(17 Aug 2021, 6:39 pm)Storx wrote In fairness they'd take them to most of SE Northumberland, the X21/X22 doing Bedlington, Ashington with a change at Ashington anywhere North and the X9 doing Cramlington and Blyth which are the main shopping places locally and for entertainment with a change to pretty much everywhere North of the Tyne at the Regent Centre, Gosforth, Newcastle or Cramlington (if not everywhere, struggling where you couldn't tbh and that's not doing U routes either mostly quicker than driving with the bus to Regent Centre / Metro).
There's not realistically anywhere else they could have a bus service to that they'd want to go to.
I'm thinking the Quorums, Great Parks, Cobalts and Silverlinks of the world.
Appreciate there's Cramlington Town centre nearby, there's the mainline links and the new hospital too (not familiar with the schools).
You mention changing at the Regent Centre for a variety of other places. Would that be viable for a daily commute and/or getting little Jonny to school?
Car vs public transport and its proximity to the A1, A189 and A19, indicate to me that there's one immediate winner and unless ANE step it up (offering a viable alternative), I can't see much changing.
Particularly with all of the major supermarkets offering online delivery. Can't see that estate being made up of the bread and milk brigade.