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What are your favourite scenic and/or useful bus routes? They can be either near where you live or in another part of the country but should either go through some spectacular scenery or link two places of interest/significance.

My favourites are:
  • the Transpeak service through the Peak District from Manchester to Derby
  • the 555 in the Lake District, especially the bit between Windermere and Keswick
  • the X2/X3 between Bristol and Portishead because, er, they go to Portishead!

So, what are yours? I'm after real hidden gems that people from outside the area might not have heard of or considered using before.

There's a new blog, gbbusroutes.blogspot.com that is featuring routes from all around the country and is looking for suggestions of ones to cover.
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    yellowparkyellowpark Posts: 2,125
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    Bus 36 route.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 36,012
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    Anything going "out" of Manchester is a good bet :D
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    davelovesleedsdavelovesleeds Posts: 22,664
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    2, 3, 3a, X62, 726, U1. N203, The 93 use to be good but it's the 96 now and not as reliable.
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    CroctacusCroctacus Posts: 18,299
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    yellowpark wrote: »
    Bus 36 route.

    To Lewisham?
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    vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    Croctacus wrote: »
    To Lewisham?

    Seems unlikely :eek:


    *runs*
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    clarriboclarribo Posts: 6,258
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    Not used it but I imagine this would have some nice views

    http://www.lancashirebus.co.uk/times.jsp?routeID=210#main
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    CroctacusCroctacus Posts: 18,299
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    vosne wrote: »
    Seems unlikely :eek:


    *runs*

    Hello stranger.
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    vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    Croctacus wrote: »
    Hello stranger.

    lolz...hello Croctacus :mad:
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    CroctacusCroctacus Posts: 18,299
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    Sentence served....

    That'll upset a few!
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    Paulie WalnutsPaulie Walnuts Posts: 3,059
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    34 - Barnet Church to Walthamstow via the North Circular Road.
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    vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    Croctacus wrote: »
    Sentence served....

    That'll upset a few!

    Shruuup and rejoice :D Or summat.


    Anyway, on topic, I quite liked the bus journey from SE London to the centre. Number 12? :confused:


    And the overnight ones from Glasgow to London. Bit mental them tbh.
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    CroctacusCroctacus Posts: 18,299
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    vosne wrote: »
    Shruuup and rejoice :D Or summat.


    Anyway, on topic, I quite liked the bus journey from SE London to the centre. Number 12? :confused:


    And the overnight ones from Glasgow to London. Bit mental them tbh.

    I dont know that one. Not from my bit of SE London, as far as I know.
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    yellowparkyellowpark Posts: 2,125
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    Croctacus wrote: »
    To Lewisham?

    Bus 36 does not go Lewisham. :)
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    I've never been on it but I expect the Yorkshire Coastliner route is a good one!
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    DMN1968DMN1968 Posts: 2,875
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    #23 in London. Past Paddington Station, down the Edgware Road, along Oxford Street, down Regents Street, up the Strand, past St Pauls and finishes off at Liverpool Street Station.

    Get a seat upstairs at the front for a great view of a shedload of London landmarks.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 36,630
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    194/195/196.
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    goldframedoorgoldframedoor Posts: 1,649
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    Most of my favorite bus routes are either now defunct or have been merged with bus routes I hate! :(
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 36,630
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    vosne wrote: »
    Seems unlikely :eek:


    *runs*

    WB.

    Now are you going to behave?. :D
    (say no, it would be boring if you did).
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    Pepperoni ManPepperoni Man Posts: 7,798
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    captainkremmen wrote: »
    194/195/196.

    Yep - I've heard they're great
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    CroctacusCroctacus Posts: 18,299
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    yellowpark wrote: »
    Bus 36 does not go Lewisham. :)

    It used to...

    36, 36a, and 36b . All used to terminate in the Lewisham/Forest Hill area. I used to get them home from work in Vauxhall Bridge Road
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    TominxsterTominxster Posts: 1,793
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    I like the 12/13X in Brighton http://www.buses.co.uk/travel/coaster12.aspx

    The 77 is good when the open tops are out as they are now

    http://buses.co.uk/travel/service.aspx?serviceid=1199
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53,142
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    Favourite bus route is the route to come home lol
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    vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    captainkremmen wrote: »
    WB.

    Now are you going to behave?. :D
    (say no, it would be boring if you did).

    I'm always well behaved. I'm just waiting for society to catch up *snout.........skywards* ;)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 526
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    DMN1968 wrote: »
    #23 in London. Past Paddington Station, down the Edgware Road, along Oxford Street, down Regents Street, up the Strand, past St Pauls and finishes off at Liverpool Street Station.

    Get a seat upstairs at the front for a great view of a shedload of London landmarks.

    The 11 is great for that as well.
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    Wallasey SaintWallasey Saint Posts: 7,627
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    DMN1968 wrote: »
    #23 in London. Past Paddington Station, down the Edgware Road, along Oxford Street, down Regents Street, up the Strand, past St Pauls and finishes off at Liverpool Street Station.

    Get a seat upstairs at the front for a great view of a shedload of London landmarks.
    johnny-br wrote: »
    The 11 is great for that as well.

    The 15 was good when it went to Paddington then Paddington Basin, didn't like it when it was cut back to the current terminus.

    I have quite a few favorites,
    Merseyside X2/2X-437
    London 11-23-607-X68-N9-N15-N207.
    Birmingham 900 & 997 used to like the 979 but that was withdrawn when the Metro started.
    West Yorkshire 576-X6-X84
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