Portishead Christmas Lights Switch On - (X4 & X5) - Monday 24th November

15th Nov 2025North Somerset

Location

Various Roads - Portishead
Cause

Christmas Lights Switch On
Responsibility

Organisers & Local Authority
Effective

24/11/2025 - 24/11/2025

Various roads in Portishead will be closed to services X4 and X5 between 17:00 and 20:00 on Monday 24th November to facilitate Portishead Christmas Lights switch on.

Service X4 heading towards Portishead will terminate at Waitrose on Harbour Way near the Marina.

Service X4 will commence from Waitrose then divert via Cabstand, Nore Road and West Hill around the loop as normal but not serve West Hill again but instead continue down Nore Road onto Cabstand and turn left into Wyndham Way to resume normal route.

Regretfully the bus stops on Avon Way, Combe Road and the Precinct will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Waitrose or the bus stops on West Hill.

Service X5 will divert via Bristol Road and Wyndham Way to resume normal route by the petrol station by the High Street in both directions.

Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Gordano School or Parish Wharf by the marina bus stops.

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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

ADDITIONAL NIGHTS - Hengrove Way/Airport Road, Hengrove - (37, 74, m1) - OVERNIGHT CLOSURES - Tuesday 11th to Tuesday 18th November

UPDATE 10:30 Tuesday 11th November.

The complete intersection of Airport Road and Hengrove Way will now be closed overnight to services 37, 74 and m1 between 20:00 and 06:00 on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th and again on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th November (four nights) to complete the carriageway works.

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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:	18/11/2025	10:32

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	No network-wide disruptions reported. Please see below for route-specific information.	Milsom Street in Bath closed from Sunday 23 November and remain fully closed until 23:59 Monday 15 December to facilitate Bath Christmas Market. Services 6,6a,7 and 31 will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for full details.
	Bristol	Victoria Street Closed due to Incident Authorities in attendance. Delays anticipated.	-West Street in Bedminster will be closed to services 43, 75, 76, m1, A1 and SB7 in both directions from 09:30 Sunday 23 November and will remain fully closed until 18:00 Monday 24 November. See dedicated web-page for full details. -Redcliffe Bridge, Redcliffe closed to services 24,m1,m2 and Airport Flyer A1 between 08:00 and 20:00 Sunday 23 November. Unable to serve The Grove/Prince Street. Passengers to board/alight Redcliffe Hill/The Centre.
	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 Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound, buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice. -Due to various diversions, 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.
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 Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. -Due to various diversions and lane closures at Bath Bridge Roundabout, services are subject to significant delays, particularly at peak times. -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	Combe Road in Combe Down, Bath closed 27 October until 19:00 28 November. Unable to serve Hadley Arms/Combe Down School/Combe Down Nursery. Passengers to use stops on North Road as alternatives.	Bradford Road, Combe Down closed Overnight 20:00 - 06:00 Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 and Friday 21 November (three nights). Unable to serve stops between/including Rossiter Road/Stonehouse Lane. Passengers to board/alight Dorchester Street/Mulberry Park.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.
3/4	Cribbs Causeway - Bristol City Centre	UPDATE 1030 Kings Weston Lane Diverting via Hallen/ St Andrews Road due to Road Traffic Incident. -Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated.
4	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Odd Down	Normal service.
5	St. Anne's - Bristol City Centre - Stoke Bishop	Normal service	-Netham Road bridge heading towards Clifton only will be closed between 09:30 - 14:45 Friday 21 November. Unable to serve Netham Road/Terrell Gardens/Orchard Square. Passengers to board/alight Arlington Road/Beam Street on Avonvale Road. -Pembroke road closed Overnight 20:00 - 06:00 Thursday 20 November. Unable to serve Lansdown Road/Clifton Park. Passengers to board/alight Clifton Village.
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.
7	Bristol City Centre - Staple Hill	Normal service.
7	Worle - Weston-super-Mare - Locking Parklands	-Locking Moor Road in Weston-super-Mare closed Overnight 20:00 - 06:00 Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November (two nights). This service will terminate/commence Gilder Avenue. - Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital.
8	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - Clifton	Normal service.	Pembroke Road closed Overnight 20:00 - 06:00 Thursday 20 November. Unable to serve Lansdown Road/Clifton Park. Passengers to board/alight Clifton Village /Christ Church towards the Centre.
8	Bath City Centre - Kingsway	Normal service.
9	Weston-super-Mare - Worle	Upper Bristol road near to the junction of Spring Hill closed Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November 09:30-15:30. Unable to serve Queensway Roundabout/Edgecombe Avenue on Upper Bristol Road. Passengers to board/alight St Marks Church/Ashbury Drive.
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.
17	Bristol - Kingswood - Keynsham	Normal Service.
19	Bath - Bristol Parkway Station	-Cadbury Heath Road closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November. Unable to serve King William. Passengers to board/alight Park Estate/St. Ivel Way. -The A4174 between the Wick Wick roundabout and Bromley Heath roundabout heading towards Bristol closed Overnight between 19:30-06:00 Monday 10 to Sunday 16 November (seven nights). Unable to serve stops between Cleeve Park Road and Begbrook Lane. Passengers to board/alight Badminton Road/Downend village/UWE.
20	Bath - Ralph Allen School	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	-Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service.
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	Church Hill in Brislington closed heading towards St Annes only Until further notice. Diverting via Bath Road, Eagle Road, Wick Road normal route Allison Road. Unable to serve Church Parade/Jean Road/The Rock/Sherwell Road/Wick Crescent. Passengers to board/alight Flowers Hill/Allison Road.
37	Knowle West - Severn Beach Industrial Estate	Normal service.
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	-Tower road South closed from 07:00 Monday 17 November will remain fully closed until Friday 5 December. Unable to serve Park Road/Tower Road South. Passengers to board/alight Park Estate/King William. -Cadbury Heath Road will be closed Overnight between 19:00-06:00 Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November. Unable to serve King William. Passengers to board/alight Park Estate/Hazelbury Drive.
43	Imperial Park - Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath	-Tower road South will be closed from 07:00 Monday 17 November fully closed until Friday 5 December. Unable to serve Park Road/Tower Road South. Passengers to board/alight Park Estate/King William. -Cadbury Heath Road closed Overnight 19:00-06:00 Monday 17, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November. Unable to serve the King William. Passengers to board/alight Park Estate/Hazelbury Drive.
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 approx 19 December. Passengers to board/alight Atlas Road on St Johns Lane heading towards Bradley Stoke/Wedmore Vale on Glyn Vale heading towards Hengrove.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	Normal service.
77	Stoke Bishop - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	Normal service.	Pembroke road closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Thursday 20 November. Unable to serve Lansdown Road/Clifton Park. Passengers to board/alight Clifton Village for either direction.
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	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 further notice.	The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only will be closed from 06:00 Monday 24 fully closed until 18:00 Friday 28 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park bus stops.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Normal service.	St Thomas Street, Wells closed to service 173 only from 07:00 Tuesday 25 fully closed until 17:00 Thursday 27 November. Unable to serve between and including Whitnell Corner on Bath Road/The Liberty in Wells. Passengers to board/alight Whitnell Lane bus stops on the B3139/Wells Bus Station.
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	-The A37, Ilchester Road between Ilchester and Yeovil closed Overnight to service 376 between 19:00-05:00 Monday 17 until Friday 21 November (five nights). Unable to serve stops between/including Red Post Cross near Kingsdon/Kingston for Hospital in Yeovil. Passengers to board/alight Kingsdon village/Yeovil Bus Station. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until further notice.	The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only will be closed from 06:00 Monday 24 fully closed until 18:00 Friday 28 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/Clive Road. Passengers to board/alight Whitecross Avenue/Wootton Park.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Normal service.	The Wells Road between New Fosseway Road and Hengrove Lane heading towards Bristol only will be closed from 06:00 Monday 24 fully closed until 18:00 Friday 28 November. Unable to serve New Fosseway Road/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.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.	Downside Road, Lulsgate closed Overnight 20:00-04:00 Wednesday 26 November. Services will be diverted. Unable to serve Millier Road/Congresbury Bridge. Passengers to board/alight at Strawberry Line.
D1/D1x	Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster	Normal service.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Bath Road in Beckington is closed Monday 6 October for an estimated two months. Buses diverting via Warminster Road and the A36 in both directions. Unable to serve Birchwood stop. Passengers to board/alight Frome Road stops near the Woolpack pub instead. -Brunel Way, Frome closed Daily 07:00 -19:00 Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November. Unable to serve between/including Forest Road/Clink Farm Road. Passengers to board/alight at any of the bus stops on Forest Road.	-Rode Hill, Rode closed 07:00 Wednesday 19 November fully closed until further notice. Unable to serve The Red Lion (on Rode Hill)/East Terrace bus stops in Woolverton. Passengers to board/alight Memorial Hall in the High Street/Red Lion bus stops on the A36.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Bradley Stoke Way is partially closed northbound until December 2025. Buses towards Cribbs Causeway will divert via Brook Way, however no stops will be missed. The Airport Road/Hengrove Way junction will be closed overnight between 8pm and 6am on 11, 12, 17 and 18 November. The m1 Unable to serve Inns Court/Filwood Broadway/Alverstoke/Thurlestone /Paddock Gardens. Buses will run directly between Novers Lane and Hengrove Park.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	Normal service.
m3/m3x	Bristol City Centre - Emersons Green metrobus	Normal service.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	Normal service.
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	-Bradley Stoke Way is partially closed northbound until December 2025. Buses towards Thornbury. Unable to serve The Bridge/Savages Wood Roundabout, Diverting via Brook Way and serve the Braydon Avenue stop instead. -Alveston Hill is closed 24/7 towards Thornbury until February 2026. Buses will divert via Grovesend Road Crossroads, Unable to serve Alveston The Ship/Thornbury Leisure Centre stops. This diversion will also apply to buses towards Bristol after 8pm each night Monday - Saturdays only.
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	-Locking Moor Road in Weston-super-Mare closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November (two nights). Unable to serve between/including Thatchers Railway Inn/Beechmount Close in Uphill. Passengers board/alight School bus stops in Sandford/Weston Hospital on Grange Road. -Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital.
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 Friday 24 October until Friday 19 December. Unable to serve Holms Road/Buttermere Road/Yeo Close. Passengers to board/alight Selworthy Road.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.	Various roads in Portishead will be closed 17:00-20:00 Monday 24 November due to the Portishead Christmas Lights switch on. Unable to serve Avon Way, Combe Road/The Precinct. Passengers to board/alight Waitrose/West Hill.
X5	Hutton - Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. Timetable adjustments were made on 2 November to accommodate student requirements. Please check timetable for amendments. Please see services X12 and X18 for additional capacity at busy college times.	Various roads in Portishead closed 17:00 and 20:00 Monday 24 November due to the Portishead Christmas Lights switch on. Unable to serve Avon Way/Combe Road/The Precinct. Passengers to board/alight Gordano School/Parish Wharf by the marina.
X6/X7	Bristol - Clevedon	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Normal service. Runs on Weston College Days Only.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	Normal service
X18	Nailsea - Weston-super-Mare & Loxton Campus	-Weston Hospital Grounds bus stop closure until approx 28 November. Passengers to board/alight Grange Road Outside Hospital. Timetable adjustments were made from 2 November to accommodate student requirements. This service now runs between Nailsea and Congresbury via Clevedon and Yatton. There are additional journeys from Nailsea Engine Lane at 0930 and 1230 towards WsM and from WsM towards Nailsea at 1100 and 1400. Please check the timetable before travelling.
X21	Bridgwater - Weston-super-Mare & Puxton Park	Normal service.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	UPDATE 0710 Y1 Rodford Way closed unable to serve Bredon/Abbots wood both directions. Also Hardwicke until Northfield towards Bristol. Normal service Y2.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	-Whiteladies Road is closed northbound between Queens Road and St Paul's Road until Early 2026. Buses are not missing any stops on the diversion, however delays are anticipated. -Park Lane - Frampton Cotterell closed until Friday 12 December. Unable to serve Live and Let Live on Park Lane until Church Road on Badminton Road. Passengers to board/alight Church Road.