Written by Melvyn Wilkins, ‘From Stroud Valleys to Alpine Passes’ covers 70 years of two beloved Gloucestershire tour operators, Beavis Alpine Tours and Rover European Travel. These two iconic family coach operators opened up a whole new way of travel and holidays for the people of the Stroud area and far beyond. Melvyn presents a few short excerpts from his new book
I first had a taste of coach travel in 1965 when I went with Beavis to Switzerland. In the 1970s I gained my PSV licence with Rover and did many trips to Switzerland myself. Photographs and memories from these trips encouraged me to write this book. Meticulously researched, I hope my new book gives an insight into the rise of tourism, and particularly coach travel, for the people of the five Stroud Valleys and further afield, complete with photos and numerous quotes from those who used them, as well as many from coach enthusiasts.
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