Trip to Wrexham / Llangollen 15-02-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
1006	Wrexham BS	Llangollen, Parade Street	5	Arriva NW&W
228	Llangollen, Parade Street	Chirk, Hand Hotel	64	Tanat Valley
2655	Chirk, Hand Hotel	Cefn Mawr, o/s Tesco	2	Arriva NW&W
2659	Cefn Mawr, Opp Tesco	Johnstown, o/s Co-op	2C	Arriva NW&W
1010	Johnstown, after Co-op	Ruabon, Station Road	5	Arriva NW&W
1012	Ruabon, Station Road	Wrexham BS	5	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 grey skys with rain and cold. 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 before 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 Z Carz WU67 UJC and black minibus HS24 YLZ. 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 Cherry Coke. Afterwards Matthew went to the toilet. 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. In the row of buses we saw Valentines Travel J99 VTS on layover in between runs on the town link services.

Valentines Travel J99 VTS in Wrexham bus station

We walked into the bus station and Matthew used the toilet. Afterwards we considered what we might catch. We saw Tanat Valley 233 arrive into the bus station and go on layover.

Tanat Valley 233 in Wrexham bus station

We consider catch Valentine's Travel J99 VTS on the TL3 service, but we wanted to buy a 1Bws ticket and the driver wasn't sure how to issue them. We decided to go towards Llangollen. We looked on stand and we saw a double decker. As we got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 1006 on a #5 to Llangolllen.

Arriva NW&W 1006 in Wrexham bus station

We got on the bus and we brought 1bws day tickets at £7.00 each before going upstairs and sitting down in one of the bays of 4 sets around a table. We set off along Trinity Street and we followed the one way system around onto King Street. We joined the A5152 and we ran past Wrexham Central. We headed out of town through Rhostyllen and under the A483. We continued through Pentre Bychan and through Johnstown. We continued into Ruabon and we turned right onto the A539. We ran through Acrefair and Trevor and we entered intl Llangollen from the East side. In the town we turned left onto Castle Street and we crossed over the river Dee. We turned right onto Market Street. We turned right onto East Street and we ran to the end where we got stopped in traffic. We got up and got off the bus and Matthew got another picture of Arriva NW&W 1006 before it returned to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 1006 in Llangollen

We walked around the corner onto Castle Street and we went to a kiosk. Matthew had a vanilla ice cream and a bottle of Coke. We walked back around the corner onto Parade Street to wait for a bus. We saw on the map that there was a Tanat Valley bus in the area. Whilst we waited we saw Lloyds Coaches BV24 LMM on a T3 to Barmouth.

Lloyds Coaches BV24 LMM in Llangollen

A few minutes later we saw Arriva NW&W 1012 on a #5 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 1012 in Llangollen

Almost as soon as we saw the Arriva double decker we saw our bus approaching. As it closer we saw it was Tanat Valley 228 on a #64 to Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog.

Tanat Valley 228 in Llangollen

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 Parade Street and we turned right onto Castle Street. We turned left onto Regent Street and right onto Brook Street and up the hill into a housing estate. We ran forwards onto Pengwern and around the loop and back onto Brook Street. We ran back down the hill and we turned right onto Regent Street. We had a fast run along the A5 to Froncysyllte and we turned left onto Gate Road. We ran down the hill and around the community centre before coming back up Gate Road and re-joining the Eastbound A5. We continued to the A483 and we went straight across towards Holt. We turned left onto Black Park and we ran into the small hamlet. We did a 3 point turn on the end of the road by the bus stop and we waited time before setting off back along Black Park. 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. We turned right onto Station Avenue and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Tanat Valley 228.

Tanat Valley 228 in Chirk

We walked around the corner onto Church Street and we had a look around. Matthew indicated that he wanted to go to the pub, but the pub across the road appeared to be closed, so we headed back to the bus stop with a promise of a pub visit later on. As we got to the bus stop we turned and saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 2655 on a #2 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 2655 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 got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Arriva Midlands 2655 as it continued towards Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 2655 in Cefn Mawr

We went down the steps to Tesco and Matthew went to the toilet. Afterwards we had a walk around the shop and we brought a a phone charger and a chocolate bar. After paying for the food we went outside and we went to the Wrexham bound stop. Whilst we waited Matthew had a can of Irn Bru. A few minutes later the bus appeared. As expected we saw it was Arriva NW&W 2659 on a #2C to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 2659 in Cefn Mawr

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 Oxford Street and we turned right onto the B5096. We turned left onto Rock Road and 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 2659 as it continued Northwards towards Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 2659 in Johnstown

Once off the bus we gheaded to the Co-op to get supplies. 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. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 1010 on a #5 to Llangollen.

Arriva NW&W 1010 in Johnstown

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 out of Johnstown and we continued into Ruabon and we ran under the B5605. We got up and got off the bus as we approached Ruabon railway station. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 1010 as it continued towards Llangollen.

Arriva NW&W 1010 in Ruabon

Once off the bus we crossed pver the road and we went to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and I ordered the drinks. Matthew returned and we sat down with the drinks. Matthew had a small glass of Coke. When we had fininshed we went outside and we walked to the bus stop. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 1012 on a #5 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 1012 in Ruabon

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 Southwards along the B5605 and we continued for around another mile up to 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 NW&W 1012 before it worked back to Oswestry.

Arriva NW&W 1012 in Wrexham bus station

Once off the bus we walked along Trinity Street and we looked at the buses on layover. We saw Arriva NW&W 662 parked up.

Arriva NW&W 662 in Wrexham bus station

Also see was Arriva NW&W 3207 in between run on the #2 to Oswestry.

Arriva NW&W 3207 in Wrexham bus station

Mum appeared in the car and we did a crew change. Matthew had a cup of Cherry Coke with ice. Once in the car we drove 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. 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 over the west coast main line and when we got to the A531 we saw that A500 was closed due to an accident. We turned right onto the A531 and left onto the B5500. We ran through Audley towards Chesterton. We turned left onto Cedar Road and we ran past Crackley Bank to the A34. We headed South past Bradwell Hospital which is awaiting funding to help rebuild it. We turned left onto the B5369 and we ran though Wolstanton Marsh and into Basford. We turned left onto the A53 and right onto the A500. We ran through Etruria into Stoke. We came off the A500 and we diverted onto Wheildon Road. We dropped off uncle Dave and Matthew got out to use the toilet. He also had some of uncle Rob's Fanta orange. We updated uncle daves calendar to show recent activity. Once we had dropped off uncle Dave we set off onto Wheildon Road. We ran forwards onto Grove Road and we saw green minibus R482 NDM parked up. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we crossed over the A50. We continued through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Road. We turned right onto the A5035 and we got back to Blurton around 19:30. Matthew had his medication and chilled out on his computer and we did some of the Blog. We also wrote a few emails and generally used the computer to entertain ourselves. Matthew had a can of Cherry Coke and slice of victoria sponge. We got ready for bed. Matthew settled down around 00:00... Mark