Transport Tickets and Fares

Information on route bus tickets and railcards for railway.

Connect

"Connect" is a brand of the West Berkshire bus service network.

Connect "Initiative has a great ticket for customers who support the Council and many other local routes.

Adult Fares

Ticket type	Connect Urban	Connect Rural	subject
Single ticket	It is a on e-way ticket of one line. The fare varies depending on where you get on and off. Connect services are currently set up 2 pounds up to December 31, 2024.
Roun d-trip ticket	When going back and forth on one line on the same day. The fare depends on the boarding location and the descent area. The Connect Service applies a 4-pound limit (a fee when riding twice with a single maximum fare) until December 31, 2024.
Connectory	£6	£6	Al l-yo u-ca n-ride on an effective route for one day.
Connect Group Day	£ 10	£ 13. 50	Unlimited riding for one day on a valid route for up to 4 people (adult or child).
Flexiiconnect	£ 13. 50	£ 22	On a valid route, one use up to 10 times.
Connect 7 days	£ 13. 50	£ 22	Al l-yo u-ca n-use on effective routes for 7 days.
Connect 30 days	£ 61	£ 80	Unlimited for 30 days on a valid route for 30 days.

Connect Child/Youth Fares

Connect tickets are valid on many West Berkshire routes. For the expiration date, see the overview of the connect ticket and fare.

Children's fare are 5-16 years old (including) and 18 years old or older (up to 1 9-yea r-old birthdays), and you are a young man who is receiving ful l-time education, such as Citizun Cards and valid student ID cards. Applies when presented.

One section each way. The fare depends on where you get on and off. The fare is cheaper than the same adult single. The Connect Service is currently set up 2 pounds once until December 31, 2024.

Where and on which bus routes are the Connect tickets valid?

The following table shows local bus routes that these tickets can be sold and available. Currently, it is cooperating with the operating company to extend the expiration date, but is not sold or used by other services. (Connect Urban Connect Rulal Connect Day, Connect 7 days, 30 days of Connect, Flexiconnect, Connect Group Day).

Route and operator	Route	Connect Urban	Connect Rural
Jet Black 1-Leading Bus	New Ball y-Leading Central Street	New Ball y-Corslop Turn (eastern thousand) -Flex and group day are available, but they are not sold.	New Ball y-Corslop Turn (East of the City) -Flex and Group Day are accepted, but they are not sold.
1a / 1c / 1 D-Newbarry & District	Newbury to Thatcham	All Routes	All Routes
1e - Newbury & District	Newbury to Thatcham	Full Route	Full Route
2, 2a, 2c - Newbury & District	Newbury to Wash Common/Tesco/Pigeons Farm	All Routes	All Routes
3, 3a, 3c, 3x - Newbury & District	Newbury to Hungerford	Embourne Road (Sunderland Gardens stop) to Newbury	All Routes - Newbury to Hungerford
4, 4a, 4b, 4c - Newbury & District	Newbury to Lambourne	Stockcross (Post Office) to Newbury	All Routes - Lambourne to Newbury
6 / 6a - Newbury & District	Newbury to East/West Ilsley	Shaw (Cemetery) or Donington (Castle Inn) to Newbury	Full Route East/West Ilsley to Newbury
8 - Newbury & District	Newbury to Greenham/Tesco/Pigeons Farm	Full Route	Full Route
9 / 9b / 9c - Newbury & District	Newbury Town Centre to Newbury Racecourse	All Routes	All Routes
X24 / X34 - Thames Travel	Newbury to Harwell Campus/Didcot	Newbury to Vodafone Head Office Roundabout	Newbury to Harwell Campus
41 - WBC Connect	Thatcham to Chapel Row/Tail	N/A	Full Route
44 - West Berkshire Council	Thatcham to Beenham/Calcot	N/A	Full Route
47 - West Berkshire Council	Lambourn to Swindon	N/A	Lambourn to Upper Lambourn (accepted not sold)
103, 103a, 103b - Newbury & District	Newbury to Greenham Business Park	Newbury to A339 Bishop Green Tarn	All Routes
Community Connect A - West Berkshire Council	Brightwalton to Newbury	Newbury to Spean	Full Route
West Berkshire Community Connect - West Berkshire Council	On-demand bus service connecting the North West Downland to Newbury	N/A	All Routes

Connect tickets can be purchased in advance using the bus company's app or from the driver when you board the bus.

West Berkshire Council, Newbury & District, Reading Bus, Stagecoach and Thames Travel accept cash, contactless card payments and mobile payments using AndroidPay or ApplePay on their commercial and support services.

For ticket and fare enquiries please contact the Transport Services team.

Tickets for the 47 Service

The following tickets are on sale for the 47 service between Lambourn and Swindon. Connect tickets are only valid on this service between Lambourn and Upper Lambourn.

MyBus Oxfordshire ticket for 47 service

Myvas Oxfordshire tickets can be traveled by bus in Oxfordshire. Myvas Oxfordshire tickets are al l-yo u-ca n-eat for all routes in Oxfordshire for a day or one week. This Myvas Ticket offers simple and integrated bus travel solutions for Oxfordshire residents and tourists, both in the county, simply making commuting easier.

From July 14, 2024 (Sunday), Myvas Oxfordshire's on e-day ticket will be sold on a route 47 route connecting Lamborn and Swindon. This service also accepts on e-day tickets issued by other participating businesses and for one week (available for both paper and apps).

Myvas tickets are provided by the Oxfordshire Bus Enhanced Partnership to use the BSIP funding (BSIP) provided by the Ministry of Transportation to promote the use of Oxfordshire bus services.

Youth Fares

The table below shows the details of children and youth fare available on the West Berkshire public bus network.

Pediatric fare from Beach Hill to Reading ￡ 1. 00

Pediers from Beach Hill to Reading £ 2. 00

National Fare Cap for bus journeys

The government announced in late 2022 a national fare upper limit for most bus services in England. The campaign was extended until December 31, 2024.

Most buses in West Berkshire have a upper limit of £ 2 for a single ride and a 4-pound for a round trip.

This upper limit is applied to all services in the district except the following services:

• 75 flights operated by Carebus
• 133 flights operated by Going Forward Bus

Early Bird Concessionary Fare Ticket

West Berkshire Council and Concession Bath Pass issued by other local governments are from 9:30 am on weekdays (9:30 am), on weekends, all day on holidays (soccer / soccer / Rugby and bus routes can be used for free. For more information about the conconsionary buspass, see the buspass for the elderly and for the disabled.

Currently, if you present a valid bus path, you can purchase a "early" fare ticket for all New Barry & District services and Jet Black 1 (between New Bally and Corslop) by 9:30 am on weekdays. Can do.

It costs 1. 50 pounds for boarding in the city zone in New Berry and Sachcham, and 2 pounds for riding in a local zone. See the Leading Bus website for details.

The early ticket is also available on some of the stage coaches that operate Thames Travel and West Berkshire.

The validity period and the details of the zone are as follows:

Newbury/Thatcham Urban Boundary

service	Operating company	Points outside the section
1a, 1c, 1D, 2, 8, 9, 103	Newbarry & District	All Routes
Jet Black 1	Lady bus	Corslop Turn (valid only between New Bally and Corslop Turn)
3	Newbarry & District	Sanderland Gardens (Emborn Road)
3c, 3x	Newbarry & District	Spine
4	Newbarry & District	Stock cross
6	Newbarry & District	Show graveyard
6a	Newbarry & District	Donington Castle PH
7/7A, 32 (formerly the link)	Stage coach South	All routes in West Berkshire (limited to moving in West Berkshire)
X34	Thames Travel	Vodafon Round About (only in West Berkshire)
41	West Berkshire Council	Cold Ash
44	West Berkshire Council	Sachcham Station
Community Connect A	West Berkshire Council	Woods public
West Barkshire Community Connect	West Berkshire Council	To Donington Castle

Rural Boundary

service	Operating company	Points outside the section
Lime 2/2A	Lady bus	invalid
X24, X34	Thames Travel	Harwell Campus (valid only between New Bally and Harwell Campus)
3, 3c, 3x, 4, 6, 6A	Newbarry & District	The rest of the West Berkshire State
Community Connect A, 41, 44, 47, West Berkshire Community Connect	West Berkshire Council	Remaining routes in West Berkshire

Early discount fare cannot be used on the following bus routes:

service	Operating company	reason
2, 46A, X46	Stage coach	There are no larg e-scale services in West Berkshire
X20	Swindon Bus	There are no larg e-scale services in West Berkshire
133	Going forward bus	There are no larg e-scale services in West Berkshire
145	Going forward bus	There is no operation before 9:30 am.
75	Carebus Volunteer Group	There is no operation before 9:30 am.
154	Horseman coach	There is no operation before 9:30 am.
15, 16, 26, 33, 43, Jet Black 1 East (Corslop Turn)	Lady bus	Later, consider later.

Early Bird Tickets were initially tried for three months from January to March 2023.

At the end of March 2023, a trial company that participated in the trial decided whether to permanently convert this offer.

Bus company apps

• The newberry & distribution app developed by the bus company can be downloaded for Android or Apple mobile phones for free. If you search for "Newberry & District" in the app or play store, you can get tickets on your smartphone, plan your trip, track the operation status of Newberry & District (including jet black 1). I can do it.
• The Reading Bus App has been developed by the bus company and is free to download on Android or Apple phones. Search for "Reading Bus" in the app or play store.
• Thames Travel is part of the Oxford Bus Company.
• It has developed the Stagecoach Bus App which is free to download on Android or Apple phones. Search for "Stagecoach" in the app or play store.
• The Swindon Bus App has been developed by the bus company and is free to download on Android or Apple phones. Search for "Swindon Bus" in the app or play store.
• The West Berkshire Community Connect App is free to download on Android or Apple phones to the Downlands and can be used on on-demand bus services in the North West Downland area of ​​the district.

Contactless payments

West Berkshire Council's Connect bus services accept contactless payment with West Berkshire Community Connect, CCA, 41, 44 and 47. This means more bus services in West Berkshire will now be able to accept contactless payments, making travel more convenient. Contactless is a quick, easy and secure way to pay for transactions under £100. All you need is a contactless-enabled card or a mobile phone with Apple Pay or Google Pay installed.

Reading Buses, Salisbury Reds, Stagecoach, Swindon Buses and Thames Travel also offer contactless payments.

Can I pay part cash part contactless on the bus?

Cash and contactless cannot be mixed on buses.

Which contactless cards can I use?

Contactless payment cards issued by Visa, Mastercard and Maestro are accepted. Amex payments are not accepted.

Can you use Apple/Google Pay?

Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted.

Which tickets can I buy with contactless?

Tickets up to £100 can be purchased.

Railcards

The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) runs a range of railcard schemes, including the Disabled Persons Railcard, which allows people to travel on the rail for reduced fares.

diamond geezer

On my second day of open house, I flew around the capital, visiting seven different, very diverse properties. It's been a long day, so I don't have the time or energy to write about them all right now. Instead, I prioritized picking out some good photos and uploading them to Flickr. There are 24 of them, not just the seven you see here.

I'll write them all here eventually, and maybe even some today. But for the time being, I'll have to make do with a couple of sentences and some notes that will magically turn into proper paragraphs at a later date.

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneThis group of studios occupies a former plywood factory on the banks of the Hertford Canal in Bow. A sparse bucket of art poses as an exhibition until September, but the real open house is a series of artist retreats across three floors on the second floor. Notes: A bit like a 1980s-born Bow Arts. A small archive exhibition, a long white hallway, Kevin Harrison's narrative sculptures (he seems to like a good title), Sarah Heywood's white camera obscura, two dance studios, under a deserted brewery. 3 photos

Open House: City Hall (Royal Docks)

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneOpen House: Flanders House (Cavendish Square) Misjudged

I don't think this Belgian trading post understands the Open House agenda. Reading the boards about modern architecture and watching a three-minute looped video encouraging investment in Flanders didn't seem worth the trouble. Notes: None Photos: None

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneJust downstream from Tower Bridge, the four-tiered pontoon moored by 19 historic boats makes this one of London's most scenic houseboat hubs. Three Open Weekends are held each year, one of which always coincides with an Open House. Notes: As you descend the gangway, you'll find a central community room serving tea and cake, a barge with an unexpectedly wobbly wooden mast, a wonderful mini-garden, the Shard among the rigging, evidence of happy tidal living, a visit from a Dutch sloop with the opportunity to board, and an unexpected Lancaster bomber passing overhead. 4 photos

Open House

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneOriginally opened in 1924 as a hostel for sailors from the London docks between journeys, it was inevitably redundant and has been repurposed as private housing for the past 30 years. A lush blue-tiled staircase leads up to a roof terrace with views of a communal garden and an unusual arrangement of local landmarks. Notes: a large anchor outside, evidence of occasional barbecues, a diagonal walkway, a former chapel converted into housing, a model building on the fourth floor landing, marine mouldings on the roof terrace, a new perspective on the East End. 3 photos

Open House

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneA year ago, 20 years ago, I received a letter from RSA to become a Fellow of RSA, which has a history of 232 years. At that time, and this time, I couldn't convince me even if I visited the social headquarters like a maze over an hour. Remarks that day the most popular building, multiple historic rooms, the bust of Prince Philip, the ceiling of the wedgewood, the honorary list of gold leaf, the latest digital equipment made over 25 years, the latest digital devices, television Dramas often seem to be a downhill area of ​​10, coffee houses, modern Bucktear, 18t h-century stone paving roads, huge underground bricks, art exhibitions with DJs, and dubies. A chandelier, a simple attempt to hide the membership fee, a visitor with narrow shoulders. Photo: 6 sheets

Open house

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneAt the age of 20, Finsent van Gogh went to London for work and stayed in Stockwell within walking distance of Covent Garden's office. The boarding house has recently been restored as an art museum / art / creative space, so you can explore inside, stand in the garden, and see his bedroom on the top floor of the house. It was a pound, but it was convenient and free in the open house. Precautions At that time, the memories of the memories of the time, everyone used to be young, she called him "Van Go", a curlyed wooden staircase, a pretty weak modern art, a dancing place. The wonderful paint, oh, the room where he was actually staying, the scenery outside the window is now a school. Photo: 4 sheets

This season has arrived this year. This time is also a time when I visit many places and write about them, so be careful. Nevertheless, I visited only two buildings in the distant hazling yesterday. Both were old buildings, both of which were attractive, but in both cases, the owner's nature was gradually revealed. Of these two, more interesting buildings opened today.

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside One: Round House (Havering Atte Bower) Oval house < Span>, 20 years ago, today I received a letter from RSA to become a Fellow of RSA, which has a history of 232 years. At that time, and this time, I couldn't convince me even if I visited the social headquarters like a maze over an hour. Remarks that day the most popular building, multiple historic rooms, the bust of Prince Philip, the ceiling of the wedgewood, the honorary list of gold leaf, the latest digital equipment made over 25 years, the latest digital devices, television Dramas often seem to be a downhill area of ​​10, coffee houses, modern Bucktear, 18t h-century stone paving roads, huge underground bricks, art exhibitions with DJs, and dubies. A chandelier, a simple attempt to hide the membership fee, a visitor with narrow shoulders. Photo: 6 sheets

Open house

Sunday, September 15, 2024

: Van Van Gogh House (Stockwell) The Roding One

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneThis season has arrived this year. This time is also a time when I visit many places and write about them, so be careful. Nevertheless, I visited only two buildings in the distant hazling yesterday. Both were old buildings, both of which were attractive, but in both cases, the owner's nature was gradually revealed. Of these two, more interesting buildings opened today.

Open house

: Round House (Havering Atte Bower) elliptical family, or 20 years ago, I received a letter from RSA to become a Fellow of RSA, which has a history of 232 years. At that time, and this time, I couldn't convince me even if I visited the social headquarters like a maze over an hour. Remarks that day the most popular building, multiple historic rooms, the bust of Prince Philip, the ceiling of the wedgewood, the honorary list of gold leaf, the latest digital equipment made over 25 years, the latest digital devices, television Dramas often seem to be a downhill area of ​​10, coffee houses, modern Bucktear, 18t h-century stone paving roads, huge underground bricks, art exhibitions with DJs, and dubies. A chandelier, a simple attempt to hide the membership fee, a visitor with narrow shoulders. Photo: 6 sheets

Open house

: Van Van Gogh House (Stockwell) The Roding One

At the age of 20, Finsent van Gogh went to London for work and stayed in Stockwell within walking distance of Covent Garden's office. The boarding house has recently been restored as an art museum / art / creative space, so you can explore inside, stand in the garden, and see his bedroom on the top floor of the house. It was a pound, but it was convenient and free in the open house. Precautions At that time, the memories of the memories of the time, everyone used to be young, she called him "Van Go", a curlyed wooden staircase, a pretty weak modern art, a dancing place. The wonderful paint, oh, the room where he was actually staying, the scenery outside the window is now a school. Photo: 4 sheets

This season has arrived this year. This time is also a time when I visit many places and write about them, so be careful. Nevertheless, I visited only two buildings in the distant hazling yesterday. Both were old buildings, both of which were attractive, but in both cases, the owner's nature was gradually revealed. Of these two, more interesting buildings opened today.

Open house

: Round House (Havering Atte Bower) Oval house

If you've ever walked the London Loop, you'll have seen this strange round, turret-like structure at the start of section 21.

Open House: Chisenhale Art Place (Bow) Canalside OneThe roundhouse is a few doors down, mostly hidden by trees, and is clearly oval, not circular.

The roundhouse was built around 1794 at Havering-at-Bower by the wealthy city lawyer William Sheldon. Architect John Plough was reportedly brought in to design the mansion, and Plough is said to have been inspired by Belle Isle, an island in the middle of Lake Windermere. He built an elegant, three-storey, oval-shaped stucco villa on a hill in Essex, with a cellar beneath it. The Italianate roof is shallowly shingled and copper-topped, with eaves projecting a metre above the atrium windows. Some of these details would later become fashionable, but were unusual in the 1790s. And the building has quite a history.

Sheldon never lived here, renting it out before selling it fairly quickly in 1807. It passed through various homes by marriage, eventually passing into the hands of a Romford vicar who developed a passion for breeding roses in the large field at the back. It was requisitioned by the Army during the Second World War, and may have been used to house wounded soldiers. Extremely expensive weatherproofing eventually caused it to fall into disrepair, and it was only in 1982 that his son was able to move in with his wife and young daughter Imogen. The Roundhouse is now Imogen's property, and she holds an annual open house, serving an exemplary selection of refreshments on a tower on the lawn.

The first part of the tour is the outer part, impressed with the smooth curve, copper top plate, and the smart drain pipe that passed through the building to prevent freezing in winter. What is particularly interesting is an old dairy hut, which was half crushed by a tree in 1987, but has since been reused as a cute summer house. From here, a low passage dive under the arch, and join the elliptical passage that turns the feet of the building used for the servant to enter and leave. If you are an important person, you will have come up the stone steps in the front Portland and come across the central corridor and the curved cantilever stairs. "There is no photo in this house," says Imogen.

We climbed up to the second floor and watched a modern mural drawn on an elliptical top light. Standed in the bedroom where you can see from the top of the trees to the city of London. On the floor, I went to a cautious and narrow copper balcony. In the shower room, Imojen persuaded English Heritage to peel off the wall, and succeeded in showing the original layer structure below it. On the first floor, we looked at the dazzling paint, and a new kitchen was added because her mother cooked in the chores, and the stupid waiter was no longer practical.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

On the first floor, there is a music room where children full of ingenuity cheer. Imougen's plan is not to live here, but to create an art community where children and their families can explore and learn beyond normal curriculum. When I reached the basement, it was finally pinned. He was guided to a recording studio (Hydaway) and went to the back shelf, saying, "This is my Grammy Award." < SPAN> The first part of the tour is the outer part, impressed with the smooth curve, copper top plate, and the clever drainage pipe that passed through the building to prevent freezing in winter. What is particularly interesting is an old dairy hut, which was half crushed by a tree in 1987, but has since been reused as a cute summer house. From here, a low passage dive under the arch, and join the elliptical passage that turns the feet of the building used for the servant to enter and leave. If you are an important person, you will have come up the stone steps in the front Portland and come across the central corridor and the curved cantilever stairs. "There is no photo in this house," says Imogen.We climbed up to the second floor and watched a modern mural drawn on an elliptical top light. Standed in the bedroom where you can see from the top of the trees to the city of London. On the floor, I went to a cautious and narrow copper balcony. In the shower room, Imojen persuaded English Heritage to peel off the wall, and succeeded in showing the original layer structure below it. On the first floor, we looked at the dazzling paint, and a new kitchen was added because her mother cooked in the chores, and the stupid waiter was no longer practical.

On the first floor, there is a music room where children full of ingenuity cheer. Imougen's plan is not to live here, but to create an art community where children and their families can explore and learn beyond normal curriculum. When I reached the basement, it was finally pinned. He was guided to a recording studio (Hydaway) and went to the back shelf, saying, "This is my Grammy Award." The first part of the tour is the outer part, impressed with the smooth curve, copper top plate, and the smart drain pipe that passed through the building to prevent freezing in winter. What is particularly interesting is an old dairy hut, which was half crushed by a tree in 1987, but has since been reused as a cute summer house. From here, a low aisle dies under the arch, and joins the elliptical passage that turns the feet of the building used for the servant to enter and leave. If you are an important person, you will have come up the stone steps in the front Portland and come across the central corridor and the curved cantilever stairs. "There is no photo in this house," says Imogen.

We climbed up to the second floor and watched a modern mural drawn on an elliptical top light. Standed in the bedroom where you can see from the top of the trees to the city of London. On the floor, I went to a cautious and narrow copper balcony. In the shower room, Imojen persuaded English Heritage to peel off the wall, and succeeded in showing the original layer structure below it. On the first floor, we looked at the dazzling paint, and a new kitchen was added because her mother cooked in the chores, and the stupid waiter was no longer practical.

On the first floor, there is a music room where children full of ingenuity cheer. Imougen's plan is not to live here, but to create an art community where children and their families can explore and learn beyond the normal curriculum. When I reached the basement, it was finally pinned. He was guided to a recording studio (Hydaway) and went to the back shelf, saying, "This is my Grammy Award."

Because the Round House is a BRIT school graduate, an electropop pioneer, and a childhood house of Imougen Hemp, a musician who won the Best Engineer Award (no n-classic category) in the 2010 Grammy Awards in 2010. Because it is a place of passion. I understand why she named the album "Ellipse". She also c o-produced and produced the last truck of Taylor Swift's representative album "1989", and was in charge of the score (both part) of the West End stage "Harry Potter and the Curse of the Curse". The 2016 Grammy Award album of the year was also awarded. There is no such place where you get lost from the farm road through an anonymous open house banner. And I wanted to return to the age of 10 to enjoy the reborn round house.

Open house

: Bower House (Havering Atte Bower) Country Mansion One

Having at Bowder hills were in many demands from wealthy Ichii people in the 18th century, and Bower House was established by John Baines in 1729. He hired a young architect called Henry Frit Croft (later a part of the Wovern Monastery), and built a tw o-story red brick mansion overlooking the three counties. He is the most famous person in the ceiling painting of the grinage Painted Hall, and that is probably because Bower House was designated as the first class. Located in the Orange Tree Hill just below the orange tree pub, an open house will open a very polite suit and put in a gate.

Most of the volunteers who guided us were dressed in a black suit and explained the background every time we entered a new room. For example, the sculptures of Edward III on the hole fireplace are too fresh to look real, but the original owner seems to have been convinced of the truth. When I tried to escape on the stairs, I was told to wait to the end of the lecture to find out that Inigo Jones had designed a crisp work on the ceiling. < SPAN> Because the round house is a BRIT school graduate, an electropop pioneer, and a musician who won the best engineer album award (no n-classic category) in the 2010 Grammy Awards, Imougeen Health. Yes, it's a place of passion. I understand why she named the album "Ellipse". She also c o-produced and produced the last truck of Taylor Swift's representative album "1989", and was in charge of the score (both part) of the West End stage "Harry Potter and the Curse of the Curse". The 2016 Grammy Award album of the year was also awarded. There is no such place where you get lost from the farm road through an anonymous open house banner. And I wanted to return to the age of 10 to enjoy the reborn round house.

Open house

: Bower House (Havering Atte Bower) Country Mansion One

Having at Bowder hills were in many demands from wealthy Ichii people in the 18th century, and Bower House was established by John Baines in 1729. He hired a young architect called Henry Frit Croft (later a part of the Wovern Monastery), and built a tw o-story red brick mansion overlooking the three counties. He is the most famous person in the painted hole painted hole in Gringe, and that is probably because Bower House was designated as the first class. Located in the Orange Tree Hill just below the orange tree pub, an open house will open a very polite suit and put in a gate.

Most of the volunteers who guided us were dressed in a black suit and explained the background every time we entered a new room. For example, the sculptures of Edward III on the hole fireplace are too fresh to look real, but the original owner seems to have been convinced of the truth. When I tried to escape on the stairs, I was told to wait to the end of the lecture to find out that Inigo Jones had designed a crisp work on the ceiling. Because the Round House is a BRIT school graduate, an electropop pioneer, and a childhood house of Imougen Hemp, a musician who won the Best Engineer Award (no n-classic category) in the 2010 Grammy Awards in 2010. Because it is a place of passion. I understand why she named the album "Ellipse". She also c o-produced and produced the last truck of Taylor Swift's representative album "1989", and was in charge of the score (both part) of the West End stage "Harry Potter and the Curse of the Curse". The 2016 Grammy Award album of the year was also awarded. There is no such place where you get lost from the farm road through an anonymous open house banner. And I wanted to return to the age of 10 to enjoy the reborn round house.Open house: Bower House (Havering Atte Bower) Country Mansion One

Having at Bowder hills were in many demands from wealthy Ichii people in the 18th century, and Bower House was established by John Baines in 1729. He hired a young architect called Henry Frit Croft (later a part of the Wovern Monastery), and built a tw o-story red brick mansion overlooking the three counties. He is the most famous person in the ceiling painting of the grinage Painted Hall, and that is probably because Bower House was designated as the first class. Located in the Orange Tree Hill just below the orange tree pub, an open house will open a very polite suit and put in a gate.

Most of the volunteers who guided us were dressed in a black suit and explained the background every time we entered a new room. For example, the sculptures of Edward III on the hall fireplace are too fresh to look real, but the original owner seems to have been convinced of the truth. When I tried to escape on the stairs, I was told to wait to the end of the lecture to find out that Inigo Jones had designed a crisp work on the ceiling.

The NW Bedchamber was not currently being renovated, even though it had obviously been converted into a bar at some point. It turns out that the building was bought by Ford Motor Company in 1970 and used as a training center by the management, hence the many double diamonds drawn behind the counter. In the library on the second floor, the owner said it had been his bedroom, and eagerly pointed to where the fireplace had been. Meanwhile, I scanned the rudimentary collection of religious books and magazines, trying to figure out who Watchman Nee and Witness Lee were.

Friday, September 13, 2024

The Bower House turns out to be the main UK facility of the Christian charity Amana Trust, which has been using it as a seminar and residential training center since 2005. Amana Trust is particularly keen on detailed interpretations of the scriptures. I appreciated that they didn't try to force this on the Open House visitors, or lead everyone through the bookshop, but simply left a few free pamphlets on a table in one room. I thought I would stop for some free tea and biscuits, but Flight 375 was leaving outside in a few minutes, so I sent them off with my eyes wide open, wondering what was going on behind the normally closed doors.

Birmingham Station Names Quiz

Alternative names for 20 train stations in Birmingham. How many can you name?1) Cider Pub 2) Fresh Road 3) Valets Path 4) Jump Street 5) Upland Road 6) Student Hub 7) Tree Quartet 8) Stony Mound 9) Wintry Mount 10) Little Common

11) Half Half Ring 12) Perfume Forest 13) Dark Chocolate 14) Pork Substitute 15) Longy Crossing 16) Like Heavyweight 17) Emerald Forecourt 18) Crossroads Plus One 19) London Borough Chilly Pasture 20) Male Chicken Inexperienced

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Non-Hyperlocal Update: News from Birmingham1) Ozzy the Bull, who lived the show at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Komonwealth game, moved to a New Street station. He has been there since last summer to make it fair, but this is the first time I have seen him, so this is the "news." Ozzy is in the middle of a shopping mall, Grand Central, on a cav e-like station. More wonderfully, he wakes up every hour from 10:15 am to 8:15 pm. Occasionally, you can hear a rough breath. After six shakes, Ozzy fell into a deep sleep for 57 minutes, but all the people who wanted to take pictures and videos so far had a digital content and smiled.

2) This summer, the popular glass fiber animal in Birmingham is a bear. The Jester found in Piccadilly Arcade seems to be a decoration on the theme of historical exploitation or something. The bears of his friends are on the street until October 1, but frankly, traces of this kind of artificial place have lost their charm a while ago.

3) The birth of Cadbalry is the 200th anniversary of Cadbully, as John Cadbalry opened a grocery store on Bull Street 93 in 1824. At Cadbarry World, you can see the model of the shop made of chocolate. Unfortunately, the entire block has been demolished and redeveloped. In terms of address, My Hair My Beauty is on Bull Street 95-96, and the next CEX is on Bull Street 89-90, so there is no longer 93.4) Last time, when I went to Birmingham the last year, a year and a half ago, a junction of tram was underway in the corner of the Bull Street and the Corporation Street in preparation for the extension of the subway. As expected, it is now completed, but the tracks have progressed about 100 meters, and they reach the jumbled place of road construction and unfinished rails, so the new extension feels as far as before. Because of HS2.

5) HS2 has taken over a large part of central Birmingham. The old station building on Curzon Street stands empty, except for a Victorian pub across the road that bustles with people on a Friday after-work day. Beyond that, I can see what appear to be three white viaducts. Gazing at these vacant lots, it becomes clear that not only Euston and Old Oak Common, but the edge of Birmingham itself is essentially an unfinished railway desert.6) Chiltern Railways is running a promotion this month where you can get a ticket from London to Birmingham/Oxford for next to nothing on Fridays. Ian Visits has the details, but the key point is that you have to book early in the week to go on a Friday. I got a ride to Moor Street for £6. 40 (and back for £6. 40).

Hyperlocal Update: Bow News1) A by-election for Bow East was held on Thursday, resulting in a new MP. -

Abdi Mohammed

[Labour]: 53% (↑6%) - Rupert George [Green]: 30% (↑14%) - Robin Edwards [Conservative]: 10% (↑4%) - Siobhan Proudfoot [Liberal Democrat]: 6% (↓2%)Labour won more than half the votes, but with a voter turnout of just 15%, it wasn't as overwhelming as it might seem. The Greens' jump to second place reflects the recent green renaissance across London, but their leafleting campaign was strong, with three leaflets dropped in my letterbox. The Conservative leaflets arrived so late that I had already voted.

Tower Hamlets council is a mayoral system so Lutfur Rahman can do what he likes, so it won't affect how this election is run. However, the former MP for Bow East is now an MP for Westminster and the City.

2) There's still no poster at the M bus stop announcing that route 8 will no longer stop there, even though it's been seven days since the route was reduced to Old Ford, while one of the Bow Church DLR posters has been torn down (and another is heading in its direction).

This year, the season has arrived silently to update the spreadsheet of the annual number of passengers at each station. To be honest, TFL has updated this last month.

As usual, the number of passengers is investigated for a typical one week in autumn, and then for one year. It is good news that since the pandemic, it is the first year without travel restrictions. 2023 is the first year that cross rails were opened.The most crowded subway station in London (2023)

(Changes from 2022) 1) 1) Kings Cross St. Pancras (72m) 2) Waterlou (70m) 3) Victoria (60m) 4) Tottenham Cote Road (59m) 5) Liverpool Street (57m) 6) ↓ 2 London Bridge (55m) 7) ↑ 1 Strutford (54m) 8) ↓ 2 Oxford Circus (51m) 9) Paddington (49m) 10) 3) 3 Farindon (40m)

Kings Cross, Waterlou, and Victoria are the top three. However, Cross Rail has its presence, with Tottenham Cote Road rising to fourth place. According to the spreadsheet, this is the data of passengers entering and leaving the station, and the interchange is not counted. Oxford Circus is still the most common subway statio n-only station, and Stratford is still the most user station at subway stations other than Zone 1.

Next 10 stations: Bond Street, Bank / Monument, Canary Wurf, Easton, Green Park, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, South Gate, North Gringe

The crowded subway station 10 other than London Zone 2 (2023)

1) 1) 1) ↑ 1 Wembley Park (15. 5m) 2) ↑ 2 Eagling Broadway (15. 4m) 3) Barking (15. 1m) 4) ↑ 1) Walsham Stow Central (13. 3m) 5) ↑ 1 Tottenham Hale (13. 2m) 6) ↑ 1) Touting Broadway (12. 4m) 7) 7) ↓ 6 Seven Sisters (12. 2m) 8) Wimbledon (11. 2m) 9) Eastham (10. 8m) 10) Wood Green (9. 1m

Wembley Park has won the first place in a number of global events, reducing the impact of the Eagling Broadway cross rail. Only Barking was in the top 10 at Zone 4 stations. Seven Sisters lost a quarter of the number of visitors compared to 2022 and fell from the lead. Nevertheless, in the northeastern part of London, it was particularly strong, including two other stations on the Victoria line (Black Horse Road was missed 11th). If this list continues, Hello On the Hill (8. 4m) will be the most strong station in Zone 5, and Axbridge (5. 4m) will be the most crowded station in Zone 6.

The most crowded underground station in London (1 line only)

Canary Wurf, North Grinning, Vox Hall, Brikston, Camden Town, Old Street, Knight Bridge, Walsham Stow Central, Covent Garden, Two Touting Broadway

Subway station where users increase by more than 20 % from 2022 in 2023

Richmond, Tafneel Park, Farindon, Upmin Star, Chalfont & Latimer, White Chapel, South Hello

Subway station where users in 2023 decrease by 10 % or more from 2022

South Eagling, Seven Sisters, South Kenton, Lancaster Gate, Finn's Berry Park, Hyd Park Corner, Marble ArchThis is still my favorite list.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Subway station 10 with the lowest users in London (2023)

1) Roding Valley (268000) 2) Chigwell (332000) 3) Grange Hill (397000) 4) NORTH EALING (606000) 5) THEYDON BOIS (734000) 6) ↑ 2) Luislip Garden's (807000) 7) ↓ 1 More Park (808000) 8) ↑ 6) South Kenton (821000) 9) Clock Three (838000) 10) ↓ 3 Upmin Star Bridge (854000)

Roading Valley is the most subway station with the lowest user. Central Line's Essex End is very good, including three stations, Hinnow Shuttle. North Eagling is rare for Zone 3 stations and is rarely used, because it is more convenient for Eagering Broadway and West Ackon. South Kenton has no ticket gates, so TFL is counted manually.

N. B. In this special data, Kenzington (Olympia) was counted as an overground station and recorded 2. 3 million passengers last year.

Next 10 stations: Ikkenham, Fairlop, Chesham, West Hallow, West Acton, Buring Side, West Ruin Lip, Northwembley, West Finchily, Hirindon

The most crowded subway station in each zone (2023)

Zone 1) Lijenz Park (2. 3m) Zone 2) Gold Hawk Road (1. 8m) Zone 3) North Eagling (0. 6m) Zone 4) Lording Valley (0. 3m) Zone 5) Louis Lip Garden (0. 8m) Zone 6) Saydn Bowa (0. 7m) Zone 7) Moore Park (0. 8m) Zone 8) Char Font & Latimer (1. 6m) Zone 9) Chececham (1. 0m)

By the way

DLR Top 5 Canary Wurf (12m), Lime House, Kati Sark, Loo Sham, Uridge Arsenal DLR Bottom 5: Beckton Park (0. 5m), Stratford High Street, Abbey Lord, Erverson Road, Royal ・ Albert

Subway stations where N. B. DLR runs is not counted. Otherwise, Bank, Stratoford, and Cancing Town should be in the top five.

Beckton Park remains Tumble Weed Central after the stagnant office development of the adjacent office. Pudding Mill Lane was the lowest for 20 years, but thanks to ABBA, he was no longer in the lowest 10th place.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Cross Rail Top 5 Abbey Wood (14. 2 million), Canary Wurf, Uridge, Romford, Ilford Cross Rail Bottom 5: Ivar (412, 000 people), Tapplow, Langley, Burnham, Hanwell

Subway stations with N. B. Cross Rail service are not counted. Otherwise, all stations from Paddington to White Chapel will beat all stations here.

The number of passengers on South all, West Doraiton and Acton Main Line increased more than twice as 2022 in 2023.

Overground Top 10 Clapam Junctions (13m), Liverpool Street, Denmark Hill, Show Ditch High Street, Shapers Bush, Hackney Central, Dalston Junction, New Cross Gate, Dalston Kingsland, Sally Keys Overground Bottom 10: Emerson Park (0. 3m), Headstone Lane, South Hamsted, Bush, Hatch End, Theobals Globe, Kilburn High Road, One's Worth Road, South Ackon, Bar King Riverside

Subway stations with N. B. overground do not count.

Given that Burning Riverside is the only station of extensions with £ 327 million, it is a pity that it is a pity that it will enter 10 of the most unusable overground stations, but it is more than most houses. This is because the railway was built earlier.

And now, let's introduce the last list that makes you feel the spirit of the times, as the renaming of the overground route is imminent.

Stations that are the most used on each route on the overground (2023)

Suffladet wire Barking Riverside (844000) Mildmei Line: South Rush Line One's Worth Road (747000) Weaver Line Theobals Globe (686000 Lions Line Headstone Lane (459000) Liberty Line Emarson Park (274000) )	In this series, we get on the train from the border between Grator London to the station, get off there, and see what is there. Today, it means Kempton Park, one station, from Hampton on Sheperon Line. Originally, the train stopped only on the day of the horse racing, in which case the station was Sanberry station, but the station was renovated in 2006 and became part of a normal railway network. It is still not so crowded.
Of the 59 racetracks in the UK, there is no racetrack in London, but Kempton Park is almost in London, about 100 meters. A businessman buys an ol d-fashioned mushroom site in Kempon, and opened 200 acres to jockey and opened in 1878. There are two concentric courses, a large triangular circuit with a jumping platform used in the National Hunt Race, and an inner loop used for flat laces. The biggest race is King George VITKS, which is held on boxing day, and gorgeous races will be held from September to April. Officially says, "Please come in the best mood," but to avoid the dress code posted along with a woman wearing a fashioner or a twidy man wearing a bakerboy cap. 。	It is almost quiet on Wednesday, but if you want to talk to a man in a mountain hut about the sale of a car, you can enter a huge parking lot. In other places, the staff of the course paints the gate, pruning topian, and illuminates flood lights to check CCTV. However, when you narrow your eyes through the gate, you can see some horses in the parade ring (one is dessert orchid, the other is a kite star). Fashion, flowers, footwear, food, and special price by the Blacknell Meet team. < SPAN> In this series, I get on the train from the border between Grator London to the station, get off there, and see what is there. Today, it means Kempton Park, one station, from Hampton on Sheperon Line. Originally, the train stopped only on the day of the horse racing, in which case the station was Sanberry station, but the station was renovated in 2006 and became part of a normal railway network. It is still not so crowded.

Of the 59 racetracks in the UK, there is no racetrack in London, but Kempton Park is almost in London, about 100 meters. A businessman buys an ol d-fashioned mushroom site in Kempon, and opened 200 acres to jockey and opened in 1878. There are two concentric courses, a large triangular circuit with a jumping platform used in the National Hunt Race, and an inner loop used for flat laces. The biggest race is King George VITKS, which is held on boxing day, and gorgeous races will be held from September to April. Officially says, "Please come in the best mood," but to avoid the dress code posted along with a woman wearing a fashioner or a twidy man wearing a bakerboy cap. 。

It is almost quiet on Wednesday, but if you want to talk to a man in a mountain hut about the sale of a car, you can enter a huge parking lot. In other places, the staff of the course paints the gate, pruning topian, and illuminates flood lights to check CCTV. However, when you narrow your eyes through the gate, you can see some horses in the parade ring (one is dessert orchid, the other is a kite star). Fashion, flowers, footwear, food, and special price by the Blacknell Meet team. In this series, we get on the train from the border between Grator London to the station, get off there, and see what is there. Today, it means Kempton Park, one station, from Hampton on Sheperon Line. Originally, the train stopped only on the day of the horse racing, in which case the station was Sanberry station, but the station was renovated in 2006 and became part of a normal railway network. It is still not so crowded.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Of the 59 racetracks in the UK, there is no racetrack in London, but Kempton Park is almost in London, about 100 meters. A businessman buys an ol d-fashioned mushroom site in Kempon, and opened 200 acres to jockey and opened in 1878. There are two concentric courses, a large triangular circuit with a jumping platform used in the National Hunt Race, and an inner loop used for flat laces. The biggest race is King George VITKS, which is held on boxing day, and gorgeous races will be held from September to April. Officially says, "Please come in the best mood," but to avoid the dress code posted along with a woman wearing a fashioner or a twidy man wearing a bakerboy cap. 。

It is almost quiet on Wednesday, but if you want to talk to a man in a mountain hut about the sale of a car, you can enter a huge parking lot. In other places, the staff of the course paints the gate, pruning topian, and illuminates flood lights to check CCTV. However, when you narrow your eyes through the gate, you can see some horses in the parade ring (one is dessert orchid, the other is a kite star). Fashion, flowers, footwear, food, and special price by the Blacknell Meet team.

Kempton Park station can only be reached from the very end, through the racecourse car park. Passengers arriving from London can walk out, but those returning to the city must walk across a wide trellis footbridge to protect the many racegoers who may be waiting 30 minutes for the next train. A poster says that in 10 days Kempton Park will be introducing contactless payment.

It's very quiet here, and if it were in the capital it would be the fourth least used station in London. I was surprised to see a Harry Potter-like figure walking across the bridge, but it was a young cleaner in an SWR tabard and carrying a broom. A few real London-bound passengers strolled across shortly before the next train departed, but Sunbury station is generally much more convenient, so most locals head there. It's only 600 metres away, has the same frequency of trains, but carries six times as many passengers.

No one lives north of the station. It's land with a water supply and reservoir, and a motorway garage. The dual carriageway that runs through it is the A316, but a short distance away the M3 begins, running over Sunbury Cross roundabout. A footbridge leads to a huge Costco and Land Rover showroom. This is the only addressable place in the capital in TW16 postcode, a painted shipping container that houses a Greasy Spoon cafe.

For anything vaguely interesting, you have to head south through the streets of Lower Sunbury, dotted with charming anonymous alleyways and occasional recreational venues. Kempton Cricket Club has a thriving Colts section, and the Sunbury Adult Learning Centre teaches Tai Chi and lip-reading to beginners every Tuesday. Some people own big piles and visit the aforementioned Land Rover dealership, while others decorate their fronts with catalogues that fell out of magazines.

As befits an ancient riverside settlement, the closer you are to the Thames, the older the houses tend to be. French Street is named after the Huguenot refugees who once settled here. Unfortunately, I can't introduce you to the lovely church, the Millennium Embroidery Café, the walled garden or the Three Fishes pub. But I did explore some of the newer properties along the river, where boating enthusiasts who don't mind their gardens being submerged still want to live. The motley collection of houses is interrupted in places by a narrow footbridge that spans the three dozen properties on Sunbury Court Island.

Rivermead Island is used by locals as they use their local parks. You access it by a low, arched footbridge, past signs warning you not to barbecue, not to tents, not to bivouac, not to let dogs run loose, and not to fish without a license. On the opposite bank, the Thames flows lazily, relatively narrow for those used to the width of central London, and overlooking a huge weir fed by a water treatment plant. But what's odd is that halfway through this tiny island, the municipality suddenly changed from Spelthorne to Elnbridge. Formerly Middlesex changed to Surrey, and there was a coal tax collection station on the water's edge. What's going on?

This one island was once two islands, but the waterway between them was sized. On the other side was Swansrest Island, and its fisheries were connected to the south. Proceed through the vacant lot to the tip covered with trees for about 3 minutes, and you will be on a dock facing a small route behind Sanberry Court Island. This is a favorite drinking spot for local young people, probably not suitable for weak people, but I think it's better to be here than wearing a baker boy hat on a tweed. 。

The nearest station is Kemplon Park.

Overwhelming London: Pig Farm Array, Wuster Park

Monday, September 09, 2024

Pig Farm Array is a lon g-lasting straight road in Suton Ward, London. He has passed from the Trafalger Avenue to Stone Cot Hill, and continues from the Edge Land beside the Rowers Moden Horse Riding Center. The overall length is about 1 km, all of which are adjacent to the border with Merton. Both sides are surrounded by railings, and there are only a few exit on the way. I thought this would probably have an attractive back story. I may have been wrong.

I thought it would run alongside Pill Brook, but it was too early. At one point, a very tall folk lift penetrated the highest fence. Only cyclists were seen along the path, which would definitely have been upgraded in 2014 to a common path. The graffiti artist @worcesterparksfinest colors the entire wall. There were several pagoda at the back, and the atmosphere was exciting.

Sutton likes to use Prow's initials for footpass signs. You may be able to create a special feature on footpasses with the lowest number in the autonomous area of ​​London. However, when I checked Public Rights of Way on the Suton website, there was only a map with a red line. < SPAN> This one island used to be two islands, but the waterway was sinked. On the other side was Swansrest Island, and its fisheries were connected to the south. Proceed through the vacant lot to the tip covered with trees for about 3 minutes, and you will be on a dock facing a small route behind Sanberry Court Island. This is a favorite drinking spot for local young people, probably not suitable for weak people, but I think it's better to be here than wearing a baker boy hat on a tweed. 。

The nearest station is Kemplon Park.

Overwhelming London: Pig Farm Array, Wuster Park

Pig Farm Array is a lon g-lasting straight road in Suton Ward, London. He has passed from the Trafalger Avenue to Stone Cot Hill, and continues from the Edge Land beside the Rowers Moden Horse Riding Center. The overall length is about 1 km, all of which are adjacent to the border with Merton. Both sides are surrounded by railings, and there are only a few exit on the way. I thought this would probably have an attractive back story. I may have been wrong.

I thought it would run alongside Pill Brook, but it was too early. At one point, a very tall folk lift penetrated the highest fence. Only cyclists were seen along the path, which would definitely have been upgraded in 2014 to a common path. The graffiti artist @worcesterparksfinest colors the entire wall. There were several pagoda at the back, and the atmosphere was exciting.

Sutton likes to use Prow's initials for footpass signs. You may be able to create a special feature on footpasses with the lowest number in the autonomous area of ​​London. However, when I checked Public Rights of Way on the Suton website, there was only a map with a red line. This one island was once two islands, but the waterway between them was sized. On the other side was Swansrest Island, and its fisheries were connected to the south. Proceed through the vacant lot to the tip covered with trees for about 3 minutes, and you will be on a dock facing a small route behind Sanberry Court Island. This is a favorite drinking spot for local young people, probably not suitable for weak people, but I think it's better to be here than wearing a baker boy hat on a tweed. 。

The nearest station is Kemplon Park.

Overwhelming London: Pig Farm Array, Wuster Park