Shuttle Buses and Public Buses

In 2025, thanks to the support of Unite, we are excited to announce we are now able to offer a THREE DAY Shuttle Bus service to the festival. This will enable day trips on Friday or Saturday, and the option of travelling in every day from Dorchester instead of camping.

There will be seven journeys on Saturday, five on Sunday, and a top up two journeys on Friday (in addition to the regular service provided by the public bus Damory CR9).

In order to ensure capacity is maintained please book in advance the exact journeys you need from the three pages below. Any remaining seats will be sold on a first-come-first-serve basis and cannot be guaranteed.

Sunday Coaches

If your union, trades council or organisation are organising transport (coach, mini bus) to the Tolpuddle Festival for Sunday, 20 July 2025 and would like to share the information or to attract additional sales then please complete this link so it can be advertised below.

Coaches to Tolpuddle on Sunday depart from:

• Lewes
• Bristol/Weston/Bridgwater/Yeovil
• Gloucester/Cheltenham/Stroud
• Plymouth/Newton Abbot/Exeter
• Swindon/Chippenham/Bath
• London
• Weston-super-Mare

LEWES

Pick up time & venue: 07.30  Lewes Railway Station, Station Street, BN7 2UP

Calling at:

08.00 Burgess Hill, Civic Way

08.30 Crawley Bus Station

09.00 Horsham Railway Statoin

Costs: £5.00 per seat  (pay by cash on the day, to reserve your seat contact Bill Ball, [email protected] or 07758 269976

Leaving Lewes Railway Station 07.30

Calling at

Burgess Hill Civic Way 08.00

Crawley Bus Station 08.30

Horsham Railway Station 09.00

Leaving Tolpuddle 16.00

Sponsored by Unite SE/6144 & SE/6217 branches supported by Lewes Trade Union Council

BRISTOL/WESTON/BRIDGWATER/YEOVIL  (Unite South West) 

08.55 Tony Benn House, Bristol, BS1 6AY

09.40  Weston Super Mare Locking Road Coach Park BS23 3DE

10.10 Bridgwater Moto Service Station, Bridgwater, TA6 6TS

11.00 Yeovil Yeovil Bus Station, BA20 1LH 11:00 A.M.

Leaving Tolpuddle approx 18.00

Costs: Free for members of Unite the Union.
Non-members we ask for a £10 contribution towards running costs.

Non-members where cost will limit them from attending can e-mail: [email protected] to see if Unite can offer discretionary support.

Kyle Macdonald ([email protected]) is looking after the booking system. Book here Unite the Union Coaches to Tolpuddle 2025 – Sunday, 20 July 2025

GLOUCESTER, CHELTENHAM, STROUD (Unite South West)

08.25 Gloucester UNITE OFFICES, GL1 3ND

08.40 Cheltenham Pick Up Point to be confirmed

09.10 Stroud Merry Walks

Leaving Tolpuddle approx 18.00

Costs: Free for members of Unite the Union.
Non-members we ask for a £10 contribution towards running costs.

Non-members where cost will limit them from attending can e-mail: [email protected] to see if Unite can offer discretionary support.

Kyle Macdonald ([email protected]) is looking after the booking system. Book here Unite the Union Coaches to Tolpuddle 2025 – Sunday, 20 July 2025

PLYMOUTH, NEWTON ABBOTT, EXETER (Unite South West) 

09.00 Exeter Street , Plymouth
10.05 Newton Abbott Train Station
10.45 Exeter Honiton Rd P&R Bus Shelter opp Park & Ride

Leaving Tolpuddle approx 18.00

Costs:

Free for members of Unite the Union.
Non-members we ask for a £10 contribution towards running costs.

Non-members where cost will limit them from attending can e-mail: [email protected] to see if Unite can offer discretionary support.

Kyle Macdonald ([email protected]) is looking after the booking system. Book here Unite the Union Coaches to Tolpuddle 2025 – Sunday, 20 July 2025

SWINDON, CHIPPENHAM, BATH (Unite South West)

08.40 Swindon Bus Stop Opposite Sun Inn
09.05 Chippenham Pick Up Point to be confirmed
09.40 Bath Laura Place, Bath, BA2 4BJ

Leaving Tolpuddle approx 18.00

Costs: Free for members of Unite the Union.
Non-members we ask for a £10 contribution towards running costs.

Non-members where cost will limit them from attending can e-mail: [email protected] to see if Unite can offer discretionary support.

Kyle Macdonald ([email protected]) is looking after the booking system. Book here Unite the Union Coaches to Tolpuddle 2025 – Sunday, 20 July 2025 

UNITE, LONDON AND EASTERN REGION 

08.30 Bus Stop K, Robert Streete, Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2EU

Leaving Tolpuddle at 17.30

Costs: £5.00 return fare for Unite Members

Contact: Unite London and Eastern Region office on 020 8800 4281 to obtain booking details.

At present only open to Unite members.

NORTH SOMERSET (WESTON SUPER MARE)

8:50 AM, Locking Road Car Park, Weston-super-Mare.

Leaving Tolpuddle at 17:00.

Coach seats are free; bring family or a friend. To book places on the coach, contact the Unison office – [email protected] or ring 01934 634759.

Sponsored by UNISON North Somerset and Weston and North Somerset Trades Council

EXETER (TRADES COUNCIL)

09.30 Belgrade Road, Exeter (Next to Royal Mail Parcel Collection) possible pick up at Heavittree and Sowton Park and Ride

£20 per person (no refunds).

Contact Exeter Trades Council Secretary if you wish to book a ticket at [email protected]