Santa Bus 2024

3 weeks ago Thu 21st Nov 2024

**All updates on timings and changes each night can be found on our dedicated Santa Bus Twitter page - find it here: https://twitter.com/PcbBus84131

The Santa Bus is back for 2024!

Please join us on route as we take Santa and his helpers across Plymouth and Cornwall to spread joy and happiness at this special time of year.

Any donations are gratefully received, we are raising money for Jeremiah's Journey in Plymouth and Penhaligon's Friends in Cornwall, please take a few moments to find out more:

Jeremiah's Journey and Penhaligon's Friends are both charities that support bereaved children, young people, and their parents/carers. Jeremiah's Journey is based in Plymouth and Penhaligon's Friends is based in Cornwall.

Visit the Jeremiah's Journey website here: Home - Jeremiah's Journey

Visit the Penhaligon's website here:  About Us – Penhaligons Friends

 

Plymouth Citybus and Go Cornwall Bus kindly donate monies and the vehicle to make Santa Bus activities happen. All Santa Bus evenings are run by volunteers.

Routes, times, days could change, please check our social page for updates.

Routes and dates are as follows*:

WEST CORNWALL 
Thursday 28th Nov

St Dennis - Nanpean - St Stephens - St Austell - Penwithick - Bugle - Roche

St Dennis Robartes Road 1645 - Whitemoor school - 1700 - Nanpean Grenville Arms 1715 - Foxhole Post Office 1725 - St Stephens Creakavose 1740 - Village Hall 1745 - Trewoon 1755 - Trinity Street 1805 - South Street -1810 - Alexandra Road Bingo Hall 1815 - Victoria Road 1820 - Sandy Hill 1830 - Bethel Spar -1840 - Phenyssick Road 1845 - Penwithick Stores - 1855 - Bugle - 1905 - Stenalees - 1910 - Roche Sports Centre - 1925 - Roche Victoria Road - 1930

Friday 29th Nov

Falmouth Devoran - Carnon Downs - Truro - Chacewater

Tremough Campus 1630 - Mabe Burnthouse 1640 - Penryn Greenwood Road 1650 - Penryn Spar 1700 - Old Hill 1710 - Melville Road 1720 - Pendennins Road 1725 - Gyllnvase Beach 1735 - Killegrew Street 1745 - Falmouth moor 1750 - Penryn Bridge 1805 - Penryn Station 1810 - Devoran 1825 - Carnon Downs 1835 - Playing Place Bus Stop 1845 - Lemon Street 1855 - Truro Bus station 1900 - Malabar Estate 1920  - Threemilestone 1930 - Green Bottom 1935 - Chacewater - 1945

Saturday 30th Nov

Marazion - Goldsithney - Leedstown - Hayle School - Loggans - Gwithian - Connor Downs - Hayle

Marazion Feliskirk 1645 - Marazion Square 1650 - Marazion Warspite Way 1700 - Goldsithney St Aubyns 1710 - Goldsithney St Pirans Hall 1715 - Rosudgeon Red Lane -1725 - Perrandowns 1730 - St. Hilary 1735 - Relubbus 1740 - Townshend 1750 - Leedstown 1800 - Fraddam 1805 - Tolroy Road 1815 - Mellanear Road 1825 - Hayle Academy 1835 - Highlanes - 1840 - Hayle Lidl 1845 - Loggans Way 1855 - Gwithian Red River Inn 1900 - Connor Downs Tresdale Parc 1905 - Connor Downs Turnpike Inn 1915 - Copperhouse 1925 - Hayle Foundry Square 1935

Sunday 1st Dec

Blackwater - Trelander - Tregurra - Trispen - Mitchell - Quintrell Downs - Treloggan - Mount Wise - Manor Road - Narrowcliff - Nansledden

Blackwater 1645 - Trelander 1715 - Tregurra 1725 - Trispen 1740 - Mitchell 1800 - Quintrell Downs 1815 - The Goldings 1825 - Treloogan Road 1835 - Wheatfield Crescent 1840 - Sweet Briar Crescent 1840 - Treninick Hill 1850 - Trenance Road 1855 - Mount Wise 1900 - Manor Road Bus Station 1910 - Great Western Hotel 1915 - Narrowcliff 1920 - Porth Four Turns 1925 - Nansledden 1935

Monday 2nd Dec

Praze - an Beeble - Nancegollan - Crowntown - Helston - Cury - Mullion - Lizard - Ruan Minor - Kuggar - Coverack - St Keverne - Mawgan RA

Praze - an - Beeble 1645 - Nancegollan 1655 - Corwntown 1700 - Helston Coinagehall Street 1710 - Clodgey Lane 1720 - Trengrouse Way 1725 - Cottage Hospital 1730 - Culdrose 1740 - Cury 1750 - Poldhu Cove 1800 - Mullion Cricket Club 1810 - Mullion Holiday Park 1820 - Lizard Green 1835 - Ruan Minor 1845 - Kuggar 1855 - Goonhilly 1905 - Coverack 1910 - St Keverne Square 1925 - Mawgan RA 1945

Tuesday 3rd Dec

Gulval - Nancledra - St.Ives - Lelant - Crowlas - Penzance Prom - Gwavas Est - Alverton - Treneere

Gulval Trevarrack Chapel 1645 - Keneggie Manor 1655 - Badgers Cross 1700 - Nancledra 1705 - Halsetown 1710 - St Ives Fire Station 1720 - Carnellis Road 1725 - Royal Square 1730 - Malakoff 1735 - Carbis Bay 1745 - Lelant 1750 - St Erth Rly Stn 1800 - Cannonstown 1805 - Crowlas - 1810 - Long Rock 1820 - Jelbart Way 1825 - Penzance Promenade 1835 - Gwavas Roundabout 1850 - Board School 1855 - Lidden Hill 1905 - Rope Walk 1910 - Pirate Inn 1915 -  West Cornwall Hospital 1925 - Tolver Road 1930 - Treneere Shops 1935

Wednesday 4th Dec

Penzance - Newlyn Bridge - St Just - Pendeen - Madron - Heamoor - Rosehill Gardens

Penzance Bus stn 1645 - Greenmarket 1655 - Btm Alexandra Road 1700 - Newlyn Bridge 1705 - Newlyn Coombe 1710 - Newbridge 1725 - Carn Bosavern 1740 - St.Just Bus station 1750 - Btm Nancherrow 1805 - Botallack 1810 - Carnyorth 1815 - Trewellard 1820 - Boscaswell Stores 1830 - Boscaswell Estate 1835 - Portherras Cross 1840 - Tremethick Cross 1855 - Boscathnoe Estate 1900 - Madron 1915 - Heamoor Sportmans - 1925 - Rosehill Gardens 1930 - Penwith College 1940 - Clarence Street 1945

Thursday 5th Dec

Tresillian - Probus - Grampound - Sticker - Penrice School - Par

Tresillian 1645 - Probus Square 1700 - Dolphin Inn 1725 - Toms Garage 1730 - Sticker Londis 1740 - Southborne Road 1755 - Penrice School 1805 - Holmbush Inn 1810 - Four Lords 1820 - Polgreen Place 1825 - Fourways 1830 - Par Station 1840 - Par Green 1845 - Middleway Co Op - 1855 - Lamellyn Road 1900

 

Friday 6th Dec

Pool - Camborne - Illogan - Portreath - North Country - Redruth

 Kerrier Way 1645 - Dolcoath Road 1650 - Dolcoath Avenue - 1655 - Trevenson Street 1700 - Bassett Road 1710 - Weeth Lane 1720 - North Roskear Road 1735 - Tuckingmill 1740 - Church Road 1750 - Paynters Lane End 1755 - Alexandra Road 1805 - East Lodge Tehidy 1815 - Portreath 1825 - Bridge 1835 - New Portreath Road 1840 - North Country 1845 - Montague Avenue 1900 - Pond Lane 1905 - Redruth Tesco 1915 -  Barncoose Terrace 1925 - Agar Road 1930

Sat 7th Dec

Carharrack - Lanner - Mount Anbrose - Tolvadden - Camborne - Pengegon - Troon -  Four Lanes - Redruth

Carharrack Opp Feed Store 1645 - Lanner 1655 - Sandy Lane 1705 - Mount Ambrose 1715 - Barncoose 1730 - Guiness Trust 1735 - Pool School 1745 - Tolvadden 1755- Tuckingmill 1805 - Bassett Road 1810 - Camborne Trelowarren Street 1820 - Pengegon 1830 - Beacon 1840 - Troon Grenville Estate 1850 - Troon Square 1900 - Four Lanes 1920 - Redruth Bucketts Hill 1930 - Falmouth Road 1940 - Station Hill 1950 - Wesley Street 1955 - West End 2000 - Blowinghouse Hill 2010

  
EAST CORNWALL 
Monday 9th Dec

Boscastle - Camelford - Wadebridge

Boscastle, Doctors Corner - 1730 - Tintagel Visitor Centre 1755 - Camelford Post Office 1835 - via St Kew Highway - 1905 - 30 minute break at Waderbridge - 1840 - Wadebridge, The Platt 1940 - via St Minver - Rock - Trebetherick - Polzeath Beach Car Park 2010

Tuesday 10th Dec

Bodmin - Liskeard - Landrake - Saltash

Bodmin, Mount Folly - 1715 - Dobwalls, Highwayman 1750 - Liskeard Barras Street 810 - Tideford 1840 - Landrake 1855 - Saltash, Fore Street (bottom) 1915

Wednesday 11th Dec

Launceston - Tavistock - Gunnislake - Albaston - Calstock - Callington

Launceston, Westgate Street - 1700 - via Milton Abbot - Tavistock Bedford Square 1750 - via Gulworthy - Gunnislake 1825 - Albaston 1840 - Calstock Tamar Inn 1900 - Callington, New Road -1925

Thursday 12th Dec

Torpoint - Crafthole - Downderry - Seaton - Barbican (Looe)

Torpoint, Old Bus Depot - 1700 - via Goad Avenue, HMS Raleigh, Antony - Crafthole Portwrinkle Turn 1745 - Downderry Square 1805 - Seaton Beach Side 1810 - Barbican (Looe) Primary School 1835 (around Bodrigan Road) - East Looe opposite Surgery 1900

  
PLYMOUTH 
Friday 13th Dec

Barne Barton - St Budeaux - Kings Tamerton

Barne Barton 1615 - Top of Foulston Avenue 1620-1630 - Poole Park Road opposite Rudby Pitch 1635-1640 - St Budeaux Square 1645-1700 - Via Fletemore to Kings Tamerton - First stop Kings Tamerton Loop 1710-1720 - via loop and down Western Mill to North Prospect - Ham Green - Drysburgh Crescent 1730-1740 - Beacon Park Road - West Down Road 1750-1800

Saturday 14th Dec

Stoke Village - Devonport - Union Street

Wolseley Road outside flats 1615-1625 - Saltash Road end of Victory Street 1630-1635 - via Admiralty Street - Royal Navy Avenue by recreation ground 1645-1655 - Station Road 1700-1710 -St Levans by Keyham Primary School 1715-1725 - Stoke Village - Top Molesworth - Devonport Bound 1730-1740 - Devonport - Grandy Way 1755-1805 - Union Street Post Office 1810 - 1815 -  Opposite 'The Pilot' bay outside old Key 103/Palace Theatre 1825-1835 - Back up and down Union Street Via King Street/Eldad Hill/Victoria Park up Molesworth Road - stop opposite Stoke Damerel Park 1845-1855

Sunday 15th Dec

Peverell - Cherry Tree - Honicknowle - West Park - Ernesettle - Camels Head

Peverell Park Road - Hope Church 1615-1620 - Hyde Park Junior School 1625-1630 - Round Hyde Park Pub roundabout back to Weston Park Road - Cherry Tree 1645-1655 - Honicknowle - All Saints 1700-1710 - Honicknowle Green 1720-730 - West Park shops 1740-1745 - Ernesettle via 43 route round the loop - Bull and Bush 1755-1805 - Via Budshead to Ringmore Way Flats 1815-1825 - out along West Park to Victoria Road stop by Tennis Courts 1830 - 1835 - St Budeaux Camels Head - Camels Head Primary School 1845-1855

Monday 16th Dec

Crownhill - Whitleigh - Tamerton Foliot - Southway

Stop top of viaduct facing down Crownhill Road 1620-1625 - Carroll Road 1630-1635 - Whitleigh - Budshead Road outside Newsagents opposite Jump 1650 - 1655 - Whitleigh Green 1705-1715 - Whitleigh Cross 1720-1725 - Tamerton Foliot - Station Road 1735-1740 - Cunningham Road 1745-1755 - Dunnet Road/Kinniard Crescent 1805-1810 - Dunnet Road/Ranco 1820-1830 - Pendeen Crescent 1835-1840 - Frontfield Crescent Stop 1845-1850 - Great Berry Road if demand - 1900

Tuesday 17th Dec

Woolwell - Plympton

Woolwell - School drive 1615-1630 - Down past Runway Drive 1645-1655 - Platinum Way top stop 1705-1715 - Via Woodford to St Margarets bus stop by Woodfood Avenue 1725-1730 - Crossway 1735-1740 - Moorland Road along Glen Road to Mudge Way 1750-1800 - George Lane to St Maurice Road outside post office 1810-1815 - Wolverwood Lane Higher Park Close 1825-1830 - Steer Park 1840-1850 - Plymouth Road by Aldi 1915-1920

Wednesday 18th Dec

Plymstock - Staddiscombe - Elburton

Broadway West opposite fire station - 1640-1650  - Goosewell School 1700-1710 - Holmewood Ave 1720-1725 - Staddiscombe Pub 1730-1740 - Charnhill Way 1750-1755 - Elburton Village by church 1800-1810 - Elburton School 1815-1820 - Stanborough Road Braodway Maple Court Stop 1835-1840 - Via Church Road and Stentaway to Billacombe Road - Pleasure Hill 1850-1855 - Billacome Road stop 1900-1910 - Morrisons if demand

Thursday 19th Dec

Derriford - Leigham - Eggbuckland - Efford - Mount Gould

Derriford Hospital 1610-1630 - Down Miller Way - One Stop shop 1645-1650 - via Keswick Stop at top stop 1700-1705 - via Asda - Bradfield Close 1715-1720 - Down to Leigham Roundabout along Forder Valley up Fort Austin Avenue - Forder Heights 1735-1740 - Top of Fort Austin Ave by CoOp 1745-1750 - Bottom of Shallowford 1755-1800 - Bottom of Dear Park Drive 1805-1815 - Blue Bird Stop Efford Lane 1825-1830 - Blandford Road Community Centre 1840-1845 - Pike Road Botton 1850-1855 - Lipson Vale by the school 1905-1910 - Queens Road Triangle 1925-1935 - Mount Gould opposite the hospital 1945-1950

Friday 20th Dec

Ivybridge -Lee Mill - Sherford - Cattdown - Bretonside

Ivybridge 1600 - Cornwood Road - Abbot Road Stop 1605-1612 - Town Centre 1620 - 1640 - Woolcombe Lane 1645-1650 - Lee Mill Westward Inn 1655-1700 - Sherford - Hercules Road by Vale School 1715-1730 - Prince Rock Elliot Road 1750-1800 - Cattedown - Alvington Street triangle/Elliot Road 1805-1815 - South Milton Street Drive through - Bretonside - Southside Street by the Admiral McBride 1830-1835 - Maderia Drive to West Hoe - 1845 - 1850 - Walker Terrace to Citadel Road by the school 1900-1910

 

Saturday 21st Dec

Manadon - Mannamead - Mutley Plain - North Hill - Barbican - West Hoe

To Manadon Roundabout - End of St Peters Road 1620-1630 - Via Mannamead - Emmanuel Church 1645-1655 - Mutley Plain Inbound 1705-1715 - North Hill via Mayflower Street, Western Approach, Union Street, Royal Parade - The Box if any demand 1720-1725  - Mayflower Stret 1730-1735 - Western Approach by old Comet 1740-1750 - Park and Ride stop A14 1755-1805 - Charles Street/Drake Circus 1815-1825 - Station 1830 -1840 - Station inbound if any demand 1845-1850 - Coburg Street to Charles Street - Exeter Street by Retail Park 1855-1905 - Via Greenbank - Mutley - Peveral Park Road