{"id":70271,"date":"2026-06-26T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=70271"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:25:55","slug":"council-lays-new-summer-bus-service-dartmouth-slapton-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/council-lays-new-summer-bus-service-dartmouth-slapton-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Council lays on new summer bus service between Dartmouth and Slapton village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are subsidising a new summer season bus service, run by the operators Country Bus and Tally Ho, between Dartmouth Pontoon and Slapton village.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new service will run from Monday 29 June through to Saturday 29 August 2026, and will include stops at Dartmouth Pontoon, Stoke Fleming, Blackpool Sands, Strete (King Arms car park), and Slapton village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are helping to fund the service following winter storms that washed away a large section of the A379 at Slapton, leaving the road impassable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country Bus and Tally Ho will jointly operate the service Monday to Saturday, with half-hour journey time routes from Dartmouth Pontoon (to Slapton village) at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, and 4:30pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journeys from Slapton village (to Dartmouth Pontoon) will run at 9:30am, 11am, 1pm, and 2:30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country Bus will operate the service Monday to Friday, and Tally Ho will run the service on Saturdays during the summer season period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new service will complement Stagecoach\u2019s 93 service which will continue to operate at existing times between Dartmouth and Strete before continuing onwards to Kingsbridge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Councillor Jacqi Hodgson, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for transportation, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

“Although the A379 is closed now due to storm damage, shops, pubs and tourist attractions in Slapton are still open for trade and custom. We are laying on this new summer season bus route to encourage visitors to the area and to provide a public transport alternative to using the car.<\/p>\n

“I’d like to thank the bus operators for working with us on this new service.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\r\n Councillor Jacqi Hodgson, Leader of the Green and Independent Group and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Bio-diversity<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n <\/figure>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\n\n
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Councillor Julian Brazil, Devon County Council\u2019s local Member for Kingsbridge, and Leader of the council, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

\u201cIt\u2019s crucial that the council supports our local residents and businesses during these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\r\n Councillor Julian Brazil, Leader of the Council<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n <\/figure>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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