ALL Colchester Services | High Street, Colchester | EVENT ROAD CLOSURE: Colchester Festive Market | 07/12/2025

1st Dec 2025North Essex

Location

High Street, Colchester
Cause

EVENT: Colchester Festive Market
Responsibility

Closure by TPCA (Colchester)
Effective

07/12/2025 - 07/12/2025

Colchester Festive Market returns on Sunday 7th December 2025.

High Street, Colchester will be closed from 05:00hrs to 19:00hrs for the duration of the event.

Due to the location of the road closures, the following services will be placed on diversion:

Bus:	Direction:	Diversion:	Closest bus stop(s):
51	To Wivenhoe	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway.	Middleborough Military Road
52	To Stanway / Osborne Street	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway and Osborne Street.	Osborne Street
53	To Rowhedge	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway.	Middleborough Military Road
54	[Circular]	Services to divert via Stanwell Street and Southway.	Osborne Street Town Railway Station
55	[Circular]	Services to divert via Stanwell Street and Southway.	Osborne Street
56/57	To Osborne Street	Services to divert via Southway and St Botolph's Roundabout.	Osborne Street
1A	Colchester City Centre	Services to divert via Southway, Town Rail Station, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.	Town Railway Station
2A	To Highwoods	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Town Rail Station, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.	Middleborough Brook Street
68	To Mersea Island	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway and St Botolph's Roundbout. After serving Osborne Street - the services will divert via Stanwell Street and Southway.	Middleborough Osborne Street
75	To Colchester	Services to divert via Southway and St Botolph's Roundabout.	Osborne Street
87	To Brightlingsea	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.	Middleborough Brook Street
88	To Colchester	Services to divert via Southway and St Botolph's Roundabout.	Essex County Hospital Osborne Street
102	To Harwich	Services to divert via Stanwell Street, St Botolph's Roundabout, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.	Osborne Street
X20	To Osborne Street	Services to divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway and St Botolph's Roundabout.	Middleborough Osborne Street

We'd like to wish all of our passengers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Service Disruptions 06/12

The following services have been impacted by operational issues:

Service X20

11:19 Head Street - North Station

11:35 North Station - Osborne Street did not run due to being delay of 30 min.

This service will be leaving 10 min late from Osborne Street towards Stanstead.

Service C8, C11, 47

House fire reported on Louvain Road.

Service C8 will circle the roundabout and divert via White Hart Lane.

Service C11 will circle the roundabout at Bealiue Boulevard and via White Hart Lane.

Service 47 will serve Shardlow and Bealiue Boulevard then divert via White Hart Lane.

Service 331

The 13:40 331 service has broken down.

This has caused a delay of 40 minutes.

The Burnham departure should leave 15:10 on time.

FOR DEC 2025 MERSEA HIGH TIDES - CLICK HERE >>

FOR PRE-PLANNED DIVERSIONS - CLICK HERE >>

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Last updated 14:33

Service Disruptions - 05/12/2025

The following services are experiencing unexpected disruption on 05/12/2025 >>

13B

[11:57] The 13B service is operating to normal line of route.

[09:46] Downham Road, Ramsden Heath is obstructed. The 13B service will divert in both directions via Hawkswood Road and Crowsheath Lane until further notice. The following bus stops will not be served: Dovedale Close, Oak Road and Crowsheath Lane.

300

[12:35] Congestion in Chelmsford City Centre - The 300 service is currently experience delays of up to 15 minutes.

351

[14:03] The 351 service will be departing Brentwood Railway Station at 14:15.

100

[14:08] Traffic is building in and around Lakeside. The 100 service is currently operating to normal line of route. Journeys are being assessed, on a case by case basis, to retain punctuality - the following actions will be implemented if the 100 service is impacted by severe delays.

Journeys to divert via the A1306, A1012 and A126.
Journeys to terminate/recommence at Grays Bus Station.

*Passengers who are travelling, between Grays Bus Station and Lakeside, are advised to use Ensign Bus: 22 & 83*

There are now reports on multiple incidents on the QE2 bridge and clockwise M25. We may have to curtail services at Grays if the traffic situation gets worse.

A132 Eastmayne closed southbound | 25, X10

The road outside Cranes Farm Road stop near to the footbridge has been closed, due to an incident.

Service 25 diverting Basildon bound via Courtauld Road, and Burnt Mills Road between Paycocke Rd and Grimston Road.

Service X10 will not serve Eastmayne in either direction and divert via Burnt Mills Road and Courtauld Road towards both Wickford and Basildon.

FOR DEC 2025 MERSEA HIGH TIDES - CLICK HERE >>

FOR PRE-PLANNED DIVERSIONS - CLICK HERE >>

Last updated at 16:20