Scenic stories
Scenic stories, operator spotlights & travel guides
Editorial from the road, route history, operator Q&As and what to do along each line. New stories added regularly.
EssexA barnstorming Essex aerial adventure on the Clacton Open-Top Bus service
There is no better way to meet Clacton-on-Sea than from the top deck of an open-top bus, with the sea glittering beside you and the salty breeze rearranging your hair. The number 8 Clacton Open-Top bus service turns a day at the coast into an ultra convenient adventure: hop off when something catches your eye, […]
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YorkshireFood glorious food shopping in magnificent Malton by the Moors!
Malton is one of those rare market towns where food shopping still feels like a proper ‘old school, top-drawer outing. Not the rushed, fluorescent kind where you grab a basket, scan a barcode and leave with something wrapped in three layers of plastic, but the older, richer sort: chatting over a counter, choosing apples by […]
YorkshireTea’s a treat in tremendous Malton!
Malton has earned its reputation as one of Yorkshire’s true food towns, and it doesn’t take long to see why. Tucked just north east of York on the stunning Coastliner 840 bus (from Leeds, York and Whitby) and 843 bus (also Leeds, York but so too Scarborough), this market town has quietly built a national […]
YorkshireMagical Malton’s mysterious and mind-boggling facts!
There’s few more delightful towns in the UK than marvellous Malton, nestled amidst paradisiacal countryside in North Yorkshire and a haven for food lovers and those who devour the delights of independent shops set against a backdrop of deeply historic architecture. It’s really easy to get there too, on the Coastliner bus 840 or 843 […]
ScotlandUnbelievable, unforgettable Ullapool by supreme Scottish Citylink
Reaching Ullapool with Scottish Citylink on the 961 bus is part of the experience itself – a 1 hour 20 minute thrill a minute delight that you will never forget! From Inverness, the bus winds northwest through a landscape that gradually sheds the familiar and becomes something more elemental. The road narrows, the trees thin, […]
ScotlandPortree paradisiacal perfection on super Scottish Citylink
Simply stunning! That’s what the journey is like on the Scottish Citylink 917 service from Inverness to Portree and also on the 915 from Glasgow. Every single twist and turn brings with gasps of awe and disbelief from scenic thrill seekers on-board the coach as it makes its way to paradisical Portree. Perched around a […]
YorkshirePick Pickering for jaw-dropping scenery and a terrific treat on Coastliner 840
The whistle of a steam locomotive drifting through cobbled parades makes you wonder if you’ve somehow travelled back to the 1800s. But no, you haven’t hopped into Doc’s DeLorean – you’re just in Pickering. Nestled at the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park, this charming market town is home to one of […]
OxfordshireWallingford’s where past and present combine to perfection with the River Rapids X40
There’s few better places to visit than Wallingford on the superb River Rapids X40 bus which swishes its way between Reading and Oxford, criss-crossing The Thames and with a perfect stop in the middle in this captivating small town. It’s a delightful route, through The Chilterns with its undulating fields, interspersed with tree-lined roads and […]
ScotlandWhisk yourself to Oban for an unforgettable trip with Scottish Citylink
There’s no better way of arriving in Oban than on a Scottish Citylink coach, having sauntered through sumptuous, stunning scenery en route from Fort William. The coach nestles its way directly beside the railway station, positioned at the edge of the harbour. It’s one of the few towns in Scotland where long‑distance coaches and trains […]
ScotlandStunning Campbeltown’s the gateway to Mull of Kintyre magic on Scottish Citylink 926
Slàinte mhath! Once the whisky capital of the world, Campbeltown is a harbour town tucked at the end of the Kintyre peninsula, where salty sea air, stunning skies and the finest drams delight tourists and locals alike. Whilst it does not draw the same crowds as Scotland’s bigger whisky regions, Islay and Speyside, it’s a […]