Worcester Carnival Disruption | Sat 12th July
Worcester
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Effective12/07/2025 - 12/07/2025
On Saturday 12 July 2025 between 1400 and 1700, many major roads through and around Worcester City Centre including Worcester Bus Station will be closed meaning lots of services are needing to divert. Details are below;
GENERAL INFORMATION
Although roads are billed to be closed between the above hours, we have been working closely with event organisers, Worcester City Council and Ringway Traffic Management to ensure the disruption to services is kept to a minimum throughout the parade. We have been assured that as soon as it is safe to do so, our services will be able to resume their normal workings.
SERVICES 30/31/44/310/417
A temporary bus stop lay by will be in place next to the River Severn on Hylton Road. These services will terminate and start here during these hours and will not serve Worcester Bus Station.
Service 417 at 1605 from Worcester to Ledbury will start from riverside layby.
Service 313 at 1600 from Worcester to Clifton-upon-Teme will start from riverside layby.
SERVICES 36/144
SERVICE 36 – Arrival into Worcester City Centre from Royal Hospital at circa 1530 will terminate outside Saracen’s Head public house and departure from Worcester Bus Station at 1530 towards Royal Hospital will start from Barbourne Road (St George’s Square bus stop).
SERVICE 144 - departures from Crowngate;
1450 – This service will be the last to depart normally and will need to leave promptly.
1520 – This service will start from St. George’s Square bus stop on Barbourne Road.
Arrivals between 1450 and 1545 will terminate at The Tything, outside Saracen’s Head public house.
We are hoping to have all other arrivals and departures on service 144 running normal route.
SERVICES 34/35/38
Services between 1430 and 1630ish will start/terminate at Lowesmoor, outside Dreams store. Worcester Bus Station and Sansome Street (outbound) will not be served during the closure.
SERVICES 27/28/32/X50
SERVICE X50 – Service will start from Sidbury bus stop.
Services departing Evesham to Worcester at 1415 / 1445 / 1515 / 1545 will need to divert London Road onto Camp Hill Road, Timberdine Avenue, Bath Road and Sidbury to terminate at Sidbury bus stop. This is for bus positioning purposes.
Services starting in Worcester towards Evesham at 1505 / 1535 / 1605 / 1635 will start from Sidbury bus stop on London Road.
SERVICE 28 – Departures at 1545 / 1645 from Worcester Bus Station will start from Sidbury bus stop on London Road.
SERVICE 27 – Departures at 1510 / 1610 from Worcester Bus Station will start/terminate at Sidbury.
SERVICE 32 – Departures at 1545 / 1645 from Worcester Bus Station will start/terminate at Sidbury.
LAST DEPARTURES FROM WORCESTER BUS STATION BEFORE CARNIVAL PARADE;
Service 27 – Battenhall – 1410.
Service 28 – Baynham Estate/Sixth Form College – 1445.
Service 30 – Dines Green – 1453.
Service 31 – Henwick Park - 1425.
Service 32 – St. Peter’s – 1445.
Service 34 – Shire Park – 1440.
Service 35 – Blackpole – 1448.
Service 36 – Royal Hospital - 1430.
Service 38 – Royal Hospital – 1425.
Service 44 – Great Malvern – 1455.
Service X50 – Evesham via Pershore – 1435.
Service 417 – Ledbury – 1405.
Service 22A – Droitwich Spa – not affected by closures.
Service 144 – Catshill via Droitwich Spa – 1450.
Service 310/313 – Clifton-upon-Teme – 1425.
We have had no information supplied for services operated by other operators including Astons, LMS Travel, Diamond, DRM and Yarrantons – please check their own websites for details on services to areas including Upton-upon-Severn, Kidderminster, Bewdley, Redditch, Tenbury Wells, Alfrick/Suckley and Bromyard.