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August 2011
Issue 10
Dear <<First Name>>,
Welcome to the August edition of Transport & Travel Update from the
Sustainable Travel team at Essex County Council. This month's
edition includes:
Bus Passenger News
Please consult the latest edition of Bus Passenger News by clicking here or click on the bus. Please note that Essex has many service changes occuring at the end of August.
Visit Essex this summer
Now that summer is here, why not make use of the bus and visit the many
tourist attractions in Essex. Below is a list of Essex
destinations, click on them to start planning your journey with
traveline’s journey planner.
Adventure Island (Southend)
Audley End House
Barleylands Farm Museum
Beth Chatto Gardens
Colchester Castle
Colchester Zoo
Colne Valley Railway
East Anglia Railway Museum
Hadleigh County Park
Harwich Redoubt Fort
Hedingham Castle
Marsh Farm Country Park
Southend Sealife Centre
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
Wilkin & Son’s Jam Factory, Tiptree
For further information on these attractions and more, visit the VisitEssex website.
Go places with the Essex Saver tickets
With the warm weather continuing into August, why not take advantage of the Essex Saver and Sunday Saver tickets and explore the region by using Essex’s extensive bus network.
The Essex Saver ticket provides unlimited same day travel on local bus
services within Essex (and into neighbouring local authorities,
providing the journey starts or finishes in Essex). The ticket can
be purchased onboard the bus from Monday to Saturday for £8*.
Exceptions apply; please click here for further details.
The Sunday Saver ticket is an all day ticket which
allows unlimited travel on Sundays and public and bank holidays.
The Essex Sunday Saver cannot be purchased beyond the administrative
boundary of Essex, but it will be valid for the whole journey even if
you travel outside of Essex (as long as you do not change your bus
service outside Essex).
The Sunday Saver can be purchased onboard the bus and includes a group
saver option, ideal for travelling families. The prices are:
Adult £2.80*
Child £1.50*
Family** £5.50*
*Prices correct as of August 2011
**2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children
Exceptions apply; please click here for further details.
Shopper Transport Buses - update
There are now 27 shopper buses in Essex providing direct access to local services.
Traditionally these buses have been provided in rural areas but the two
latest have been introduced in the urban conurbations of Hadleigh and
Basildon as a result of withdrawal of commercial services. The two new
services are:
Hadleigh Shopper service (SB71) – This started on 18
July 2011 and takes residents to Morrisons every Monday and Thursday
from Woodfield Road, Hadleigh. This service is provided by Wyvern
Community Transport.
Basildon Shopper service (SB81) – A
gap in service provision has been identified in Afflets Court and Glebe
Fields, Basildon. ‘Kickstart’ funding has been agreed for a
shopper bus service. Following consultation with residents, the
service will provide three return journeys on three days to Basildon Bus
station. It is hoped that the service will become sustainable
after six months. This is due to start 06 September 2011 and will
be operated by Basildon District Volunteer Carers.
Improved access to Hospitals for Harwich residents
Harwich Hospital Hopper (HH1)
From Monday 05 September 2011 residents of Harwich, Dovercourt,
Parkeston, Ramsey and Little Oakley will receive a new bus service
giving direct access from their homes to Colchester Hospitals (St.
Helena Hospice, Colchester General, Oaks Hospital and Essex County
Hospital). The Harwich Hospital Hopper has timed arrival and departure
stops at the hospitals. All journeys must be booked the day before
passengers wish to travel and concessionary pass holders can travel
free of charge. Contact Harwich Connexions on 01255 552010 for
further details.
Public Transport Information
traveline
Visit traveline for up-to-date timetable information, other public transport information and journey planning advice.
Essex bus and train map
Log on to the Essex County Council website to use our interactive bus map.
You can now download individual town maps as pdf documents, which are
updated every month with the latest bus routes. Also, access the
latest timetable for your local services by using the links to
traveline.
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Kind Regards,
The Sustainable Travel Team
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