Faringdon Community Bus

Providing local transport for the local community

About FCB

Timetables, Routes & Fares

Trips

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Trips

We arrange Trips to local towns and places of interest and to events within easy travelling distance of Faringdon. Weekday afternoon trips allow at least 2 hours at the chosen destination and can range from a local garden centre to a major historic city. Weekend day trips allow at least 5 hours at the chosen destination and can range from a national exhibition to the seaside. Time spent at the destination depends largely on the distance travelled and the wishes of those travelling.

 

Terms and Conditions

·         None of the trip prices include entrance fees

·         Children 15 years and under travel at half price

·         The afternoon trips normally leave the Market Place at 1.30pm and return about 

            6.00pm. Please check times when purchasing tickets.

·         The all day trips normally leave the Market Place at 8.30am unless otherwise

            stated.

Please check times when purchasing tickets.

·         Folding wheelchairs can be accommodated but all passengers must be able to ascend

            three steps to enter the bus.

·         Seat belts must be worn by all passengers.  

·         All tickets are available from the Tourist Information Centre

·         For queries about the trips please call Tourist Information Centre or the FCB Trip

            Organiser, see Contacts for address and telephone number

·         If YOU have suggestions where you would like to go in the afternoons or weekends

            please let us know and we will try to fit them in.

 

Our drivers are all unpaid and give up their own time to drive the Faringdon Community Bus.

 

Below is a list of forthcoming trips. For full details of trips and tickets please see Contacts.

 

 

Trips 2010

   
 

January 2010

   
Thu 14th Swindon Outlet Village Afternoon £4.70
 

February 2010

   
Thu 11th Didcot Orchard Shopping Centre Afternoon £5.30
 

March 2010

   
Thu 11th Banbury Castle Quay Shopping Centre Afternoon £8.10
Sun 28th Bath all day or Bath/Corsham Court All Day £8.30
 

April 2010

   
Thu 8th Newbury Afternoon £6.50
Sun 11th Stratford-on-Avon All Day £10.50
Thu 22nd Witney : new shopping centre Afternoon £4.70
 

May 2010

   
Thu 13th Marlborough Afternoon £5.30
Sun 23rd Bournemouth All Day £11.70
 

June 2010

   
Thu 10th Gloucester Docks Afternoon £6.50
Sun 20th Weymouth All day £14.10
Thu 24th Boat Trip: Iffley Lock to Abingdon Afternoon £5.30
  Cost of boat ticket = £10    
  July 2010    
Thu 15th Cheltenham Afternoon £6.50
Sun 18th Portsmouth All day £12.90
Tue 20th Moreton in Marsh Market Afternoon £6.50
  August 2010    
Sun 1st Swanage All day £13.50
Thu 5th Bourton on the Water Afternoon £6.10
  September 2010    
Thu 2nd Stow on the Wold Afternoon £6.10
Sun 5th Weston S Mare, Cheddar & Wells All day £12.30
  (Cost £11.70 for Weston only)    
Thu 16th Horse drawn canal trip Kintbury Afternoon £6.50
  Boat ticket price £6    
  October 2010    
Thu 21st Witney Afternoon £4.70
  November 2010    
Thu 4th Swindon Outlet Village Afternoon £4.70
Sun 21st Cribbs Causeway Shopping Mall Bristol All day £9.90
  December 2010    
Sun 12th Milton Keynes  Dep 9.30am All day £10.50