Trip to Newcastle / Tunstall 20-08-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67179	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63115	Newcastle BS	Kidsgrove, St Johns RC	38	First Potteries
63103	Kidsgrove, Town Hall	Tunstall, adj stop B	38	First Potteries
781	Tunstall, adj stop B	Hanley, stop S6	104	D&G Bus
67155	Hanley BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus later. 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 Newcastle. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We walked down to the bus stop outside the flats. We waited for a bus to Hanley. On the way we saw First Potteries 67145 on a #11 to Hanley. A short time later we saw the bus approaching. It was First Potteries 67177 on a #11 to Newcastle. 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 off the bus Matthew got a picture of First Potteries 67179 before it returned towards Hanley on a #11X service.

First Potteries 67179 in Newcastle bus station

A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63361 on a #39A to Butt Lane.

First Potteries 63361 in Newcastle bus station

Once off the bus we walkd down to the bottom of the bus station to see what we could see. We saw First Potteries 63101 on a #38A to Crackley.

First Potteries 63101 in Newcastle bus station

A short time later we saw a bus approaching. We saw it was First Potteries 63115 on a #38 to Kidsgrove.

First Potteries 63115 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Talke Pits before sitting down towards the back of the bus. set of out of the bus station onto Barracks Road and at the roundabout we turned left onto Ryecroft. At the roundabout we turned right onto the Northbound A34. We ran Northwards past the bus garage and we ran through Milehouse. We ran Northwards to the McDonald roundabout and we turned left onto Wolstanton Road. At the roundabout we turned right onto Chesterton High Street. We turned right onto Crackley Bank and we ran through Crackley and Red Street. We crossed over the A500 and we veered left onto Talke High Street. We turned right somewhere and left onto Chester Road. We re-joined the road and we ran forwards onto Coalpit Hill. We ran forwards onto the A34 and up towards somewhere where we turned right onto the B5371. We turned right onto Mitchell Avenue and we turned left onto Lower Ash Road. We turned right onto First Avenue and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked around the corner onto the B5371 we walked onto the A50 and onto Heathcote Street and Matthew visited the toilet. As we walked through the Market Street and past the pub. We walked back onto Market Street and we turned left onto Attwood Street and we turned left onto Liverpool Road. We walked along The Avenue over the canal and railway line and past the derilict church. We walked back along The Avenue and back across the A50 and we went past the pub. Matthew had egg on toast. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. Afterwards Matthew had a game of Pool. Once we had finished in the pub we walked back to the bus stop. We set off onto Liverpool Road and up to the bus stop. A short time later the bus appeared. It was First Potteries 63103 on a #38 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63103 in Kidsgrove

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off along the A50. We ran up the hill into Goldenhill and then forwards through Sandyford past the retail park into Tunstall. We ran down the High Street. We continued down the High Street and at the top of the Road we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked down the Tower Square and passing the former pub on the corner. After we had finished eating we went next door Wrights shop we and Matthew bought some boots. We walked along and we set off onto onto the Tower Square and we walked onto High Street past a fromer Natwest which is going to be new flats development and we walked to the bus stop. We waited for a bus towards Fenton. A short time later we saw the bus come around the corner. It was D&G Bus 781 on a #103 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked the Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We went down the High Street and we turned left into Williamson Street. We turned right into Scotia Road and we ran into Burslem town centre. We ran past the site of the new Kiln Gate Retail park and we continued into Cobridge. We turned right onto Greyhound Way and forwards onto Pavillion Drive. At top we turned right onto Festival Way and we crossed under the A53 onto Etruria Road. We ran up the hill into Hanley and we ran forwards onto Trinity Street. We turned right onto Stafford Street and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off on foot up Stafford Street and we walked across Tontine Square past the TK Maxx. Once we had finished we went to the Intu Potteries shopping centre. after visiting shops in the shopping centre we walked down Tontine Square. We continued along Tontine Street. We continued through Tontine Street and forwards onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. We waited for a bus back to Fenton. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 67155 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67155 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down. We set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road and we ran down to the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. We crossed over City Road and walked back to the residential unit. Matthew went back upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. He used his computer and watched buses out of the window. Matthew went downstairs to a party. It was one of his housemates Birthday. Matthew had egg sandwiches and sausage rolls washed down with a glass of Irn Bru. Afterwards Matthew had cake. We went outside and we got in a car. We set off along Temple Street and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Wheildon Road and we continued onto Grove Road. We ran forwards onto Duke Street and we stopped to pick someone up. We went back up Duke Street and we turned left onto the Blurton Road. We joined the Westbound A50 and we ran down to Sideway. We turned right onto the Northbound A500 and we came off at Stoke. We turned right onto the A52 and we crossed over the A500 and under the railway line. We follows the road to the left and we ran past the railway station to Joiner's Square. We turned left onto the A50 and we ran into Hanley. We parked up and we went into the pub and had a glass of Coke. When it was time to go we got back in the car and we set off onto Lichfield Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down to joiners Square. We turned right onto the A52 and we ran towards the railway station. We ran alongside the railway line and we turned left onto City Road. We ran into Fenton and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and we returned to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and we to his room. Later on Matthew chilled out in his room. Matthew used his computer and watched music videos on the television. Later on Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.