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Great days out around Leicestershire
with Arriva buses
Be a free spirit and roam from home on our
wide ranging Arriva bus network. We have
many suggestions for great days out all within
easy reach, starting from Leicester City Centre.
Exploring the surrounding area has never been easier,
using your concessionary pass gives you access to great
market towns, shopping and attractions.
Soak up the local culture at the Charnwood Museum,
explore the scenic views along the Great Central Railway or
browse through Loughborough’s weekly market on the 127.
You can also catch the 5A to discover
Melton Mowbray's scrumptious
pork pies an array of quaint shops
and markets selling food, antiques
and crafts.
Jump on the X3 and browse
through the stalls at Market Hall
in Market Harborough selling
a variety of food and clothing
or enjoy the restaurant and
farm shop at Langton
Garden Centre.
Why not catch the 29/29A through Coalville to
Burton and explore Ashby-de-la-Zouch
and Swadlincote along the way?
Take a ride on the 153 and explore great
attractions such as Tropical Birdland or the
Battlefield Line Steam Railway. Market
Bosworth’s town centre also has a host of
tearooms, gift shops, galleries and boutiques
for you to enjoy.
Find many more great days out in this
leaflet, with a detailed list of Market
Towns and local attractions.
Free off-peak travel with
your concessionary pass
If you are of pensionable age you
can travel on any bus for free
during off peak times, saving you
money to enjoy on your day out.
Market Towns around Leicestershire
Explore the local market towns across outer Leicestershire and
beyond with buses from Leicester City Centre. There are markets to
visit, bustling high streets and local cafes to enjoy.
Track your bus, plan a trip, search for the
latest timetables and much more on the
Arriva Bus app. Get tickets delivered straight
to your phone with the m-ticket app. Both
are available free from Google Play and the
App Store.
Where to go
What to see
Market Day
How to get there
Service
frequency
Ashby-de-laZouch
Half Timbered buildings,
town centre shops,
museums, cafes, Ashby
Castle, Hood Park
Daily Indoor
Market
Service 29/29A from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Ashby (Market Street)
up to every
30 mins
Burton-uponTrent
Brewery museum and
factory tours, Victorian
water pumping station,
large town centre park
Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
Service 29/29A from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Burton (New Street)
up to every
30 mins
Coalville
Century Theatre at the
former Snibston Colliery
Tuesday, Friday
and Saturday
Service 29/29A from St Margaret’s Bus Station
alight at Coalville (Memorial Square)
up to every
20 mins
Hinckley
Knitting museum,
Argents Mead, leisure
centre, The Crescent and
Castle Street shops
Monday, Friday
and Saturday
Service 158 from St Margaret’s Bus Station
alight at Hinckley (Bus Station)
up to every
20 mins
Loughborough
John Taylor Bell Foundry
Museum, Charnwood
Museum, Great Central
Railway, Queen’s Park
Thursday and
Saturday
Service 127 from St Margaret’s Bus Station
alight at Loughborough (Baxter Gate)
up to every
12 mins
Lutterworth
Frank Whittle Museum
(inventor of the
jet engine)
Thursday
Service 84/X84 from St Margaret’s Bus Station
alight at Lutterworth (George Street)
up to every
30 mins
Where to go
What to see
Market Day
How to get there
Service
frequency
Market
Bosworth
Attractive town centre,
Country Park, tea shops,
access to Bosworth
Battelfield
Wednesday and
Saturday
Service 153 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Market Bosworth (The Square)
up to every
hour
Market
Harborough
Vibrant market town,
independant retailers,
town museum and tea
shops
General - Tues,
Fri, Sat
Vintage - Weds
Craft - Thurs
Service X3 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Market Harborough (Market Square)
up to every
30 mins
Melton
Mowbray
Hand raised pork pies,
Stilton cheese, general
and antiques markets
Tuesday and
Friday
Service 5A from Haymarket Bus Station,
alight at Melton (Windsor Street)
up to every
20 mins
Nuneaton
Art gallery and museum
in Riversley Park, home
of author George Eliot
Wednesday and
Saturday
Service 158 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Nuneaton (Bus Station)
up to every
20 mins
Rugby
Rugby Football Museum,
Art Gallery, independant
retailers, cafe culture,
Elliotts Field Retail Park
Monday, Friday
and Saturday
Service X84 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Rugby (North Street)
up to every
hour
Swadlincote
Sharpe’s Pottery Museum
and Visitors Centre, dry
ski slope
Tuesday, Friday
and Saturday
Service 29/29A from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Swadlincote (Bus Station)
up to every
30 mins
Tamworth
Medieval castle, park,
shopping and
Snowdome
Tuesday, Friday
and Saturday
Service 158 from St Margaret’s Bus Station
change buses at Nuneaton to service 65, alight
at Tamworth (Corporation Street)
up to every
hour
Attractions around Leicestershire
Explore local attractions across Leicestershire with buses
from Leicester City Centre. There’s plenty of activities for all
ages, whether you are enjoying a day out solo or with friends
and family.
Where to go
Bosworth
Water Trust
What to see
Sandy beach, pedalo hire, sailing and
canoeing, fishing and crazy golf
bosworthwatertrust.co.uk
Free off-peak travel with your
concessionary pass
If you are of pensionable age you can
travel on any bus for free during off
peak times, saving you money to
enjoy on your day out.
How to get there
Service
frequency
Service 153 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Carlton Road (Market Bosworth)
up to
every hour
Brocks Hill
Country Park
Nature walks, visitors centre and cafe set in
67 acres of parkland
oadby-wigston.gov.uk
Service 31A from Haymarket Bus Station,
alight at Oadby (Hidcote Drive)
up to
every 20
mins
Donington
LeHeath
Manor
1620’s House and Garden open Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
doningtonleheath.org.uk
Service 26 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Hugglescote (Station Road)
up to
every hour
Farndon Fields
Home grown produce, gifts and crafts in the
farm shop and deli, award winning cafe
farndonfields.co.uk
Service X3 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Market Harborough (Essex Gardens)
up to
every 30
mins
Great Central
Railway Leicester North
Britains only mainline heritage railway,
steam train and classic diesels
gcrailway.co.uk
Service 127 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Birstall (just after Red Hill Circle) for
Leicester North GCR Station
up to
every 12
mins
World Rugby
Hall of Fame
Experience Rugby’s greats and the moments
that defined the sport played by 7.73 million
enjoyrugby.co.uk
Service X84 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Rugby (North Street)
up to
every hour
Where to go
What to see and find out more at
How to get there
Service
frequency
Kirby Muxloe
Castle
Explore the ruined castle and enjoy
a picnic in the grounds
english-heritage.org.uk
Service 153 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Main Street (Kirby Muxloe)
up to every
30 mins
Palmers
Garden Centre
Garden centre, outlet shops, aquatics, cafe
palmersgardencentre.co.uk
Service 50 from Haymarket (opp. Argos), alight
at Enderby (Palmers Nurseries)
up to every
20 minutes
Stonehurst
Family Farm
and Museum
Feed the animals, tractor and pony rides,
motor museum, cafe
stonehurstfarm.co.uk
Service 127 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Bond Lane (Mountsorrel)
up to every
12 mins
Swannington
Heritage Trust
Industrial history, 200 year old Hough
Windmill, heritage walks
swannington-heritage.co.uk
Service 29A from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Swannington (Burtons Lane)
up to every
hour
The Battlefield
Line
Steam trains run every Saturday from
March to Nov, plus Tues, Weds and Thurs
during the school summer holidays
battlefield-line-railway.co.uk
Service 153 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Station Road (Market Bosworth)
up to every
hour
Tropical Bird
Land
Over 250 birds from around the world, free
flying parrots, woodland walk and cafe
tropicalbirdland.com
Service 153 from St Margaret’s Bus Station,
alight at Main Street (Desford)
up to every
30 mins
With your English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
(ENCTS) pass you have an extensive network of bus services
at your disposal. Enjoy your next big advantage as you can
visit so many places for free!
Whether popping into town, travelling to meet friends or relatives
visiting the doctor or dentist, or going for a relaxing day out, your
ENCTS pass can get you there.
Travel across Leicestershire and into the Midlands
With fast and convenient links around Leicestershire
and further afield there is so much to see and do!
Map of Leicester
and Zones
Concessionary pass holders travel for free on all local bus
services across England from 9.30am until 11.00pm Monday to
Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays.
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Travel even further from Leicester by train with CrossCountry.
Arriva bus services 31/31A, 44/44A, 47/48 and X3 run from the City
Centre to the Railway Station every few minutes. From Edinburgh
to Exeter, Cardiff to York, find our more at crosscountrytrains.co.uk.
Notes
Keep track of places you’ve visited, local restaurants or cafes, bus
times or notes about your planned day’s out here.
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Fares and Information
Adult Tickets
Day
Weekly
4 Weekly
Family Day
Ticket*
10 Trip
ZoneOne
£4.20
£15
£55
£7
£19
ZoneTwo
£4.20
£16.50
£60
£7
£19
ZonePlus
£5.50
£22
£70
£9
£26
Zone One - Leicester, city centre and surrounding local areas.
Zone Two - For travel around outer Leicestershire including; Hinckley,
Coalville, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Market Bosworth,
Melton Mowbray. Now including Burton, Swadlincote and Atherstone.
Zone Plus - For travel across all of Leicestershire and Derby.
* Family Day Ticket allows unlimited travel across ZoneOne and ZoneTwo for two
adults and up to three children at weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
£9.00 at other times.
FREE
OFF-PEAK BUS
TRAVEL FOR
CONCESSIONARY
PASS HOLDERS
Child Day Saver. Unlimited travel across ZoneOne or
Two for just £3.
If you would like to know the full times and stopping points for these
routes please visit arrivabus.co.uk. Download the Arriva Bus App or visit
your local travel shop for a timetable. Learn more about catching our
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