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WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE (cont’d)To Bristol and Bath1 (Mondays to Saturdays) From the bus stop just uphill from the WarMemorial, the 310 bus at 14:54 (Mondays to Fridays), 14:52 (Saturdaysonly) will get you to Bristol Bus Station at 16:27 (Mondays to Fridays),16:17 (Saturdays only) while the 17:04 (Mondays to Fridays), 17:01(Saturdays only) departure arrives at 18:32 (Mondays to Fridays), 18:27(Saturdays only).Route 86 86 627 342 627 342M-F SO M-F SO SOWotton-u-Edge, Mem 1610 1558 1615 - 1632 -Yate shopping cntr 1642 1630 1653 1708 1710 1738Yate station 1647 1635 - 1712 - 1819Bristol, Cecil Road 1720 1708 - - - -Bristol, bus station - - - 1750 - 1821Route 627 342M-F M-FWotton-u-Edge, Mem 1715 -Yate, shopping cntr 1753 1808Yate station - 1813Bristol, bus station - 1850These are suggested services from Yate to Bristol. Other services are alsoavailable.To Stroud and Cheltenham(Mondays to Saturdays) From Wotton-under-Edge War Memorialstop, hail the 40 or 93 bus to Stroud. Getting to Cheltenham involves achange at Merrywalks.40 46 40 train 40 trainSO SO M-F M-FWotton-u-Edge, Mem 1510 - 1715 - 1815 -Stroud, Merrywalks arr 1550 - 1755 - 1855 -dep - 1640 - 1843a - 1922aCheltenham, Prom - 1720 - 1925b - 2001bNotes: a = The rail station is a short walk up the hill fromMerrywalks.b = Train arrival time at Cheltenham station. To reachthe town centre catch service D from the stationforecourt at 19:47 (Saturdays) and 20:17 (Mondays toFridays).HAWKESBURY UPTONGetting thereThere are no Sunday services to Hawkesbury Upton.From Bristol1 (Mondays to Saturdays) From Bristol city centre, take the 342 or X42to Yate Shopping Centre where a change to the 620 or 86 bus is needed.The 86 (Kingswood to Wotton-under-Edge) takes you to HawkesburyUpton on weekdays. Ask the driver to set you down at the SomersetMonument, just beyond the village. This is not an official stop but thedriver will let you alight as near to the Monument as he can safelydo so. Here you are right on the Cotswold Way. For Bath, follow thewaymarkers towards the village turning right at the first road junction.For Chipping Campden follow the waymarkers along the track in frontof the monument past the cottages.On Saturdays the 86 bus does not go to Hawkesbury Upton but insteadyou can join the Cotswold Way at Horton just under 5km/3 miles onthe Bath side of Hawkesbury Upton. The 620 (Bath to Yate) does not gothrough Hawkesbury Upton at all – it goes along the A46. Ask the driverto set you down at Dunkirk Crossroads. From there, Hawkesbury Uptonis about 1km/0.5 mile along a minor road, France Lane, on the same sideof the A46 that you get off the bus. The Way itself is another 1km/0.5mile along the village.Route 342 86 342 29 29M-FSOBristol Bus Stn 0907a - 1037a - -Kingswood S. Cntr - 0918 - - -Yate Station 0943b 0952 1112a - -Yate S Centre 0949b 0957 1118a 1130 1150Horton School - 1009 - - -Hawkesbury Upton - 1016 - - -Didmarton - - - 1147 1207Notes: ab= You can catch a bus 30 minutes earlier= On Saturdays runs 1 min earlierPlease note that Didmarton is shown as the nearest timing point toDunkirk Crossroads.There are frequent services between Bristol and Yate offering a widerange of travel opportunities. These are possible connections. You maychoose to use an earlier service.26 27
HAWKESBURY UPTON (cont’d)From Bath(Mondays to Saturdays) There is a direct service to within 1.6km/1mile of the Way. The 620 (Bath to Yate) bus leaves Bath bus station at08:45 (Mondays to Fridays) and 10:45. It goes along the A46 close toHawkesbury Upton.Ask the driver to set you down at Dunkirk Crossroads. The journeytakes about an hour. From there, Hawkesbury Upton is 1.5km/about 1mile along a minor road, France Lane, on the same side of the A46 thatyou get off the bus at. The Way itself is another 1km/0.5 mile throughthe village.From Stroud(Mondays to Saturdays) From Merrywalks catch the 40 bus toWotton-under-Edge at 08:15 or 10:20. You will arrive at the WarMemorial in Wotton 40 minutes later. This gives you time to catchthe 86 bus from the same place at 09:58 and 11:58 to HawkesburyUpton. Ask the driver to set you down at the Somerset Monumentjust before the village. This is not an official stop but the driver willlet you alight as near to the Monument as he can safely do so. Hereyou are right on the Cotswold Way. For Bath follow the waymarkerstowards the village and turn right at the first road junction. ForChipping Campden follow the waymarkers along the track in front ofthe monument past the cottages.Route 86 86 29 342M-F SODidmarton - - 1639a -H. Upton, Fox p.h. 1623 1611 - -Yate, shopping centre 1642 1630 1656 1708Yate, station 1647 1635 - 1712bBristol, Cecil Road 1720 1708 - -Bristol, bus station - - - 1750Bath, bus station - - 1746c -Notes: a = On M-F runs 1 minute laterb = On Saturdays runs 2 minutes laterc = A connection with service 620 from Yate shopping centreto Bath is available. Through tickets available.There is a frequent bus service operating between Yate and Bristoloffering a wide range of travel opportunities.To Stroud(Mondays to Saturdays) From opposite the Fox p.h., hail the 86 bus forWotton-under-Edge. There you change to the 40 bus to Stroud.Route 86 40 86 86 40 40M-F SO SO M-FH. Upton, Fox 1416 - 1548 1616 - -Wotton-u-Edge, Mem arr 1429 - 1601 1629 - -dep - 1510 - - 1715 1815Stroud, Merrywalks - 1550 - - 1755 1855Getting backThere are no Sunday services from Hawkesbury Upton.Where the Cotswold Way emerges onto the road, follow the Trail,leaving it at the next road junction to continue into the village. Ifcoming from the Bath direction, turn right into the village after passingthe Drover’s Pond. In the village centre, you will find the Fox p.h. wherethere is a shelter and bus stop serving both directions.To Bristol and Bath1 (Mondays to Saturdays) Hail the 86 from opposite the Fox p.h. at 15:48(Mondays to Fridays) or 16:16 (Saturdays only) to Wotton-under-EdgeWar Memorial. From there take the 310 bus direct to Bristol at 17:04(Mondays to Fridays) and 17:01 (Saturdays only) arriving 19:04 (Mondaysto Fridays) and 19:02 (Saturdays only).2 (Mondays to Saturdays) You can hail the 86 bus from outside the Foxp.h. or you can walk the 1.5km/1 mile to Dunkirk crossroads on the A46to hail the 620 bus. To get to the A46, follow France Lane from the WarMemorial. When you reach the main road, the stop is across the road toyour right.TORMARTONGetting thereFrom Bristol1 (Mondays to Saturdays) From the bus station, catch either the 342 toYate at 09:37 (arr 10:18) or 10:07 (arr 10:48). Change there to the 41 bus(to Malmesbury) at 11:00. Alight at 11:15 at Tormarton High Street whereyou are right on the Way. If going in the Chipping Campden direction,walk back from the bus until you find a waymarker. If you are headingfor Bath, walk forward, turning right at the road junction.2 (Mondays to Saturdays) You have a wider choice of buses if you startyour walk from the Dog Inn, Old Sodbury about 3.5km/2.3 miles on theChipping Campden side of Tormarton by the waymarked route. FromBristol Bus Station, catch the 342 bus to Yate. Change there to the 41bus (to Malmesbury) or 620 (to Tetbury). When you alight at the DogInn, the Cotswold Way runs along Chapel Lane and Cotswold Lane atthe side of the inn.28 29
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