** Revised Diversion ** How Hill closure, Bath - Service 5

On Monday 26th August, all services (apart from the A1 Airport Flyer below) will run according to their Sunday timetables. If a service does not usually operate on a Sunday, then it will not operate this Bank Holiday.

• The A1 Airport Flyer service (Bristol City Centre - Bristol Airport) will operate on its usual Mon-Fri timetable.

Click here for all timetables & route maps.

*** Revised diversion route ***

How Hill will be closed from 00:01 Wednesday 21st to 23:59 Thursday 22nd August for Two days to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 5 will divert Via, A36 Bristol Road, Pennyquick, Whiteway, Newton Road, Watery Lane, Poolemead, Wedgewood Road, Kelston View, The Hollow resuming normal route at Haycombe Drive, 

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Service 5 will then divert from Shaws Way onto Newton Road, Whiteway, Pennyquick and A36 Bristol Road towards the City centre.

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Regrettably we will not be able to serve, Shopshouse Road, Twerton Parade, 

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

Long term closure of the A36 at Limpley Stoke

From Monday 12th August, the A36 at Limpley Stoke will be closed until Spring 2025 while repairs to the road take place. Service D2x will be unable to use the A36, and due to the low bridge at Midford, double deck buses cannot use the B3110.

Instead, the D2x will operate after Frome Market Place via Welshmill Road, Welshmill Lane, Whatcombe Road, Buckland Dinham, Radstock, Peasedown St John (serving Orchard Way) and Dunkerton to and from Bath. Journey times have been revised, but the duration is similar to before.

The new timetable and route map for the D2/D2x from 12th August 2024 can be seen attached below.

Clink, Beckington, Woolverton, the A36, Limpley Stoke, Bathampton and the Grand Parade area of Bath City Centre will not be served by the D2x.

The D2 will be unchanged and continue to operate its usual route - however please be aware that there is a timetable change due from 1st September as part of our service changes, please click here for more information.

Silver Street in Nailsea will be closed to service X7 between 08:00 and 17:00 from Monday 5th through to Friday 23rd August (excluding weekends) to facilitate carriageway works.

Service X7 heading towards Clevedon will operate normal route to the junction of Stock Way North and Clevedon Road, then turn right into Clevedon Road to resume normal route at the junction of Pound Lane.

Service X7 heading towards Bristol will operate the reverse of the above.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Christ Church on Silver Street and Ravenswood School on Pound Lane will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Southfield Road bus stops on Clevedon Road (diversion route) or the Stock Way North bus stop heading towards Clevedon or the Link Road bus stop heading towards Bristol.

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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

The below changes, which will see improvements to the overall bus network in the West of England, are part of a bi-annual review of routes, and will come into effect from Sunday 1 September.

For a number of services, the timetable & route will not change - please refer to the unaffected routes drop-down list in each area for these services.

The new timetables are available to view on our Forthcoming Timetables page. New print at home route maps & timetables will be added under each service over the coming weeks. 

Bristol

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Yate & Thornbury

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North Somerset

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Bath & Somerset

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Windmill Hill, Glastonbury - 374, 375

Due to overhanging low trees, services 374 and 375 are unable to serve Windmill Hill in Glastonbury until further notice. 

Buses will stay on the Wells Road the same as the 376 instead.

The following bus stops are affected and won't be served:

Towards Bristol:

-Chinnock Road Spa Shop

-Selwood Road

-Leg of Mutton Road

-Rowley Road

-Wells Road

Towards Taunton or Bridgwater:

-Wells Road

-Hamlyn Road

-Monington Road

-Selwood Road

-Chinnock Road Spa Shop

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

UPDATE - 09:30 Monday 29th July.

The works on South Road have now been extended due to unforeseen circumstances. For further details, please see below.

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South Road in Weston-super-Mare is currently closed to service 5 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Wednesday 16th October to facilitate carriageway works.

Service 5 will be diverted from the end of St Josephs Road via Upper Church Road, Lower Church Road, Knightstone Road and Highbury Road to resume normal route at Atlantic Road.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Upper Church Road and Court Apartments on South Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the All Saints Church bus stop on St Josephs Road or the Highbury Road bus stop on Atlantic Road.

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

Customer service contact us

Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

Hutton Hill in the village of Hutton is currently closed to service 126 until further notice due to a landslide. The closure is for unknown duration and when details of re-opening have been confirmed the web page will be updated.

Service 126 heading towards Wells will divert via Moor Lane, Moor Croft Road and Vereland Road, resuming normal route at Hutton Hill (Part unaffected). The only bus stop missed out fully will be the Primary School stop, however for customers travelling towards Wells, at the bus stops along the diversion route you will need to wait for the bus on the opposite side of the road to normal.

Service 126 heading towards Weston is unaffected and will follow normal route.

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For more information, please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

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Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

Long Mead between Wallshut Wood and the UWE in Stoke Gifford will be closed to service 70 and 72 between 07:00 on Monday 24th June and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 30th August to facilitate carriageway works.

Services 70, 72 & 74 will divert via Long Down Avenue in both directions.

Regretfully the service 70 & 74 will be unable to serve the Platts Wood bus stop and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Wallshut Wood bus stop on Long Mead or the UWE.

Service 72 will be unable to serve The Square or Platts Wood bus stops and passengers are advised to board or alight at Hogarth Walk bus stop in Romney Avenue or the UWE.

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

Customer service contact us

Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ

Hannah More Road in Nailsea will be closed to service X9 from 07:00 on Thursday 25th July and will remain fully closed mid November 2024 (estimated) to facilitate gas main repair works.

Service X9 heading towards Nailsea terminus (Ash Hayes Road) can operate as normal.

Service X9 heading towards Bristol will operate along The Perrings as normal but instead of turning left into Whiteoak Way will continue along The Perrings and then turn right at the end onto Queens Road to resume normal route.

Regretfully all bus stops between and including Harptree Close and The Perrings West will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Youngwood Lane bus stop or the bus stop on The Perrings (on the diversion route). The Hillcrest Road bus stop on Mizzymead Road is also an alternative.

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For more information please contact our Customer Services Department

Telephone: 0345 646 0707 (Calls cost 12p per minute plus network charges)

Customer service contact us

Postal address: First Bus, Enterprise House, Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0DZ