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I've just discovered that the #14 bus from Southend goes to the mysterious Foulness Island. The island is owned by the MOD, and visitors need special permission to go there. Needless to say, it's now on my list :lol: Are there - or have there been - any other services in peacetime which...

I've been putting together a reading list of travelogues which mainly include zipping about on buses. So far, I've read: Move Along, Please (Mark Mason) Great British Bus Journeys Riding Route 94 (both David McKie) Also on my radar are: Route 63: Around England On A Free Bus Pass (David...

I've seen quite a bit of stuff about longest bus routes and the furthest you can get on a single ticket, but does anyone here know what the shortest bus route in the UK is? I've done a bit of swotting up around Greater Manchester, and it looks like the 440 Rochdale to Syke bus is the winner...

Hello all, For reasons bordering on idiocy, tinpot adventure and bus-based masochism, I'm planning on doing a bus marathon from Manchester to London in the summer. The itinerary is probably going to be something like: 192, Manchester - Stockport Skyline 199, Stockport - Buxton TP, Buxton -...

Hello all, After about a decade of procrastination, I've finally got around to launching Slower Travel, a blog about zipping around the country on buses. I'm based in Manchester, so it's going to have a natural North West bias to it, but I'm looking at going on some more long range adventures...