Midsomer Norton Food Fest - Road Closure - 172,173,522 - 10.10.26

11th Sep 2026Bath & Somerset

Location

MIdsomer Norton Food Fest
Cause

Special Event
Responsibility

Local Authority
Effective

10/10/2026 - 10/10/2026

Midsomer Norton Food Fest will be between 0700-1900 on Saturday 10th October. This will affect services 172,173 and 522.

Church Square and High Street in Midsomer Norton are closed.

Services 172,173 and 522 will operate normal route to Victoria Hall then divert via the A362 to Midsomer Norton in both directions.

The following stops will be unable to be served:-Bath College to The Hollies incl.

Please use stops on the diversion or use service 174 to get to these stops.

Daily Service Updates

	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:	09/10/2026	19:35

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	Manvers Street in Bath city centre is closed until November 2026. Please see dedicated web-page for full details: https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	Bristol	-Due to multiple roadworks around the City Centre services are subject to severe delays and short notice cancellations at peak times, particularly routes 1,2,2a,3,4,5,8,72,77,U1,U2 and Y6. Please allow extra time for your journey.	Victoria Street closed Overnight 19:00 until 06:00 Tuesday 13 October until Saturday 17 October. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
	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	Normal service.
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	Henleaze Road (part), Henleaze closed 07:30 Saturday 10 October until 05:00 Monday 12 October. Towards Southmead unable to serve Northumbria Drive until Lake Road. Please use the stops at White Tree Roundabout, Whiteleaze or stops on the diversion route. Towards City Centre normal route.
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	-While Manvers Street is closed, until November 2026, buses on route 2 into the City Centre will be diverted after Widcome Baptist Church via Rossiter Road and Churchill Bridge to Dorchester Street, missing out North Parade and Manvers Street.
3	~~Weston - RUH -~~ Bath City Centre - Bathford	Route 3 will only run between Bathford and Bath City Centre until November 2026, due to the Manvers Street closure.	Northgate Street Bath will be closed from 09:00 on Sunday 11th October until 07:00 on Monday 12th October. Guildhall or Grand Parade will not be served, please use Hilton Hotel instead.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	-Route 3 will only run between Bathford and Bath City Centre until November 2026, due to the Manvers Street closure. Extra buses will run on the 4 between Weston and the Bus Station only, to maintain the frequency over this section of route.
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	Normal service.	Northgate Street Bath will be closed from 09:00 on Sunday 11th October until 07:00 on Monday 12th October. Services will not serve Bath Abbey, please use stops at Broad Street or Alfred Street.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	Normal service.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Works ongoing at Temple Meads. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Normal service.
13	Foxhill - Bath City Centre - Elmhurst	-The 13 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
16	Whitchurch - Bristol City Centre - Fishponds	-Avon Street works on going until 11 October. Unable to serve Avon Street. Please use stops at Old Market or St Phillips Road. -Glass Wharf bus stop on Avon Street at Temple Meads will not be served in both directions until further notice. Buses are diverting via Midland Road and Silverthorne Lane in both directions.
17	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal service.
18	Southmead Hospital - Kingswood - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	Normal service.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Runs on School Days Only.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Ellenborough Park North,W-s-M will be closed until Friday 30th October.The following stop will be unable to be served:- Ellenborough Park North.Please use either Weston Super mare Station or Clevedon Road bus stops instead.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	-Risdale Road,Ashton will be closed from Monday 5th October until Friday 30th October.We will be unable to serve Langley Crescent bus stop. Please use Buttercup Walk instead.	Cannon Street will be closed for 1 night on Monday 12 October between 20:00-06:00. services will not be able to serve East Street or Bedminster Parade towards Southmead Hospital. Passengers are advised to Board or alight at Dean Lane or Catherine Mead Street. services to Ashton are unaffected.
25	Eastgate Centre - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Gate	Normal service.	Glenfrome Road will be closed between 09:30-15:00 on Friday 9 October. Services will operate Lower Ashley Road and M32 to Eastgate. Sevier Street, Stafford Road & Narroways Road will be missed. Passengers should board or alight at Brook Road or Tesco Eastgate.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Normal service.	Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe closed Monday 12 October 09:00-15:30. Towards Highridge unable to serve Lampton Avenue until Newland Drive. Please use stops at Queens Road or Bridge Campus. Towards St Annes unable to serve Lampton Avenue until Queens Road. Please use stops at Sherrin Way or Bridge Campus. Wills Way at Imperial Park Hengrove closed 09:00 Monday 12 October until 16:00 Friday 16 October. Services will turn at Lakeshore Roundabout. Temporary stop in place outside The Lakeshore on Lakeshore Drive.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	-The Portway closed Overnight Monday 27 July until Friday 16 October 21:00-05:30 (not weekends). Unable to serve Roman Way and Riverleaze stops. Please use stops at Park Road or Smyth Road.
39	*See X39 below*
41	Odd Down Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
41	Avonmouth - Bristol City Centre - Warmley/North Common	The Portway closed Overnight Monday 27 July until Friday 16 October 21:00-05:30 (not weekends). Unable to serve Hotwell Road, Merchants Road, Trinity Church, Roman Way and Riverleaze stops. Please use stops at Shirehampton Green or Gasworks Lane.
42	Bristol City Centre - Cherry Gardens - Keynsham	Normal service.
43/N43	Keynsham - Bristol City Centre - North Common	Normal service.
44	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	Normal service.
45	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - 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 / Lyde Green	Normal service.
50	Bristol City Centre - Frenchay	Normal service.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Runs on College Days Only.	Wills Way at Imperial Park Hengrove closed 09:00 Monday 12 October until 16:00 Friday 16 October. Services will turn at Lakeshore Roundabout. Temporary stop in place outside The Lakeshore on Lakeshore Drive.
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.
74	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Bradley Stoke	Normal service.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.	Service 75 Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe closed Monday 12 October 09:00-15:30. Towards Cribbs Causeway able to serve Lampton Avenue until Newland Drive. Please use stops at Queens Road or Bridge Campus. Towards Hengrove unable to serve Lampton Avenue until Queens Road. Please use stops at Sherrin Way or Bridge Campus.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Lockleaze	Normal service.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	-Tuesday 1 September until approx. mid-October service 126 will be diverted due to engineering works in the village of Draycott. Services will be diverted via Wedmore. The following stops will be unable to be served:-Haybridge Villas to Church Street(Cheddar) Inc. We will serve all the stops along the diversion route.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Midsomer Norton Food Fest will be between 0700-1900 on Saturday 10th October. Church Square and High Street in Midsomer Norton are closed.The following stops will be unable to be served:-Bath College to The Hollies incl.Please use stops on the diversion or use service 174 to get to these stops.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Midsomer Norton Food Fest will be between 0700-1900 on Saturday 10th October. Church Square and High Street in Midsomer Norton are closed.The following stops will be unable to be served:-Bath College to The Hollies incl.Please use stops on the diversion or use service 174 to get to these stops. -Service 173 re-routed via Shepton Mallet and A37 due to long term road works at Whitnell Corner. All stops on diversion route will be observed. Unable to serve Gurney Slade until Market Place/The Liberty bus stops.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	'Update, 09:00 Middle Leigh fas been closed for waterworks, this will mean services will not be able to serve all stops between Glasto Road & Brooks Road. services will divert via Street Bypass. Temporary stop located at Coffee#1 on Farm Road.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.	Wills Way at Imperial Park Hengrove closed 09:00 Monday 12 October until 16:00 Friday 16 October. Services will turn at Lakeshore Roundabout. Temporary stop in place outside The Lakeshore on Lakeshore Drive.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Midsomer Norton Food Fest will be between 0700-1900 on Saturday 10th October. Church Square and High Street in Midsomer Norton are closed.The following stops will be unable to be served:-Bath College to The Hollies incl.Please use stops on the diversion or use service 174 to get to these stops.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Link Road Nailsea closed Monday 28 September until further notice. Temporary stop installed on Stock Way North. Or stops at Clevedon Road or Southfield Road.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	-The D1 and D1x are affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre, until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	D2x Normal service -D2 Church Lane, Rode closed Monday 5 October until Sunday 18 October. Unable to serve Rode Memorial Hall until Church Lane. Please use stops at The Leaze and Red Lion in Woolverton or Birchwood in Beckington.	'Northgate Street Bath will be closed from 09:00 on Sunday 11th October until 07:00 on Monday 12th October. Guildhall or Grand Parade will not be served, please use Hilton Hotel instead. -Various roads in Frome closed 06:00-18:00 Sunday 1 March and every first Sunday of each month up to and including Sunday 6 December to facilitate Frome Market Days. Unable to serve Windsor Crescent, North Hill House and Market Place. Please use stops at Football Ground on Berkley Road or the lay-by outside of Waterloo Road car park.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Normal service.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.	Long Ashton Guideway will be closed on Friday 16 October between 09:30-15:30. This service will be diverted along Coronation Road.We will not be able to serve stops between Ashton Vale and Wapping Wharf incl. Please use any Stops on the diversion route.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	Normal Service.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
OS1	Oldfield School - Hanham	Runs on School Days Only.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Normal service.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. -From 1 Sep until the end of Christmas term, buses towards Yate will after Westerleigh Road turn right onto Shire Way and rejoin Rodford Way from the Dovecote stop, due to a long term road closure. Buses towards St Brendan's won't be affected. -High Street, Chipping Sodbury will be closed from 0700 on Friday 25th until 0400 on Monday 27th September.The following bus stops will not able to be served: The Ridge, Bowling Hill, The Clock, Wickwar Road and The Boot.Please use the stops at Shopping Centre, Caroline Close or Wickham Close instead.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only. -Temple Meads Station Approach Incline Entrance closed to Buses Monday 14 September until 1700 Sunday 11 October. Please note: Temple Meads Station operating normally. Please see dedicated web-page for full details. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat…
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	-Alveston Church and The Masons Arms in both directions Bus Stop closed from Monday 3 August until December 2026 (estimated). Please use stops at Church Road or Davids Lane.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Runs during University term times only.
U1	University of Bath - City Centre ~~- Green Park~~	The U1 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Runs during University term times only.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Services are unable to serve St Marys Garden bus top in Langford due to road works, passengers should use Langford Veterinary School stop.-A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 9 October will not be able to serve David Lloyd centre during this time.
U3	Bath Spa University - Bath City Centre - University of Bath	-The U3 is affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Runs during University term times only.
U6	University of Bath - London Road	Runs during University term times only.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Update 12:45.services are operating normal route through Bournville after this mornings closure, but do expect delays while services catch up.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	-Sheepway, Portishead closed Monday 29 June until further notice. Unable to serve Conference Close, Shipway Farm, Elm Tree Farm & Station Road stops. For the Portishead end, please use temporary stops on Wyndham Way. For the Portbury end, Bristol-bound buses will serve the Portbury Hundred stop. Portishead-bound buses will drop off at Sainsbury's for a shuttle or return bus back to Sheepway. -Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. Buses to Bristol will operate as normal via the Marina. Buses to Portishead will divert after Sainsbury's stop via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use the stops Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X5/X5x	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	Burnham Drive,Bleadon will be closed until Friday 30th October.The following stops will be unable to be served:-Burnham Close to Broadway Lodge incl.Please use Totterdown Lane or Uphill Hospital Grounds bus stop instead. -Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. Buses into Portishead will operate as normal via the Marina. Buses to Weston-super-Mare will divert after Sainsbury's via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use stops at Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X6/X6a	Bristol - Clevedon	-A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 09 October overnight between 20:00-06:00 for carriageway works, services will continue on A370 to Gurney Roundabout and return using the Northbound slip road, no stops will be missed.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Link Road Nailsea closed Monday 28 September until further notice. Temporary stop installed on Stock Way North. Or stops at Christ Church or Southfield Road. -A370 slip road at David Lloyd will be closed 17 August until 09 October overnight between 20:00-06:00 for carriageway works, services will continue on A370 to Gurney Roundabout and return using the Northbound slip road, no stops will be missed.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Link Road Nailsea closed Monday 28 September until further notice. Temporary stop installed on Stock Way North. Or stops at Christ Church or Southfield Road.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	-Quays Road and Harbour Road in Portishead will have a temporary one way system from 22 June until further notice, into 2027. The X14 will additionally serve the Serbert Way stop and the stop in Sainsbury's car park after The Vale, then divert via Wyndham Way to the High Street. Unable to serve Galingale Way to Parish Wharf inclusive. Please use the stops at Sainsbury's or The Precinct.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Runs on College Days Only.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Henleaze Road (part), Henleaze closed 07:30 Saturday 10 October until 05:00 Monday 12 October. Towards Southmead unable to serve Northumbria Drive until Lake Road. Please use the stops at White Tree Roundabout, Whiteleaze or stops on the diversion route. Towards City Centre normal route.