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RE: X75 - OrangeArrow49 - 14 Apr 2022
(14 Apr 2022, 9:03 am)peter Yes, Newcastle to Wallington Hall via Ponteland, Belsay Hall and Bolam Lake.
I don't think it's been confirmed that a Streetlite will be allocated.
Bolam Lake Country Park looks nice.
I think it will probably be a Streetlite allocated, what else could it be?
Presumably it will be the same route as last year, from Haymarket to Cowgate and over to Ponteland and Belsay. Actually stopping along the route would be an improvement, perhaps even one stop in Cowgate?
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - omnicity4659 - 14 Apr 2022
Bolam is a very small country park, good for a couple of hours at the very most. Hopefully the timetable reflects this, 3+ hours between drop off and pick up would become a problem for most visitors.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - OrangeArrow49 - 14 Apr 2022
(14 Apr 2022, 9:45 pm)omnicity4659 Bolam is a very small country park, good for a couple of hours at the very most. Hopefully the timetable reflects this, 3+ hours between drop off and pick up would become a problem for most visitors.
Hmm, interesting. I thought Bolam looked nice from a quick search. What about Wallington Hall? Are the departures the same frequency apart in both directions?
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - omnicity4659 - 15 Apr 2022
Bolam is quite nice, it's a ~30 minute stroll around the lake. Could probably extend it to an hour or so if you walk all the paths.
It's kinda just a place you'd visit if you're on a drive towards somewhere else.
Wallington is your standard National Trust property, there's a few gardens, the hall to look around, some lengthy scenic walks too.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - Aaron21 - 28 Apr 2022
X75 Map & Timetable now available on bus org (or bus times whatever people call it)
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - Unber43 - 29 Apr 2022
Will under 25 tickets be accepted on this service?
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - busmanT - 30 Apr 2022
(29 Apr 2022, 5:11 pm)Unber43 Will under 25 tickets be accepted on this service?X75 bus fare
X75 bus fares - from GNE website
Day return from Newcastle – £6
Day return from Newcastle for English Heritage or National Trust members – £4.80 (just show your membership card)
Family Day Ticket – £12 (up to two adults and 3 children with minimum of one adult and one child)
Day, weekly and monthly tickets are valid (all zones tickets)
Concession pass holders travel free
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - OrangeArrow49 - 01 May 2022
Could anyone please advise if Belsay or Wallington is better to visit on the X75?
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - omnicity4659 - 01 May 2022
Both are equally as good, personally I'd flip a coin haha
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - OrangeArrow49 - 02 May 2022
(01 May 2022, 11:52 pm)omnicity4659 Both are equally as good, personally I'd flip a coin haha
Seriously? I'm struggling to decide which one to go to.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - Thomas12 - 02 May 2022
(02 May 2022, 7:53 am)OrangeArrow49 Seriously? I'm struggling to decide which one to go to.
You could visit both if you had the time, the timetable allows you to have 2 hours in each location.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - OrangeArrow49 - 02 May 2022
(02 May 2022, 8:10 am)Thomas12 You could visit both if you had the time, the timetable allows you to have 2 hours in each location.
Thanks. It's actually the entry costs rather than having enough time for both that is the issue, so I'm looking into which is better to visit.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - Unber43 - 03 May 2022
I don't think the X75 will be as busy, as it is every 2hours and I don't think anyone could spend say 100 mins at each of these.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - omnicity4659 - 04 May 2022
have you ever been to belsay or wallington? both have estates to walk around as well as the buildings to explore. wouldn't manage to fit everything in within 2 hours.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - DRS37419 - 05 May 2022
Does anyone know what the allocation will be for this route?
Thanks In Advance
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - OrangeArrow49 - 05 May 2022
(05 May 2022, 3:47 pm)DRS37419 Does anyone know what the allocation will be for this route?
Thanks In Advance
I believe a StreetLite, but I guess it could be a Versa... Nothing has been officially announced to my knowledge.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - busmanT - 06 May 2022
(05 May 2022, 9:22 pm)OrangeArrow49 I believe a StreetLite, but I guess it could be a Versa... Nothing has been officially announced to my knowledge.
the two diesel Yutong aren’t used on a weekend.
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - Aaron21 - 06 May 2022
I'm guessing the X75 is gonna be run out of Riverside Depot this year. No point in running it out of Percy Main
RE: Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - User2613 - 07 May 2022
(06 May 2022, 10:51 pm)Aaron21 I'm guessing the X75 is gonna be run out of Riverside Depot this year. No point in running it out of Percy Main
Given Percy Main are short on work at the minute it would arguably make more sense for it to be ran from there again.
Go North East X75 - Newcastle to Belsay Hall - Dan - 07 May 2022
(07 May 2022, 5:54 am)User2613 Given Percy Main are short on work at the minute it would arguably make more sense for it to be ran from there again.
Not if Percy Main don’t have any spare Euro 6 buses on Saturdays, and if Riverside (who do have two spare Euro 6 buses which aren’t used on weekends) have a scholars driver who can run the X75 every Saturday as overtime.
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