Trip to Newcastle / Trentham 23-06-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67152	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63357	Newcastle BS	Trentham Gardens	101	First Potteries
145	Trentham, Poachers Cottage PH	Stoke, Lytton Street	100	D&G Bus
67151	Stoke, Lytton Street	Fenton	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. whilst waiting for the time to go to the dentist. Matthwe went into the living room and we went downstairs and we and we cut through onto City Road to wait a bus to Hanley. We stood at the bus stop outside the flats and we waited for a bus to Newcastle. Whilst we waited we saw Travel Express GJ65 AKV. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 67152 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67152 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. Matthew went to the toilet and went back to the bus station to wait for a bus to Hanley. Eventually the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63357 on a #101 to Stafford.

First Potteries 63357 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Trentham Garden before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we ran down through Trent Vale and into Hanford. We continued down through to Trentham where we saw 1st Class Travel GM18 KXY. Near to the old entrance to the gardens we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we went to across the road the road and into Trentham Gardens. We crossed over the road and we set off into the retail village and we went to the Riverside restaurant. Matthew had a burger and fries. For afters Matthew had a Bakewell tart. We walked around the North end of the lake and we went to Totally delicious. After finishing eating Matthew went to the toilet. Once we had finished eating we walked back through the main gate and onto the A34 opposite the A5035. We turned left and walked along the A34 to the bus stop outside the old entrance to Trentham Gardens. We waited for a bus back to Hanley. Whilst we waited we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 986. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was D&G Bus 145 on a #100 to Hanley.

D&G Bus 145 in Trentham

We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke before sitting down. We set off Northwards up through Hanford along the A34 and we got to the Northbound A500. The A50 appeared to be busy so we carried onto the Stoke and we turned right onto Church Street and the bus topped in the town centre. After a brief stop we continued over the A500 and we got up and got off the bus just before the railway bridge. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63250 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63250 in Stoke

A short time later we saw the bus approaching. As it closer we saw it was First Potteries 67151 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67151 in Stoke

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off up City Road and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Christchurch Street