Trip to Wrexham / Llandegla 14-09-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
4547	Wrexham BS	Llandegla, o/s Post Office	X51	Arriva NW&W
4487	Llandegla, o/s Post Office	Wrexham, Fire Station	X51	Arriva NW&W
703	Wrexham, Watery Lane Level Crossing	Wrexham BS	12	Arriva NW&W
236	Wrexham BS	Chirk, St Mary's Church	T12	Tanat Valley
3210	Chirk, Hand Hotel	Johnstown, Co-op	2A	Arriva NW&W
3209	Johnstown, Co-op	Wrexham BS	2	Arriva NW&W

Today We decided to re-visit Wrexham. Reseach for the trip consisted of looking at the 1 bws ticket, looking at where we ate on our previous visits to Wrexham and checking the weather. The weather was for dry weather with some sunshine. Matthew woke up at 08:00 to have his medication. Matthew got up at 10:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We got ready and we set off just after 12:00 to pick up uncle Dave. We got in the car and we ran along Beaconsfield Drive. We turned left onto Church Road and at the roundabout we veered left onto Blurton Road. We ran through Blurton and into Heron Cross and over the A50. At Heron Cross lights we turned left onto Grove Road and we ran forwards onto Wheildon Road and we picked up uncle Dave. Once we had picked up uncle Dave, we continued down Wheildon Road and we joined the Northbound A500. As we travelled up the A500 we saw AJS Passenger Travel AJ54 BUZ. We continued past the M6 and over the West coact main line before we turned right onto the B5071. We stopped at the YMCA asnd went into the cafe. Matthew had a full English Breakfast washed down with a can of Coke. Afterwards Matthew went to the toilet. We saw D&G Bus 92 on a #12 to Shavington. We got in the car and we turned around and went back South B5071. We turned left onto Laura Street and we continued down the Manor Way and left onto Brookhouse Drive. We followed the road around to the left and Davenport Avenue and back onto the B5071. and we joined the Westbound A500. We continued for a further 3 miles or so and we turned right onto the Nantwich bypass, past the new road under construction and we ran around the North side of Nantwich before joining the Westbound A534. We travelled west for around 4 miles and we crossed over the A49. We crossed over the A41 at Croxton and we continued to the eastern edge of Wrexham. We continued onto Holt Street and we ran into the centre of town. We veered right onto Chester Street and we turned left into the library car park and parked up. We said goodbye to mum and we walked onto Rhosddu Road. We continued to the bus station and we turned left onto Trinity Street walking past the buses on layover. We saw Arriva NW&W 2150 about to work a #11 to Minera.

Arriva NW&W 2150 in Wrexham bus station

Also seen was Arriva NW&W 3211 in Between runs to Oswestry.

Arriva NW&W 3211 in Wrexham bus station

Another vehicle seen was Tanat Valley 235 on a T12 Traws Cymru service to Newtown.

Tanat Valley 235 in Wrexham bus station

We went into the bus station and Matthew used the toilet. We had also seen an Arriva double decker on layover on the X51 to Denbigh. This is a service we often saw late on when it was too late to do a return trip on it. As we had only just got their we decided that today would be a good day to try this service. We had a bout 10 minutes to wait and after a short wait we saw the bus arrive on stand. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 4547 on a X51 to Denbigh.

Arriva NW&W 4547 in Wrexham bus station

We got on the bus and we bought 1 bws tickets at £7 each before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off along Trinity Street and we followed the one way system around onto King Street. We joined the A5152 and we crossed over the A525. We ran through Coedpoeth and Gegin and we entered into Bwlchgwyn and Four Crosses. We veered right onto the A5104 and left onto Allt Yr Efail we ran into Llandegla. The bus turned in the road and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 4547 as it continued towards Denbigh.

Arriva NW&W 4547 in Llandegla

Once off the bus we crossed over the road and walked around the corner to the Llandegla Community Shop & Cafe. The cafe was closed so we bought an ice pop and a Milky Way. We crossed back over the road to the Offa's Dyke sign and we sat on the bench whilst Matthew ate his ice pop and Milky Way. We saw on the map there was a landmark so we walked along Allt Yr Efail and crossed over the River Alyn. We turned left onto the public footpath and we crossed over a footbridge to the well. This ancient well is illedged to have healing properties including curing epilepsy. After we had seen the well we returned over the footbridge and along the footpath. We turned right onto Allt Yr Efail and we headed back to the bus stop. We had around 10 minutes to wait and a short time later we saw the bus coming down the hill. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 4487 on a X51 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 4487 in Llandegla

We got on the bus and we placed the 1 bws tickets under the scanner before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off up Allt Yr Efail and we turned right onto the A5104. We turned left into the A525 and we ran through Bwlchgwyn. We continued through Minera ran up through Coedpoeth and we turned left into Croesnewydd Road and we ran down the hill to Wrexham and we turned left into the A5152 and we got up and got off the bus and Matthew took a picture of Arriva NW&W 4487 as it continued towards Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 4487 in Wrexham

Once off the bus the plan was to wait for another bus into the bus station. A bus stopped, but they driver said it was a set down only stop as we were not that far from the bus station. So we set off on foot back to the previous stop. We set off along the A5152 in a South West direction and we turned right onto Watery Road. We stopped at the bus stop just before the level crossing. We had a bout 10 minutes to wait for the next bus. A short time later we saw an unidentified Solo SR approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 703 on a #12 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 703 in Wrexham

We got on the bus and we placed the 1bws day tickets under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down Croesnewydd Road and we crossed over the A5152 the last two few hundres yards or so into the cente of Wrexham and past Wreham General railway station. We turned right into Regent Street and left into King Street. We turned left into Lord Street and we stopped outside the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we had a look around to see what we could catch. We saw Arriva NW&W 1005 on layover.

Arriva NW&W 1005 in Wrexham bus station

Also seen was Arriva NW&W 3207 on a #2 to Oswestry.

Arriva NW&W 3207 in Wrexham bus station

Another vehicle seen was M & H Coaches YJ13 HJO on a #29 to Mold.

M & H Coaches YJ13 HJO in Wrexham bus station

We decided to do the T12 to Oswestry as far as Chirk. We saw it was Tanat Valley 236 on the T12 to Oswestry.

Tanat Valley 236 in Wrexham bus station

We got on the bus and we placed the 1bws day tickets under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Trinity Street and we followed the one way system around onto King Street. We joined the A541 and and we came off by the Wrexham AFC statdium and headed Southwards down the A483. As we travelled Northwards we saw an unidentified Don Fraser coach. We went under the A5 and we ran under the Chirk bypass and we turned left onto the B5070 and we ran the final mile or so into the centre of Chirk and we got up and got off. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Tanat Valley 236 as it continued towards Welshpool.

Tanat Valley 236 in Chirk

Once off the bus we walked up Church Street and we headed into the Hand Hotel. Matthew went to the toilet. Afterwards we went to the bar and we had a glass of Coke. We sat near to the reception desk and we had ours drinks. When we had fnished we went outside to uncle Dave. We crossed the road and waited at the bus stop. We only had to wait a couple of minutes and the bus appeared. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 3210 on a #2A to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 3210 in Chirk

We got on the bus and we placed the 1bws day tickets under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off up the B5070 and we turned right onto Colliery Road. We follwed Colliery Road to the left and we ran through the housing estate before rejoining the Northbound B5070. We turned right onto the A5 and we ran to the A483 where we turned left. We ran fast Northwards over the Dee and we turned left onto the A539. We veered left onto the B5605 and we ran into Rhosymedre. We turned right onto High Street and we ran into Cefn Mawr. We turned left onto Oxford Street and we ran past Tesco. We joined the B5096 and we ran up the hill to the main road. As we approached Ruabon we turned right onto Wynnstay Lane. We turned right onto Hampden Way and we ran Westwards alongside the A539 in to opposite direction that we had just travelled along. We ran forwards onto Oak Road and we turned right onto the A539 and we headed back Eastwards. We ran up to the roundabout and we turned left onto the B5605. We ran through Ruabon and as we headed Northwards we continued for around another mile up to Johnstown and we got up and got off by the big Co-op. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 3210 as it continued Northwards towards Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 3210 in Johnstown

Once off the bus we gheaded to the Co-op to get supplies. In the car park was blue minibus EF05 YCE parked up nearby.

EF05 YCE in Johnstown

We went into the shop and we bought a can of Coke and a large Galaxy Caramel bar. We headed back to the bus stop and we shared out the chocolate bar whist we waited for the bus. A short time later we saw Arriva NW&W 2155 on a #2 to Oswestry. Not long after that we saw a bus approaching from the South. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 3209 on a #2 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 3209 in Johnstown

We got on the bus and we flashed the 1 bws ticket to the driver for the final time today before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of Johnstown and we continued into Rhostyllen and we ran under the A483. We ran up the A5152 the last two miles or so into the cente of Wrexham and past Wreham General railway station. We turned right into Regent Street and left into King Street. We turned left into Lord Street and we stopped outside the bus station. where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took a picture of Arriva Midlands 3209 before it worked back to Oswestry.

Arriva NW&W 3209 in Wrexham bus station

Once off the bus we headed back to the car park along Trinity Street. We saw Tanat Valley 234 on a T12 to Four Crosses.

Tanat Valley 234 in Wrexham bus station

We turned right onto Rhosddu Road and we cut through by the library to the car park. Mum appeared in the car and we did a crew change. Matthew had a cup of Fanta with ice. Once in the car we drove along King Street and we turned left onto Lord Street. We turned left onto Trinity Street and left onto Rhosddu Road. We turned right onto the A5152 and right onto Chester Street. We followed the road around onto Holt Street and we turned right onto Market Street. We parked up and I went to the chip shop. Matthew had sausage, chips and gravy washed down with a can of Cherry Coke. Once I had finished eating we set off along Market Street and we turned right onto Holt Street. We ran to the edge of town and we joined the Eastbound A534. We ran out of town through Rhosnesni and we joined the main A534 and ran Eastwards out of town. We ran up to Nantwich crossing the A41 and A49. We joined the A51 and we passed the site of a new Shell petrol station where work has statrted. We continued Nantwich by-pass and we ran around the North side of town and we joined the A500. We crossed under the M6 and we continued through Longport and Etruria into Stoke and we forgot to come off the A500 for uncle Dave. We joined the Eastbound A50 and we headed up to Heron Cross. We turned left onto Blurton Road and left onto Grove Road and we ran into Fenton. We dropped off uncle Dave's house. Matthew used the toilet and added some dates to uncle Dave's calendar. We got back in the car and we ran back up Wheildon Road and forwards onto Grove Road. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we crossed over the A50. We ran through Blurton and at the roundabout we veered right onto Church Street. We turned right onto the A5035 and back to Blurton. Later on we did some more of the Blog. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark