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Bus Stop Closures-02.06.25-Baldwin Street, Central Bristol-(3/4/8/24/72/47/47x/48/48x/49/49x/50)
Bus Stop Closures-Baldwin Street, Central Bristol-(3/4/8/24/72/47/48/48x/49/49x/50)
02nd June 2025 - 25th July 2025
Bristol
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Due to ongoing gas works at Baldwin Street the bus stop C13 (outside the ice cream parlour) will close and services will move up to use R11 (The Old Fish Market) between 02nd of June and the 11th July 2025
From The 14th July until the 25th of July, stop R11 (Old Fish Market) will close and buses will all use bus stop C13 (Ice Cream Parlour)
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| This is our Service Updates page. Information is listed by service number, and any major disruptions will be listed at the top of the page. For more detail of any planned diversions, please see the separate entries on the Current Issues page of our website. Individual journey cancellations are shown on our app. | |||
| Last Updated: | 23/07/2025 | 18:58 | |
| Major Disruptions: | |||
| Bath and Somerset | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | Bath Pride Event Saturday 26 July 1130-1300 please see our web-page for details delays anticipated during event. | |
| Bristol | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | Summer Holiday timetables on various Bristol services start from Monday 21 July. Please check firstbus.co.uk/servicechange for full details. | |
| North Somerset | No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information. | ||
| Service | Current issues | Planned disruptions in the next week | |
| 1 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre - Broomhill | -Passage Road at Henbury is closed southbound from 14 July to 3 August 2025. Buses towards Broomhill are diverting via Knole Lane and Charlton Road, and unable to serve Brentry Lane or The Ridgeway stops. Buses are serving the "Burghill Road" stop on the diversion. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -Due to these various diversions, and lane closures at Bath Bridges Roundabout as well, service 1 is subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -At Brentry Lane towards Cribbs Causeway, there is a temporary bus stop in place outside number 189A Passage Road. |
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| 1 | Bath City Centre - Southdown | Normal service. | |
| 1 | Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay | Normal service | |
| 1s | Kewstoke - Worle | Normal service. | |
| 2/2a | Cribbs Causeway/Brentry - Bristol City Centre - Stockwood | Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. | |
| 2 | Bath City Centre - Foxhill | Normal service. | |
| 3 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford | Normal service. |
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| 3/4 | Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre | Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, delays are anticipated. | |
| 4 | Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down | Normal service. | |
| 5 | St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Clifton | Normal service. | |
| 5 | Bath City Centre - Whiteway | Normal service. | |
| 6 | Bristol City Centre - Kingswood | Normal service. | |
| 6 | Worle - Weston-super-Mare | Normal service. | 28 July 0700 until 1 September 1700 Baytree Road closed Unable to serve Forest Drive until Cedar Avenue. Passengers to board/alight Manor Road/Westbrook Road. |
| 6/6a/7 | Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall | Normal service. | |
| 7 | Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill | Normal service. | |
| 7 | Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands | Normal service. | |
| 7B/7H | Weston-super-Mare - Bleadon Hill or Hutton | Normal service. | Totterdown Lane in Bleadon Hill will be closed between 08:00 and 17:00 on Saturday 26 July. |
| 8 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton | Normal service. | |
| 8 | Bath City Centre - Kingsway | Normal service. | |
| 9 | Weston-super-Mare - Worle | Normal service. | Queensway between Lyefield Road and Ebdon Road in Worle will be closed between 08:00 and 17:00 on Sunday 27 July. Services will be diverted. |
| 13 | Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst | Normal service. | |
| 16 | Bristol City Centre - Kingswood - Fishponds | The Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions from 2 June until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions. This service is suffering from delays, particularly at peak times. | |
| 17 | Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham | Normal service. | |
| 19 | Bath - Bristol Parkway Station | -At UWE, the left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Parkway Station will not be affected. | |
| 20 | Ralph Allen School - Bath | Normal service. | |
| 20 | Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea | Normal service. | Uphill Road South in Uphill will be closed between 08:00 and 17:00 on Sunday 27 July. Little Orchard, Uphill Road South and Old Church Road bus stops will not be served. |
| 21 | Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 24 | Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale | Normal service. | |
| 31 | Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 36 | Highridge - St Anne's | Normal service. | -Sunday 27 July 0800-1600 Bishport avenue (part) closed. Unable to serve Crosscombe Drive until Newland Drive. -William Jessop Way in Hengrove will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 28 July and Will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29 August. Bridge Campus bus stop on William Jessop Way not be served. |
| 37 | Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate | Normal service. | William Jessop Way in Hengrove will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 28 July and Will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29 August. Bridge Campus bus stop on William Jessop Way not be served. |
| 39 | See X39 below | ||
| 41 | Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre | Normal service. | |
| 41 | Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood | Normal service. | |
| 42/43 | Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens / Cadbury Heath | -Cock Road in Kingswood will be closed to the service 42 from 07:00 on Tuesday 22 July and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Friday 1 August. This service will be diverted via Hanham. Regretfully the Kennmoor Close, Ashford Way, Westons Way, Cock Road Chapel and Hollyguest Road bus stops will not be served. | |
| 44/45 | Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens | Normal service. | |
| 46 | Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Normal service. | |
| 47/47x | Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court | Downend Road in Fishponds between Cross Hands Public House and Downend village roundabout will be closed between 09:30 and 15:30 on Thursday 24 July. Services will be diverted in both directions. | |
| 48/48x | Bristol - Downend / Emersons Green | Downend Road in Fishponds between Cross Hands Public House and Downend village roundabout will be closed between 09:30 and 15:30 on Thursday 24 July. Services will be diverted in both directions. | |
| 49/49x | Bristol - Staple Hill / Emersons Green | Normal service. | |
| 50 | Bristol - Frenchay | Normal service. | |
| 51s | Winscombe - Churchill Academy | Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| 55 | Wrantage - Strode College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| 58 | Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill | Normal service. | |
| 70 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Normal service. | |
| 72 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. | |
| 73 | Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay | Normal service. | |
| 74 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke | Normal service. | |
| 75/76 | Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway | Normal service. | -Service 75 Sunday 27 July 0800-1600 Bishport avenue (part) closed. Unable to serve Crosscombe Drive until Newland Drive. -William Jessop Way in Hengrove will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 28 July and Will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 29 August. Bridge Campus bus stop on William Jessop Way not be served. -Service 75 Monday 28 July 0900-1600 diverted unable to serve Coach Park on Chessel Lane bus stop. |
| 77 | Clifton Down - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top | Due to Alma Road being closed, diverting via Pembroke Road, St Pauls Road and Whiteladies Road until approximately 8 August 2025. | |
| 125 | Weston-super-Mare - Wrington | Langford Road in Langford between Stock Lane and the A38 will be closed to service 125 from 07:00 on Wednesday 23 July and will remain fully closed until Thursday 4 September. Services will be diverted in both directions. | |
| 126 | Weston-super-Mare - Wells | Normal service. | |
| 171 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Normal service. | |
| 172 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. | |
| 173/174 | Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath | Normal service. | |
| 349 | Bristol - Keynsham | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. |
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| 373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x | Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil | -The road between Woolavington and Puriton is closed until September 2025. Buses on the 375 will serve Old Mill Road in Woolavington and then divert via the A39 and Enterprise Way into Puriton - please expect delays. Stops between Woolavington Green and ROF Factory inclusive will not be served. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. -Update Saturday 19 July works still on going until further notice estimated completion 25 July. Mudford Road in Yeovil will be closed to service 376 fully closed. Bus stops between Coombe Street Lane and Mudford Road/Sparrow Road will not be served. Passengers board/alight Coppitts Hill bus stop on Ilchester Road (A37) or Yeovil Hospital bus stops. |
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| 522 | Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath | -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025. | |
| A1 | Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer | -Normal service. -From Wednesday 16 July, buses on the A1 will move into the new Public Transport Interchange at Bristol Airport, and no longer stop at the terminal forecourt. We'll be using stands 4 and 5. |
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| A3 | Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer | -Normal service. -From Wednesday 16 July, buses on the A3 will move into the new Public Transport Interchange at Bristol Airport, and no longer stop in the bus station. We'll be using stands 2. |
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| D1/D1x | Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster | -Winsley Hill in Limpley Stoke will be closed from Monday 21 July until Sunday 31 August for repairs to the railway bridge. The D1 will divert between Bath and Bradford on Avon via the London Road, A46 and Sally in the Wood. Some journeys in the early mornings, evenings, and all day on Sundays, will run to/from Winsley and then double back on themselves. At other times, buses will not serve Winsley. A shuttle bus has been arranged by Wiltshire Council. No buses will be able to serve Bathampton, Claverton or Limpley Stoke. Please see our separate web page for full information. -Cradle Bridge on Castle Street in Trowbridge town centre heading towards Warminster will be closed from 7 July and will remain fully closed until 17.00 on Friday 29 August. Services heading towards Warminster will be diverted via after the Town Hall bus stop on Market Street via Castle Street, Fore Street, Wicker Hill, Wicker Hill and Bythesea Road. |
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| D2/D2x | Bath - Frome | Normal service. | |
| m1 | Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus | -Overnight works until 25 July between 20:00-06:00 on Bradley Stoke way Between Bailys Court Road and Savages Wood Road. Services to Cribbs Causeway Will Divert Via Bradley Court Road, Brook Way and Savages Wood Road, Unable to serve Webbs Wood Roundabout in Both directions. -The left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Cribbs Causeway will not be affected. -The northbound Bradley Stoke Way closure affecting buses towards Cribbs Causeway will move to Phase 3 from 21 July until December 2025. The m1 will serve all its usual bus stops, however will divert via Brook Way between Webbs Wood and Willow Brook which we anticipated will cause delays. |
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| m2 | Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus | Normal service. | |
| m3/m3x | Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus | -The left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Emersons Green will not be affected. -Feynmann Way is closed due to a defective road surface until further notice. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed out, but journey times will be extended. |
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| m4 | Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus | -The left turn from the Ring Road into Coldharbour Lane will be closed from Monday 21 July for the summer holidays until 31 August. Buses will divert via the back entrance into UWE, and miss out the UWE The Gardens stop. Please use the stop at UWE Campus Bus Station. Buses travelling towards Cribbs Causeway will not be affected. | |
| OS1 | Oldfield School - Hanham | Service not operating - school holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| SB1 | Soundwell - St Brendan's College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| SB2 | Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| SB4 | Westerleigh - St Brendan's College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| SB5 | Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| SB6 | Yate - St Brendan's College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| SB7 | Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College | Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| T1 | Bristol - Thornbury | --Monday 21 July - Friday 25 July 0930-1530 Gloucester Road in Thornbury will have a part closure between Butts Lane and The Plain. Buses will be unable to serve Collester Way on Morton Way, Stafford Crescent. Passengers should board/alight at Cheviot Drive or Rock Street. -The northbound Bradley Stoke Way closure affecting buses towards Thornbury will move to Phase 3 from Monday 21 July until December 2025. Buses will run normal route to Webbs Wood, then divert via Brook Way to Willow Brook, missing out Webbs Wood Roundabout, The Bridge and Savages Wood Roundabout stops. The only stop they will serve on diversion will be the Braydon Avenue stop on Brook Way. -Thornbury Road in Alveston is closed towards Thornbury until winter 2025, buses are diverting via Greenhill Lane and missing The Ship bus stop, serving Beanhill Crescent stop instead. -Webbs Wood stop is currently suspended due to a northbound closure of Bradley Stoke Way. Please use the Webbs Wood Roundabout stop instead. |
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| U1 | Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre | Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September. |
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| U1/U2 | University of Bath - Oldfield Park | U1 - reduced summer timetable in operation. U2 - service not operating - University Holidays. |
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| U2 | Bristol - Langford Campus | Normal service. | |
| U3 | Bristol - UWE Frenchay Night Bus | Service not operating - University Holidays. | |
| U5 | Bath - Bath Spa University | University Holiday timetable in operation. | |
| X1/X1s | Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol | Normal service. | |
| X39/39 | Bath - Bristol | Normal service. | |
| X4 | Bristol - Portishead | Ham Green in Pill 07:00 Tuesday 22 July fully closed until 18:00 Wednesday 23 July. Diverting via A369 Martcombe Road in both directions.Unable to serve Haberfield Hill until St Georges Hall. | Weatherly Drive in Portishead closed Tuesday 29 July 0800 -1700 unable to serve Gaunts Close, Police & Fire HQ, Nightingale Rise. |
| X5 | Weston-super-Mare - Portishead | Portishead High Street is closed until approximately 26 July. Brampton Way, Church Road South, Victoria Square, Royal Mail Office and The Precinct bus stops aren't being served, buses are diverting via Bristol Road and Wyndham Way. | |
| X6/X7/X7a | Bristol - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
| X9 | Bristol - Nailsea | Normal service. | |
| X11 | Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon | Normal service. | |
| X14 | Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus | Normal service. | |
| Y1/Y2 | Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village | Normal service. | |
| Y6 | Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury | Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until autumn 2025. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, but delays are anticipated. | Monday 28 July 0900-1600 diverted Unable to serve Coach Park on Chessel Lane bus stop. |
Uphill Road South, Uphill - (20) - Sunday 27th July
Uphill Road South in Uphill will be closed to service 20 between 08:00 and 17:00 on Sunday 27th July to facilitate line painting works.
Service 20 will divert via the main A370 in both directions from the Weston General Hospital and as such Uphill Road South will not be served during the closure period.
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Regrettably Little Orchard, Uphill Road South and Old Church Road bus stops will not be served during the closure and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Broadoak Road bus stops on Uphill Road North or the Hospital Grounds bus stops.
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