YELLOW Buses is teaming up with both Bournemouth 7s and Christchurch Food Festival to offer visitors a chance to get to the events sustainably using public transport.
The travel operator will run buses from Poole, Branksome, Westbourne, The Triangle, Winton, Kinson, Charminster, Boscombe, Southbourne, Christchurch and Fairmile to Bournemouth 7s.
Day return tickets will cost £9 and can be purchased from the festival’s website, the Yellow bus app or on board a bus on the day using contactless.
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Simon Newport, Commercial Director at Yellow Buses, said: “The event closes at 1am each night and our team will be around to ensure that we get everyone home on our yellow double deck buses.”
Customers coming back can also purchase a single ticket for £6 or a one way group offer for up to five people which costs £20.
While for the Food Festival buses will run at least every ten minutes over the bank holiday weekend from Bournemouth and Boscombe to Christchurch.
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Mr Newport added: “We really want to encourage people to travel by bus to the festival and we are offering a cheaper way to get there.
“In most cases it will be more cost effective to buy a group ticket if three or more people are travelling together.”
For the Christchurch event a weekend zone a group ticket, for up to five people travelling together, will cost £10 when purchased on their app.
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The Food Festival will take place on Christchurch Quay this year making it a short walk to the High Street where the buses will be on Saturday and Sunday.
On Monday the walk will be slightly further, due to the standard market closure, so buses will arrive at the Fountain Way stop and depart from Barrack Road.
Tickets will be available to purchase for either festival on the day of travel on-board buses.
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