Rother District bus service changes
Changes to services in Rother District: September 2025 update including temporary changes
6-week closure - A2100 Battle Hill, Battle will be closed for gas network upgrade from Monday 1 September to Wednesday 8 October.
Temporary timetables and route diversions will be in place on services 1066, 95 and 384.
Buses will be required to take a longer route between Hastings and Battle Abbey during this period, with the possibility of more delays due to traffic congestion. Please click on the service number to be taken to each of the temporary Stagecoach timetables (please note these are PDFs). 95 384 1066. There are timing changes to service 329 too.
Passengers in the Telham and Beauport areas, who normally use the 95 or 1066, should see Flexibus for a possible alternative. Flexibus can be booked (subject to availability) to Conquest Hospital, from where there is a regular bus service for onward travel to Hastings. For Flexibus information see www.eastsussex.gov.uk/flexibus or call 01273 078203.
Summary of changes, by route:
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Service number |
Route |
Changes to current service |
Service provided by |
Date of change |
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11, 11A |
Bexhill town service: Town centre - Little Common |
No change |
Provided by Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC. |
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12 |
Bexhill town service: Town centre - Pebsham |
No change |
Provided by Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC. |
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13, 13A |
Bexhill town service: Town centre - Little Common - Cooden Beach |
No change |
Provided by Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC. |
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14 |
Bexhill town service: Town centre - Sutton Place |
No change |
Provided by Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC. |
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53 |
Eastbourne - Polegate - Hailsham - Herstmonceux - Ninfield - Sidley - Bexhill Hospital - Bexhill |
Revised route and timetable. Service 53 will run continue to run hourly, Monday to Saturday daytime. The evening and Sunday frequency is unchanged, though all buses will now run as service 53 instead of 53A. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The evening and Sunday service improvements are funded by UK Government until March 2026, following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
21 September 2025 |
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70 (College Days) |
Rye - Bexhill College
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No change |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. |
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94, 94A |
Bexhill - Bexhill Hospital - Sidley - Combe Valley Way - Hollington Tesco - Silverhill - Conquest Hospital (journeys numbered 94A do not serve Silverhill) |
No change |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. |
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95 |
Little Common (school journeys) - Bexhill - Battle - Conquest Hospital |
Revised route and timetable during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill, Battle. Between Conquest Hospital and Battle Abbey the 95 will run on a revised route via Harrow Lane, Sedlescombe Road North Sainsbury’s, then along the A21 and Marley Lane. Due to the 95 bus having to take a longer route there will be insufficient time to serve the Morgan Close/ Watermill Lane area of Sidley. See Flexibus for a possible alternative. For Flexibus information see www.eastsussex.gov.uk/flexibus or call 01273 078203. |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
Temporary change from 1 September to 8 October 2025 |
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96 |
Little Common - Cooden Beach - Bexhill - Ridgewood Gardens |
No change |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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97 |
Bexhill - Glenleigh Park - Sidley |
No change |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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98 |
Hastings - Pebsham - Bexhill - Sidley
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No change |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The service improvements are funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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99 |
Hastings - Bexhill - Pevensey - Eastbourne |
Route changed in Eastbourne to avoid the closure of the seafront end of Terminus Road. Between Eastbourne Pier and Memorial Roundabout buses now run via Grand Parade and Devonshire Place. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. |
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100 |
Conquest Hospital - Hastings - Guestling - Icklesham - Winchelsea - Rye - Lydd - New Romney |
No change
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Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. The evening service improvements are funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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101 |
Hastings - Fairlight - Winchelsea Beach - Rye (also serves Conquest Hospital evenings and Sundays) |
No change |
The Monday to Saturday service is operated commercially by Stagecoach with the Monday to Saturday evening and the Sunday service funded by ESCC. The service improvements are funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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225 (Tuesday & Thursday) |
Crowborough - Rotherfield - Heathfield - Rushlake Green - Brightling - Netherfield - Battle |
No change |
Run by North Wealden Community Transport Partnership with funding from ESCC. |
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231 |
Heathfield - Burwash - Etchingham (plus Hurst Green - Uckfield schooldays only journeys) |
No change |
Provided by Compass Travel with funding from ESCC. The service improvements are funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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294 (Schooldays) |
Peasmarsh - Beckley - Northiam - Tenterden (Homewood School) |
No change |
Run by Hams Travel and funded by Kent County Council. |
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312 |
Rye - Playden - Iden - Wittersham - Tenterden |
No change |
Service run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. The Sunday service is funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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313, 313A |
Rye Harbour - Rye - Playden - Peasmarsh - Beckley - Northiam (some journeys, numbered 313A, between Rye and Northiam run via Udimore and Broad Oak) |
No change
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Service run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. The evening and Sunday service improvements are funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
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320 (Schooldays) |
Little Common - Claverham College |
No change |
Service run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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326 |
Rye local service (certain journeys to/from Broad Oak) |
No change |
Run by Rye & District Community Transport without funding from ESCC. |
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329 |
Hastings - St Helens - Conquest Hospital - Westfield - Broad Oak - Northiam - Tenterden |
Monday to Saturday timing changes to give more time to buses to complete their journeys, due to delays in the Queensway area of St Leonards. Buses from Northiam will generally depart 2 minutes earlier. Exceptions are the 07:23 from Northiam which will now depart at 07:16, and the 18:35 which will depart at 18:30. The 10:55 and 13:55 from Northiam will also run 2 minutes earlier. Buses from Hastings are retimed to depart at 06:20, 08:20, 10:20, 12:15, 13:45, 16:20, 17:20 and 18:20 |
Funded by ESCC and by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
1 September 2025 |
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342 (Schooldays) |
Northiam - Playden - Rye - Udimore - Westfield |
No change |
This service is run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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347 |
Pett - Guestling - Hastings (a return schooldays only journey also extends from/to Ore via Fairlight and Chick Hill) |
No change |
Service run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC.
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349 |
Hastings - Sedlescombe - Bodiam - Sandhurst - Hawkhurst |
No change |
Service run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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354 |
Ticehurst - Wadhurst rail link |
The County Council is reviewing the future of this service due to long-standing extremely low use of the service. |
Run by Autocar with funding from ESCC. |
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355 (Schooldays) |
Claverham Community College school journeys |
No change |
Run by Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC. |
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356 (Schooldays) |
Little Common - Hooe - Claverham Community College |
No change |
Run by Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC. |
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359 (Schooldays) |
Hastings - St Richards Catholic College |
No change |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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360 (College Days) |
Etchingham - Robertsbridge - Sedlescombe - St Leonards - Bexhill College |
No change, although service 360 continues to be under review. This is an expensive service to provide and there is a need for ESCC to keep costs within budget. Route 1066 (see below) on college days provides a morning journey to Bexhill College from Hawkhurst, Hurst Green, Robertsbridge, Whatlington, Battle and Hastings. |
Run by Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC. |
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361 (College Days) |
Peasmarsh - Northiam -Westfield - Bexhill College |
No change, although service 361 continues to be under review. This is an expensive service to provide and there is a need for ESCC to keep costs within budget. |
Run by Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC. |
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381 (Schooldays) |
Westfield - Broad Oak - Northiam - Staplecross - Robertsbridge Community College |
No change |
Run by Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC. |
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382 (Schooldays) |
Rye - Udimore - Broad Oak - Westfield - Robertsbridge Community College |
No change |
Run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC. |
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383 (Schooldays) |
Peasmarsh - Sedlescombe - Robertsbridge Community College |
No change |
Run by Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC. |
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384 (Schooldays) |
Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge Community College |
Revised route and timetable during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill, Battle. The 384 will start at 0705 from the Fletcher Avenue bus stop on the north side of The Ridge West rather than serve Harrow Lane. It will then follow its normal route to Bohemia and Silverhill, running up to 10 minutes earlier than normal. It will follow the same route out of St Leonards as the main 1066 route (above) and will omit the Beauport area and Telham. |
Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. |
Temporary change from 1 September to 8 October 2025 |
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553 (Schooldays) |
Brookland - New Romney - Lydd - Camber - Rye |
No change |
Run by R&J Coaches and funded by Kent County Council with a contribution from ESCC. |
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977 (Schooldays) |
Lydd - Camber - Rye - Iden - Wittersham - Small Hythe - Tenterden (Homewood School) |
No change |
Run by Stagecoach and funded by Kent County Council. |
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1066 |
Hastings - Battle - Mountfield or Whatlington - Robertsbridge - Hurst Green - Hawkhurst - Flimwell - Ticehurst - Wadhurst - Frant - Tunbridge Wells
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Revised route and timetable during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill, Battle. Between St Leonards Battle Road and Battle Abbey the 1066 will run on a revised route via Upper Church Road, Sedlescombe Road North Sainsbury’s, then along the A21 and Marley Lane. One morning and afternoon school journey between Hastings and Claverham College will continue to serve the St Leonards Battle Road as far north as Telford Road, then non-stop between the bus stops in Telford Road and Claverham College. |
Service run by Stagecoach with funding from ESCC and a contribution from Kent County Council. The service improvements are funded by UK Government (until March 2026) following ESCC’s successful bid for Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. |
Temporary change from 1 September to 8 October 2025 |
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B67 (Tuesday)
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Battle - Sedlescombe |
No change |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
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B71 (Tuesday)
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Mountfield - Battle |
No change |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
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B72 (Monday)
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Mountfield - Broad Oak - Westfield - St Leonards (Sainsburys) - Battle-Netherfield |
Revised route between Battle and St Leonards Sainsbury’s during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. Please contact Battle Area Community Transport for more information. |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
Temporary change from 1 September to 8 October 2025 |
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B73 (Tuesday) |
Battle-Robertsbridge-Mountfield-Battle |
No change |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
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B74 (Friday) |
Mountfield-Netherfield- Sedlescombe- Robertsbridge-Burwash- Battle |
No change |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
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B75 (Wednesday) |
Mountfield -Netherfield- Battle- St Leonards (Sainsburys) -Westfield-Sedlescombe- Battle |
Revised route between Battle and St Leonards Sainsbury’s during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. Please contact Battle Area Community Transport for more information. |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
Temporary change from 1 September to 8 October 2025 |
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B79 (Tuesday) |
Battle-Ashburnham-Battle |
No change |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC. |
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B80-B90 (Occasional Services) |
Battle Area Days Out Services |
No change |
Run by Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) without funding from ESCC. |
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U1-U5 (Schooldays) |
Uplands Academy services from John’s Cross, Hurst Green, Hawkhurst, Flimwell, Ticehurst, Burwash and Etchingham |
No change |
Services provided by Hams Travel. All are run commercially apart from services U4 and U5, which are funded by ESCC. |
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