(08 Jun 2015, 9:02 pm)Jimmi wrote Now we are pretty much into the summer now and I don't really have any particular buses I need to get photographs of, so I am hoping to go on some outings further afield in the next few months. Here are some places I am maybe hoping to get to soon...
Sat 11th June
Whitby / Sapphire 5/5A/X3/X4.
Sun 12th June
Dalesbus (Inc. York).
Sat 27th June
Carlisle
Sun 5th July
First Moorsbus of 2015.
Dates undecided
Alnwick / Berwick.
Scarborough / Filey / Bridlington.
Blackpool.
Northallerton / Ripon / Richmond
All plans are subject to change based on availability and if I feel confident in making some of these outings, such as the Dalesbus outing where I am a little confused about the stop in Ingleton and what would be the best way to ride buses on this outing.
If you are considering Alnwick / Berwick a good trip on a Saturday is Spirit Buses Service 16. Its a round trip covering Alnwick, Rothbury and then onto Alwinton and the upper Coquet Valley. Leaves Alnwick 14.10 and gets back there 16.10.
The views on the Cheviots are excellent, well worth the trip. Unfortunately they don't accept Explorer Tickets but their fares are reasonable. There's also an earlier bus on a Saturday morning. I took it last September and had about 4 hours in Alwinton walking in the Cheviots. There's a good pub in Alwinton with some good ales on tap, it gets busy on a Saturday afternoon though.
The Alwinton service also runs on Tuesday and Thursday daytime. The Wednesday only service to Elsdon is well worth it for the scenery. I did this journey in February and there was only myself and an old lady on board.
Charles