Bath Races

Enjoy a day at Bath Races and let us take care of the driving. Tickets can be bought from the driver with contactless payment including Tap On Tap Off, or cash. The shuttle bus picks up at the Manvers Street bus stop & Avon Street bus stop before getting to Bath Racecourse. From Bath Racecourse, the shuttle bus drops off on Avon Street & Dorchester Street in the City Centre.

English National Concessionary Travel Scheme bus passes, standard First Bus, BathRider or AvonRider tickets are not valid on this service.

The following flat fares apply to all customers.

Single	Return
£5	£6

Wednesday 16th July
Hampton by Hilton, Avon Street	12:00	12:40	13:20	14:00
Manvers Street, City Centre	12:02	12:42	13:22	14:02
Racecourse	12:20	13:00	13:40	14:20


Racecourse	16:50	17:30
Dorchester Street, City Centre	17:08	17:48
Hampton by Hilton, Avon Street	17:10	17:50

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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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:	25/07/2025	19:37

	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.
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.
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.
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	UPDATE 1140 Unable to serve Royate Hill bus stop. Please board/alight Huyton Rd/Eastville Park estimated completion 29 July 1700
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. -The Airport Way/Hengrove Way Intersection will be closed overnight to services between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 28 July.Various services will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for details.
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	UPDATE 1140 Unable to serve Royate Hill bus stop. Please board/alight Huyton Rd/Eastville Park estimated completion 29 July 1700
47/47x	Bristol City Centre - Oldbury Court	UPDATE 1140 Unable to serve Royate Hill bus stop. Please board/alight Huyton Rd/Eastville Park estimated completion 29 July 1700
48/48x	Bristol - Downend / Emersons Green	-UPDATE 1140 Unable to serve Royate Hill bus stop. Please board/alight Huyton Rd/Eastville Park estimated completion 29 July 1700
49/49x	Bristol - Staple Hill / Emersons Green	-UPDATE 1140 Unable to serve Royate Hill bus stop. Please board/alight Huyton Rd/Eastville Park estimated completion 29 July 1700
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 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.	-The Airport Way/Hengrove Way Intersection will be closed overnight to services between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 28 July.Various services will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for details.
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.	Church Street,Paulton will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 from Wednesday 30th July to Friday 1st August (three days).Due to other closures around Paulton services will be unable to serve any part of Paulton.Please see our dedicated webpage for further details.
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.	Church Street,Paulton will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 from Wednesday 30th July to Friday 1st August (three days).Due to other closures around Paulton services will be unable to serve any part of Paulton.Please see our dedicated webpage for further details.
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.
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.
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.	Church Street,Paulton will be closed between 07:00 and 19:00 from Wednesday 30th July to Friday 1st August (three days).Due to other closures around Paulton services will be unable to serve any part of Paulton.Please see our dedicated webpage for further details.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	-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.
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.
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.
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.	-The Airport Way/Hengrove Way Intersection will be closed overnight to services between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday 28 July.Various services will be diverted. See dedicated web-page for details.
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	-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	U1 - reduced summer timetable in operation. 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	University Holiday timetable in operation.
X1/X1s	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Update 1030 currently unable to serve Tesco until Warner Close due to Road Traffic Collision towards Bristol. Will resume normal route when safe to do so.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Normal service.	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.	-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	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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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