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Bacon_BMW

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We walk 5 minutes to the Black Bull stop and take the 0908 Preston Bus service 5 to Chipping (Kirklands Estate), arriving at 0931 on Friday morning.
 

ValleyLines142

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I'm going to go with the assumption that because it is a two-hourly service, the same bus will work the return journey, so we board the 0933* Preston Bus service 5 to Clitheroe (Interchange), arriving there at 1035 on Friday morning.
 

ValleyLines142

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We then board the 1409 Blackburn Bus Company Red Express service X41 to Higher Broughton (Bury New Road/Great Cheetham Street East), arriving there at 1445 on Friday afternoon.
 

ValleyLines142

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We enter the station and board the 1636 Northern service 2L71 to Salford Crescent, arriving there at 1732 on Friday afternoon.
 

ValleyLines142

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We take the five minute walk to the bus stop outside St Chad's Church and there board the 1909 Blackpool Transport service 2C to Blackpool (Devonshire Square), arriving there at 1936 on Friday evening.
 

Bacon_BMW

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I was going to make the same exact move but getting off one stop earlier but you were quicker.

Next we board the 1950 Blackpool Transport service 4 to Mereside (Tesco), arriving at 2008 on Friday evening.
 

ValleyLines142

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Great minds think alike!

We next board the 2030 Blackpool Transport service 3 to Cleveleys (Victoria Square), arriving there at 2129 on Friday evening.
 

A Challenge

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We then get a 2158 Blackpool Transport service 7 to Lytham St Annes (East Bank Road), ariving at 2246 Friday evening.
 

ValleyLines142

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We then board the 2303 Blackpool Transport service 7 to Blackpool (New Bonny Street), arriving there at 2327 on Friday evening.
 

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After a night's rest in a local B&B we walk the 100 yards to the Blackpool Tower tram stop and wait for the 06:15 Blackpool Tram service to Fleetwood Ferry where we arrive at 06:58 on Saturday morning.
 

Bacon_BMW

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We walk to the nearby pier with plenty of time to board the 0745 Wyre Council ferry to Knot End-on-Sea, arriving at 0755 on Saturday morning.
 

ValleyLines142

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We take the six minute walk into the railway station and board the 0903 Northern service 1Y56 to Manchester Oxford Road, arriving there at 1011 on Saturday morning.
 

Esker-pades

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We admire the fantastic view over the River Conwy, before taking the 2 minute walk to Victoria Terrace to board the 16:56 Arriva Wales route 25 service to Pentre'r Felin, Hen Efail, arriving there at 17:12 on a Saturday.
 

Andy Pacer

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We take the 3 minute walk to the nearby train station and board the 1900 Transport for Wales service to Blaenau Ffestiniog arriving at 2020 on Saturday
 

ValleyLines142

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From the bus stop outside the station, we then board the 2030 Arriva Wales service 3B to Pwllheli (Bus Station), arriving there at 2155 on Saturday evening.
 

ValleyLines142

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Doesn't look as if there are any further buses now, so we'll have to rest for the night and return for the 0910 Nefyn service 8 to Tudweiliog (Post Office), arriving there at 0925 on Sunday morning.
 

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