Riding Retro: Poynton to Avro vintage bus ride

**This event is likely to be very popular - if you cannot make this event after booking a ticket, please let us know on 01625 872238 so that the tickets can be released to others. Please note we cannot accept group bookings*

Your free ticket to this event includes a free ride on the bus to the Avro Heritage Museum. You must join the bus on your allotted time, both departing Poynton, and boarding at the Avro. Please only board the bus at your prebooked time - there won't be space on other journeys!

In 1935, Poynton's mining industry came to a close. Pits were almost exhausted of coal, resulting in mass redundancy. At this time, while the collieries had declined, the nearby A.V Roe factory had plenty of jobs available. From working underground to the production of aircrafts, we're thinking of Routes, Networks and Connections by considering Poynton's heritage alongside Woodford's, and highlighting their connection with free bus journeys from central Poynton to the Avro Heritage Museum (the site of the A.V Roe factory.) As it's Heritage Open Days and we want a spectacle to celebrate, the bus will be a classic 1966 Routemaster! The Avro Heritage Museum will be offering their regular Heritage Open Days offer of free entry and welcoming our bus full of Poynton residents... just like those newly redundant miners all those years ago.

This event is brought to you by Poynton Town Council, with support from Avro Heritage Museum.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 15 September:

Bus runs three times a day to Avro Museum

Location & directions

Civic Hall, Park Lane, Poynton, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK12 1RB

Contact on day:

Jenny

Telephone number:

+441625872238

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please note, due to the limited spaces on this event, we cannot allow group bookings.

Booking contact name:

Jenny

Booking telephone number:

+441625872238

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/poynton-town-council

Booking opens:

05 Aug 2024 02:00 PM

Booking closes:

13 Sep 2024 05:00 PM

Accessibility details

We regret that due to its age, the Routemaster bus is not wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

The bus will begin in Poynton Civic Hall car park and will take visitors to the Avro Heritage Museum in Woodford. This will be prebook only. The bus will then collect visitors with a ticket in the afternoon.

Max no of people per tour:

65

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