New bus services coming to Ludlow next week

New bus services will be coming to Ludlow next week.

Diamond Bus is taking over from Minsterley Motors to operate the 701 Ludlow North and 702 Ludlow South circular routes.

Both will have a Monday to Saturday timetable, with them coming into effect from Tuesday (September 1).

The 701 will connect the north of the town to the railway station, while the 702 will include the Eco Park & Ride.

Previously, Ludlow had a dedicated service, the 722, that was specifically for the park and ride. However, Shropshire Council said there was very low usage, so decided to withdraw it as part of a retendering process.

The services will stop at the following locations:

701 Circular North

Assembly Rooms shelter, school grounds, railway station, Sandpits Road, Rock Green estate, Potters Close, Bringewood Close junction, Beech Gardens, Clee View junction, St Julians Avenue, Tesco, Compasses Inn.

702 Circular South

Assembly Rooms, school grounds, railway station, Upper Galdeford, Lower Galdeford, Sheet Road (Greenacres), Lloyd Way, Eco P&R, Tollgate Road, Vashon Close, Riddings Road, Sidney Road, Sheet Road (underpass), Weeping Cross, Old Street, Tesco Station Drive, Corve Street.

You can find the timetables here.

Meanwhile, there will also be a new timetable for the 435 Shrewsbury to Ludlow bus service from Tuesday.

Running from Monday to Saturday, the Minsterley Motors-operated service will start from Shrewsbury Bus Station, before heading to Bayston Hill.

From there, it will go through Condover, Great Ryton, Dorrington, Longnor, Leebotwood, All Stretton, Church Stretton, Little Stretton, Marshbrook, Bushmoor, Wistanstow, Craven Arms, Onibury, and Bromfield, before finishing at Temeside in Ludlow.

The timetable can be viewed here.