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We walk around the corner to Churchill Square, where we board the 0556 Brighton and Hove service 25 to University of Sussex (Sussex House), arriving there at 0615 on Saturday morning.
We exit the station and take the seven minute walk to the bus stop outside the Law Courts, where we board the 0659 Brighton and Hove Regency service 29 to Tunbridge Wells (Monson Road), arriving there at 0803 on Saturday morning.
We take the 4 minute 0.2 mile walk to Crescent Road and board the 0833 Arriva Kent and Surrey service 6 to Maidstone, Rocky Hill (Stop U) arriving there at 0946 on Saturday morning.
We enter Maidstone West station directly opposite, where we board the 1003 Southeastern service 2T21 to Strood, arriving there at 1026 on Saturday morning.
Disembarking from the high speed platforms, we glance next door and remember which train leaves at 12:00 from Kings Cross. Having treated ourselves to first class, we board the Highland Chieftain and settle down for 6 hours of high speed luxuary. On arrival at Perth, we decide that any further visits to the Highlands might not be too popular, so we get off, the time being 17:58Saturday afternoon.
Then we take the 9 minute 0.4 mile walk to Lowood Nurseries Rd End and board the 2124 Borders Buses service 68 to Jedburgh Bus Station arriving there at 2200 on Saturday evening.
That's it for the night, so we go and find somewhere to sleep, before returning for the 09:35 Peter Hogg service 20 to Hawick, at Sainsburys, arriving at 10:02Sunday morning.
From the adjacent interchange we now board the 17:05 First South Yorkshire service X78 to Conisbrough, near West Street, arriving at 17:27Sunday afternoon.
We take the five minute walk to the bus station, where we board the 2000 Arriva Yorkshire Sapphire service 166 to East End Park (York Road/Torre Road), arriving there at 2051 on Sunday evening.
We take the six minute walk to Cross Gates Lane and board the 2310 First Leeds service 64 to Aberford (Cattle Lane/Partington Villas) that arrives there at 2328 on Sunday evening.
That's it for the remainder of the day now, so we return in the morning for the 0618 Connexions Buses service 64 to Leeds (King Street), arriving there at 0700 on Monday morning.
Exiting the station and taking the two minute walk to the bus stop at the end of Lowfield Road, we then board the 0842 Stagecoach Yorkshire service 226 to Wath-upon-Dearne (Bus Station), arriving there at 0902 on Monday morning.