Trip to Newcastle / Trentham 14-04-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
66361	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63102	Newcastle BS	Fenton	101	First Potteries
35684	Fenton	Newcastle BS	101	First Potteries
DY08 FFX	Newcastle BS	Fenton	1	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up around 08:30 and had pancakes for breakfast washed down with orange juice. Latrer on Matthew set off on foot towards Stoke. We cut through onto City Road and we saw First Potteries 67143 on a #23 to Newstead. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was First Potteries 63361 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63361 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle 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 along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. Matthew went to the toilet and we saw D&G Bus 5025 on a #9 to Westbury Park.

D&G Bus 5025 in Newcastle bus station

We set off onto Hassell Street and we turned right onto High Street and we stopped at Cash Converters. We walked up High Street and we turned left onto Castle walk and stopped at Cancer Research. We continued up Castle Walk and up onto Ironmarket. We continued down Castle Walk and we stopped Bristish Heart Foundation Home and Fashion and Matthew bought some boots. We walked down Castle walk and stopped at Cancer Research. We continued up Castle Walk and we went down to the bottom end of the bus station. A few minutes later we saw Arriva Midlands 3233 on a #64 to Market Drayton.

Arriva Midlands 3233 in Newcastle bus station

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton