South Hams District Council working in partnership with First Devon and Cornwall which operates the bus service which comes into the car park to collect and drop off passengers.
The Park and Ride service is now open until the end of October 2011 |
Destination
The service runs from the car park just outside Dartmouth on the A3122, where it joins with the A379 by Lidls supermarket, to Dartmouth town centre.
Tickets
Tickets can be obtained from the pay and display machines in the car parks. The tickets are in two parts: one to show the bus driver; and one must be displayed on the car. The driver will issue a zero value return ticket to everyone that boards the bus, this must be shown to the driver for the return journey on the park and ride and on Service 90 after 19:00.
Times of service
It is a seasonal service operating between Easter and the end of October. Occasionally there are out of season services for special events.
The service operates from the car park between 8am and 7pm, but times may vary according to circumstances. See the notice board in the car park for the timetable.
Returning from Dartmouth
People returning from the town after the normal operating hours will be able to use the First bus service 90 from Dartmouth, which although not stopping in the car park stops at a bus stop a very short distance away in the main road. Users must show their zero value return park and ride ticket to the driver.
Service 90 departs from Dartmouth Pontoon at the following times Monday to Saturday – 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30, 21:00, 21:30, 22:00, 22:30, 23:00, and 23:00.
On Sundays and Bank Holidays, buses depart from Dartmouth Pontoon at 19:00, 19:30, and 20:00.
Dartmouth Regatta
During Dartmouth Regatta week during the last week of August, overflow fields are in operation to cope with the great increase in traffic.
