Stoke Road & Julian Road, Durdham Downs - CLOSURE - (4) - Saturday 23rd to Monday 25 August

20th Aug 2025Bristol

Location

Stoke Road & Julian Road - Durdham Downs
Cause

Forwards Festival
Responsibility

Event Organisers/Local Authority
Effective

23/08/2025 - 25/08/2025

Stoke Road and Julian Road in Durdham Down will be closed to service 4 from 08:00 on Saturday 23rd and will remain fully closed until 01:00 on Monday 25th August to facilitate the Forwards Festival.

Service 4 will be diverted via Westbury Road, Parrys Lane, Saville Road and Stoke Hill in both directions.

Regretfully the bus stops Blackboy Hill A on Stoke Road, Downleaze, Rockleaze Road and The Avenue bus stop on Julian Road will not be served and passengers are advised to board or alight at either Blackboy Hill bus stop or the Church Road bus stop on Stoke Hill.

All bus stops on the diversion route will also be observed during this closure.

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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:	22/08/2025	10:53

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	Update 1100 now reopen Starting to resume normal route 171,172,173,174 All diverted via A4 Marksbury, Paulton then Midsomer Norton to resume normal route, All due to Clandown corner Radstock due to Road Traffic Collision and road closure. Also affecting Service 522
	Bristol	-Lane closures at Gipsy Patch Lane flyover are causing severe delays for services in the area. Please see details below for each route.	-Summer Holiday timetables are in operation on various Bristol services. 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	-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 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.	Southdown Road, Bath will be closed to service 1 from 07:00 on Tuesday 26 August and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Friday 17 October. This service will be diverted. The Southdown Avenue, Oriel Grove, Langdon Road and Lytton Gardens bus stops will not be served.
1	Weston-super-Mare - Sand Bay	Normal route.
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
2	Bath City Centre - Foxhill	Normal service.
3	Weston - RUH - Bath City Centre - Bathford	Normal service.	-Saracen Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 22:00 and 06:00 from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August. This service will be diverted and passengers are advised to board/alight at the Bus Station.
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	-Service 4 0800 Saturday 23 August until 0100 Monday 25 August. Unable to serve Blackboy Hill A on Stoke Road, Downleaze, Rockleaze Road and The Avenue bus stop on Julian Road. Passengers to board/alight Blackboy Hill/Church Road on Stoke Hill.
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	-Station Road in Worle will be closed from 07:00 on Monday 18 and will remain fully closed until 17:00 on Friday 22 August. This service will be diverted and the Oakdale Gardens stop will be missed. -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.	-Saracen Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 22:00 and 06:00 from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August. This service will be diverted and passengers are advised to board/alight at the Bus Station.
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.
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	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	-Due to 4-way temporary traffic lights at Hanham roundabout services may experience delays.
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. Due to emergency works the Bus stop in Station Road Warmley cannot be served, Instead use the stop around the corner opposite the Public toilet on Main road until 1 September
20	Ralph Allen School - Bath	Normal service.
20	Weston-super-Mare - Burnham-on-Sea	Normal service.
21	Newbridge Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.	Newbridge Road, Bath from the junction of Upper Bristol Road/Windsor Bridge Road and Park and Ride site will be closed overnight 19:00 and 07:00 on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 August. This service will be on diversion.Passengers are advised to board or alight at the Park Lane bus stop on Upper Bristol Road or The Globe bus stop on the A4.
24	Southmead Hospital - Bristol City Centre - Ashton Vale	Normal service.	0800 Tuesday 26 until 1700 Friday 29 August. Dunford Street, Breach Road, Luckwell Road, Winterstoke Road Marsh Lanes. Passengers to board or alight at either Bath Street bus stop on Ashton Road (towards Southmead) or the Frayne Road bus stop on Ashton Road (towards Ashton) or The Batches bus stops on South Liberty Lane or any of the bus stops on Winterstoke Road in either direction. - 0800 30 August until 1800 31 August Unable to serve East Street Stop, Please board/alight Bedminster Parade outside Asda.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.	-Saracen Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 22:00 and 06:00 from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August. This service will be diverted and passengers are advised to board/alight at the Bus Station.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	-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	-Bedminster Road/Hartcliffe Way junction in Bedminster closed 22 August 2100 - 0600 23 August. Please see website for full details. -Monday 18 August until 29 August 2000-0600 (excluding weekend and Bank Holiday Monday) Unable to serve Park Road, Woodwell Road, Station Road and Portway P & R bus stops. Diverting via Avonmouth Road, Lower High Street, High Street and Park Road in Shirehampton in both directions. -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	-Service 43 Bedminster Road/Hartcliffe Way junction in Bedminster closed 22 August 2100 - 0600 23 August. Please see website for full details.	- Service 43 0800 30 August until 1800 31 August Unable to serve East Street Stop, Please board/alight Bedminster Parade outside Asda.
44/45	Bristol City Centre - Cadbury Heath / Cherry Gardens	-Due to 4-way temporary traffic lights until 1 September at Hanham roundabout services may experience delays and short-notice cancellations.
46	Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal service.
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	Normal service.
48/48x	Bristol - Downend / Emersons Green	Normal service.
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.
55	Wrantage - Strode College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
58	Odd Down Park & Ride - Twerton Mill	Normal service.
70	Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol City Centre - UWE Frenchay	Normal route.
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.	- 0800 30 August until 1800 31 August Unable to serve East Street Stop, Please board/alight Bedminster Parade outside Asda.
75/76	Hengrove - Bristol City Centre - Henbury / Cribbs Causeway	-Bedminster Road/Hartcliffe Way junction in Bedminster closed 22 August 2100 - 0600 23 August. Please see website for full details. -Service 75 - SEVERE DELAYS being experienced due to roadworks on Gloucester Road Flyover due to road restrictions ongoing. This may include last-minute trip cancellations.This service is diverting after Air Balloon Roundabout, Southmead Road, Penpark Road, Knowle Lane, Wyck Beck Road, Merlin Way and Hayes Way to Normal Route in Both Directions unable to serve Filton Church, Filton College, Filton Airfield, Cleve Road, Gipsy Patch Lane. Diversion in place between 0700 -1900. On going. -Normal service service 76 - but there may be knock on delays from the 75.	- 0800 30 August until 1800 31 August Unable to serve East Street Stop, Please board/alight Bedminster Parade outside Asda.
77	Clifton Down - Bristol City Centre - Muller Road Top	-Alma road diversion works over run still ongoing Unable to serve Clifton Park bus stop passengers board/alight Clifton Park bus stop just after the junction of Clifton Park (outside of the Channings Bar)
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	-Midsomer Norton unable to serve Somervale School , Paulton Road, Pinewood Road, Orchard Avenue until 29 August.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-Midsomer Norton unable to serve Somervale School , Paulton Road,Pinewood Road, Orchard Avenue until 29 August. -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.	-Sundays only until 29 August unable to serve Paulton Road/Somervale School bus stops. Passengers to board/alight Town Hall bus stop or Kings Arms bus stop. -Silver Street,Midsomer Norton will be closed from Monday 25 until Saturday 30 August. Service 174 will be on diversion and unable to serve the Backhouse bus stop.
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.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	-Bus Stop Suspension Morrisons Superstore in Glastonbury Until 1 September. Please board/alight Glastonbury Town Hall /Drill Hall. -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. -Service 376a Midsomer Norton unable to serve Somervale School , Paulton Road,Pinewood Road, Orchard Avenue until 29 August.	-Market Place in Somerton will be closed to service 376 between 14:00 and 20:00 on Sunday 24 August.Services will be unable to serve the Half Moon and White Hart bus stops.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	-UPDATE 0930 Only able to buses to Radstock, will need to change at Midsomer Norton. Shuttle running when possible Midsomer Norton direct to Bath. Due to Road Traffic Collision. -Midsomer Norton unable to serve Somervale School, Paulton Road, Pinewood Road, Orchard Avenue until 29 August. -Victoria Street in Bristol City Centre is closed northbound - buses are diverting via Temple Way and Counterslip until estimated late August 2025.	-31 August 0930-1530 Unable to serve War Memorial until Phillis Hill Bottom. Passengers to board/alight Paper Lane/Thicket Mead Roundabout.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	-Bedminster Road/Hartcliffe Way junction in Bedminster closed 22 August 2100 - 0600 23 August. Please see website for full details.	- 0800 30 August until 1800 31 August Unable to serve East Street Stop, Please board/alight Bedminster Parade outside Asda.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
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.	-Saracen Street, Bath will be closed overnight between 22:00 and 06:00 from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August. This service will be diverted and passengers are advised to board/alight at the Bus Station.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	-Bedminster Road/Hartcliffe Way junction in Bedminster closed 22 August 2100 - 0600 23 August. Please see website for full details. -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.	- 0800 30 August until 1800 31 August Unable to serve East Street Stop, Please board/alight Bedminster Parade outside Asda.
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.
m4	Bristol City Centre - Cribbs Causeway metrobus	-Service m4 is being affected by roadworks at Gipsy Patch Lane, and may be subject to short notice diversion to avoid getting stuck in severe congestion. The Titan Road and Bush Avenue stops will not be served when this is the case, but buses will stop at the Little Stoke School stops on Little Stoke Lane instead when they are diverted. Please check this page for updates. Buses are currently on diversion. -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.
SB1	Soundwell - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB2	Bromley Heath - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB4	Westerleigh - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB5	Coalpit Heath - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Service not operating - College Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
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. -Webbs Wood stop is currently suspended due to a northbound closure of Bradley Stoke Way. Please use the Webbs Wood Roundabout stop instead.
U1	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Service not operating - University Holidays. Will resume at start of term in September.
U1/U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	U2 - service not operating - University Holidays.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus	Normal service.
U3	Bristol - UWE Frenchay Night Bus	Service not operating - University Holidays.
U5	Bath - Bath Spa University	Normal service.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	-The A370 at Flax Bourton has now re-opened and buses are running normal route. Delays are expected due to temporary traffic lights, in place until 29 August.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.	Newbridge Road, Bath from the junction of Upper Bristol Road/Windsor Bridge Road and Park and Ride site will be closed overnight 19:00 and 07:00 on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 August. This service will be on diversion.Passengers are advised to board/alight Park Lane bus stop on Upper Bristol Road/The Globe bus stop on the A4.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	UPDATE 1000 Now operating normal route -1600 Wednesday 20 until 18:00 Friday 22 August. Unable to serve Haberfield Hill and St Georges Hall. Bus Stops Martcombe Filling Station and Rudgleigh Inn on Martcombe Road will be observed on diversion route.
X5	Weston-super-Mare - Portishead	-Walton Road, Clevedon will be closed from 28 July until 26 September.This service will divert via Tickenham Road, Northern Way, Ettingen Way and M5 to resume normal route at the bus stop by Gordano School. Passengers are advised to board or alight at either Clevedon Health Centre bus stops or Gordano School or Sheepfield Gardens for both directions of travel.
X6/X7/X7a	Bristol - Clevedon	-The A370 at Flax Bourton has now re-opened and buses on the X7/X7a are running normal route. Delays are expected due to temporary traffic lights, in place until 29 August. -Service X6 Clarken Coombe, Long Ashton closure Monday 18 August until Monday 25 August. Unable to serve The David Lloyd Leisure Centre and The Ashton. Passengers wishing to use these stops Please use X7a service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X14	Bristol - Portishead - Weston-super-Mare Night Bus	-Monday 18 August until 29 August 2000-0600 (excluding weekend and Bank Holiday Monday) Unable to serve Park Road, Woodwell Road, Station Road and Portway P & R bus stops. Diverting via Avonmouth Road, Lower High Street, High Street and Park Road in Shirehampton in both directions.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	- This service is now diverting after serving Southmead Hospital it will then go through Henbury to Cribbs Causeway Bus Station. Unable to serve Kenmore Gardens until Gipsy Patch Lane in both directions. Diversion in place between 0700 -1900. On going. -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.

East Street, Bedminster - CLOSURE - (24, 43, 74, 75, 76, A1 & M1) - Saturday 30th to Sunday 31st August

East Street in Bedminster will be closed from 08:00 on Saturday 30th and will remain fully closed until 18:00 on Sunday 31st August to facilitate carriageway works.

As a result of this closure services will be diverted via Dalby Avenue and will regretfully be unable to serve the East Street bus stop. Please use the Bedminster Parade bus stop outside of Asda as the alternative bus stop.

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