**CANCELLED** Tour of Britain important bus information
3 years ago
NOW CANCELLED due to the sad passing of Her Majesty the Queen - buses will operate normal routes
Dorset is welcoming The Tour of Britain this September. The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the Second World War.
Dorset will be welcoming the race on Saturday 10th September.
The race covers most of Dorset and will begin West Bay and end in Ferndown going across the county throughout the racing day. The race will go through Durdle Door, Lulworth, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Blandford, Wimborne, Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown with road closures and rolling road blocks in place across the day.
Ferndown High Street is the finishing line for the race and will be closed all day with routes 13 and X6 affected by this closure. The X6 will run directly along Ringwood Road between Tricketts Cross and Victoria Road Fire Station and the 13 will divert at Chapelgate Garage (Tesla/ Porsche) via Glenmoor Road to Ringwood Road then Church Road to Wimborne Road (in both directions).
Rolling road closures will be in place for routes 30, 31, 35, 40, 3, 4, 13 and X6 and Bournemouth network route 6. Details of the estimated times are:
| Time | Route | Info |
| 11:00 to 14:00 | 30, 31 |
The 11:30 route 30 from Weymouth will be delayed by up to 30 minutes between Wareham, Corfe Castle and Swanage The 11:30 route 30 from Swanage will not operate via Lulworth Cove or Durdle Door and will operate direct between Wool Station and The Red Lion The 12:42 route 31 from Wool Station and the 13:12 route 31 from Lulworth Cove will not operate |
| 11:30 to 14:30 | 30, 35, 40 |
The main road between Corfe Castle and Wareham, including Wareham High Street, will be used as a rolling road block and there will be delays of up to 30 minutes on routes 30, 35 and 40 between 11:30 and 14:00 in both directions |
| 13:30 to 16:30 | 3, 4, 13 and Bournemouth network 6 |
Wimborne Square and surrounding roads will be used as a rolling road block and there will be delays of up to 30 minutes on routes 3, 4, 13 and Bournemouth network 6 between 13:30 and 16:30 in both directions |
| 13:30 and 15:30 | X8 | Blandford High Street and surrounding roads will be used as a rolling road bclok and there will be delays of up to 20 minutes on route X8 between 13:30 and 16:30 in both directions |
| 14:00 to 17:00 | X6 |
The main road between Ferndown and Verwood will be used as a rolling road block and there will be delays of up to 30 minutes on route X6 between 14:00 and 17:00 in both directions |
Damory services will also be affected by rolling road blocks as well with the below services affected
| Time | Route | Info |
| 11:30 and 13:30 | Damory 5, Damory 6 and Damory X12 |
Various roads around Dorchester will be part of the rolling road block including the main Dorchester High Street and there will be delays of up to 30 minutes on routes Damory 5, Damory 6 and Damory X12 in both directions |
| 13:00 and 15:00 | Damory X12 | Various roads in Milton Abbas will be part of the rolling road block and there will be delays of up to 30 minutes on route Damory X12 in both directions |
| 13:30 and 15:30 | Damory X12 | Blandford High Street and surrounding roads will be used as a rolling road bclok and there will be delays of up to 20 minutes on route Damory X12 between 13:30 and 16:30 in both directions |
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please bear with us on the day.
The delays will be worst between 11am and 4pm, and the road closures will be rolling, meaning buses will be running to their route, just late if caught when the race is passing through. Allow time for resulting delays, and to use the real time tracking in the app when travelling.
The links below will have more details you might find useful:
To find out more about The Tour of Britain Race please click here.