PASSENGERS can enjoy a day out with a difference by travelling on vintage buses and coaches across the West Cornwall peninsula for free on Sunday, April 20.

Visitors to the Penzance Vintage Bus Day can be transported back in time to different eras with some 40 vehicles dating from 1947 through to 2000. Many of them were used to operate in Cornwall so the sights and sounds of bygone travel will be recreated.

The event hub is at Penzance bus station and all trips go out and back – people can get off at the destinations and return on a later service. All trips are free with no pre-booking or tickets required.

Souvenir programmes are available with vehicles details, route information and timetables so visitors can plan their day and find out more about the heritage. Souvenir programmes can be purchased in advance by post via the Vintage Bus Day website or from Sullivan’s Diner by the bus station from April 8 as well as on the day.

The event will start with a cavalcade through Penzance and along the Promenade from 9.30am. Trips start at 10am and run throughout the day, the final service returning by 5pm.

The event is jointly organised by two registered educational charities (the Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust and the Cornwall Bus Preservation Society) who are committed to preserving vintage buses and coaches so passengers can enjoy bygone travel and learn about the relevance to public transport today.

Both organisations will have stands at the event and visitors are welcome to come and find out more about the opportunities to get involved with the vehicle and archive preservation activities as volunteers.

For more information and to view the souvenir 2025 programme, visit: www.tvagwot.org.uk/events-1/penzance-vintage-bus-day-2025