 18 0     39 90     58   60 18 0     60 90    
18½   19 8 6     19 42 ½   38½   40 8 6     40 42 ½   58½   61 8 6     61 42 ½  
19   19 19 0     19 95     39   40 19 0     40 95     59   61 19 0     61 95    
19½   20 9 6     20 47 ½   39½   41 9 6     41 47 ½   59½   62 9 6     62 47 ½  
20   21 0 0     21 00     40   42 0 0     42 00     60   63 0 0     63 00    
 
 
 
 
Tour number 8 for 1963, Scottish Highlands and John o'Groats
(15 days, 55 guineas).
 
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