School Services & Timetables
School Transport
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We operate Private School & College Contracts to Notley School, Tabor Academy, Honywood School, Thurstable School and Helena Romanes. Service Route 716 operates from Hedingham and Halstead to Colchester Lexden Road. Service Route 223 operates from Braintree to Halstead and Hedingham. Termly passes are available. If you require further information regarding any of the above transport please contact the Office on: 01376 320501.
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SCHOOL TRANSPORT UPDATE/ROAD CLOSURE!
Honywood School
Routes for Monday 4th September Yr 7's taken in by parents. All other students travel in 2hrs later from the original timetables.
Helena Romanes School
Transport Notice. Due to the number of late applications, which should have been returned by the 5th August. We have been trying to accommodate all students and have been working hard to match the routes and vehicles to do this, even though we are not duty bound to take the late applicants.
Please find below the revised timetables for Route A and Route B. Some passes have been re-printed with the change of Routes.
If you have any more queries please don’t hesitate to contact us and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Timetables Below.
We require all students to arrive 5 minutes before the designated pick up time!
Route A (Helena Romanes School)
Route B (Helena Romanes School)
Timetable Route B Helena Romanes
Monday – Friday - School Term Times only
AM Monday - Friday
0751 Bus Stop Hay Lane - Coggeshall Road
0755 Godlings Way, London Road Bus Stop
0756 Tortoiseshell Way, London Road Bus Stop
0757 White Courts, London Road Bus Stop
0758 Bakers Lane, London Road Bus Stop
0804 Vineyards Felsted, Crix Green
0809 Bannister Green
0810 Felsted Primary School
0813 Garnetts Lane, Jollyboys Lane Bus Stop
0815 Boote House Felsted
0830 Helena Romanes School
PM Monday – Friday
1520 Helen Romanes School
1535 Boote House Felsted
1537 Garnetts Lane, Jollyboys Lane Bus Stop
1540 Felsted Primary School
1541 Bannister Green
1544 Vineyards, Felsted Crix Green
1550 Bakers Lane, London Road Bus Stop
1551 White Courts, London Road Bus Stop
1552 Tortoiseshell Way, London Road Bus Stop
1553 Godlings Way, London Road Bus Stop
1557 Bus Stop Kilkee Lodge/Hay Lane - Coggeshall Road
Route C (Halstead/Colne Engaine/Earls Colne to Honywood School)
Timetable Route C - Halstead/Colne Engaine/Honywood School
Monday – Friday - School Term Times only
Updated 29th August 2017
This Route is now amalgamated with the Honywood Halstead Route and there is now only the one bus. Due to the number of late applications this route is now full. See below for alternative option
Monday 4th September Yr 7's taken in by parents. The timetable below will run 2 hrs later in the morning
07.30 Halstead White Horse Ave Flats
07.33 Halstead Ridings Hill/Ronald Road
07.40 Halstead Public Gardens Trinity Street
07.43 Halstead Co-op, Colchester Road
07.45 Halstead, Courtauld Playing Field
08.00 Earls Colne, Recreation Club
08.03 Earls Colne, De Vere Rd
08.10 Colne Engaine, Village Shop
08.20 Earls Colne, Fork Andles
08.22 Earls Colne, Church Hill
08.25 B1024 Curds Rd/Blackwells Yard
We will be covering Route 3 for Hedinghams into Honywood School that has a pick up at 07.50 Earls Colne Fork Andles and 07.55 at Bures Road Junction/Colchester Road Bus Stop. If you wish to apply for or change to this route please contact the office 01376320501
Route D - Halstead/Wakes Colne/Gt Tey to Honywood
Monday 4th September Yr 7's taken in by parents. The timetable below will run 2 hrs later in the morning
0740 – Halstead Butler Road
0750 – Earls Colne, Forke Andles
0755 – White Colne, Bures Road Bus Stop. A1124
0805 – Wakes Colne, Middle Green
0810 – Chapel Post Office
0812 – Bacons Lane, Great Tey
0814 – Lower Langley, Great Tey
0815 – Great Tey Village Hall Bus Stop
0817 – Great Tey, Little Tey House
0824 – Ashbury Drive Bus Stop, Marks Tey
0825 – Domsey Bank Bus Stop, Marks Tey
0830 – Honywood School
Route E (VM0001 Notley High School/6th Form NR3)
Timetable Route E – Rayne/Notley Academy & 6th Form
Monday – Friday - School Term Times only
AM Monday - Friday
0745 Rayne Welsh Princess
0808 Notley Academy & 6th Form
PM Monday – Friday
1525 Notley Academy & 6th Form
1545 Rayne Welsh Princess
Route F (VM0001 Notley High School/6th Form NR 1)
Timetable Route F - Willows Green/Notley Academy & 6th Form
Monday – Friday - School Term Times only
AM Monday - Friday
0740 Willows Evelyn Road
0741 Crix Green 5 Crix Green Villa
0742 Bartholomew Green Bartholomew House
0743 Bartholomew Green School Road
0745 Rayne School Road BYPASS BRIDGE
0748 Rayne The Ruskins
0750 Rayne Village Hall, Gore Road
0758 Notley Estate Cuckoo Way Bus Stop
0802 Notley Estate Notley Green Bus Stop
0810 Notley Academy & 6th Form
PM Monday – Friday
1525 Notley Academy & 6th Form
1533 Notley Estate Notley Green Bus Stop
1537 Notley Estate Cuckoo Way Bus Stop
1545 Rayne Village Hall, Gore Road
1547 Rayne The Ruskins
1549 Rayne School Road BYPASSS BRIDGE
1551 Bartholomew Green School Road
1552 Bartholomew Green Bartholomew House
1553 Crix Green, 5 Crix Green Villa
1554 Willow Evelyn Road
Route G (VM0001 Notley Terling NR 2)
Timetable Route G - Terling/Notley Academy & 6th Form
Monday – Friday - School Term Times only
AM Monday - Friday
0740 Troys Chase (Fairstead)
0747 Flacks Green (Terling)
0750 Gambles Green (Terling)
0755 Terling Post Office
0759 Taylors Farm (Terling)
0801 Fardings Farm (Terling)
0805 Flora Road Bus Stop (Witham)
0811 White Notley Cross Keys
0815 Notley Green (Near Golf Club)
0823 Notley Academy & 6th Form
PM Monday – Friday
1525 Notley Academy & 6th Form
1533 Notley Green (Near Golf Club)
1537 White Notley Cross Keys
1542 Flora Road Bus Stop (Witham)
1547 Fardings Farm (Terling)
1549 Taylors Farm (Terling)
1552 Terling Post Office
1556 Gambles Green (Terling)
1559 Flacks Green (Terling)
1605 Troys Chase (Fairstead
Route H (Newhall School 64)
AM Monday - Friday
0705 Sible Hedingham, Shell Garage/Post Office Bus Stop
0710 Gosfield, Green Man Bus Stop
0715 High Garrett Four Releet Bus Stop
0720 Braintree College, Bus Stop
0730 White Court Estate Bus Stop
0740 Gt Leighs, St Anne’s Castle
0750 Chelmer Park & Ride
0800 Beaulieu Park Estate
0810 New Hall School
PM Monday – Thursday
1800 New Hall School
1810 Beaulieu Park Estate
1820 Chelmer Park & Ride
1830 Gt Leighs, St Anne’s Castle
1840 White Court Estate Bus Stop
1850 Braintree College, Bus Stop
1855 High Garrett Four Releet Bus Stop
1900 Gosfield, Green Man Bus Stop
1905 Sible Hedingham, Shell Garage/Post Office Bus Stop
Friday Only Newhall (PM return Timetable)
PM Friday Only
1605 New Hall School
1615 Beaulieu Park Estate
1625 Chelmer Park & Ride
1635 Gt Leighs, St Anne’s Castle
1645 White Court Estate Bus Stop
1655 Braintree College, Bus Stop
1700 High Garrett Four Releet Bus Stop
1705 Gosfield, Green Man Bus Stop
1710 Sible Hedingham, Shell Garage/Post Office Bus Stop
Route I (223 Service route)
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Route 223 from Sept 2015 |
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Hedingham |
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TOWN |
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Pick-up Point & Drop Point |
TIME |
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Braintree |
Coggeshall Road |
Stop to Go Lay-by (was Unwins) |
07.35 |
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Braintree |
Coggeshall Road |
Teco's Bus Stop |
07.37 |
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Braintree |
Chapel Hill |
Cressing Road/Bishops Avene |
07.40 |
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Braintree |
Station Approach |
Rail Station |
07.44 |
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Braintree |
Victoria Street |
Bus Park |
07.50 |
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Bocking |
Broad Road |
Six Bells (College) |
07.56 |
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High Garrett |
High Garrett |
The Four Releet |
08.00 |
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Halstead |
Mount Hill |
The Three Pidgeons |
08.08 |
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Halstead |
High Street |
TSB |
08.09 |
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Halstead |
Hedingham Road |
Hospital |
08.15 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Swan Street |
Shell Garage |
08.23 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Christmas Field |
Hedingham School |
08.30 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Christmas Field |
Hedingham School |
15.25 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Swan Street |
Shell Garage |
15.27 |
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Halstead |
Hedingham Road |
Hospital |
15.33 |
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Halstead |
High Street |
Dorothy Perkins |
15.35 |
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Halstead |
Mount Hill |
The Three Pidgeons |
15.38 |
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High Garrett |
High Garrett |
The Four Releet |
15.43 |
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Bocking |
Broad Road |
Six Bells (College) |
15.47 |
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Braintree |
Station Approach |
Rail Station |
15.53 |
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Braintree |
Victoria Street |
Bus Park |
15.56 |
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Braintree |
Chapel Hill |
Cressing Road/Bishops Avenue |
16.00 |
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Braintree |
Coggeshall Road |
Unwins Lay-by |
16.04 |
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Braintree |
Coggeshall Road |
Tesco's Bus Stop |
16.06 |
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Route J (716 service route)
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716 Hedingham - Colchester - Hedingham |
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Via Gosfield, Halstead, Earls Colne, White Colne & Chappel |
716 |
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TOWN |
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Pick-up Point & Drop Point |
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Castle Hedingham |
St James's Street |
Bell Public House |
07.20 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Swan Street |
Sugar Loaves Bus Stop |
07.24 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Swan Street |
Swan Public House Bus Stop |
07.27 |
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Cutmaple |
Hedingham Road |
Junction Southey Green Road |
07.29 |
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Gosfield |
Halstead Road |
Junction with Hedingham Road |
07.32 |
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Halstead |
Trinity Road |
Opposite Park |
07.36 |
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Halstead |
High Street |
TSB Bus Stop |
07.40 |
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Halstead |
Colchester Road |
The Woodman |
07.42 |
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Earls Colne |
Halstead Road |
Recreation Ground Bus Stop |
07.48 |
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Earls Colne |
High Street |
Fork'andles...(The Lion Bus Stop) |
07.50 |
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Earls Colne |
Upper Holt Street |
Carved Angel Bus Stop |
07.52 |
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Chappel/Wakes Colne |
Colchester Road |
Chappel Corner Bus stop |
07.55 |
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Chappel/Wakes Colne |
Colchester Road |
Rose Green Bus Stop |
07.56 |
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Ford Street |
Ford Street |
Queens Head |
08.00 |
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Eight Ash Green |
Halstead Road |
Wood Corner |
08.05 |
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Eight Ash Green |
Halstead Road |
Brick & Tile |
08.07 |
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COLCHESTER |
LEXDEN ROAD |
St Marys School Bus Stop |
08.20 |
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COLCHESTER |
LEXDEN ROAD |
COLCHESTER ROYAL GRAMMAR Bus Stop |
08.25 |
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COLCHESTER |
Southway |
Tesco's Express |
08.30 |
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COLCHESTER |
LEXDEN ROAD |
Fitzwalter Road Bus Stop |
15.45 |
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COLCHESTER |
LEXDEN ROAD |
St Marys School Bus Stop |
15.50 |
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COLCHESTER |
LEXDEN ROAD |
COLCHESTER ROYAL GRAMMAR Bus Stop |
15.52 |
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COLCHESTER |
Southway |
Tesco's Express |
15.54 |
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Eight Ash Green |
Halstead Road |
Brick & Tile |
16.02 |
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Eight Ash Green |
Halstead Road |
Wood Corner |
16.04 |
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Ford Street |
Ford Street |
Queens Head |
16.07 |
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Chappel/Wakes Colne |
Colchester Road |
Rose Green Bus Stop |
16.14 |
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Chappel/Wakes Colne |
Colchester Road |
Chappel Corner Bus stop |
16.15 |
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Earls Colne |
Upper Holt Street |
Carved Angel Bus Stop |
16.18 |
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Earls Colne |
High Street |
Library |
16.19 |
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Earls Colne |
Halstead Road |
Recreation Ground Bus Stop |
16.20 |
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Halstead |
Colchester Road |
Courtalds Bus Stop |
16.25 |
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Halstead |
Colchester Road |
Nether Court |
16.26 |
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Halstead |
Colchester Road |
The Woodman |
16.27 |
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Halstead |
High Street |
Dorothy Perkins |
16.28 |
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Halstead |
Trinity Road |
Park |
16.30 |
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Gosfield |
Halstead Road |
Junction with Hedingham Road |
16.35 |
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Cutmaple |
Hedingham Road |
Junction Southey Green Road |
16.38 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Swan Street |
Swan Public House Bus Stop |
16.40 |
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Sible Hedingham |
Swan Street |
Sugar Loaves Bus Stop |
16.43 |
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Castle Hedingham |
St James's Street |
Bell Public House |
16.48 |
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Route K (Braintree to Honywood)
Timetable Route K - Braintree/ Honywood School
Monday – Friday - School Term Times only
AM Monday - Friday
0815 Opposite Albert Road
0818 Kilkee Lodge, Coggeshall Road Bus Stop
0820 Marks Farm, Coggeshall Road Bus Stop
0835 Honywood School
PM Monday – Friday
1515 Honywood School
1530 Marks Farm, Coggeshall Road Bus Stop
1532 Hay lane, Coggeshall Road Bus Stop
1535 Albert Road, Coggeshall Road Bus Stop
Honywood School Finish earlier on Wednesdays, departing the school @ 1510hrs
Route L (PM0067 Ridgewell)
0800hrs: Baythorne End Post Box & Village Notice Board
0808hrs: Birdbrook Unmarked Bus stop opposite Daw Street
0809hrs: Birdbrook Bus Shelter
0810hrs: New England Unmarked Bus Stop Opposite Transport Yard
0822hrs: Clare layby opposite Post Box
0827hrs: Ashen Pannells Ash Junction
0829hrs: Ashen Junction of the Street and Foxes Road
0830hrs: Ashen Phone Box
0835hrs: Ridgwell Primay School, Church Lane
1525hrs: Ridgewell Primay School, Church Lane
1529hrs: Ashen Phone Box
1530hrs: Ashen Junction of the Street and Foxes Road
1532hrs: Ashen Pannells Ash Junction
1537hrs: Clare Post Box
1550hrs: Birdbrook Bus Shelter
1551hrs: Birdbrook Unmarked Bus Stop opposite Daw Street
1600hrs: Baythorne End Post Box and Village Notice Board
Please ensure students arrive 5 mins before the pickup time
Route M (NM0015 Stanley Drapkin)
0755hrs New England Station Road
0803hrs Birdbrook Bus Stop
0805hrs New England Moat Road
0811hrs Sturmer Rowley Hill layby @ Council Houses
0815hrs Sturmer Nursery/Crunch Croft
0830hrs Helions Bumpstead
0822hrs Helions Bumpstead Copy Hill
0824hrs Helions Bumpstead Wiggins Green
0825hrs Parsonage Wiggens Green
0826hrs Helions Bumpstead Pale Green
0827hrs Helions Bumpstead Cottage by the Chapel
0828hrs Helions Bumpstead White House
0829hrs Helions Bumpstead Church Hill
0830hrs Helions Bumstead Water Lane Bus Stop
0840hrs Stanley Drapkin School Steeple Bumpstead
All Children to be at pick up point 5 minutes before pick up time.
1510hrs Stanley Drapkin School Steeple Bumpstead
1520hrs Helions Bumpstead Water Lane Bus Stop
1521hrs Helions Bumptead Church Hill
1522hrs Helions Bumpstead White House
1523hrs Helions Bumpstead Cottage by the Chapel
1524hrs Helions Bumpstead Pale Green
1525hrs Wiggens Green Parsonage
1524hrs Wiggens Green
1526hrs Helions Bumpstead Copy Hill
1528hrs Helions Bumpstead
1533hrs Crunch Croft opposite Sturmer Nurseries
1537hrs Sturmer Rowley Hill Layby @ Council Houses
1543hrs New England Moat Road
1545hrs Birdbrook Bus Stop
1553hrs New England Station Road
Route N (WM0006 T1 Tabor) ACME TRANSPORT
WM0006 T1 SEPT 2015 timetable
This service is operated by us on behalf of ACME Transport.
New Timetable QMO100
- 07:50 - Cornish Hall End, Church
- 07:52 - Cornish Hall End Farm
- 07:55 - Triangle Nxt To Duck Pond, Finchingfield
- 07:57 - Eastern Garage Finchingfield
- 08:03 - Wethersfield Post Office
- 08:10 - Shalford, The George Ph
- 08:12 - Shalford, Village Hall
- 08:18 - Jaspers Green
- 08:23 - Panfield Thistle Down
- 08:25 - Panfield Queens Gardens / The Bell Ph
- 08:27 - Panfield Ashton Cottages
- 08:32 - Tabor Academy
- 15:40 - Tabor Academy
- 15:45 - Panfield Ashton Cottages
- 15:47 - Panfield Queens Gardens / The Bell Ph
- 15:49 - Panfield Thistle Down
- 15:53 - Jaspers Green
- 15:59 - Shalford Village Hall
- 16:01 - Shalford, The George Ph
- 16:08 - Wethersfield Post Office
- 16:14 - Eastern Garage Finchingfield
- 16:16 - Triangle Nxt To Duck Pond, Finchingfield
- 16:19 - Cornish Hall End Farm
- 16:21 - Cornish Hall End, Church
Thurstable Route 1
08.00 Tollesbury Square
08.05 Tolleshunt D'Arcy Council Bus Stop
08.07 Tolleshunt D'Arcy School Bus Stop
08.11 Tolleshunt Major Bus Shelter
08.12 Tolleshunt Major Business Park
08.14 Little Totham, Parkwood Lane
08.16 Little Totham, The Swan Public House
08.25 Thurstable School. Tiptree
Thurstable Route 2
08.10 Tollesbury Square
08.12 B1023/Prentice Hall Lane
08.35 Thurstable School, Tiptree
Thurstable Route 3 (Taxi Route)
Salcott/Salcott Cum Virley Route & Spital Farm Toleshunt D'Arcy
(This route will be operated by Arrows Taxis)
More details to follow.
If you have any more queries please contact the office on Tel: 01376 320501
Thurstable Route 4 (Taxi Route)
(This route will be operated by Arrows Taxis)
More details to follow.
If you have any more queries please contact the office on Tel: 01376 320501
Thurstable Route 5
Due to the increase in numbers there are now two vehicles operating on this Route. The smaller vehicle will pick up at Feering only. The larger vehicle will pick up all the other stops.
08.00 Post Office, Kelvedon
08.03 Co-op, Kelvedon
08.07 Railway Tavern, Kelvedon
08.08 Sherwood Way Bus Stop, Feering
08.10 Gore Pit, Feering
0812 Kelvedon Rd, Inworth
08.30 Thurstable School, Tiptree
15.25 Thurstable School, Tiptree
15.43 Kelvedon Road, Inworth
15.45 Gore Pit, Feering
15.46 Sherwood Way Bus Stop, Feering
15.48 Railway Tavern, Kelvedon
15.52 Co-op, Kelvedon
15.55 Post Office, Kelvedon
Thurstable Route 6
Pick up times for Thurstable School Route 6 as follows
07.50 Colchester Road Bus Shelter Heybridge
07.53 Holloway Road Heybridge
08.00 Walden House Road Great Totham (near Heriot Way) **
08.03 "Mitre" Wickham Bishops
08.07 Mountains Farm Great Totham
08.10 Mill Road Great Totham
3.47pm Mill Road Great Totham
3.50pm Mountains Farm Great Totham
3.55pm "Mitre" Wickham Bishops
4pm Walden House Road (opposite Heriot Way)
4.05pm Holloway Road Heybridge
4.10pm Colchester Road Heybridge (opposite Bus Shelter)
** This pick up is instead of Bull Lane
Thurstable Route 7
West Mersea, Colchester Road 0750
West Mersea, Mersea Primary School 0752
West Mersea, Mica Centre 0755
West Mersea, Upland Road Spar 0758
Thurstable School 0825
Thurstable School 1525
West Mersea, Colchester Road 1600
West Mersea, Mersea Primary School 1602
West Mersea, Mica Centre 1605
West Mersea, Upland Road Spar 1608
Thurstable Route 8
East Mersea, Ivy Lane/Bus Turning Circle 0735
East Mersea, Chapmans Lane 0742
West Mersea, Seaview Avenue 0745
West Mersea, Oakwood Avenue 0747
Peldon, The Village 0755
Thurstable School 0825
Thurstable School 1525
Peldon, The Village 1600
West Mersea, Oakwood Avenue 1608
West Mersea, Seaview Avenue 1610
East Mersea, Chapmans Lane 1613
East Mersea, Ivy Lane/Bus Turning Circle 1620
Thurstable Route 9 (Taxi Route)
Layner Marney/Layer Breton/Birch
First Pick up @ 0745hrs
(This route will be operated by Arrows Taxis)
More details to follow.
If you have any more queries please contact the office on Tel: 01376 320501
Thurstable Route 10
0800 Tollesbury Square (Via Tolleshunt D'arcy/Major/Little Totham)
0835 Thurstable School
1525 Thurstable School
1608 Tollesbury Square
Thurstable Route 11 (Taxi Route)
(This route will be operated by Arrows Taxis)
More details to follow.
If you have any more queries please contact the office on Tel: 01376 320501
