What is the Slinky? How much does it cost? Taunton Slinky Slinky is an accessible bus service funded Please phone the booking office to check by Somerset County Council for people the cost for your journey. English National unable to access conventional transport. Concessionary Travel Scheme passes can Your local transport be used on Slinky services. You will need This service can be used for a variety of to show your pass every time you travel. service reasons such as getting to local health Somerset Student County Tickets are appointments or exercise classes, visiting also valid on Slinky services. friends and relatives, going shopping or for social reasons. You can also use the Slinky as a link to other forms of public transport. Somerset County Council’s Slinky Service is operated by: Who can use the Slinky? Somerset County Council You will be eligible to use the Slinky bus if you: Services available: • Do not have your own transport Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm • Do not have access to a public bus excluding Public Holidays service • Or have a disability which means you cannot access a public bus Booking number: Parents with young children, teenagers, students, the elderly, the retired and 01823 331266 people with disabilities could all be eligible to use the Slinky bus service. How does it work? Booking lines are open: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm If you are eligible to use the service you will first need to register to become a member of the scheme. You must complete For more information on Community a registration form and return it to the Transport in your area, booking office before using the service please phone Somerset Direct on for the first time. 0300 123 2224 Once registered you can then book a or visit our website at journey by contacting your booking office www.travelsomerset.co.uk at least 24 hours before you want to travel. Trips can be booked up to two weeks in advance. WWW.SOMERSET.GOV.UK www.travelsomerset.co.uk Monday Tuesday Wednesday Bus A M A Monkton 3 Adsborough 5 8 8 Heathfield 3 West Monkton A Staplegrove 9 Norton Priorswood 25 A361 A3 Fitzwarren 5 M Monkton A Creech 35 Heathfield 8 A358 Heathfield 9 5 B 32 Bathpool A 3 Bishop's 1 Taunton 7 Hull Creech St Michael 0 5 M A358 Holway 8 Wilton Ruishton 5 A3 M B 3 Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Taunton Library / Morrisons Taunton Library / Asda Taunton Library / Sainsbury’s Hankridge Wednesday Bus B Thursday Monday & Thursday (Green patch Thurs Only) B 32 24 A 3 Creech Kingston 5 Priorswood 8 Heathfield Bishops St Mary Ash Priors Lydeard Ruishton North A3 58 Curry B Taunton Fitzhead 3 Cotford 1 78 7 38 A3 Priorswood 0 A A St Luke Trull 3 5 5 8 B3227 M Stoke 0 Staplehay 7 1 38 3 St Mary Milverton Norton A B 7 8 Fitzwarren 1 3 B Pitminster Corfe Bradford- Taunton 5 Staple 8 M on-Tone A3 Fitzpaine 5 M Blagdon Hill Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Taunton Library Taunton Library / Taunton Tescos Taunton Library Tuesday & Friday Monday - Friday (Purple patch Wed only) B3227 Waterrow 7 Milverton 8 1 3 B Bradford- Bathealton on-Tone 78 A3 Langford 5 A M 3 Nynehead 5 Budville 8 8 3 Ashbrittle A 0 7 1 3 B Wellington West Holcombe 38 Rogus A Buckland M5 Destination: Taunton Musgrove / Destination: Wellington Town Centre / Taunton Library Taunton Musgrove / Taunton Library ©Crown Copyright and Database Right (2017) Ordnance Survey 100038382.