Colchester Services | Pride Parade

• Location

  Colchester High Street
• Cause

  Pride Parade
• Effective

  16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025

Colchester High Street is closed

16th of August 2025, between 08:45 - 10:15.

Colchester High Street closed for Pride Parade:  

51,

Towards Wivenhoe: After serving Middleborough bus stop, services will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill, Southway, and Osborne Street, then via Stanwell Street to Southway onto Military Road. 

52,

Towards Stanway / Osborne Street:  After serving Middleborough bus stop, services will divert via Balkerne Hill, onto Southway and onto Osborne Street line of route.

53,

Normal line of route to West Bergholt.  Towards Rowhedge: After serving Middleborough bus stop, service diverthing via Balkerne Hill, Southway, Osborne Street, Stanwell Street to get back onto Southway. Normal line of route onto Military Road. 

53A, 54, 55, 55A

To use Osborne Street / Stanwell Street, Southway, St Botolph’s to rejoin line of route.

56, 57,

Towards Osborne Street: To turn right out of Butt Road at traffic lights, Southway, St Botolph’s Osborne Street, normal line of route.

1A,

Normal line of route to Ambrose Avenue. Towards Greenstead: From Maldon Road roundabout, diverting down Southway, and dropping off at town railway station to drop off and pick up. Diverting via Brook Street and East Street line of route.

2A,

Normal line of route to Great Horkesley. Towards Highwoods: After serving Middleborough bus stop, diverting North Hill at the traffic lights. 1st exit at roundabout onto Balkerne Hill, 1st exit at roundabout onto Southway, at the roundabout continue straight ahead onto Magdalen Street, left at traffic lights onto Brook Street, right at the end of the road East Street line of route.  

68,

Towards Mersea: After serving Middleborough bus stop turn right at the traffic lights, 1st exit at roundabout Balkerne Hill, 1st exit at roundabout onto Southway at St Botolph’s roundabout take the 1st exit onto Osborne Street, exit via Stanwell Street to line of route.

87,

Normal line of route to Great Horkesley.

Towards Brightlingsea: After serving Middleborough bus stop, services diverting via North Hill, Balkerne Hill, onto Southway, Magdalen Street to drop off and pick up passengers at Town Railway Station. Service will then divert via Brook Street, East Street, line of route.  

75,

Normal line of route out of Colchester towards Maldon.  

Towards Colchester: Maldon Roundabout, Southway, St Botolph’s, Osborne Street.

88, 371, 71, (All other Versions)

Normal line of route out of Colchester towards Stanway.  

Towards Colchester: After Essex County Hospital bus stop, straight ahead at Maldon roundabout, St Botolph’s roundabout into Osborne Street.  

X20, 

Normal line of route out of Colchester.

Towards Colchester: Passengers needing City Centre can alight at Essex County Hospital and then services will divert via Balkerne Hill, Middleborough, North Station Road, normal line of route.  

Towards Osborne Street: After serving Middleborough bus stop, services diverting via Balkerne Hill, onto Southway, Osborne Street line of route.  

102/104:

Towards Harwich: Diverting via St John’s Street / Crouch Street, Southway, Magdalen Street, Brook Street, East Street line of route.  

Towards Colchester: From East Hill diverting via Brook Street, Magdalen Street, into Osborne Street / Stanwell Street.