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Days out by bus in Dorset

Travel Alerts

SERVICE DISRUPTION / RA1 / 24th of April 2026

Due to operational issues, the following RA1 Service will not run today.

•           10:45 departure Reading to Heathrow

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause on your journey today.

Read more of SERVICE DISRUPTION / RA1 / 24th of April 2026

SERIVCE DISRUPTION / 24th of April

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Route 1

Portland Southwell

Good service

No Issues Reported

Route 2

Littlemoor

Good service

No issues reported.

Route 3

Westham & Southill

Service resumes at 09.30

No issues reported

Route 4

Preston

Good service

No Issues Reported

Service CR6

Yeovil/Beaminster

Good service

No issues reported

Route 8

Chickerell

Good service

No issues reported

Route 10

Dorchester

Good service

No issues reported

Route 10A Thomas Hardye

Dorchester & TH  School via Litllemoor and Preston

Good Service

No issues reported

Jurassic Coaster X51

Axminster via Dorchester and Bridport

Good service

No issues reported

Jurassic Coaster X53

Axminster via Abbotsbury, West Bay & Bridport

Good service

No issues reported

Jurassic Coaster X54

Wareham via Lulworth and Wool

Good service

No issues reported

School A1

Woodroffe School via Whitchurch Canonicorum

Good service

No issues reported

School A2

Woodroffe via Holditch

                        Good service

No issues reported

School A3

Woodroffe via Charmouth

Good service

No issues reported

School B1

Beaminster via Rampisham, Maiden Newton & South Perrott

Good service

No issues reported

School B2

Beaminster via Toller Porcorum, Frome St Quinten and Hooke

Good service

No issues reported

School B4

Beaminster via Corscombe

Good service

No issues reported

School B5

Beaminster via Crewkerne & Drimpton

Good service

No issues reported

School 6A

Beaminster via Netherbury and Broadwindsor

Diversion in place

Bus is unable to pass through Netherbury due to road works

School C1

Colfox via Abbotsbury, Puncknowle and West Bay

Good service

No issues reported

School C2

Colfox via Litton Cheney, Shipton Gorge, Askerswell and Loders

Good service

No issues reported

     
Read more of SERIVCE DISRUPTION / 24th of April

X53 & X51 / A3052 / DIVERSION / 22ND - 24TH OF APRIL 2026

Due to works on the A3052, the following diversion will be in place:

Outbound 

At Charmouth Roundabout, A35, Hunter’s Lodge, Lyme Road, Uplyme, Talbot Arms, Woodroffe School, Silver Street, Pound Street and continue the normal route.  

Inbound 

Langmoor Gardens, Pound Road, Silver Street, Woodroffe School, Talbot Arms, Lyme Road, Hunter’s Lodge, A35, Charmouth Roundabout and continue the normal route. 

Note:  

We are unable to serve the following outbound stops: Fernhill Hotel, Golf Club, Frosts Corner, Football Ground, Anning Road and Lyme Regis Square. 

We are unable to serve the following inbound stops: Lyme Regis Post Office, Anning Road, Football Ground, Frosts Corner, Golf Club and the Fernhill Hotel.    

Read more of X53 & X51 / A3052 / DIVERSION / 22ND - 24TH OF APRIL 2026

Service 3 & 8 from 03/11/2025 – 02/05/2026

Outbound - Both services depart Kings Statue (Please Serve Kings Street Stop) over Swannery Bridge, left Westwey Road to Asda Junction turn Right onto Newstead Road and resume normal route

Inbound - Normal route to Commercial Road then to Kings Statue to Terminate as above

Read more of Service 3 & 8 from 03/11/2025 – 02/05/2026

B4 / DIVERSION / 16th of Feb - 12th of June 2026

Start Date: 

16/02/2026 

Duration: 

12/06/2026 

Due to disruption at East Hill/ The Common/ Fore Street/West Hill, the following diversion will be in place:

AM journey 

Evershot, Park Lane, East Hill, Holywell, A37, Closworth Road, Clarkham Cross and then the normal route.

PM journey 

Reverse of AM journey to finish at Evershot.

Read more of B4 / DIVERSION / 16th of Feb - 12th of June 2026
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