The Stagecoach Bus Dayrider Gold Ticket GuideA travel guide to use when visiting the pubIn Northamptonshire and the surrounding Counties

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2011/12 edition

Compiled by Mick Furn

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IntroductionThe Stagecoach Bus Dayrider Gold Ticket

Explained One ticket and one price

The Stagecoach Bus Dayrider Gold ticket can be used all day on any of the Stagecoach bus routes shown in this travel guide which is centred on Northamptonshire, but also show’s the surrounding counties which border the county and the various Stagecoach Bus routes which feed into those counties from it. Below explains the various ticket prices, and other useful pieces of information. The Stagecoach Bus Dayrider Gold ticket offers a cheap and inexpensive way when travelling to visit Pubs and Beer Festivals.

• The Stagecoach bus Dayrider Gold ticket is priced at £10.80p** but offers the traveller options of alighting and/or breaking the journey as and when to visit a pub along the bus routes shown. In Oxfordshire its £7-50p.

• Depending on where you start your journey, how you plan to use this guide, and what pubs you wish to visit.

• But if you wish you can purchase a weekly Megarider ticket this can vary with Stagecoach Operators between £23* and £26*** for a week, if using the Stagecoach East X5 £30 a week.

• Megarider Ticket based on a purchase from a Stagecoach in Oxfordshire* Bus. Stagecoach Midlands (Northamptonshire) *** bus.

• ** The price is based on the changes which took effect from April 2011 in Northamptonshire.

• The X5 service is a coach service and ticket price requires an additional £1.50p if you plan to include it in your journey schedule. When boarding your bus, and intend to use the X5 please ask the driver to include it in your ticket price.

• The English National Concessionary Bus Pass for Over 60`s and disabled is valid in Northamptonshire from 0930 Monday to Friday, and is valid all day at weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays. In Oxfordshire it starts at 0900, and the X5 regardless of where you board has a 0930 start with the Pass.

• Daytime Travel means that journeys on those bus routes allow you travel up to 1800 as many services finish between 1800 and 1830 to and from destinations, making an early return necessary in the time you may have, at your furthest point, to meet other services if need be to return on a homeward leg.

• Some of the bus routes shown have details of last available bus for return journeys

• The Photo on Front Cover: Features a Stagecoach Midlands D3 service which runs between Northampton and Daventry, at the Bus Stop outside the Ye Olde Red Lion at Kislingbury.

Contents:Northamptonshire North Bedfordshire / North Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire/ Leicestershire Oxfordshire North Oxfordshire and Warwickshire Glossary of Stagecoach Bus Routes CAMRA Beer Festivals CAMRA membership form

Northamptonshire pubs • Northampton: The town itself is a haven for real ale with pubs offering a choice of local and

national real ale choices pub crawls in the town which offers you around maybe 100 different choices of real ale.

Lamplighter; Malt Shovel Tavern; Moon on the Square; Racecourse; The Cordwainer, Victoria Inn. Frog island Brewery, Wig & Pen, Eastgate

Al the pubs are located within a 10 minute walking distance of Greyfriars Bus Station.All services feed into the Bus Station which start and finish journeys from there

Stagecoach Midlands X7 Northampton –Leicester

• Northampton -KingsthorpeQueen Adelaide, Manor Rd alight Kingsthorpe by W aitrose

• Pitsford:

Griffin Inn Bus stops on A508 Market Harborough Rd

• Northampton- Weston Favell Stagecoach Midlands services 1/8/16/X46/X47

Bold Dragoon

• Wootton .Stagecoach Midlands 15 Northampton –Grange park or 36 Northampton –Piddington

Wootton Working Men’s Club .Bus stop is situated outside the club .which is opposite the school

• Wellingborough. Stagecoach Midlands X46/X47 Northampton – Thrapston or Stagecoach Midlands X4 Gold Milton Keynes –Peterborough

Coach & Horses; Old Grammarians Club; Ye Golden

Lion, Locomotive

X4; X46 X 47 Every 15 minutes daytime, from Bay F Northampton Greyfriars bus station, alight Church Street in Wellingborough.

• Rushden Stagecoach Midlands X46/X47 Northampton –Thrapston and 49 Kettering –Rushden , 50 Kettering – Bedford

Rushden Historical Transport Society Club.

• Isham Stagecoach Midlands X4 Gold Milton Keynes –Peterborough

Lilacs X4 Gold Half Hourly some terminate at either Corby or Northampton

• Kettering Stagecoach Midlands services X1, X4 Gold, 18/19/ 49/50 and Kettering town services

Alexandra Arms, also the Julian Church Brewery tap. Plus Potbelly Brewery, 5 minutes walk from Huntington Square bus stops, and then walk up Carrington Street.

Piper, Windmill Avenue this is also the Potbelly brewery tap

Pubs situated to the West and the North East of Kettering.Stagecoach Midlands X4 Gold Milton Keynes- Peterborough

• Barnwell

Montagu arms X4 Gold hourly from Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby, Oundle or Peterborough.

• Weldon

Shoulder of Mutton X4 hourly from Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby, Oundle or Peterborough.

• Oundle

Ship Inn, and Nene Valley Brewery

X4 Gold hourly from Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby, Oundle or Peterborough.

Stagecoach Midlands 18 Kettering –Market Harborough, and 19 Kettering –Corby

• Desborough

George 18/ 19 services from Kettering.The 18 runs between Kettering and Market Harborough, and the 19 runs between Kettering and Corby both serving Desborough.

Northamptonshire PubsPubs to the West and South West of Northampton

Stagecoach Midlands services 96 Northampton to Rugby

• Crick:

Royal Oak 96 hourly from Northampton Stagecoach Midlands services Daventry Dart D1/2/3, Northampton – Daventry

• Kislingbury:

Sun Inn D3 service 5 minutes past hour Bay 12 bus station

• Weedon

Globe .D1/2/3

Beyond DaventryStagecoach Midlands service 10/12 Daventry –Rugby

• Braunston:

Wheatsheaf D1/2/3 from Northampton, then services 10 or 12 from Daventry, hourly.

For those wishing to go on the West.Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 200 between Banbury and Daventry

Runs every hour between Banbury and Daventry at 15 minutes past hour, Daventry and last from Banbury to Daventry is 1620, and 1620 to Banbury from Daventry

• Badby: Maltsters Country Inn: W indmill Inn Hotel.

• Charwelton: Fox and Hounds.

• Byfield: Cross Trees

• Woodford Halse: Fleur De Lys

• Chipping Warden: The Griffin and the Rose and Crown.

To the South West:Stagecoach Midlands service 8 Northampton – Silverstone or 89 Northampton – Towcester –

Milton Keynes

• Milton Malsor:

Compass Inn 8/89 half hourly from Bay 18 at the Bus station daytime

• Tiffield:

George Inn 8; 89 note bus stops on main A43, includes 15-20 minute walk into village for pub buses every half hour between Northampton and Towcester.

• Towcester : The Plough

• Whittlebury

Whittlebury Brewery 8 hourly to Silverstone daytime

• Silverstone: The White Horse.Stagecoach Midlands Service 8 Northampton – Bicester

• Syresham:

Silverstone Brewery 8 served bi hourly from Northampton

Continuing on the bus into Brackley, on summer Saturdays with a 45 minute walk offer you the CreweArms at Hinton in the Hedges.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 500 Banbury –Brackley:

• Farthinghoe:

Fox Inn 500 every 20 minutes daytime

• Middleton Cheney The New Inn, and Dolphin 500 every 20 minutes daytime • Chacombe:

George & Dragon 500 every 20 minutes daytime

North Bedfordshire Stagecoach East service 41 Northampton – Bedford

from Northampton Outward Journey From Bedford Inward Journey

Northampton 0930 Bedford bay 9 1740Bedford 1020 Northampton 1830

Stagecoach Midlands service 50 Kettering – Bedford

From Kettering Outward Journey From Bedford Inward Journey

Kettering Huntington Square

0900 Bedford bay 10 1740

Bedford 1025 Kettering 1900

• Bedford. Bedford Arms. Cricketer’s Arms, Devonshire Arms, Three Cups, Wellington Arms White Horse.You can also interlink at Bedford with Cross County X5 Services to Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.

North Buckinghamshire Stagecoach Midlands Services X4 Gold Peterborough –Milton Keynes or 89 Northampton –

Towcester –Milton Keynes

• Milton Keynes is the first and last port of call for the X4 service; the service is hourly from Northampton, Kettering and Wellingborough during the daytime.

You have a selection of Wetherspoons offering real ale pubs.From Kettering /Wellingborough/Northampton

Outward Journey

From Milton Keynes

Inward Journey

Kettering Huntington Square 0925 Milton Keynes Central B4 & H4Milton Keynes Rail stop 36

1915

1920

Wellingborough Church street stop C X4

1000 Northampton Greyfriars bay 8

1955-2005

Northampton Greyfriars bay 20 X4

1035-1040 Wellingborough Church streetStop D

2045

Milton Keynes Rail stop 36Milton Keynes Central H3 & B3 X4

1120

1130

Kettering 2110

• Buckingham The Mitre and the Woolpack

Stagecoach East service X5 Cambridge – Oxford

Depart Milton Keynes

Outward Journey

DepartBuckingham

Return Journey

Milton Keynes rail stop 36 X5

1145, X5 service to Oxford arrives at Buckingham High St at 1210

Buckingham High Street X5

1755 this is the latest time to meet connections to Northampton at Milton Keynes for the X4 Gold towards Northampton

Cambridgeshire A combination of Stagecoach Midlands services 50 and Stagecoach East X5 Oxford –

Cambridge

From Kettering Outward Journey From Cambridge Inward Journey

Kettering 50Huntington Square

0900 Cambridge X5Parkside stop 16

1610

Bedford 1025 Bedford bay 10 50 1740

Cambridge Parkside 1155 Kettering 1900Stagecoach east services 41 and Stagecoach East X5 Oxford –Cambridge

from Northampton Outward Journey From Cambridge Inward Journey

Northampton 41 0930 Cambridge X5Parkside stop 16

1610

Bedford 1020 St Neots 1645

Bedford X5 1045 Bedford bay 12 1720

St Neots 1120 Bedford bay 9 41 1740

Cambridge Parkside 1155 Northampton 1830

• Cambridge: the city centre pubs have lunchtime and evening opening times in most

cases, which allow you, times to explorer the central pubs.Cambridge Blue, Champion of the Thames, Free Press, Kingston Arms, St Radegund

• St. Neots: Lord John Russell: Pig N` Falcon

. Stagecoach Midlands service X4 Gold Milton Keynes to Peterborough From Northampton Outward Journey To Northampton Inward Journey

Northampton 0945 Peterborough 2030

Wellingborough 1015 Kettering 2145

Kettering 1045 Wellingborough 2220

Peterborough 1200 Northampton 2300

• Peterborough: Brewery Tap, Charters, Cherry Tree Drapers Arms, Palmerston

Arms, Hand & Hart

Leicestershire Stagecoach Midlands service X7 Northampton –Leicester

X7: ** first bus on a Sunday, ***last bus on a Sunday. From Northampton Outward Journey From Leicester Inward Journey

Northampton bay C 0920** 1020 Leicester St. Margaret` s Bay 3

1805 1905*** 2005

Market Harborough 1000 1100 Market Harborough 1846 1946 2046

Leicester St Margaret’s Bus Station

1040 1140 Northampton Bus Station

1925 2025 2125

Stagecoach Midlands service 18 Kettering – Market Harborough

From Kettering Outward Journey From Market Harborough

Inward Journey

Kettering Huntingdon Square

0858 Market Harborough Market hall

1915

Market Harborough Market Hall

0944 Kettering Huntingdon Square

2005

• Market Harborough: Cherry Tree, Church Walk on Kettering Road, Admiral Nelson Nelson Street. This also serves as a hub link for vintage buses for the June Welland Valley Beer Festival

• Oadby: Cow & Plough Wheel Inn

For Oadby, alight at Invicta House on the by pass,

• Leicester: Ale W agon, Criterion , Swan & Rushes*, The Pub in New walk, Slug & Lettuce in Market Street, Salmon Butts close lane near Bus station, Longstop in Churchgate. The majority of the pubs open at 1200hrs

Oxfordshire The county is shown in two parts.

Stagecoach Midlands 8 service Northampton –Bicester.

From Northampton

Outward Journey From Bicester Inward Journey

Northampton bay 18 service 8 to Bicester

0816

1010

Change at Bicester stop C is located outside W adley’s for the 1616 service 8 departures for Northampton.

Arrives Northampton Bus Station at 1813

Showing pubs between Brackley and Bicester.

Hethe: The Muddy Duck , Fringford: Butchers Arms Fringford , Stratton Audley: Red Lion

Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S5 Gold Bicester –Oxford

From Bicester Outward Journey From Oxford Inward Journey

For Oxford ,change at Bicester Market Square Stop Aoutside Bicester Bedding Store for an S5 Gold

1010, 1025 , 1055 Oxford bay C4 by Randolph HotelFor S5 Gold

Depart Oxford at 1515 service destination Arncott

Oxford: Eagle & Child St Giles, Four Candles George Street (Wetherspoons) Gardeners Arms 8 North Parade, Kings Arms Holywell Street Lamb & Flag St Giles, Rose & Crown 14 North Parade, Royal Blenheim St Ebbes Street, Turf Tavern Bath Place, W hite Horse Broad Street, Far From the Madding Crowd, Friars Entry.

Travelling beyond Oxford, which is possible within a timescale to meet returning buses.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 31 Oxford –Wantage via Abingdon

• Abingdon: Pubs are Brewery Tap; Crown & Thistle Hotel (Stocks Bar).Buses which depart every hour on the hour, from St Aldates Stand H4.and Return at 45 minutes to the hour.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire service X 30 Oxford –Wantage

• Wantage:Pubs are Shoulder of Mutton, and Royal Oak, plus the King Alfred’s Head.Buses depart St Aldates H4, at 15 minutes past, and 45 minutes to hour. Leaving W antage at 5 minutes past hour and 35 minutes past the hour.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire services S1or S2 Gold. Oxford –Witney/Carterton

• Witney: Is served by regular buses which runs every 15 minutes or so from George Street.

Pubs of note are Eagle Tavern; House of W indsor; New Inn. And the W ychwood Brewery

North OxfordshireStagecoach Midlands 8 service Northampton –Bicester change at Brackley

From Northampton Outward Journey From Brackley Inward Journey

Northampton bay 18 8 to Bicester

0816 1016 Brackley Market Square Northbound stop depart

1830 service 8 to Northampton Weston Favell Centre

Brackley change Market Square Southbound stop arrive.

0932 1132 Northampton 1942

Stagecoach Oxfordshire 500 Banbury –Brackley every 20 minutes daytime

From Brackley Outward Journey From Banbury Inward Journey

Brackley Market Square 500 serviceNorthbound stopdepart

0940 1140 Banbury bay 5. 500 service

1730

Banbury 1017 1217 Brackley Market Square Southbound stop arrive

1806

• Banbury Bell, Middleton Road, Olde Reindeer Inn Parsons Street White Horse at Banbury Cross North Bar Street, JT`s Castle House of Market Square

Travelling beyond Banbury.Stagecoach Midlands Service 50A Banbury –Stratford upon Avon via Shipston on Stour

• . Banbury Bus Station bay 8, leaves at 1055, 1245. Saye & Sele Broughton

Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S4 Banbury –Oxford

• .For Adderbury pubs, and Deddington pubs as well, also can be extended onto Oxford to connect with 8 services back to Northampton, departs Banbury bay 6 at 1145, returns from Deddington1509, and Adderbury at 1515, to ensure connection with 500 to Brackley and the 8 service to Northampton.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 488 Banbury -Chipping Norton via Hook Norton This service leaves Bay 7 Banbury Bus station at 05 minutes past the hour. Returning from Hook Norton at 1428 Mon to Sat, 1538 Saturday only, 1638 Mon to Friday, 1628 Saturday to meet 500 service above to Brackley.

• Hook Norton Brewery, plus pubs like the Pear Tree Inn ,and the Sun Inn, and also the Red Lion in Bloxham

WarwickshireStagecoach Midlands service 96 Northampton – Rugby

From Northampton Outward Journey

From Rugby

Inward Journey

Northampton bay 4 0945 Rugby Church street

1602

Rugby 1105 Northampton

1735

• Rugby: Using the service 96 from Northampton to visit its pubs.Those pubs are Alexandra Arms, Merchsnts Inn, Raglan Arms,

and Bus services operate Monday to Saturday only..Stagecoach Midlands Service 10: Rugby –Daventry

This Serves Braunston but not Dunchurch.Stagecoach Midlands Service 12: Long Buckby-Daventry-Rugby.

The route also serves Braunston, and Dunchurch. Both services depart to and from Daventry Bus Station in New Street, and connect with

Daventry Dart D1/2/3 services to and from Northampton.

GlossaryStagecoach Bus routes

Stagecoach Midlands (Northamptonshire)

• All services either run as a commercial service or are part supported by

Northamptonshire County Council.

Service number

Destinations Operating days Service operator

1 Northampton Town Centre –Rectory Farm

Monday to Sunday every 10 minutes

Stagecoach Midlands

8 Weston Favell – Northampton-Towcester – Silverstone –Brackley – Bicester

Monday to Saturday Hourly to Silverstone, and bi-hourly to Bicester

Stagecoach Midlands

15 Northampton – Wootton/Grange Park

Monday to Saturday Every 30 minutes, hourly Sunday

Stagecoach Midlands

16 Northampton – Ecton Brook Monday to Sunday Every 10 minutes, 20 minutes Sundays

Stagecoach Midlands

18 Kettering – Market Harborough Monday to Saturday Every hour daytime

Stagecoach Midlands

19 Kettering- Desborough –Corby Monday to Saturday Every 20 minutes, hourly Sundays

Stagecoach Midlands

36 Northampton-Wootton –Piddington

Monday to Saturday Hourly at 05 past hour.

Stagecoach Midlands

39 Northampton –Kettering Monday to SaturdayHourly daytime

Stagecoach Midlands

45 Wellingborough –Irthlingborough

Monday to Saturday Every 30 minutes daytime

Stagecoach Midlands

49/50 Bedford – Rushden- Kettering Monday to Saturdays Half hourly Kettering to Rushden, hourly Bedford

Stagecoach Midlands

89 Northampton –Milton Keynes via Towcester

Monday to Saturday Hourly service

Stagecoach Midlands

D3 Northampton –Kislingbury –Weedon –Daventry

Monday to SundayHourly service

Stagecoach Midlands

X1 Burton Latimer-Kettering Rail Station –Corby Rail Station

Monday to Sunday,30 minutes Monday to Saturday, hourly Sundays.

Stagecoach Midlands

X4 Gold Milton Keynes –Northampton-Wellingborough –Kettering-Corby –Oundle –Peterborough

Monday to Sunday Hourly whole route, Sundays bi-hourly otherwise between Northampton –Corby half hourly

Stagecoach Midlands

X7 Northampton – Kingsthorpe –Market Harborough –Leicester

Monday to Sunday Hourly service

Stagecoach Midlands

X46/47 Northampton – Rushden-Raunds –Thrapston

Monday to Saturday Half hourly to Rushden

Stagecoach Midlands

Glossary Stagecoach bus routes

Stagecoach Midlands (Warwickshire)

10 Daventry –Rugby Monday to Saturday Stagecoach Midlands 12 Rugby –Daventry – Long Buckby Monday to Saturday

hourly daytime Stagecoach Midlands

50A Banbury –Shipston on Stour –Stratford upon Avon

Monday to Saturday hourly daytime

Stagecoach Midlands

96 Northampton –Rugby Monday to Saturday Hourly daytime

Stagecoach Midlands

Stagecoach East (Bedfordshire) 41 Northampton –Bedford Monday to Sunday,

hourly, limited Sunday service

Stagecoach East

X5 Oxford – Bicester- Buckingham -Milton Keynes – Bedford –St.Neots - Cambridge

Monday to Sunday Coaches have toilets Half hourly service

Stagecoach East

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

31 Oxford city centre – Abingdon –Wantage

Monday to Sunday hourly Stand H4 St Aldates

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

200 Banbury – Woodford Halse –Daventry

Monday to Saturday Hourly service daytime at 15 minutes past hour from either Banbury or Daventry

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

488/489 Banbury – Hook Norton –Chipping Norton

Monday to Saturday only every hour at 05 minutes past hour from Banbury

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

500 Banbury –Brackley Monday to Sunday runs every 20 minutes daytime, Sundays hourly.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

S1/2 Gold

Oxford – Witney –Carterton Monday to Sunday up to very 15 minutes each way

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

S4 Banbury –Oxford Monday to Sundays Hourly 45 minutes to the hour from Banbury and from Oxford 15 minutes past hour.Sundays bi –hourly

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

S5 Gold Arncott/Langford Village/Launton/ Bicester Town centre –Oxford City Centre

Every 15 minutes from either Bicester at 10, 25,40 and 55 minutes past from Oxford stand C4 by Randolph Hotel at 000,0015,0030,and 0045 to the hour.

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

X30 Oxford city centre – Wantage Every 30 minutes from either Oxford or Wantage Stand H4 St Aldates for Wantage

Stagecoach Oxfordshire

CAMRA Beer FestivalsUsing Stagecoach buses

March:

• Leicester X7 service from Northampton, also the Stagecoach Bus 18 service from Kettering to Market Harborough can be used changing to the X7 Stagecoach Service in Market Harborough for Leicester.

May:

• Banbury TA centre Using either D services to Daventry then the 200 or 8 to Brackley for the 500,

• Northampton Delapre Abbey.

All services feeding into Northampton. Then use X4 Gold, or 15 or 36 with Dayrider ticket these stop outside Delapre Abbey gates.

June:

• Welland Valley X 7 service from Northampton to Market Harborough or 18 service from Kettering to Market Harborough.

July:

• Rugby The 96 from Northampton or using the D services to Daventry then the10 or 12Stagecoach Bus to Rugby.

August:

• Peterborough X 4 Gold services from Northampton /Wellingborough/Kettering.

October:

• Bedford Use the 41 from Northampton or the 50 from either Kettering or Rushden.

• Milton Keynes:X 4 Gold from Northampton or the 89 from Northampton via Towcester.

• Oxford Use service Stagecoach Midlands 8 Northampton – Bicester departing Northamptonat 0816 arriving at Bicester at 1010 then use a Stagecoach Oxfordshire S5 Gold from Bicester Market Square Stop A arriving around 1045-1100, depart at 1515 onStagecoach S5 Gold Arncott from stop C4 in Magdelan Street (by the Randolph Hotel) to ensure of a connection with the 1616 Stagecoach 8 service to Northamptonfrom Bicester, which departs from Stop C outside Wadley’s Electrical.