ROBERTS TRAVEL
Based: Head office and depot, Midland Road, Hugglescote, Leicestershire.
Website: www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk
Founded: 1995, when avid skier Jonathan Hunt started coach company, based at Horsepool Grange, Markfield, to transport groups to Alpine resorts. Built up double-deck fleet following move to current base 2002 and opened new office block and engineering facilities there in 2016. Began coach holidays 2005, and acquired Coalville operations of Paul James Coaches, including Leicester park-&-ride, from Veolia 2013 (Arriva has had outstation there since closing its Coalville depot in 2011). Roberts Travel Group incorporated 2016, with Roberts Tours one of its subsidiaries. Acquired McPhersons Coaches of Donisthorpe 2018.
Where does it operate?: Three Leicester park-&- ride routes (since May 2021 with Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Councilfunded Yutong electric buses), local services 159 (Coalville-Hinckley) Monday to Saturday and 20/21 (Leicester-Blackmore Drive/Dysart Way) Sundays only. British and Continental tours from area bounded by Burton-on-Trent, Leicester, Loughborough and Hinckley. Day excursions from Hugglescote and …
