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Fancying some sleep, we opt for the 22:52 Transport for Wales service 1D19 to Holyhead, arriving at 02:15 Saturday morning (when we’re rudely awaken by an equally sleepy guard!).
There aren't any more services until the following morning now (which by this point is only two hours later), so we board the 0425 Transport for Wales service 1V91 to Pontyclun, taking advantage of the fact the first service runs through to Maesteg, arriving there at 0929 on Saturday morning.
We leave the railway station and take the four minute walk to the bus stop on Cowbridge Road before Tesco and there board the 0942 First South and West Wales service 64 to Coychurch (White Horse on Coychurch Road) that arrives there at 1013 on Saturday morning.
Walking to the station, we decide to leave Wales behind, and board the 13:19 Transport for Wales service 1W61 to Stockport, arriving at 16:59Saturday afternoon.
We exit the station down to the bus station, where we board the 1720 Stagecoach Manchester service 23 to Davyhulme (Circle), arriving there at 1814 on Saturday evening.
Here, we board the 18:31 Stagecoach Greater Manchester service 15 to Flixton, nr Roedean Gardens, arriving a short while later at 18:39Saturday evening.
Taking 9 minutes to walk the 0.4 miles to Piccadilly Station, we then board the 21:49 Northern service 2B50 to Buxton, arriving at 22:52Saturday evening.
We take the 7 minute walk to the Norbury Church bus stop where we board the 00:05 Stagecoach Greater Manchester route 192 service to Heaton Chapel, McVities, arriving there at 00:23 on a Sunday morning.
Retracing our steps slightly due to little availability of options so early on a Sunday, we take the 0455 Transpennine Express service to Leeds arriving there at 05:35 on Sunday morning.
There's not a lot going on here, so we head off to find a 24-hour McDonalds for breakfast and a warm drink, and then head out to the Headrow for the 07:12 First Leeds service X84 to Ben Rhydding, opp Denton Bridge, arriving at 08:05Sunday morning.
The next bus arrives at 1700, which again is the Arriva Yorkshire service 874 which we ride to Wakefield, Bus Station arriving there at 1900 on Sunday.
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