Coach Trip 7 was the seventh series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom. It was filmed from May until June 2011 (after the UK anti-austerity protests began) and aired from 29 August to 7 October 2011. The length of this series was the same as the previous non-celebrity series but with weekends excluded. The tour began in the UK, before moving to France, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic plus for the first time ever Poland and Slovakia. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, coach driver Paul Donald, narrator Dave Vitty and the coach with registration number MT09 MTT all returned for this series, which was aired on Channel 4 with the airing time reverted to 5:00pm, a similar start to series 1 and a similar end to series 3.
Contents
- Broadcasts
- Contestants In Order of Elimination and Withdrawal
- Voting History
- Notes
- Arrival Day and Day 1 of the trip LondonChannel Tunnel
- Day 2 Paris Part 1
- Day 3 Paris Part 2
- Day 4 pernay
- Day 5 Metz
- Day 6 Baden Baden
- Day 7 The Black Forest
- Day 8 Rhine Falls
- Day 9 Zurich
- Day 10 Liechtenstein
- Day 11 Kempten
- Day 12 Munich
- Day 13 The ZugspitzeGarmisch Partenkirchen
- Day 14 Salzburg
- Day 15 Wels
- Day 16 Vienna
- Day 17 Gyr
- Day 18 Budapest
- Day 19 Nitra
- Day 20 Bratislava
- Day 21 Brno
- Day 22 StramberkOstrava
- Day 23 Bielsko Biala
- Day 24 Krakow
- Day 25 Katowice
- Day 26 Wroclaw
- Day 27 PolandGermany
- Day 28 Germany
- Day 29 Berlin
- Day 30 The Last Day
- References
Broadcasts
Series 7 began airing on weekdays from Monday 29 August at an original time of 5:00pm. Behind the camera the series also saw Joe Evans step on board as the Series Producer, reuniting him with Brendan and the coach after a 7-year break, having been the original Associate Producer on series 1.
Contestants (In Order of Elimination and Withdrawal)
(Note: Contestants in italics yellow-carded without being voted off and left without being voted off).
Voting History
Indicates that the couple received a yellow card Indicates that the couple was red carded off the trip Indicates that the couple left the coach due to other reasons than being voted off or being removed from the coach Indicates that the couple was immune from any votes cast against them due to it either being their first vote or winning immunity from the vote Indicates that the couple were voted as the most popular couple and won series Indicates that the couple were voted as the second most popular couple Indicates that the couple were voted as the third most popular couple Indicates that the couple were voted as the fourth most popular coupleNotes
No post-vote arrivals in series
Arrival Day and Day 1 of the trip - London/Channel Tunnel
International tour guide Brendan is eager to meet his new group of tourists, who spend the first day of their journey in London.
While in the city, they take a ride on the Thames and tackle a pole-dancing lesson.
Later, the fun and games end when there's a shock early departure for one unlucky couple.
Day 2 - Paris Part 1
Having travelled to France by train, the tourists take to the streets of Paris, where they attempt to blend their own perfumes.
Then the group all put their best foot forward, learning to walk the runway with Parisian models.
A first new couple also join the trip, but things soon turn sour at the vote and group harmony begins to stray off key.
Day 3 - Paris Part 2
Day 3 of the trip sees Brendan and the tourists visiting a French circus school and theme park.
But the fun soon fades when a falling out between two of the tourists means it's a roller-coaster ride all the way to the vote.
Day 4 - Épernay
On Day 4, the coach trundles into the Champagne region of France, where a visit to a grand vineyard is music to the ears of one hard-partying couple.
After sampling the Champagne highlife, it all goes downhill fast as the tourists ride a quarter-mile zip wire. Later, one couple come down to earth with a bump at the vote.
Day 5 - Metz
Day 5 and, after a night's heavy drinking, one tourist is in no mood for the day's task - cooking and eating snails.
Meanwhile, another is caught out trying to manipulate the vote by writing names in flour!
Later, the tourists go kayaking, but spend more time under the water than on it.
Day 6 - Baden-Baden
The coach drives into Germany, and a preacher and her husband join the party. Later, all the Brits have a bouncy ride at a local car museum.
Day 7 - The Black Forest
Brendan takes drastic action to call a halt to all the late-night partying - he brings out his red card and sends two of the Brits home before breakfast.
Day 8 - Rhine Falls
Brendan leads the coach into Switzerland, where he treats the party to a VIP trip around the Rhine Falls. And it's a fun afternoon down on the farm with some unusual farmyard games.
Day 9 - Zurich
No freebie is left uneaten as the group head to a Swiss chocolate factory in Zurich, and it's chocoholic Brendan who's left feeling sickest by the time they leave.
Day 10 - Liechtenstein
The Brits demonstrate how not to cook as they attempt to create a local delicacy in a Liechtenstein kitchen. In the afternoon, Brendan sends them up into the trees and around a rope course.
Day 11 - Kempten
It's a confused start to the day for the Brits as they're not sure which country they're in. Brendan hands out the hair nets as group get to work in a German pretzel factory.
Day 12 - Munich
The group hits Munich where there are tantrums from some about having to do paddle-board surfing on the river.
Day 13 - The Zugspitze/Garmisch-Partenkirchen
It's childish giggles all round as the Brits head up Mount Wank in southern Germany. But the giggles turn to cheers as they get to toboggan back down the mountain.
Day 14 - Salzburg
The group head for Salzburg, where they try their hand at singing Mozart before attempting a lesson in break dancing.
Day 15 - Wels
In the city of Wels, Austria, the group take part in a cook off, and then a chariot race at the local horse-racing track. And a married couple who are antique dealers join the party.
Day 16 - Vienna
In Vienna the tour party get a lesson in gold leaf gilding before an afternoon trip to a historic fun park.
Day 17 - Győr
The coach heads into Hungary where Brendan lines up a karate lesson and some wake boarding for the holiday makers.
Day 18 - Budapest
In Budapest the group experience a nuclear fallout drill at a slightly strange museum. During a trip to a thermal spa in the afternoon Brendan has a close encounter with a masseuse.
Day 19 - Nitra
The group prepares for a day of fantasy and role play in the old kingdom of Slovakia, picking up two fair maidens waiting for them along the way.
Day 20 - Bratislava
The group goes white-water rafting and then summer bobsleighing in Bratislava. If that isn't enough tension, later on they must vote for who should leave the tour party next.
Day 21 - Brno
The coach party is joined by two West Country salsa dancers as it makes its way through the Czech Republic. The Brits get a taste of the high life as they learn to use jumping stilts, before spending an afternoon down a local cave.
Day 22 - Stramberk/Ostrava
In Ostrava, Brendan introduces the group to a castle abseil followed by some grass skiing. At vote time, one couple's past comments come back to haunt them.
Day 23 - Bielsko-Biala
As the coach enters Poland the Brits tour a brewery before Brendan takes his happy travellers for a lesson in local dancing.
Day 24 - Krakow
The coach arrives in Kraków, where the tourists visit the city's impressive salt mines and go for a tour on a collection of unusual bicycles.
Day 25 - Katowice
In the city of Katowice, Brendan wants the Brits to get a taste of Polish life. So he leads them straight to the kitchen for a lesson in sausage soup and beetroot salads.
Day 26 - Wroclaw
It's costume time and Brendan gets his Brits dressed up as gnomes in Wroclaw, Poland, as they hunt for the city's collection of little statues.
Day 27 - Poland/Germany
The tourists spend the morning at a Polish pottery lesson and the afternoon on a riverboat trip in Germany.
Day 28 - Germany
With only a few days of the current tour to go, the last yellow card vote of the trip is due. Paranoia has set in within the group, with nobody wanting to fall at the final hurdle.
Day 29 - Berlin
In Berlin, the Brits go straight to remnants of the Berlin Wall for a graffiti lesson. The last activity of the trip is cocktail making, where the tourists raise a glass to reaching the end of the road. But who'll receive the toast as the group chooses their winners in the last vote?
Day 30 - The Last Day
As they pack their bags for home, Brendan and the Brits take a moment to reflect on all the fun they've had over the last six weeks. Having driven through 10 different countries, and having welcomed over 40 holidaymakers on board, there's been no shortage of hilarity and tantrums on the coach's latest adventure.