(23 Apr 2016, 8:51 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Had a trip out today to Bishop Auckland for the food festival and back here's the rundown, times are what are on the tickets.
08:28 10 Prudhoe Front Street - Newcastle Eldon Square (GNE 6072)
09: 36 X21 Newcastle Eldon Square - Bishop Auckland Bus Station (GNE 6303)
12:27 X21 Bishop Auckland Bus Station - Durham Bus Station (GNE 6301)
Decided to return home via Consett as managed to time it right to changer buses at Consett.
13:26 15 Durham Bus Station - Consett Bus Station (GNE 3887)
14:21 689 Consett Bus Station - Hexham Bus Station (GNE 650)
This is a very nice route with some nice scenery.
Walked to Tesco Extra for food shopping once in Hexham, got the 74 back to the bus station due to heavy bags.
15:55 74 Hexham Haugh Lane (GNE 667)
First time on one of the new Solo's, seating is one of the most comfortable I have ridden on, and has a nice interior.
16:25 10 Hexham Bus Station - Prudhoe Front Street (GNE 6083)
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How was Bishop? It's been bonkers in previous years, by all accounts, but I have a feeling that the hail and snow may have kept some people indoors. We'd originally planned for today to make the trip to Shildon we didn't other with last week, because of lousy weather (more snow!) then go home via Bishop. We got cold and rained on in Darlo, though, so big'un decided we needed to head to teesside. I made the excuse to take the X12 to Newcastle (had considered buying tickets for the GNE X10 that was in, but it was already full by the time we got to the stand) and pick up some more OCC coffee there.