Family Outings North East Reviews 

581
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Looking at 95 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptionally friendly staff and clean coaches, noting that trips are always well organised and entirely stress-free from start to finish. Travelers also deeply appreciate the helpful hosts and knowledgeable drivers who consistently go above and beyond to ensure everyone truly enjoys their journey. Some reviewers were not happy with communication issues and felt ignored when trying to resolve problems regarding bookings with customer support. A few individuals also mentioned minor concerns regarding specific scheduling details, such as slightly late departures from hotels or inconvenient regional pickup locations.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just returned from a 3 day break to Paultons Park Peppa Pig world. 2 adults and 2 children with additional needs. Excellent from boarding the coach to returning home. Excellent communication throu... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Every member of our household has used family outings at some point this year and will all definitely use again. Clean coaches. Friendly helpful staff. Great itinerary and excellent time keeping. Gr... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Used Family Outings North East for a recent concert trip with my 3 younger daughters. The staff were very friendly onboard, made sure we had everything we needed and kept us updated with arrival times... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A group of 9 of us went to Walibi Holland with Family Outings North East over Easter, and it was fantastic from start to finish! From the moment we set off, everything was so well organised and stress... See more

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Company details

  1. Tour Operator
  2. Bus and Coach Company
  3. Travel Aggregator

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Family friendly coach trips to popular attractions such as Flamingo Land, Chester Zoo, Drayton Manor, Gullivers World and many many more.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love using family outings for trips,so…

Love using family outings for trips,so safe and well organised.Always punctual picking you up.Tvs on the coaches always lovely & clean, helpful staff 100% recommended by us from hartlepool.Have used multiple times now totally recommended this family run business ⭐️🏅Glasgow & Edinburgh trip 👌

December 13, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Coach Tour Company

The Dublin trip was perfect from beginning to end. The host (Terry) and driver (Jason) were punctual, friendly and helpful. Journey to Dublin went smoothly with a couple of comfort breaks including a surprise visit to the lovely little Welsh town of Conwy. The hotel in Dublin (Stay City Apartments) was super - clean and comfortable, nice breakfast, friendly staff and only a stone's throw from O'Connell Street, Jervis Shopping Centre and city centre attractions. The journey home also went smoothly and we arrived back on Teesside in the early hours of the morning. As it was pouring with rain, Terry and Jason very kindly dropped another passenger and myself nearer our homes in Hartlepool. The customer service was of a very high standard and nothing was ever too much trouble for them. Would have no hesitation in booking with this company again

December 12, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leeds Christmas markets…

Today we did Leeds Christmas markets with family outings. Brilliant service from start to finish, our host Lynsey was really informative , very attentive throughout too. See you next year - have a great Christmas all

December 7, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bury market

Went to bury market today with my sons youngest being 3 months only. We really enjoyed our day as it was th3 first time going to bury market. The driver was very knowledgeable and the hostess leanne was fab. Can't wait for Blackpool next year now.

December 6, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great experience and support

Went to alton towers scarefest it was a great travel experience, and hotel and breakfast, great support and available when needed. Only downfall was the late set off the next morning to the park from the hotel. And leaving earlier than the park closing.

October 26, 2025
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Reply from Family Outings North East

Hi Natalie, thanks so much for your review. We are really pleased to hear that you had a great time.

Just to mention, all timings for our tours, including departure and return times, are listed clearly before you book so guests know exactly what to expect. The slightly later departure from the hotel was due to legal driver hours requirements, but this still allowed for a full 9 hours in the theme park.

We really appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you on another trip soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic, friendly and reliable service

Used Family Outings North East for a recent concert trip with my 3 younger daughters. The staff were very friendly onboard, made sure we had everything we needed and kept us updated with arrival times, departure times etc. Was a pleasant trip. My 10 year old who came with us had autism and ADHD and the driver and the lady onboard took their time talking to her and making sure she was happy and upon our return to the coach both asked if she had enjoyed her concert and asked her about it. Looking to book other trips with all my family next time.

November 8, 2025
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Smooth trip for the coldplay concert

Smooth trip for the coldplay concert , lovely clean coach and friendly informative host. Only slight issue was despite booking online and receiving a confirmation, our names weren't down on the list when the coach arrived , luckily they could fit us in however it was mentioned that the coach size was changed last minute so would have been a problem if it was the smaller one. Again not complaining as there was no issue but would hate to have that uncertainty for future bookings

August 17, 2025
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Reply from Family Outings North East

Hi Sophie. Thanks for the lovely review. I have taken a look at the issue you mentioned and would like to apologise for this. Please rest assured we have taken measures for this not to happen again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We love Family outings and have been on…

We love Family outings and have been on many trips with them and more booked. They are an amazing team and go above and beyond with every trip we have been on. My daughter has autism and likes to be close to the front of the coach, I like to have a hot chocolate on our return before the coach sets off and this is served with a smile. The coaches are top end compared to other companies and they use a better class of hotels and gives you that extra compfort.

We just returned from Alton towers scarefest this was our second year doing so with family outings. We did find it extremely busy on both days however the first day seemed to full of a certain family type where all the females stick together and the males also. Lots of police and security around on this day keeping a close eye on them. The next day the park was just as busy but the atmosphere was much more relaxed. It was the same in the previous year too. My daughter is able to use her ride access pass witch made the trip so much easier as it was that busy. We still would like to go to scarefest next year but just not on the same day as where all the males and females are seperate it was a little intimidating. This has no refelect on Family Outings 5* service they are amazing! Our hotel this year was lovley and so was the breakast unfortunatley it took a bit longer the next day to get to Alton towers due to the traffic compared to last year.

We still had the best time, and looking foward to many more trips with them.

October 26, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alton towers Scarefest

First time using this company and wont be the last. I was a bit worried at first and thought I had made a mistake using them as I wasn't having any emails about upcoming trip or any confirmation of seats but when I contacted them they got straight back to me. Coach was great, comfy seats, toilet, televisions and refreshments. Jan was brilliant host and went that extra mile making sure we were all comfortable and had everything we needed. Driver James was fab, got us all there and back safely and did all the lugging of the cases. Can't fault them at all, thank you for a brilliant trip.

October 26, 2025
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