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Taking the ten minute walk along Cowley Bridge Road to St Davids station, we head slightly northwards now as we board the 2149 Great Western Railway service 2M72 to Weston-super-Mare, arriving there at 2247 on Wednesday evening.
As can be expected at a station such as Tiverton Parkway, that was the last train, so we set up camp on the platform and wake up fresh, where we board the 0602 Great Western Railway service 1A73 to London Paddington, arriving there at 0837 on Thursday morning.
Being mindful of the 15 minute minimum connection time that applies at this very large station, we next board the 0912 Great Western Railway service to Cholsey that arrives there at 1041 on Thursday morning.
We remain stuck with the stopping services as we board the 1108 Great Western Railway service 2P44 to Hayes & Harlington, arriving there at 1209 on Thursday afternoon.
We take the six minute walk to Heathrow Airport Central bus station and board the 1300 National Express Airport service 727 to Norwich (Bus station on Surrey Street) that arrives there at 1735 on Thursday afternoon.
Despite having a population of 7,600, Fakenham has absolutely pathetic transport provisions from 7pm. We can either take one of the last X29 departures a mere three more stops to the terminus of Oak Street, or we can take another service in the morning. We opt for the latter, and kill two birds with one stone, where we take the ten minute, 0.5 mile walk to the Oak Street stop, and board the 0745 Stagecoach in Norfolk service X29 to Kings Lynn (Railway Station), arriving there at 0837 on Friday morning.
We take the five minute walk to the transport interchange and board the 0855 Lynx Bus service 35 to Hunstanton bus station that arrives there at 0946 on Friday morning
We next board the 1105 Stagecoach in Norfolk service 29 to Little Walsingham (the bus stop adjacent to The Bull PH on Holt Road) that arrives there at 1118 on Friday morning.
Not much we can do here other than return on the 1218 Stagecoach in Norfolk service 29 to Fakenham (Oak Street), arriving there at 1232 on Friday afternoon.
We decide on a bus route that traverses many villages and next board the 1237 Stagecoach in Norfolk service X29 to Norwich (bus stop CW on Castle Meadow) that arrives there at 1342 on Friday afternoon.
We then board the 1350 First Norfolk & Suffolk Pink Line service 11 to Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (Forecourt), arrivimg there at 1410 on Friday afternoon.
We next board the 1551 First in Norfolk and Suffolk service X1 to Swaffham (the bus stop opposite the Kings Arms PH) that arrives there at 1614 on Friday afternoon.
We then walk the 6 minutes (0.3 miles) to the station and get the 19:07 Virgin Trains East Coast service 1N29 to Newcastle, arriving at 21:25 Friday evening.
Exiting the station to the adjacent bus stops on Neville Street, we then board the 2139 Stagecoach Newcastle service 1 to Slatyford (Pooley Road/Thirlmere Way), arriving there at 2200 on Friday evening.
We take the six minute walk to the bus stop on Blakelaw and board the 2216 Stagecoach North East service 63 to Killingworth bus station that arrives there at 2306 on Friday evening.
Walk the 5 minutes (0.2 miles) to East Bailey - Garth 33 and get the 22:30 Stagecoach North East service 63 to Byker (Chillingham Road Ends), arriving at 23:54 late Friday evening.
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