The Transport Game

[Zoe]

Looks like the only option here (other than heading back towards Colne) is to wait for the next 215 Pennine Motor Services bus at 1950 to Skipton bus station arriving at 2005 on Thursday.

 

[dzug2]

We have a bite to eat before contimuing on Pennine's 580 departure at 2115 to Settle Market Place, arriving at 2150, Thursday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide we will take an early night break in travelling and book into a small hostelry where we book an overnight stay with a full English breakfast. The following morning sees us totally refreshed in body and mind and we make our way back to Market Place, where we board the 0916 Little Red Bus service 10 to Cow Ark (the stop by the telephone kiosk at the road junction) which arrives there at 1016 on Friday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We have an hour and a half to wait and take in the rural atmosphere before catching the return 10 bus in the direction of Settle at 1147. Purely on the basis of the name we bail out at Tosside Dog and Partridge at 1225, Friday lunch time

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Do you have a feeling that I have travelled in reality by bus in this area ?

We spend over an hour in the environs before boarding the 1353 Little Red Bus service 10 to Clitheroe Interchange that arrives there at 1447 on Friday afternoon.

Will we visit "The Apricot Meringue" for afternoon tea and home-made cake if there is time?

 

[dzug2]

We'll make time as it's a leisurely day, and leave Clitheroe on LU's 280 bus at 1621, travelling to Preston Percy Street, arriving at 1714 Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Deciding to continue our journey by bus, we walk to the bus station which has many destinations to offer, so we look northwards and are in time to board the 1730 Stagecoach in Lancashire service 41 to Scotforth (Barton Road) that arrives there at 1840 on Friday evening.

 

[Zoe]

After a 10 minute wait in Scotforth, we decide to take the 1850 Stagecoach in Lancaster route 42 service to Lancaster City Centre, Common Garden Street arriving at 1859 on Friday.

 

[gnolife]

We take a break for dinner then take the 20:15 Stagecoach Cumbria route 555 to Milnthorpe Square, arriving 20:59 Friday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

There really is nothing more to interest us in further travel today, so we book in at a small hotel for the night and awake ready to see what Saturday has to offer and after the customary full breakfast to sustain us, we return to The Square and board the 0904 Stagecoach Cumbria service 555 to Keswick bus station that arrives there at 1112 on Saturday morning.

 

[Zoe]

Now a journey on the 1145 Stagecoach in Cubria route X5 to Workington bus station. arrving at 1242 on Saturday.

 

[Old-School]

After the last two bus journeys I decide to Stretch my legs and take a casual walk to Workington Rail Station and travel by Northern Rail on the 13:12 to Carlisle arriving the same day (Saturday) at 14:04

 

[gnolife]

We take the 14:29 TransPennine Express service to Heald Green, arriving 16:40 Saturday

 

[dzug2]

We then take the 1733 TPE service to Blackpool North, arriving at 1910, Saturday evening.

 

[gnolife]

We take the 19:20 Northern service to Blackrod, arriving 20:12 on Saturday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide to change our mode of travel and take the short walk to the bus stop on Station Road, where we board the 2034 Maytree Travel service 576 to Wigan bus station that arrives there at 2100 on Saturday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to the Northwestern station for Virgin's 2132 departure to Wolverhampton, arriving at 2239 Saturday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of both TOC and direction is called for at this late time of the day, so we board the 2313 ATW service to Shrewsbury that arrives there at 2349 on Saturday night.

 

[dzug2]

We catch the first transport out in the morning, which seems to be the ATW bus at 0750, and travel to Hereford, arriving at 0950, Sunday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

An excellent time to arrive at the station and we walk through to the cathedral which has had had its surrounding area completely re-landscaped over the last two years and we see the Mappa Mundi in its exhibition there. We call in at the small refrectory for tea and cake then walk to the bus station, where we are in time to board the 1140 Stagecoach Wye and Dean service 32 to Gloucester bus station which arrives there at 1314 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We cross the road to the rail station and catch the FGW 1337 departure to Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, arriving at 1357, Sunday afternoon


BTW that ATW bus arrived at the rail station, not the bus, being a rail replacement service. Academic as there is still plenty of time for the next move

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we walk to the bus stop nearby on Northway Lane and board the 1431 Stagecoach in Cheltenham service 41 to Cheltenham (Ambrose Street) that arrives there at 1557 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We walk the short distance to Clarence Street before catching the 1635 Stagecoach D service to Woodmancote Post Office, arriving at 1710 Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We spend nearly an hour examining what Woodmancote has to offer on a Sunday afternoon. before deciding that Sunday with the time passing by needs a larger settlement for onward journey planning and we return to the Post Office to board the 1810 Stagecoach in Cheltenham service D to Cheltenham (High Street) that arrives there at 1842 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

Half an hour would have been more than enough, Paul


Anyway, we walk through the churchyard dodging the drunks to Royal Well Bus Station for the National Express route 444 departure at 1900 to London (Earl’s Court), West Cromwell Rd, Stop D, near Tesco, arriving at 2200 Sunday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to avail ourselves of a ride on the tube, so we walk to Earls Court underground station and board the 2220 District Line service to Victoria underground station that arrives there at 2229 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We catch the 2247 Southern service to Eastbourne, arriving 0020, Sunday night

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide that we will just wait at the station for a direct service along the South Coast and board the 0532 Southern service to Brighton that arrives there at 0611 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We have a leisurely and large breakfast in Brighton to gather strength for the next stage of our journey which departs Pool Valley Coach Station on the National Express 315 service at 0905, travelling to Helston Coinagehall Street, ariving at 2120, Monday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a thirteen-hour coach journey, all we want is to find the nearest restaurant to have a long leisurely meal which greatly refreshes us then we retrace our steps to Coinagehall Street (to the Blue Anchor bus stop) where we board the 0000 First in Cornwall service 2 to Penzance bus station that arrives there at 0045 on Tuesday morning.