Trip to Hanley / Trent Vale 27-03-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67153	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
63357	Hanley BS	Fenton, adj Travers Court	11	First Potteries
63354	Blurton, Magdalen Road	Trent Vale, Chubb Way	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going to Blurton and going to the pub, but first he was going out on the bus. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up and had Crumpets and orange juice for breakfast. Later in the morning Matthew went out to the bus stop to catch a bus to Hanley. We went downstairs onto Temple Street and we cut through onto City Road. We walked to the bus stop and we waited for a bus to Hanley. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67153 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67153 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre. We paused for a while and we continued along Church Street. We followed the one-way system to the left onto Liverpool Road and left again onto Elenora Street. We turned right onto Copeland Street and left onto Glebe Street. We went under the railway line and we turned left onto Station Road. We turned right onto College Road and we ran up through Shelton. We continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road and onto Bethesda Street.We turned right onto John Street and up into the bus station and we got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew went to the toilet. We set off out of the bus station onto Lichfield Street and we continued onto Stafford Street. We stopped at the bank and afterwards we continued along Piccadilly on Fountain Square. We continued onto Market Square and we went into Primark. Matthew bough some clothes and afterwards we continued into the Potteries Shopping Centre. We went up the escalator and we visited HMV. Afterwards we went to the toilet. We left the Shopping Centre and onto Tontine Square. We continued along Tontine Street and onto Lichfield Street. We continued past the bus station and we crossed over the ring road. We visited the chip shop and Matthew had sausage, chips and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished dinner we crossed over the ring road onto Lichfield Street and back into the bus station. We waited for a bus back towards Fenton. A short time later we saw a bus come onto the stand. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63357 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63357 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton we sat down. We set off up set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto the ring road and left onto Lichfield Street and we turned right onto Birch Terrace. We followed the road around onto Charles Street and we turned right onto Old Hall Street. We crossed over the ring road onto Bucknall New Road. We ran down the hill through Limekiln lights and we turned right onto Dividy Road. We turned left onto Beverley Drive and right onto Dawlish Drive. We ran through the estate and back onto the A5272. We ran up to Adderley Green and we saw First Potteries 37430 parked in the garage. At the roundabout we turned right onto Anchor Road. We turned left onto Market Street and right onto Commerce Street past the former Co-op Bank. We went arounf the roundabout and turned right onto The Strand. After a brief stop we ran down the Strand and under the railway line onto King Street. We continued down through Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC and we got up and got off the bus. We walked down City Road and we turned right onto onto Glebedale Road and we walked along Baker Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street. We returned onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. When Matthew got back we went upstairs and went up to his room to chill out and use the computer. Matthew also watched buses out of the window. Around 15:00 we came to pick Matthew up. As Grandma was on holiday, we went startight back to Blurton. Matthew came downstairs and got in the car. We stopped at the petrol station and we picked up a sausage roll, a bottle of Coke and a jammy biscuit from Greggs. We got back into the car and we set off onto Longton Hall Road. We turned left onto Blurton Road and at thr roundabout we went right onto Church Street. We turned right onto the A5035 and we got back to Blurton around 15:15. Matthew chilled out on his computer and He had some toast and a can of Cherry Coke. Later on he had the sausage roll and the jammy biscuit. around 17:30 we set off on foot to the bus stop all the way over on Magdalen Road. We waited for a bus towards Newcastle. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 63361 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 63361 in Blurton

A few minutes later we saw a bus come around the corner. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63354 on a #22 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63354 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Harpfields Road The bus was empty so Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 63354 before we sat down towards the back of the bus.

Inside First Potteries 63354

We sat down towards the back of the bus and we set off onto the A5035. We crossed over the railway line into Trentham and we turned right into New Inn Lane and we climbed the hill into Hanford. We turned right into Wilson Road and we passed First Potteries 67151 on a #21A to Trentham Gardens. We turned left Church Lane and we ran down the hill and joined the A34 and we saw white minibus R2 OGO. We crossed under the A500 into Trent Vale and we turned right into Harpfields Road and we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 63354 as it continued towards Newcastle.

First Potteries 63354 in Trent Vale

Once off the bus we crossed over Harpfields Road and we walked along the A34 to the pub and we met up with mum. We went into the pub and we sat at one of our usual tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Highlights of the sightings whilst we ate include D&G Bus 524 on a #22 to Longton. Once we had finished eating we went outside to the car. We set off and we carried on along the A34 and we went through Hanford and into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035. We crossed over the railway line and into Blurton. We got back around 19:15. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. Matthew also had the rest of mum's cakeaway and a can of Irn Bru. We wrote the Blog and sent a couple of e-mails. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 23:30... Mark