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Information for customers travelling to North District Hospital by West buses

Dear Customer,

We’ve put together this short guide to help staff, patients and visitors who already use – or are interested in using – our buses to travel to and from District Hospital (NDDH).

If you would like more detailed information on any of our services, timetables are available from the Information Desk located just inside the main entrance to the hospital, Bus Station or online at www.stagecoachbus.com/southwest . If you have a Smartphone, please scan the QR code to take you direct to our homepage.

If you have any suggestions as to how we might further improve our services, please call the Barnstaple depot on 01271 32 90 89 or email us at [email protected] .

If you require help with detailed travel planning, including walking directions and information on other operators’ services, visit www.travelinesw.com or call them on 0871 200 22 33*.

We look forward to welcoming you aboard!

What ticket should I buy? If you’re visiting NDDH occasionally… If you are travelling to Barnstaple on one of our buses and then changing onto either service 19 or service 10H to get to NDDH, just ask your driver for a through single or return ticket on the first bus you board. Alternatively, our North Devon Dayrider is just £3.25 and gives you a day of unlimited travel on all of our North Devon buses operating within the North Devon zone. Live locally? A Barnstaple Dayrider is only £2.25.

If you are travelling to NDDH several times a week… You may want to buy a North Devon Megarider. North Devon Megariders start from just £10.50 for 7 days of unlimited travel. You can buy a 1 week Megarider from your bus driver and 4, 13 and 52 week Megariders online at www.buymymegarider.com .

Why not travel ‘smarter’? 1 and 4 week Megariders are now also available as electronic tickets loaded onto Smartcards. Visit www.stagecoachbus.com/StagecoachSmartSouthWest.aspx or scan the QR code on the right to find out more.

*Calls cost 10p per minute from a BT landline, calls from other service providers and calls from mobiles may vary

Barnstaple Park & Ride: your direct connection to NDDH Our Park & Ride service 19 is much more than just somewhere to leave the car when you pop into town. Buses now run from the Park & Ride site - via Barnstaple Bus Station and Green Lanes - direct to NDDH every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday . From Barnstaple Park & Ride to NDDH From NDDH to Barnstaple Park & Ride • Early departure from the bus station • First departures from NDDH Monday at 0643 (Monday to Friday only) to Friday at 0652 and 0712 • First departure from Park & Ride is at • First departure from NDDH on 0712 Saturday at 0732 • From then on, buses run • From then on, buses run approximately every 20 minutes approximately every 20 minutes • Last service departs from Park & • Last service departs from NDDH at Ride at 1830 1850

Service 10H: Getting you to NDDH on a Sunday The 10H runs on Sundays from Whiddon Valley via the bus station and onto NDDH. From Whiddon Valley to NDDH From NDDH to Whiddon Valley • First departure from Barnstaple bus • First departure from NDDH at 1005 station at 0953 • From then on, buses run every hour • First departure from Whiddon Valley to Whiddon Valley with the following at 1035 exceptions: • From then on, buses run every hour o 1305, 1805 and 2005 departures with the following exceptions: only operate as far as the bus o No 1335 or 1853 Whiddon Valley station departures, instead 1353 or 1853 • Last service departs to Whiddon from the bus station only Valley at 1905 • Last service departs from Whiddon Valley at 1935

Getting to Barnstaple using our other North Devon buses All of our main North Devon bus routes will take you to Barnstaple bus station where you can connect with either the 19 or 10H. These include:

21/21A (21), , Barnstaple, Fremington, (21), East the Water (21A), , Northam, Westward Ho! (21), Appledore (21A) • Operates 7 days a week, up to every 10 minutes

71/72 (71), (72), , Barnstaple • Operate Mondays to Saturdays, up to every hour

155/X7 , (155), (155), Barnstaple • Operates Mondays to Saturdays, up to every half an hour • X7 provides an express connection between South Molton and Barnstaple

308 Barnstaple, Braunton, , , • Operates Mondays to Saturdays, up to every half hour • Summer Sunday and Bank Holiday service, check timetable for details

315 , Dolton, Great Torrington, Landcross, Bideford, Barnstaple • Operates Mondays to Saturdays, up to every two hours

319 Barnstaple, Bideford, , , Hartland, Kilkhampton, • Operates Mondays to Saturdays, up to every 2 hours, limited service to Bude

Visit www.stagecoachbus.com/southwest for full timetable information