100 years of Aviation –
Classic Coach Trip to see the Bristol Boxkite fly!
CITY SIGHTSEEING, BRISTOL.
Have operatedOpen Top timetabled guided tours in Bristol for 16 years, and are now also offering an eclectic range of private bus-based events on open top and classic vehicles.
BAC 100
Co-ordinating a programme of events to celebrate 100 years of Aviation in the West of England
CLASSIC COACH TRIP TO SEE THE BRISTOL BOXKITE FLY!
A day triponboard a classic Bristol coach to The Shuttleworth Airplane Collection with guided tourand an evening air show featuring the flight of the Bristol Boxkite.
- Operated by City Sightseeing, Bristol as part of the BAC 100 Centenary of Flight celebrations
- A one-off day-trip onboard a classic Bristol built Greyhound coach (Note:1965 BRISTOL COACH BHU 92C; which entered service with Bristol Omnibus Company on April 1st 1965 in the cream and red colours of the Bristol Greyhound coach fleet and ran on a variety of express coach services, tours and private hires from the West Country for seven years. She was then repainted green and put to work on local bus services around Bristol.)
- Includes a guided tour of the Shuttleworth Airplane Collection in Bedfordshire; which depicts the history of flight from the early 1900s to the 1950s. The Collection is situated at the Shuttleworth Aerodrome; one of the few traditional all grass aerodromes still in regular use, and features Bristol Aeroplane Company’s 1917 Bristol M.1C replica, 1918 Bristol F2b fighter and also 1962 Bristol Scout Type D.
- Features an evening air show including a flypast of a replica Bristol Boxkite – an aircraft that first flew on 29th July 1910 that went on to become Bristol's first successful production aeroplane. This particular Bristol Boxkite was built by F. G. Miles Engineering Ltd in the 1960s for the film ‘Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines’, which the Bristol Aeroplane Company purchased and placed in the care of the Collection for preservation.
- On Sat 19th June 2010. Departing 10.30am Bristol.
- £44.00 per person. Under 16 years £26.00.
- Booking Recommended!
Tickets
Nicola Padden, Corporate Sales Executive, City Sightseeing, Bristol.
0117 367
COMING UP.....Additional City Sightseeing Events for BAC 100.
BAC 100-themed publicguided bus toursoperating in conjunction with the City of Bristol Museum ‘BAC 100 exhibition’
- Sat 18th and Sun 19th September, and Sat 27th and Sun 28thNovember. Departing 2.30pm from outside the City of Bristol Museum's entrance.
- Offering guided tours to complement the museum’s exhibition, guides will share facts, places and sights ofsignificance toBristol’s 100 years of aeronautical history.
- Private bookings are also available for larger groups (Please call for availability and prices).
- Public trips cost £10 per head. Book in advance or pay onboard
- All enquiries and bookings call 0117 367 0208, email ,
Aeroplane enthusiast trips to Rolls Royce Heritage Museum!
- Bus trip to a rare opportunityto step inside this museum ofaero enginesconnected with Rolls-Royce and its corporate predecessors. Within its secure defence site this museum generally offers limited public accessibility,but during the BAC 100 celebrations hasgenerously offered a limited number ofenthusiast groups onlyto book private guided tours through City Sightseeing.
- Availability and prices on request.
- All enquiries and bookings call 0117 367 0208, email ,
Notes for the Editor
Photos available.
For more details or queries please contact:
Nicola Padden, Corporate Sales Executive, City Sightseeing, Bristol.
0117 367 0208