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 Broad Quay bus stop & Avon Street bus stop before getting to Bath Racecourse. From Bath Racecourse, the shuttle bus drops off on Avon Street & Broad Quay 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

Timetable for next meet: 15 July 2026
Avon Street, Hampton Hotel	1205	1305	1405
Broad Quay, Near Bus Station entrance	1210	1310	1410
Bath Racecourse arr	1230	1330	1430

Bath Racecourse dep	1655	1740	1825
Broad Quay, Near Bus Station Entrance	1715	1800	1845
Avon Street, Hampton Hotel	1720	1805	1850

Route Change - 173 - starting 13.07.26

Due to long term roadworks closing the road at Whitnell Corner, 173 has been rerouted via Shepton Mallet. This is expected to last for at least six months.

Service 173 towards Bath will leave Wells Bus Station and divert via Bishops Park Way and the A371 through Croscombe, Darshill and Bowlish into Shepton Mallet. At Shepton Mallet, they will turn left to serve Great Ostry, then follow the A37 to Gurney Slade, resuming normal route at Kings Lane.

Service 173 towards Wells will operate normal route to Gurney Slade, then divert via the A37 into Shepton Mallet, and then onto Bowlish, Darshill, Croscombe and into Wells along Bishops Park Way.

All bus stops will be served along the diversion route in both directions. Please note - the 173 will not go into Dinder village, or to Shepton Mallet Cenotaph stop like the 174 does.

In Gurney Slade, a pair of temporary bus stops has been positioned by the George Inn.

We are not able to serve any of the bus stops along the section of route through South Horrington, West Horrington and Binegar, due to the lack of a suitable alternative route for buses. However, Somerset Council are running a shuttle service with a minibus between Wells, South Horrington, West Horrington and Haydon. The timetable is shown below. Please contact Somerset Council for full details.

Shuttle Bus timetable:

	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:	21/07/2026	19:36

	Major Disruptions:
	Bath and Somerset	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	East Street, Bedminster closed 24/7 Monday 6 July until Friday 24 July. Please use stops at Wesley Street or Bedminster Parade.	-Broad Quay, Bristol City Centre will be closed on Thursday 23 July, from 09:30 until 13:00 (estimated).See our dedicated web-page for full details https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updat… -The Grove in Bristol City Centre will be closed on Thursday 23rd July between 2000-2300.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	Normal service.
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. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
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. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west
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.	Camden Road closed Daily 09:30-15:00 Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July. Unable to serve Alfred Street to Claremont Road incl. (in both directions). Please use the stops at Eastbourne Villas or Broad Street. -Service 6a Broad Street, Bath Road closed Overnight 20 July 19:00 until 21 July 06:00. Unable to serve Milsom Street, Broad Street and Bath Abbey. Please use stops at Alfred Street or Queens Square.
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	Normal service.
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	Hengrove Park stop closed 21 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times. -Daventry Road works still in place until estimated 18 August. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square. -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. Normal service.	Bathwick Hill closed 24/7 between Thursday 23 July until Saturday 29 August. Services will divert via North Road. Please use stops there.
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	Bonnington Walk closed Unable to serve towards Southmead Gainsborough Square until Blakeney Road. Please use Cameron Walk or Turville Drive. Towards Ashton unable to serve Blakeney Road , Melton Crescent, Stothard Road. Please use Turville Drive or Gainsborough Square. We anticipate this maybe in place Daily 09:30-17:00 for the duration of works estimated 10 August.
31	Lansdown Park & Ride - Bath City Centre	Normal service.
36	Highridge - St Anne's	Hengrove Park stop closed 21 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times. -Four Acres, Withywood closed 09:00-17:00 Tuesday 21 July. Unable to serve Queen's Road, Sherrin Way, Turtlegate Avenue, Shuter Road and Highridge Green. Please use either Newland Drive stop or the Highridge Common stop on the main road instead. -Daventry Road works still in place until estimated 18 August. Unable to serve St Barnabas Close. Please use stops at Melvin Square or Broad Walk Square.	Bishport Avenue (part) in Hartcliffe closed Overnight 19:00 30 July until 06:00 31 July (one night). Unable to serve Queens Road on Bishport Avenue, Newland Drive (to St Annes and Hengrove) and Lampton Avenue. Please use the stops at Queens Road on Four Acres (to Highridge or Centre) or Sherrin Way (to St Annes or Hengrove) or Bridge Campus in both directions.
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 - Warmley/North Common	Normal service.
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	Normal service. Runs on College Days Only.
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	Hengrove Park stop closed 21 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times. -Four Acres in Withywood closed 09:00-17:00 Tuesday 21 July. Unable to serve Queen's Road, Sherrin Way, Turtlegate Avenue, Shuter Road and Highridge Green and Church Road. Please use stops at Newland Drive or St Peter's Church.	Service 75 Bishport Avenue (part) in Hartcliffe closed Overnight 19:00 30 July until 06:00 31 July (one night). Unable to serve Queens Road on Bishport Avenue, Newland Drive (to St Annes and Hengrove) and Lampton Avenue. Please use the stops at Queens Road on Four Acres (to Highridge or Centre) or Sherrin Way (to St Annes or Hengrove) or Bridge Campus in both directions.
125	Weston-super-Mare - Wrington	Normal service.
125s	Winscombe - Churchill Academy	Normal service. Runs on School Days Only.
126	Weston-super-Mare - Wells	Normal service.
171	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Emergency Closure Silver Street due to Burst Water Main until estimated 23 July. Unable to serve Norton Hill School until Bath College. Please use stops at The Hollies or Victoria Hall.	Redfield Road in Midsomer Norton closed Thursday 23 July until Friday 4 September. Unable to serve Orchard Avenue, Pinewood Road, Paulton Road and Somervale School. Please use stops at The Hollies or Hayes Park Road.
172	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Emergency Closure Silver Street due to Burst Water Main until estimated 23 July. Unable to serve Norton Hill School until Bath College. Please use stops at The Hollies or Victoria Hall.	Redfield Road in Midsomer Norton closed Thursday 23 July until Friday 4 September. Unable to serve Orchard Avenue, Pinewood Road, Paulton Road and Somervale School. Please use stops at The Hollies or Hayes Park Road.
173/174	Wells - Midsomer Norton - Bath	173 Emergency Closure Silver Street due to Burst Water Main until estimated 23 July. Unable to serve Norton Hill School until Bath College. Please use stops at The Hollies or Victoria Hall. Service 173 Re routed via Dinder through Shepton Mallet via A37 Due to Long Term Road works. All stops on diversion route will be observed. Unable to serve Gurney Slade until Market Place, The Liberty until Gurney Slade (nearest to Stop Kings Lane in both directions). Estimated completion January 2027 174 Emergency Closure Silver Street due to Burst Water Main until estimated 23 July. Service not serving Midsomer Norton. Unable to serve Charlton Park until Backhouse. Please use stops at Killings Knap Farm or Westfield School.	Redfield Road in Midsomer Norton closed Thursday 23 July until Friday 4 September. Unable to serve Paulton Road and Somervale School. Please use stops at Kings Arms or The Hollies.
373, 374, 375, 376, 376a, 376x	Bristol - Wells - Street - Taunton / Bridgwater / Yeovil	Service 376 Coombe Street Lane Closed towards Wells Only Daily 08:00-17:00 Tuesday 23 June until Thursday 20 August. Unable to serve Sparrow Road, Yeovil College until Coombe Street Lane. Please use stops at Kingston Hospital or Coppits Hill. Diverting via Ilchester Road observing stops on diversion route.	Service 376a Redfield Road in Midsomer Norton closed Thursday 23 July until Friday 4 September. Unable to serve Orchard Avenue, Pinewood Road, Paulton Road and Somervale School. Please use stops at The Hollies or Hayes Park Road.
515	Imperial Park - Stockwood	Hengrove Park stop closed 21 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
522	Bristol - Midsomer Norton - Bath	Emergency Closure Silver Street due to Burst Water Main until estimated 23 July. Unable to serve Norton Hill School until Bath College. Please use stops at The Hollies or Victoria Hall.	Redfield Road in Midsomer Norton closed Thursday 23 July until Friday 4 September. Unable to serve Orchard Avenue, Pinewood Road, Paulton Road and Somervale School. Please use stops at The Hollies or Hayes Park Road.
A1	Bristol - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A2	Portishead - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A3	Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Normal service.
A4	Bath - Bristol Airport Airport Flyer	Significant delays being experienced due to Road works in Saltford. Please allow extra time for journey where possible. We anticipate delays will occur daily 09:00 until 19:00 for duration of works.
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	Mortimer Street,Trowbridge will be closed from Monday 27 July until Friday 2 October. We will be unable to serve Mortimer Street and Park Street. Please use Yeoman Way or Cradle Bridge stops instead.
D2/D2x	Bath - Frome	Normal service.	Various roads in Frome closed 06:00-18:00 the 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 the stops at Memorial Theatre Complex or the Football Club at these times.
m1	Cribbs Causeway - Hengrove Park metrobus	Hengrove Park stop closed 21 July until 3 September (estimated). Please use the Temporary stop outside Hengrove Leisure Centre. Congestion anticipated at peaks times.
m2	Long Ashton P&R - Bristol City Centre metrobus	The Wapping Wharf stop towards the City Centre is closed. Buses are using a temporary stop situated around 250m before the usual stop, until October 2026.
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. Normal service.
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	Runs on College Days Only.
SB6	Yate - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
SB7	Bishopsworth - St Brendan's College	Runs on College Days Only.
T1	Bristol - Thornbury	Bus Stop suspension Washingpool Hill The Swan. Monday 29 June until Friday 24 July (estimated). Please use stops at Church Road, Abbotswood, Florence Park or Almondsbury Depot.
U1/U1N	Stoke Bishop - University of Bristol - Bristol City Centre	Normal service.
U1/U1N	University of Bath - City Centre - Green Park / Oldfield Park	The U1 and U1N are affected by the closure of Manvers Street in Bath City Centre until November 2026. See full information at firstbus.co.uk/west	Bathwick Hill closed 24/7 between Thursday 23 July until Saturday 29 August. Services will divert via North Road. Please use stops there.
U2	University of Bath - Oldfield Park	Normal service.
U2	Bristol - Langford Campus - Weston-super-Mare	Colliters Way, Bristol closed Overnight 20:00-06:00 Monday 13 July until Saturday 29 August. Unable to serve Lime Kiln Roundabout and Brookgate stops. Please use stops at Yanley Road or David Lloyd Centre.
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	Bathwick Hill closed 24/7 between Thursday 23 July until Saturday 29 August. Services will divert via North Road. Please use stops there.
U4	Bath Spa University - Odd Down - University of Bath	Normal service.
U5	Bath Spa University - Newbridge & Twerton	Normal service.
X1/X1a	Weston-super-Mare ASDA - Bristol	Normal service.
X4	Bristol - Portishead	Sheepway, Portishead closed from 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	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	Normal service.
X9	Bristol - Nailsea	Normal service.
X11/X11x	Weston-super-Mare - Clevedon	Normal service.
X12	Weston-super-Mare - Filton	Runs on Weston College Days Only. Normal service.
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	Normal service.
X39/39	Bath - Bristol	Significant delays being experienced due to Road works in Saltford. Service Diverting via A39, Wellsway. Unable to serve Corston Lane until Ellsbridge House in both directions. This is between 0930-1530 until Monday 3 August. Please use Unity Road or The Globe stops. Please allow extra time for journey where possible.
Y1/Y2	Bristol - Yate / Ladden Garden Village	Normal service.
Y6	Bristol - Southmead Hospital - Yate & Chipping Sodbury	Normal service.