Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 22-05-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
6011	Fenton, adj Travers Court	UHNS, Main Entrance	1	D&G Bus
35939	UHNS, Main Entrance	Hanley BS	25	First Potteries
35687	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	25	First Potteries
6002	Hanley BS	Stoke, stop C2	9	D&G Bus
6010	Stoke, stop C1	Fenton, Victoria Place	1	D&G Bus
781	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	1A	D&G Bus
35685	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, O/s The Cherry Tree PH	25	First Potteries

D&G Bus 6011 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 passed the Noah's Ark pub and Just after the pub we turned left by the Co-operative Food store and we headed to the hospital.

D&G Bus 6011 in the UHNS

Ambicorp FJ23 BKA in the UHNS

First Potteries 35939 in the UHNS

The bus set off out of the hospital and we turned left onto Hilton Road. We ran into Hartshill and we turned right onto the A52. We ran down the hill into Stoke town centre and along Church Street. After a brief stop we continued along the A52, over the A500 and under the railway line. We followed the A52 to the left and we ran alongside the railway and onto Station Road. We passed the railway station and we turned right onto Stoke Road and we turned right onto Avenue Road. At the roundabout we turned left onto College Road. We ran up the hill through Shelton and we followed the road to the right onto Cleveland Road and Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road, continuing onto Bethesda Street. We turned right onto John Street and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew went to the toilet. We headed over Lichfield Street and we crossed over the ring road. We went to the chip shop and Matthew had sausage chiups and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we headed back to the bus station. We crossed over the ring road and Lichfield Street and into the bus station.

First Potteries 63177 in Hanley bus station

First Potteries 35687 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the Keele before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and we ran down John Street onto Bethesda street where we crossed over the ring road and we ran down through Shelton along Cauldon Road and we turned left onto Station Road outside the railway station. We went forwards onto A52 and we followed the road around to the right and under the railway line. We crossed over the A500. We continued into Stoke centre along Church Street. We went out of the other side of Stoke and up Hartshill Road into Hartshill. We turned left into The Avenue and we ran down to Hilton Road and we turned right into the hospital where we saw Magnum PF64 RJJ. We ran through the hospital and we turned right onto the A34. We ran up to Newcastle and forwards onto Barracks Road at the roundabout. We came into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus.

D&G Bus 6002 in Newcastle bus station

D&G Bus 6010 in Stoke

D&G Bus 781 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. We continued along Church Street onto Hartshill Road and we passed Stanton's of Stoke 87 HBC heading towards Stoke. We ran into Hartshill and we past the former pub which will be a new convenience shop. We turned left into the Avenue and left again onto Hilton Road before turning right into the City General Hospital. As we travelled through the hospital we saw blue minibus SB73 PZW. Once through the hospital we turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the bus station from the South end. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We headed down the bottom of the bus station and we waited for a bus towards Grandma's.

D&G Bus 5220 in Newcastle bus station

First Potteries 35685 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we went upstairs and sitting down. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we got up and got off the bus by the Cherry Tree. We got off the bus and Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 35685 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 35685 in Newcastle

Paul's of Stoke Y15 POS in Newcastle

We walked along the A34 and we walked up to the hill towards grandma's. We continued up the hill and into grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru. When it was time to go we said goodbye to Grandma and we got in the car. We set off just before 18:00 and we ran down Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34. We continued southwards into Trent Vale past the Greggs. We continued through Trent Vale and we stopped at the pub. We walked into the pub and we sat down at our one our normal tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 63346 on a #101 to Stafford and D&G Bus 110 on a #22 to Longton. Once we had finished eating we set off We carried on along the A34 through Hanford and into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035. We crossed over the railway line and into Blurton. We got back around 19:00. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. We wrote the Blog and sent a couple of e-mails. Later on Matthew had a Twix and a can of Irn Bru. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark