Monthly Archives: November 2022

Important Service Update – 25th November 2022 – Keynsham Winter Festival

On Friday 25-11-22 between 15:00 hours and 22:00, Keynsham High Street, Ashton Way and associated roads are shut For the Keynsham Winter Festival to take place. This means we will NOT be able to travel through Keynsham during these times, but we will serve Keynsham church on every trip.

Therefore, we will be diverting as follows: 

Bath > Airport – Normal route to Ellsbridge House where the service will divert along Keynsham bypass. It will then enter Keynsham, and travel to Keynsham Church where normal route will resume. We will be unable to serve Unity Road, Wellsway, Keynsham Memorial Park and Ashton Way.

Airport > Bath – Normal route to Keynsham Church where the service will stop on the opposite side of the road to the normal stop. The service will travel out of Keynsham to Hicksgate roundabout, travel along the bypass, rejoining the normal route at Ellsbridge House. We will be unable to serve High Street, Keynsham Memorial Park, The Talbot and Unity Road.

Normal service will resume once all roads have reopened.

Diversion – 14th, 17th and 18th November 2022

On 14-11-22 and then again on 17-11-22 and 18-11-22, The upper Bristol Road is closed in both directions from just after the Windsor bridge. Due to the above closure the A4 service will be diverted.

The following Air Decker departures will be affected: 

Bath > Airport – 19:00, 20:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00, 00:00, 03:00, 04:00, 05:00, 06:00

Airport > Bath – 18:30, 19:30, 20:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00, 00:00, 01:00, 04:00, 05:00, 06:00

Therefore, the bus will be diverting as follows: 

Bath > Airport – Normal service as far as Westgate Buildings. The service will divert via Charles Street, Midland Bridge, Lower Bristol Road, Windsor Bridge where it will then resume the normal route. 

Airport > Bath – Normal service as far as Windsor Villas. The service will then divert via Windsor Bridge, Lower Bristol Road, Midland Bridge, Green Park Road where it will then resume normal route at James Street West. 

All bus stops along the diversionary route will be served. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Service Update – 13th November 2022 – Remembrance Sunday Parade

A Remembrance Sunday Parade will take in Keynsham on Sunday 13th November 2022. From 08:45- 12:00hrs, Keynsham High Street, Ashton Way and associated roads will be shut to facilitate this. As a result of these closures, we will not be able to travel through Keynsham during this period. The service will divert as follows: 

Bath to Airport – Normal route to Ellsbridge House where the service will divert along Keynsham bypass. It will then enter Keynsham, and travel to Keynsham Church where normal route will resume. We will be unable to serve Unity Road, Wellsway, Keynsham Memorial Park and Ashton Way.

Airport to Bath – Normal route to Keynsham Church where the service will stop on the opposite side of the road to the normal stop. The service will travel out of Keynsham to Hicksgate roundabout, travel along the bypass, rejoining the normal route at Ellsbridge House. We will be unable to serve High Street, Keynsham Memorial Park, The Talbot and Unity Road.

Normal service will resume once all roads have reopened.

Bus Stop Alteration – 5th November 2022

Due to the annual firework display being held at Bath Rugby ground, there will be significant road closures within Bath city centre. As a result, the following departures will depart from Dorchester Street, but from the opposite side of the road, alongside the Railway Station: 

16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00 and 21:00

All other departures will remain the same.