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-Colly405-

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We stroll to Wign North Western station (2 mins) from where we leave the north of England once we have taken advantage of the overnight rule. Leaving on Avanti's 1R08 at 0546, we alight at Lichfield Trent Valley at 0640 on Friday morning.
 
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We leave the station and take the 07.21 Diamond Bus East Midlands service X12 to Burton upon Trent, New Street arriving at 07.45 on Friday.
 

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We next board the 0835 Diamond Bus East Midlands service 401 to Uttoxeter (Bus Station), arriving there at 0935 on Friday morning.
 

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We next take the 10.40 Hulleys of Baslow service 111 to Matlock, Bakewell Road arriving at 11.40 on Friday
 

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We take the six minute walk to the railway station and take the 13.08 CrossCountry service to Plymouth arriving at 17.47 on Friday.
 

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We exit the station and board the 1804 Plymouth Citybus service 43 to Ernesettle (Bull & Bush), arriving there at 1831 on Friday evening.
 

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We depart at 1847 on Plymouth Citybus (t/a Go Cornwall Bus) service 71. We alight at Whitleigh Cross (aka Crownhill, Tamerton Foliot Rd Factories) at 1854 on Friday.
 

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We go to the Lancaster gardens stop and take the 19.15 Go Cornwall service 71 to Saltash, North Road arriving at 19.32 on Friday.
 

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A 3 minute walk takes us to the Fore St Bottom stop. There, Stagecoach South West service 2 at 1937 takes us to Plymstock, Broadway West at 2015 on Friday.
 

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We next take the 21.22 Go Cornwall service 12 to Launceston, Westgate Street arriving at 22.26 on Friday.
 

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The only remaining departure of the day is just 4 minutes later, on service 12. This may well be the same vehicle, but in a place such as Launceston this should not be assumed.
Therefore we return in the morning for the 0628 departure on Plymouth Citybus, t/a Go Cornwall Bus, service 306. We alight at Okehampton (West St) at 0710 on Saturday.
 

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We take the short walk to McColls, where we board the 0735 Stagecoach South West service 6A to St Thomas (Precinct), arriving there at 0835 on Saturday morning.
 

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We take the short walk to Old Vicarage Road and take the 08.55 Country Bus service 359 to Moretonhampstead, Court Street Car Park arriving at 09.38 on Saturday.
 

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Bit limited for choice here as the service onto Newton Abbot departs only two minutes after, and a quick check on Bus Times shows that it isn't the same bus that we've just got off that forms it, so we've not got much choice here other than to return on the 0945 Country Bus service 359 to Exeter (Sidwell Street), arriving there at 1039 on Saturday morning.
 

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Bit limited for choice here as the service onto Newton Abbot departs only two minutes after, and a quick check on Bus Times shows that it isn't the same bus that we've just got off that forms it, so we've not got much choice here other than to return on the 0945 Country Bus service 359 to Exeter (Sidwell Street), arriving there at 1039 on Saturday morning.
You could have returned a different way on Stagecoach 173 although not so direct.

We next take the 11.20 Stagecoach South West service 44A to Axminster, Millwey Avenue arriving at 12.58 on Saturday.
 

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A nice connection now for us to depart at 1305 on Axe Valley Mini Travel service 885. We alight at Seaton (Marine Place) at 1344 on Saturday.
 

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We next take the 16.43 Stagecoach South West service 44 alighting at Honiton Railway Station at 17.09 on Saturday.
 

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We enter the station and board the 1756 South Western Railway service 1L68 to Basingstoke, arriving there at 2008 on Saturday evening.
 

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We next take the 21.03 SWR service to Portsmouth Harbour arriving at 22.18 on Saturday.
 

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Connecting with the last train of the day the 23.15 to Ryde St. Johns Road arriving at 23.20 on Saturday.
 

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Time fo an overnight break returning eor the 06.55 Southern Vectis service 5 to East Cowes, Well Road arriving at 07.13 on Sunday.
 

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Bit too early for other buses on a Sunday so we return for the 0815 Southern Vectis service 5 to Fairlee (Medina Leisure Centre), arriving there at 0827 on Sunday morning.
 

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Bit too early for other buses on a Sunday so we return for the 0815 Southern Vectis service 5 to Fairlee (Medina Leisure Centre), arriving there at 0827 on Sunday morning.
There was the alternative of the Cowes Ferry.

We next take the 08.44 Southern Vectis service to Ryde Interchange arriving at 09.03 on Sunday.
 

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