Shipston Link

bringing Shipston and the rural community together.

Shipston Link is a community bus service. We are a non-profit organisation operated entirely by volunteers.Shipston Link run scheduled services and we are also available for private hire.

Shipston Link community bus services from Shipston-on-Stour in the Cotswolds

A community bus serving Shipston and the rural villages

Shipston Link provides regular, volunteer run, community bus services from many of the surrounding villages into Shipston Town Square & the Medical Centre, most days of the week, together with regular trips from Shipston and the surrounding villages to Banbury, Moreton-in-Marsh & Chipping Norton. We also run a Saturday service from Whichford, Cherington, Stourton, Brailes, Shipston and Ilmington to Stratford.

Shipston Link also offers a Private Hire service.

Private Hire

For general enquiries please use the email address below.
enquiries@shipstonlink.co.uk or fill in the contact form below

Frequently Asked Questions

Shipston Link FAQs
What are the fares for the bus?

We accept Older Person’s and Disabled Person’s Bus Passes which allows free travel on all our Routes; but for fare-paying passengers our single flat-rate fare is £2.00 [child £1.00] on all Services except to and from Banbury on a Thursday, and Stratford to or from Whichford / Brailes on a Saturday, which is £3.00 [child £1.50).

What communities do you serve?

All our routes can be found on the timetables page. You can click here to view all our routes and timetables.

How do I hire the a bus for private use?

Shipston Link Limited has 17-seater purpose-built Mercedes Sprinter which in addition to our existing Ford Transit 17-seater Mini-bus, gives us the capacity to offer Private Hire Charter trips, for journeys originating in and around the Shipston area.   With this new vehicle we can often now undertake Private Hires, seven days a week.

For further information, and to enquire about making a booking, please see our private hire page

Can I volunteer to drive the bus?

Yes! Shipston Link is always interested in hearing from potential volunteer drivers to join our enthusiastic team driving for Service Runs and or Private Hire. For further details pelase see our volunteer page.

How do I contact you?

For general enquiries please use the email address below.
enquiries@shipstonlink.co.uk

For information about fundraising with Shipston Link please email:
fundraising@shipstonlink.co.uk

For more information about the private hire of the Shipston Link bus please contact
privatehire@shipstonlink.co.uk

For information about driver recruitment please email:
recruitment@shipstonlink.co.uk

Private Hire

Shipston Link has 17-seater purpose-built Mercedes Sprinter which in addition to our existing Ford Transit 17-seater Mini-bus, gives us the capacity to offer Private Hire Charter trips, for journeys originating in and around the Shipston area.   With this new vehicle we can often now undertake Private Hires, seven days a week.

GET IN TOUCH

For more information about the Hedgehog Bus timetables and fares click on the link below. If you need to contact us you can find all the details on the contact page.

 

VolunteerCONTACT