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EXMOOR BUSES
Details of which bus
services serve particular villages can be found at the bottom of each Village
Guide page on this website.
The "Getting Around" section
on the Somerset County Council website has only limited information on bus services in West Somerset which
covers 2/3rds of Exmoor.www.somerset.gov.uk/
Devon County
Council's website features a very helpful bus information service
including a map showing all the bus routes: www.devon.gov.uk/devonbus/exmoor.html
(site can
be slow to load)
Timetables for buses
serving the West and South of Exmoor (North Devon) can be found at www.northdevon.gov.uk/gettingaround/
For DevonBus publications call 01392-382800
ATMOS Ltd have been
appointed by Somerset County Council to manage the counties' bus
services.
For all Somerset enquiries (times, fares etc) :
telephone 01823-356700.
Printed Timetables
featuring bus services on and around Exmoor are jointly produced by
ATMOS Ltd and The Exmoor National Park Authority with financial
assistance from the Countryside Agency. They are usually produced
twice a year; Winter/Spring (Oct-May) and Summer/Autumn (May-Oct).
Visitors should ask for the "Exmoor and West Somerset
Connections" booklet which features not only bus timetables but
route guides/walks and other helpful information. The West
Somerset Railway timetables are also included.
Copies are available from:
ATMOS Ltd: tel 01823-251151 e-mail
transport@somerset.gov.uk
Exmoor National Park
Authority: tel 01398-323665 e-mail info@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
EXMOOR
TRAINS
National train
ticket booking service on the internet is www.thetrainline.com
National rail timetables can be interrogated at www.railtrack.co.uk
Rail enquiries : 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk
Stations of interest to Exmoor visitors would be:
| STATION |
BUS
CONNECTIONS TO |
| Taunton
Station |
Eastern and
Northern Exmoor including Minehead, Dulverton, Dunster, Lynton
and Lynmouth, Porlock |
| Tiverton
Parkway Station |
Southern
Exmoor including Dulverton, South Molton |
Barnstaple
Station
(via Exeter St.Davids and the Tarka Line) |
West and
North of Exmoor including Lynton and Lynmouth, South Molton |
Further details and
times of trains serving the area can be found in the Travel section at www.somerset.gov.uk
West Somerset
Railway plc. (WSR)
Steam and diesel
hauled trains between Bishops Lydeard (near Taunton) and Minehead.
(Negotiations
are continuing for a passenger rail service on to Taunton mainline
station from Bishops Lydeard (approx 3 miles). There is currently a bus
link (see below).
WSR
information and timetables are available at www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
| Buses between
Bishops Lydeard and Taunton stations:
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| 928 |
Sundays and
Bank Holidays only |
Enquiries:
First Southern National
01823-272033 |
| 28B |
Mon-Fri 'Shopperbus'
service |
| 28A |
Mon-Sat |
COACHES NATIONAL
EXPRESS : 08705 808080
www.gobycoach.com
There are 3 services a day between London and South Molton, and 1 a day
between Birmingham and South Molton.
There are usually at least 4 or 5 services a day between London and
Taunton. BERRYS
COACHES : (01823)331356
Tiverton-London - 2 coaches daily (3 on Fri)
COMMUNITY
TRANSPORT
Rural & Community Transport Advisor (Devon): Karen Hill
(01392)382123
email: khill@devon.gov.uk
www.devon.gov.uk/environ/ruralcommunitytransport
VOLUNTARY
CAR SCHEMES (Devon)
SOUTH EXMOOR CAR SERVICE :
Mrs C Blake (Co-ordinator) (01398)341344
1 Parsonage Villas, East Anstey, Tiverton, EX16 9PJ
Covers East & West Anstey and Molland areas. Fixed charge by
distance. At least 24 hours notice preferred for bookings. EXMOOR
COMMUNITY BUS
David Perry (01398) 324059
4 Bath Meadow Drive, Dulverton, TA22 9EH
Tail lift minibus available for hire to community groups.
OTHER
USEFUL INTERNET LINKS The
Automobile Association : Latest roadworks in Somerset and Devon
North
Devon Transport guide - Getting Around |
