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Pushing a very ambitious 14 minute connection time at London Euston, we take the 0939 Avanti West Coast service to Blackpool North, arriving there at 1241 on Thursday.
After a brief look at what Bispham as an area is like for housing, we next board the 1328 Blackpool Tramway to Rossall School that arrives there at 1343 on Thursday.
From the adjacent Rossall Lane stop, we next board the 1406 Transpora North West service 24 to Poulton-le-Fylde (High Cross Road/Baines High School), arriving there at 1453 on Thursday.
Keeping being in the "nicer" end of the Blackpool conurbation in mind, we next board the 1519 Blackpool Transport service 5 to Cleveleys Bus Station that arrives there at 1547 on Thursday.
We take the twelve minute (0.5 mile) walk to the Farmers Arms for the 17.32 Stagecoach M&SL service 68 alighting at Preston, Corporation Street at 18.45 on Thursday.
We next board the 1903 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service 61 to Marton (the bus stop opposite Mythop Road on Preston New Road) that arrives there at 1956 on Thursday.
We take the six minute walk to Langdale Road Shops and board the 2033 Blackpool Transport service 3a to Cleveleys Park (Northumberland Avenue/Park Terminus), arriving there at 2140 on Thursday.
Noting that we are at the route terminus and at the end of the day's services to there, we next board the outward 2141 Blackpool Transport service 3a to Little Marton (the bus stop outside Kipling Manor on Kipling Drive) that arrives there at 2237 on Thursday.
We take the seven minute walk to the Metropolitan Business Park bus stop on the A583 for the 23.26 Stagecoach M&SL service 61 to Preston Bus Station arriving at 00.15 on Friday.
Time for an overnight break. We return in the morning for the 0545 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 68 to St Annes (Clifton Drive North/St Leonards Road West), arriving there at 0633 on Friday.
We next board the 0648 Blackpool Transport service 11 to Lytham (the bus stop by Lytham Hospital on Warton Street) that arrives there at 0706 on Friday.
We take the 8 minute (0.3 mile) walk to the Library and from the stop opposite we take the 0813 Blackpool Transport service 11b to Blackpool, Market Street, arriving there at 0857 on Friday.
Moving away from the buses, we next take the six minute walk to the Tower tram stop and board the 0914 Blackpool Tram service to Lowther Avenue, arriving there at 0924 on Friday.
Seeking a desire to see the animals, we next board the 1043 Blackpool Transport service 5b to Blackpool Zoo (Zoo Entrance), arriving there at 1101 on Friday.
We next board the 1118 Blackpool Transport service 5b to Fishers Field (the bus stop by Knightsbridge Avenue on Highfield Road) that arrives there at 1200 on Friday.
We take the eleven minute walk to the Elmslie Gardens bus stop on the A583 for the 14.04 Stagecoach M&SL service 61 to Preston Bus Station arriving at 15.05 on Friday.
We next board the 1515 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 40 to Galgate (the bus stop opposite the Police Station on Preston Lancaster Road) that arrives there at 1620 on Friday.
We next board the 1809 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 5 to Bolton-le-Sands (the bus stop opposite the Royal Hotel on Main Road) that arrives there at 1825 on Friday.
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