• Location
    Maldon
  • Cause
    Event: Maldon Carnival 2024
  • Effective
    03/08/2024 - 03/08/2024

The Maldon Carnival returns on Saturday 3rd August 2024. Fambridge Road, High Street and Mill Road will be closed to traffic, on-and-off throughout the day, whilst the event takes place.

Road closure: Start of closure: End of closure:
Fambridge Road (from Spital Road to Cross Road) 11:00 17:00
High Street 14:15 15:00
Mill Road 14:15 15:00
Mill Road 15:25 16:30

Due to the location and timings of the road closures - the 31, 331 and 75 services will be placed on diversion:


Services 31 and 331 - Between 14:15hrs and 15:00hrs

NO bus stops will be served on Wycke Hill, Spital Road, High Street, Mill Road and Mundon Road (Bus stops: Cups Corner and Mundon Road only). 

The 31 and 331 services will divert, in both directions, via Limebrook Way, Fambridge Road, Milton Road, Masefield Road and Shakespeare Drive.


Services 31 and 331 - Between 15:25hrs and 16:30hrs

Towards Burnham-on-Crouch: the 31 and 331 services will divert (after serving Prom Gates bus stop) via Park Drive, Limebrook Way, Fambridge Road, Milton Road, Masefield Road and Shakespeare Road before returning to normal line of route on Mundon Road. The following bus stops will not be served: Lower Plume School, Cups Corner, Mundon Road and ALL bus stops on diversion route.

Towards Chelmsford: the 31 and 331 services will divert (after serving Park Drive bus stop), via Mundon Road, Shakespeare Road, Masefield Road, Milton Road, Fambridge Road, Limebrook Way and Park Drive before returning to normal line of route on High Street. The following bus stops will not be served: ALL bus stops on diversion route, Mundon Road, Cups Corner and Lower Plume School.


Service 75 - Between 14:00hrs and 16:00hrs

The following 75 journeys will terminate/recommence at Tesco Store (Maldon) bus stop: 

Departure Point Departure Time   Terminus Point Terminus Time
Osborne Street, Colchester 14:05 Tesco Store, Maldon 14:59
Osborne Street, Colchester 15:05 Tesco Store, Maldon 16:00
Tesco Store, Maldon 14:22 Osborne Street, Colchester 16:22
Tesco Store, Maldon 15:22 Osborne Street, Colchester 17:20

The following bus stops will not be served whilst diversion is enforced:

  • The Swan Hotel (in both directions)
  • Wantz Road
  • Victoria Road (in both directions)
  • Prom Gates
  • Lower Plume School
  • Cups Corner
  • Mundon Road
  • Rydal Drive
  • Blackwater Leisure Centre (in both directions)
  • Jersey Road
  • Meadway
  • Berridge House

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

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