ROUTE B (Bowdon, Greater Manchester)
Newcastle-under-Lyme (Golf Club) – Congleton (‘Wagon and Horses’) – Alderley Edge (‘Est Est Est’) – Wilmslow (‘Boddington & Dragon' formerly ‘Boddington Arms’) – Bowdon (Assembly Rooms)
Coach Routes
Pupils at Shrewsbury come from all over the country and we believe this is a real strength of the School.
To support parents, the School arranges for a fleet of coaches to deliver your child to a point near where you live – and to pick them up from the same point to head back to Shrewsbury.
Coaches operate at the start and end of term, at either end of half-term and on one weekend either side of half term when the whole school is entitled to head home – what we call ‘coach weekends’. Each route has certain predetermined drop-off or collection points. Routes are reviewed annually and may vary from one year to the next, subject to demand.
All coaches are provided by Longmynd Travel, a reputable local company. Shrewsbury School has worked with them for over 25 years. A professional chaperone service is provided on all London routes.
Please find below details of our coach routes; please also see our Coach Routes and Timings 2024-25 which includes full details of how the coach system works, timetables, etc and Chaperone Information for arrivals at Heathrow Airport.
All Routes (2024-25)
ROUTE C (Cambridge and Ipswich)
Corley Service Station – Kettering A14 BP Services (Outbound/east NN15 1RW; Inbound/west NN14 1RW) – Cambridge Services (Boxworth) – Ipswich (Copdock Services)
ROUTE D (Derby and Doncaster)
Shenstone Island (Shrewsbury side) – Barton-u-Needwood (A38 Travelodge outbound/north DE13 8EH; inbound/south DE13 8ED) – Derby (McDonald's – Markeaton Roundabout) – M1 J25 (‘Holiday Inn’) – Doncaster North Services (Junction M18/M180)
ROUTE E (Liverpool)
Chester (Sainsbury’s) – Ellesmere Port (Sainsbury’s) – Liverpool (Mercury Court)
ROUTE G (Bristol and Taunton)
Kidderminster (Esso Garage) – Ombersley (Bus stop on A4133 (School Bank) on outward, The King's Arms on return) – M5 J9 (Ashchurch Business Centre just off A438 towards Stowe) – M5 J11A - 12 (Gloucester Services North/Southbound) – Gordano Services – Taunton Deane Services.
ROUTE K (Kendal and Carlisle)
Whitchurch – Charnock Richard Services – M6 J31 (Tickled Trout Hotel) – Lancaster Services – M6 J36 (Parking area behind Crooklands Garage on A65) – M6 J38 Tebay Services – M6 J42 BP Garage (Carlisle)
ROUTE L (London)
Warwick Services – Cherwell Valley Services – High Wycombe (M40 J4 - Wycombe Sports Centre) – Heathrow
ROUTE Y (Wetherby)
M56 J9 (McDonalds) – Birch Services – Hartshead Moor Services – Wetherby Services
How to Book
Coach Bookings for the term ahead are available online (via My School Portal) during the preceding holiday.