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ValleyLines142

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I know of the Roy's department store in Wroxham, having been there many times over the years, but I was unaware that they had also opened a department store in Hoveton on the other side of the river.
It's in Hoveton. Wroxham seems to be a little further south although of course the railway station is both Hoveton & Wroxham. It's probably the same one.

See the screenshot attached.
 

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It's in Hoveton. Wroxham seems to be a little further south although of course the railway station is both Hoveton & Wroxham. It's probably the same one.

See the screenshot attached.
Konectbus call it Wroxham in their e-mail in answer to my raised query......

We next board the 1325 Konectbus service 5B to Norwich (Castle Meadow) that arrives there at 1405 on Monday afternoon.
 

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Thoroughly amused that you emailed them :lol: although a bus company doesn't ecessarily determine a location.

Anyway, from Castle Meadow, we then board the 1420 First Norfolk & Suffolk Turquoise Line service 13 to Spixworth (Ivy Road), arriving there at 1450 on Monday afternoon.
 

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There is a Roy’s of Wroxham store in Hoveton but that’s only a petrol station, the main department store is in Hoveton. That being said, the whole area is colloquially known as Wroxham.

Alas, we board the 15:00 First Bus 13c service to Wymondham College arrival at 16:12 this Monday afternoon.
 

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Well, this is problematic because that was the last bus of the day going up to the college and we are too far away from the bus stop at Morley Turn, so we will have to camp overnight and return in the morning for the 0805 First Norfolk & Suffolk Turquoise Line service 13C to Attleborough (Queens Square), arriving there at 0825 on Tuesday morning.
 

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Oops! I didn’t think of that!

Walking ~0.4miles to Attleborough railway station - we board the 08:52 Greater Anglia service to Whittlesford Parkway, arriving at 09:58 Tuesday morning.
 

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We walk the 300 yards to Bishops Stortford Interchange and wait for the 12:10 Richmonds Coaches service 386 to Puckeridge (Crown and Falcon) where we arrive at 12:45 on Tuesday afternoon.

(We could have carried on to Braughing, but then I don't think we could have returned until Thursday, as the 386 only runs one service each way on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
 

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With only the 331 serving this area, we continue on the 1422 Arriva Herts & Essex service 331 to Hertford (Bus Station), arriving there at 1439 on Tuesday afternoon.
 

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Well, that is spot on timing to take the twice-daily Trustybus service 383 at 1445 from the bus station to Stevenage Bus Station where we arrive at 1529 on Tuesday.
 

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Moving away from road transport for the time being, we take the six minute walk to the railway station where we board the 1556 London North Eastern Railway service 1D20 to Horsforth, arriving there at 1808 on Tuesday evening.
 

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We take the eight minute walk to the bus stop on Oatlands Corner, where we board the 1954 Harrogate Bus Company Riding Redefined service 36 to Sheepscar (Sheepscar Junction), arriving there at 2026 on Tuesday evening.
 

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We next board the 2158 First Leeds service 12 to Roundhay Park (Lidgett Park Road/Roundhay Park Gates), arriving there at 2244 on Tuesday evening.
 
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Sorry, was looking at the Sunday times as I looked yesterday when I was doing this....and then fell asleep!

In that case it'll be the 2158 service arriving at Roundhay Park Gates at 2244 I think - I'm not too familiar with Leeds buses!
No problem! I'm not very familiar either which is why I wasn't certain you weren't right!!

Anyhow, we will continue on the 2256 First Leeds service 2 to Beeston, Cross Flatts Park arriving there at 2332 on Tuesday.
 

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That appears to be it for the remainder of the day, from what I can see, so we call it a night before returning in the morning for the 0604 First Leeds service 3A to Gledhow (Brackenwood Drive/Allerton Grange High School), arriving there at 0640 on Wednesday evening.
 

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That appears to be it for the remainder of the day, from what I can see, so we call it a night before returning in the morning for the 0604 First Leeds service 3A to Gledhow (Brackenwood Drive/Allerton Grange High School), arriving there at 0640 on Wednesday evening.
I can't find an Allerton Grange High School, there is a Moor Allerton Hall Primary School next to Allerton Grange Fields at the end of Brackenwood Drive so I assume that must be where we are (the next best thing, Allerton High School, is 2.5 miles away).

From the Lidgett Lane bus stop we take the 0653 First Leeds service 3 to Leeds, Corn Exchange arriving there at 0714 on Wednesday morning.
 

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We walk the 8 minutes to Infirmary St (City Square C bus stop) and board the 0742 Arriva Yorkshire service 166, alighting at Kippax (Leeds Rd / Rutland Close) at 0838 on Wednesday.
 

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Next we take the 0858 Arriva Yorkshire service 163 to Castleford, Lock Lane Sports Centre arriving there at 0921 on Wednesday morning.
 

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We wait a while for the opportunity to head in a different direction and take the 1206 Arriva Yorkshire service 164 to Monk Fryston, Square arriving there at 1232 on Wednesday.
 

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We next board the 1436 Arriva Yorkshire service 476 to Pontefract (Bus Station), arriving there at 1448 on Wednesday afternoon.
 

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We head to stand J and await the 1512 Arriva Yorkshire service TK1, alighting at Wakefield Kirkgate (stop K8) at 1544 on Wednesday.
Note for clarity: that this service also appears to call at Wakefield Kirkgate stop K6 at 1542 but we remain on board as it calls there.
 

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