Daventry Road, Knowle - CLOSURE - (16, 36 & 74) - Thursday 23rd to Tuesday 28th October

16th Oct 2025Bristol

Location

Daventry Road - Knowle
Cause

Carriageway Works
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

23/10/2025 - 28/10/2025

The full length of Daventry Road in Knowle will be closed to services 16, 36 and 74 (on current diversion) between 08:00 and 17:00 on Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th, Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th October to facilitate carriageway works.

All services will be diverted from Melvin Square via Ilminster Avenue and Salcombe Road to resume normal route at Broad Walk Square in both directions.

Regretfully the St Barnabas Close bus stops for services 16 and 36 will not be served in either direction and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square.

Service 74 will be unable to serve all bus stops on Galway Road and Glyn Vale and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Melvin Square or the Atlas Road bus stop on St Johns Lane.

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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

NEW DATES - Hengrove Way/Airport Road, Hengrove - (37, 74, m1) - OVERNIGHT CLOSURES - Friday 24th and Monday 27th & Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th & Friday 31st October

UPDATE - 09:00 Friday 24th October. New Dates

The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed overnight to services 37, 74 and m1 between 20:00 and 07:00 on Friday 24th and Monday 27th October (two nights excluding weekend) to facilitate carriageway works.

There will also be further road closure between 20:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th and Friday 31st October and the below will apply.

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Service 37 towards Avonmouth will divert from the bottom of Leinster Avenue and resume normal route at Hengrove Park in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Inns Court and Paddock Gardens on Bamfield will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Hurston Road bus stop on Leinster Avenue or the Hengrove Park bus stop.

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Service 74 heading towards Hengrove depot will operate as normal to the junction of Salcombe Road and Airport Road then divert to Hengrove Depot in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops Creswicke Road and Filwood Green Business Park heading towards Hengrove will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at Bideford Crescent bus sop on Throgmorton Road.

Heading towards Bradley Stoke the bus stops Filwood Green Business Park, Creswicke Road and both Airport Road bus stops will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Hengrove Depot bus stop or any bus stops on Throgmorton Road.

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Service m1 heading towards Hengrove Park will serve the Novers Lane bus stop as normal then go around the roundabout and divert via Hartcliffe Way and Whitchurch Lane in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops between and including Inns Court and Paddock Gardens on Bamfield will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either the Novers Lane bus stop or Hengrove Park.

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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

	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:	25/10/2025	17:51

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.
	Bristol	-Update Christmas Street is closed and will remain fully closed until 31st October. Alternative stop B3 outside the old Police Station on Nelson Street.	-Marsh Street in Central Bristol will be closed to services 24, 46, 47X, 48, 48X, 49 and 49X between 19:00 and 23:59 on Wednesday 29 October. Bus stops on Baldwin Street and Wine Street will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at Prince Street or Broadweir.
	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	-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. -Park Street Top Bus Stop suspended approximately until 31 October -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Due to various diversions, and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are 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.
1	Bath City Centre - Southdown	Normal service.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	Normal service.	-Beach Road in Sand Bay Closed Tuesday 28 October Daily 0800-1700 until Thursday 30 October. Unable to serve Sand Road (terminus) until Lower Norton Lane. Passengers board/alight Lower Norton Lane alongside the park.
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. -Due to various diversions and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -Bus Stop suspension Wyck Beck Road/ Lyppincourt Road until early November 2025. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.	-Combe Road in Combe Down, Bath will be closed from 07:00 Monday 27 October and will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. Bus stops Hadley Arms, Combe Down School and Combe Down Nursery will not be served.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.
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. -Bus Stop suspension Wyck Beck Road/Lyppincourt Road until early November 2025.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service
5/5a	Bath City Centre - Twerton - Whiteway	Normal service.
6	Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
6	Worle - Weston-super-Mare	Normal service.
6/6a/7	Bath City Centre - Fairfield Park/Larkhall	-Camden Road, Fairfield Road and Eastbourne Avenue in Bath closed from 07:00 Saturday 25 October will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. Passengers to board/alight Holland Road in Dowding Road or St Saviours Way, Road Street or Milsom Street in Central Bath.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	The Runway in Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October (two nights). Bus stops between and including Beaufighter Road in Haywood Village and Beachmount Close on Broadway will not be served.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	Normal service.
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until April 2026. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions. -Daventry Road in Knowle will be closed between 08:00 and 17:00 Thursday 23, Friday 24, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October. St Barnabas Close bus stops will not be served in either direction.	-Axbridge Road will be closed between 08:00 and 18:00 Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 October. Bus stops Broad Walk Square B, Stockwood Crescent, Park Avenue and Monmouth Street will not be served.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	-24 October until 18: 00 on 25 October. Road closure services will not be able to turn into Coldharbour Lane towards the UWE so unfortunately miss UWE gardens until further notice. but will operate Chiswick Village to UWE. outbound towards Parkway station normal Route	-Bromley Heath Road between the A4174 and Cleeve Hill closed overnight between 20:00-06:00 Monday 27 October to Friday 28 November (excluding weekends).Bus stops Quakers Road, Bromley Heath Avenue, Heath Walk and Cleeve Park Road will not be served. -The Bath Road, A431 in Bitton closed between 09:30 and 15:30 Tuesday 28 and Thursday 29 October. Bus stops between and including Chelsea Road bus stops in Newbridge Hill and Cherry Garden Road will not be served.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service.	-Duckmoor Road, Ashton will be closed between 08:00 - 17:00 Monday 27 to Wednesday 29 October. Dunford Street, Breach Road, Luckwell Road, Winterstoke Road and Marsh Lane bus stops will not be served.
25	Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Service 25 is suffering from delays, particularly in peak times due to congestion, particularly around the Eastgate Centre.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	-Daventry Road in Knowle closed between 08:00 and 17:00 Thursday 23, Friday 24, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October. St Barnabas Close bus stops will not be served in either direction. Passengers to board/alight Melvin Square/ Broad Walk Square.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	-The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way closed between 20:00-07:00 Monday 20 until Friday 31 October. Services will be diverted. See web-page for full details.	- Whitchurch Lane from Skills Academy to Bamfield closed overnight 29 October 2000-0600. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens and Alverstoke on Bamfield. Passengers to board/alight Skills Academy/Creswicke Road.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Kingswood	Normal service.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens	Normal service.
43	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.
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	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol City Centre - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.
49/49x	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	Normal service.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Normal service.
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	Normal service.
73	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	-Wedmore Vale between St Johns Lane and Glynn Vale closed 20 October until approximately 19 December. Passengers to board/alight Atlas Road on St Johns Lane heading towards Bradley Stoke or the Wedmore Vale bus stop on Glyn Vale heading towards Hengrove. -The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed between 20:00 and 07:00 from Monday 20 to Friday 31 October. Services will be diverted. See web-page for full details. -Daventry Road in Knowle will be closed between 08:00 and 17:00 on Thursday 23, Friday 24, Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October. Galway Road and Glyn Vale bus stops will not be served in either direction. Passengers to board/alight Melvin Square/Atlas Road bus stop on St Johns Lane.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed from 07:00 Saturday 25 October and will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed 07:00 Saturday 25 October and will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.	-Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed 07:00 Saturday 25 October and will remain fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions. -0800 27 October - 1800 31 October. Service 172 Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only closed. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road and Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton will be closed from 07:00 on Saturday 25 October fully closed until 19:00 Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
349	Bristol - Keynsham	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.	-0800 27 October - 1800 31 October. Service 376a/375/374 Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only closed. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road and Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park. Service 376 Wells Road Between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane closed towards Bristol only normal route to New Fosseway Road then divert to resume normal route at Wells Road. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Please board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.	- Whitchurch Lane from Skills Academy to Bamfield closed overnight 29 October 2000-0600. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens and Brierly Leaze Road. Passengers to board/alight Skills Academy/Oatlands Avenue. -0800 27 October - 1800 31 October. Service 515 Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only closed. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road and Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton closed 07:00 Saturday 25 October fully closed until 19:00 on Sunday 2 November. All services except 173 will be diverted via North Road and Church Lane in both directions.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	-Various Roads in Warminster will be closed to service D1 between 16:00 and 22:00 Saturday 25 October due to this years Carnival. See dedicated web-page for full details. -EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE -18.00-2359 23 October -27 October Junction Road, Bradford on Avon. Heading towards Bath only diverted from Trowbridge Road via Moulton Drive and Frome Road. Unable to serve Moulton Drove/St Laurence Road/Regents Place/Fitzmaurice Road. Passengers board/alight Canal Bridge on Trowbridge Road or Railway Bridge on Frome Road.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	-Bath Road in Beckington is closed from Monday 6 October for an estimated two months. Buses are diverting via Warminster Road and the A36 in both directions, and missing out the Birchwood stop. Please use the Frome Road stops near the Woolpack pub instead.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Monday 20 October until Sunday 2 November 20:00 - 06:00 (overnight only). Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood Road to Baileys Court Road will also be closed in both directions. We will be unable to serve the Webbs Wood and Great Meadow bus stops. -The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will be closed between 20:00 - 07:00 Monday 20 - Friday 31 October. Services will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for full details. 24 October until 18:00 25 October. Due to a Road closure services will not be able to turn into Coldharbour Lane towards the UWE so unfortunately miss UWE gardens until further notice. but will operate Chiswick Village to UWE. outbound towards Cribbs Causeway normal Route	- Whitchurch Lane from Skills Academy to Bamfield closed overnight 29 October 2000-0600. Unable to serve Paddock Gardens and Alverstoke on Bamfield . Passengers to board/alight Skills Academy/Creswicke Road.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	-Feynman Way in Lyde Green is closed until further notice due to a defective road surface. Buses are diverting via Jenner Boulevard. No stops are missed, however journey times anticipated to be extended. 24 October until 18:00 on 25 October. Due to a Road closure services will not be able to turn into Coldharbour Lane towards the UWE so unfortunately miss UWE gardens until further notice. but will operate Chiswick Village to UWE. outbound towards Emerson Green normal Route	-The A4174 between the Willy Wicket roundabout and Bromley Heath Road heading towards Bristol will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October (two nights).Hambrook W-bound bus stop on the A4174 will not be served and the alternative will be Willy Wicket bus stop.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	24 October until 18:00 on 25 October. Due to a Road closure services will not be able to turn into Coldharbour Lane towards the UWE so unfortunately miss UWE gardens until further notice. but will operate Chiswick Village to UWE. outbound towards Cribbs Causeway normal Route.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Normal service.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-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. -Between 20:00 and 06:00 (overnight only) from Monday 20 October through to Sunday 2 November, Bradley Stoke Way from Savages Wood Road to Baileys Court Road will also be closed in both directions. Savages Wood Roundabout, The Bridge, Webbs Wood, Great Meadow bus stops will not be served in both directions.	-Thornbury Road, Thornbury will be closing from 27 October until mid February 2026 on multiple dates in different directions. For full details of closures/bus stop information see our dedicated web-page.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	The Runway in Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare will be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October (two nights).Bus stops between and including Beaufighter Road in Haywood Village and Beachmount Close on Broadway will not be served.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	Normal service.
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Normal service.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	-Stuart Road, W-s-M closed 08:00 on Friday 24 October fully closed until Friday 19 December. Bus stops Holms Road/Buttermere Road/Yeo Close will not be served.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service. West.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	-Wyndham Way, Portishead will be closed between between 19:00 and 06:00 on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October (two nights). Bus stops between and including The Vale on Wyndham Way and The Precinct in the High Street will not be served.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Normal service.	-Old Street, Clevedon will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 27 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 31 October. Old Street, Clevedon Health Centre and The Triangle bus stops will not be served.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.	-Old Street, Clevedon will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 27 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 31 October. Old Street, Clevedon Health Centre and Castlewood bus stops will not be served.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.	-Old Street, Clevedon will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 27 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 Friday 31 October. This service will terminate an commence their journey from the Beaconsfield Road bus stop by Mantle Close in Moor Lane.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	-Wyndham Way, Portishead will be closed between 19:00 and 06:00 on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October (two nights).Bus stops between and including The Vale on Wyndham Way and The Precinct in the High Street will not be served.
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	-Monday 8 September Until (estimated) 14 November. Unable to serve Live and Let Live until Church Road on Badminton Road. Passengers to board/alight St Peters Church/Church Road. -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.