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There's busloads to discover with Buses of Somerset!

Busloads of amazing sights to see and new memories to make, busloads of evenings out with old friends and funny selfies to take, from pub quizzes with mates to that special first date, with free museums to explore and cocktails to pour... because when travel costs less, you can do a whole lot more.

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As part of the Help for Households initiative, the £2 single fare is available on any bus route which Buses of Somerset operates in this area. For more information please see here.
Want to explore Taunton with a £1 single ticket? Travel within Taunton for just £1!

For full details on the routes included in the initiative, see here.

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Busloads of free things to do:

The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle - The Castle is a Grade I Listed Scheduled Ancient Monument standing at the heart of Somerset’s county town. It has been the home of a Museum for well over 100 years. Catch services 21, 21A, 22, 22A, X22, 25, 28 to get there or put this postcode into the journey planner on our app: TA1 1NF

Glastonbury Tor - Owned and cared for by the National Trust with free access to the public at all times! Catch service 29 to get there or put this postcode into the journey planner on our app: BA6 8BG

Bishops Palace Gardens, Wells - The Bishop’s Palace & Gardens in Wells has been home to the Bishops of Bath and Wells for over 800 years and this stunning medieval palace is open for all to enjoy. Catch service 29, 75, 77 to get there or put this postcode into the journey planner on our app: BA5 2PD

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Butlins, Minehead - Nowhere else does fun and entertainment quite like Butlin’s. Book a pass online and they will pull out all the stops to make sure your day visit is packed with full on fun for the whole family to enjoy. Catch services 14, 15, 28, Exmoor Coaster to get there or put this postcode into the journey planner on our app: TA24 5SH

Glastonbury Treasure Trail - Explore the streets of Glastonbury with a self-guided Treasure Hunt themed walking Treasure Trail; a fun and imaginative way to explore Glastonbury. Catch services 29, 55, 75, 77, 77A to get there or put this postcode into the journey planner on our app: BA6 9DP

Bus of Somerset - Network Change - 14 April 2024

From Sunday 1 April 2024, we will be introducing new timetables across our network as part of our twice-yearly network review.

Working closely with Somerset Council and local user groups, the changes take into account amends to the 25 and 28. These include retiming evening services on the 28 to align with trains serving Taunton station, as well as the X28, a new express service from Taunton to Butlins in the summer.

In addition, a brand new service 22B will serve the Wellesley Park area of Wellington.

Please see a list of what is changing below:

Service	What is changing
22/22a/X22 and New 22B	A new service (22B) will operate every two hours serving the Wellesley Park area of Wellington. It will operate as the 22 between Taunton and Wellington, Rockwell Green then will continue back along the Oldway Road to Swains Lane/Barn Meads Road.
25	From Dulverton – Wiveliscombe – Taunton will continue to serve all points of the route, with some timetable amends. Some daytime journeys will divert on the Service 28 through Cotford St Luke and North Fitzwarren at certain times of the day, which will be renumbered 28a providing some additional journeys between Taunton and Cotford St Luke.
28 and New 28A/X28	Service 28 will be revised, including a new direct service between Taunton and Minehead. The 28 will operate every 45 minutes instead of every 30 minutes on Mondays to Friday. On Saturdays the 30 minute service will remain. Following feedback from stakeholders, evening services on the 28 will be retimed to align with trains serving Taunton station. Journeys that operate via Cotford St Luke will be numbered 28A. During the Summer, an express service to Butlins will be introduced. Numbered X28, it will run direct from Taunton to Butlins.
29	Change of number to service 374
51	A new timetable will be introduced
54	No changes to the timetable or route
58	No changes to the timetable or route
Exmoor Coaster	The Exmoor Coaster will restart from 31st March, running all season until 28th September. Different service levels will operate during the Summer months based on Low, Mid and Peak season.

Buses of Somerset network changes on 14th April follow First West of England changes which come into effect in Somerset on 7th April, Read more here: New bus routes from Somerset to Bristol will cost passengers as little as 4p per mile (firstbus.co.uk)

The new timetables will be available on our website under forthcoming changes soon.

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