Big Bus Company



Big Bus Tours is a London-based open-top bus sightseeing company.

The Big Bus Company is a family-owned company, founded by Richard, Eleanor and Desmond Maybury. It started in central London in June 1991 with 4 buses and now operates over 150 buses worldwide. With its bus livery of Burgundy and cream, the company has since expanded to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Philadelphia. The London operation has twice won the 'Visit London' award for Best Sightseeing Tour of the Year.

Big Bus Tours London
Big Bus London has featured in many TV shows including So Graham Norton, The Big Breakfast Show and BBC TV's Facing the Music with David Grant and Carrie Grant (series nominated for the Royal Television Award), Outnumbered show on BBC staring comedian Hugh Dennis. Other celebrities who became Big Bus Tour Guides for television and film projects include Shane Ritchie, Lorraine Kelly, Lauren Booth and Jerry Springer. In addition Jenny Platt who plays barmaid Violet Wilson in ITV's Coronation Street was once a Tour Guide with the company as was actress Georgina Sutcliffe who married actor Sean Bean in London on February 19 2008.

The Company appeared with its Guide Manager, Miles Tredinnick, on BBC1 Television's Don't Get Done, Get Dom, presented by Dominic Littlewood, in December 2006.

Ant and Dec filmed their opening credits to ITV's Britain's Got Talent from the top of a Big Bus driving along London streets in June 2007.

Fleet
DA – Volvo B9TL/Optare Visionaire MBO – Leyland Olympian TN – Leyland Titan