SUMMER in the West of England is such an exciting time.
From Bristol’s Harbour Festival to Valley Fest in Chew Magna, Countryfest at Weston’s Grand Pier and open-air Shakespeare at Dyrham Park, there is something for all ages and hopefully we’ll all be able to get out in the sunshine soon.
Connecting our communities through better transport is so important, which is why we are continuing to invest in bus services together.
Among the service changes from July 26 are:
65: Thornbury town service connecting more communities to the town centre.
K2: Keynsham town service connecting the Chocolate Quarter and town centre to neighbourhoods in South Keynsham.
100: hourly service between Bath and Bristol to serve Timsbury, Farmborough, Bishop Sutton, and Chew Valley.
101: service between Bishop Sutton and Radstock including Chew Magna, Paulton, and Midsomer Norton.
Y2C: service between Cribbs Causeway and Yate will also serve Ladden Garden Village and provide a bus from Westerleigh Road and Rodford Way into Yate town centre, and service for Severn Beach, Castle School and Iron Acton.
X91: Service between Ubley and Bristol, via West Harptree, East Harptree, Bishop Sutton is being extended to Dundry.
25 is being extended to connect Southville to Bristol city centre, now terminating at Eastgate Shopping Centre.
768: service between Writhlington, Radstock, Timsbury, and Bath will have earlier and later journeys added.
Y8: Yate to Wotton-under-Edge service will be extended to serve Leyhill.
9, 21, 31, and 41: Park & Ride services in and around Bath and Bristol will be improved, including evening journeys.
525: service between Yate, Pucklechurch and Emersons Green will now run every 60 minutes Monday to Saturday, and every 120 minutes on Sunday.
534: route connecting SGS campuses in Filton and Stoke Gifford to Downend, Cadbury Heath, Kingswood and Fishponds will run three services on college days
Getting our region moving is one of our biggest priorities. Investing in these routes and services means better buses for passengers across the West Country and gives people certainty until at least spring 2029.
You can find the full list of service changes online at TravelWest.info.
More widely, work continues to fully assess options for how to take greater control of the region’s buses – including through different types of franchising.
Alongside these changes, we want everyone to be able to make the most of our incredible region this summer, so we are bringing back Kids Go Free.
Running from July 18 until September 6, children and young people under 16 will be able to explore our whole region by bus free of charge again.
Kids Go Free is opening up our region, particularly for children from lower-income areas, and making a real difference to families – like our £1 regional fare freeze for children, saving people millions. As a result, this August Kids Go Free will be rolled out across England with £100 million of investment – benefiting 7.5 million children.