Rother District bus service changes
Spring 2026
- Service number
- 11, 11A
- Route
- Bexhill town centre - Little Common
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Bexhill Community Bus
- Date of change
- Service number
- 12
- Route
- Bexhill town centre - Pebsham
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Bexhill Community Bus
- Date of change
- Service number
- 13, 13A
- Route
- Bexhill town centre - Little Common - Cooden Beach
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Bexhill Community Bus
- Date of change
- Service number
- 14
- Route
- Bexhill town centre - Sutton Place
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Bexhill Community Bus
- Date of change
- Service number
- 53
- Route
- Eastbourne - Hailsham - Ninfield - Bexhill
- Changes to current service
-
Revised Mon-Sat timetable.
Evening service withdrawn.
No change to Sunday services. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach Sunday service funded by ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 70 (College Days)
- Route
- Rye - Bexhill College
- Changes to current service
-
Morning journey withdrawn.
Alternative service 100 changing at Hastings Rail Station. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 94,94A
- Route
- Bexhill - Conquest Hospital
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- Service number
- 95
- Route
- Little Common (school journeys) - Bexhill - Ninfield - Battle - Conquest Hospital
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 96
- Route
- Little Common - Ridgewood Gardens
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 97
- Route
- Bexhill - Sidley
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 98
- Route
- Hastings - Pebsham - Bexhill - Sidley
- Changes to current service
-
Revised Mon-Sat timetable, frequency reduced to 30 mins.
Evening and Sunday services unchanged. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach Evening/Sunday service funded by development contributions.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 99
- Route
- Hastings-Bexhill-Pevensey-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
-
Revised timetable.
Improved Mon-Sat service, including new evening journeys.
New evening journeys numbered 99E serve Sovereign Harbour South in Eastbourne.
New earlier Sunday journeys. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach Evening services funded by development contributions.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 100
- Route
- Conquest Hospital - Hastings - Rye - New Romney
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable changes, Mon-Fri.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 101
- Route
- Hastings - Fairlight - Winchelsea Beach - Rye
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable changes, Mon-Sat.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach (Mon-Sat daytime) Mon-Sat evenings and Sundays funded by ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 225 (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
- Route
- Crowborough - Battle
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- North Wealden Community Transport with funding from ESCC with Government grant. Compass Travel (Saturdays)
- Date of change
- Service number
- 231
- Route
- Heathfield - Burwash - Etchingham
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 294 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Peasmarsh - Tenterden (Homewood School)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Hams Travel Funded by Kent County Council.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 312
- Route
- Rye - Tenterden
- Changes to current service
-
Minor timetable changes Mon-Sat.
Sunday service withdrawn due to low use and high cost. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 313, 313A
- Route
- Rye Harbour - Rye - Peasmarsh - Northiam
- Changes to current service
- Later evening and Sunday journeys withdrawn due to low use and high cost.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 320 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Little Common - Claverham College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 326
- Route
- Rye local service
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Rye & District Community Transport
- Date of change
- Service number
- 329
- Route
- Hastings - Tenterden
- Changes to current service
- Sunday service and one evening journey withdrawn due to low use and high cost.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with partial funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 342 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Northiam - Westfield
- Changes to current service
- Change of operator to The Big Lemon
- Service provided by
- Big Lemon plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 347
- Route
- Pett - Guestling - Hastings
- Changes to current service
- Minor changes to timings.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 349
- Route
- Hastings - Hawkhurst
- Changes to current service
- Minor timetable adjustments.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 354
- Route
- Ticehurst - Wadhurst rail link
- Changes to current service
- Service withdrawn due to very low use and no funding. 1066 service runs at similar times.
- Service provided by
- Autocar with funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 355 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Claverham Community College school journeys
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 356 (College Days)
- Route
- Little Common - Hooe - Claverham College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 359 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Hastings - St Richards Catholic College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 360 (College Days)
- Route
- Etchingham - Bexhill College
- Changes to current service
-
To be withdrawn in July 2026, due to relatively low use, high cost and lack of funding.
Alternative services: 1066, 361 and trains, depending on location (a change of buses and trains may be required). - Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- 11 July 2026
- Service number
- 361 (College Days)
- Route
- Peasmarsh - Bexhill College
- Changes to current service
- Change of operator to The Big Lemon in September 2026
- Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC
- Date of change
- September 2026
- Service number
- 381 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Westfield - Robertsbridge Community College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 382 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Rye - Robertsbridge Community College
- Changes to current service
- Change of operator to The Big Lemon
- Service provided by
- The Big Lemon plus funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- 383 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Peasmarsh - Robertsbridge Community College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 384 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Hastings - Robertsbridge Community College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach
- Date of change
- Service number
- 553 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Brookland - Rye
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- R&J Coaches Funded by Kent County Council with a contribution from ESCC
- Date of change
- Service number
- 977 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Lydd - Tenterden (Homewood School)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach Funded by Kent County Council.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 1066
- Route
- Hastings - Battle - Hawkhurst - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells
- Changes to current service
-
Revised Mon-Sat timetable due to high cost and lower funding.
Reduced Mon-Sat daytime frequency.
No change to Sunday service. - Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with Government grant and a contribution from Kent County Council. Sunday service funded by development contributions.
- Date of change
- 12 April 2026
- Service number
- B67 (Tuesday)
- Route
- Battle - Sedlescombe
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- B71 (Tuesday)
- Route
- Mountfield - Battle
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- B72 (Monday)
- Route
- Mountfield - Netherfield
- Changes to current service
- Some changes to timings and on-request/drop offs at bus stops.
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 1 June 2026
- Service number
- B73 (Tuesday)
- Route
- Battle- Mountfield-Battle
- Changes to current service
- Minor changes to on-request at some stops.
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 1 June 2026
- Service number
- B74 (Friday)
- Route
- Mountfield - Battle
- Changes to current service
- Minor timing changes and some changes to bus stops.
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 1 June 2026
- Service number
- B75 (Wednesday)
- Route
- Mountfield -Netherfield- Battle
- Changes to current service
- Minor timing changes and some changes to bus stops.
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- 1 June 2026
- Service number
- B79 (Tuesday)
- Route
- Battle-Ashburnham-Battle
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- B80-B90 (Occasional Services)
- Route
- Battle Area Days Out Services
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Battle Area Community Transport (BACT)
- Date of change
- Service number
- U1-U5 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Uplands Academy services
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Hams Travel Services U4 and U5 funded by ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
|
Service number |
Route |
Changes to current service |
Service provided by |
Date of change |
|
11, 11A |
Bexhill town centre - Little Common |
No change |
Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC |
|
|
12 |
Bexhill town centre - Pebsham |
No change |
Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC |
|
|
13, 13A |
Bexhill town centre - Little Common - Cooden Beach |
No change |
Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC |
|
|
14 |
Bexhill town centre - Sutton Place |
No change |
Bexhill Community Bus without funding from ESCC |
|
|
53 |
Eastbourne - Bexhill |
Revised route and timetable. All buses will now run as service 53 instead of 53A. |
Stagecoach Improvements funded by Government until March 2026. |
21 September 2025 |
|
70 (College Days) |
Rye - Bexhill College
|
No change |
Stagecoach |
|
|
94, 94A |
Bexhill -Conquest Hospital |
No change |
Stagecoach |
|
|
95 |
Little Common (school journeys) - Conquest Hospital |
Revised route and timetable during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
To 8 October 2025 |
|
96 |
Little Common - Ridgewood Gardens |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
97 |
Bexhill - Sidley |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
98 |
Hastings - Sidley
|
No change |
Stagecoach Improvements funded by Government until March 2026 |
|
|
99 |
Hastings - Eastbourne |
Route changed in Eastbourne to avoid the partial closure of Terminus Road. |
Stagecoach |
|
|
100 |
Conquest Hospital - New Romney |
No change
|
Stagecoach Evening improvements are funded by Government until March 2026 |
|
|
101 |
Hastings - Rye |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC Improvements funded by Government until March 2026 |
|
|
225 (Tuesday & Thursday) |
Crowborough - Battle |
No change |
North Wealden Community Transport Partnership with funding from ESCC |
|
|
231 |
Heathfield - Burwash - Etchingham |
No change |
Compass Travel with funding from ESCC Improvements funded by UK Government until March 2026 |
|
|
294 (Schooldays) |
Peasmarsh - Tenterden (Homewood School) |
No change |
Hams Travel Funded by Kent County Council. |
|
|
312 |
Rye - Tenterden |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC Sunday service funded by Government until March 2026 |
|
|
313, 313A |
Rye Harbour - Northiam |
No change
|
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC Improvements funded by UK Government until March 2026 |
|
|
320 (Schooldays) |
Little Common - Claverham College |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
326 |
Rye local service |
No change |
Rye & District Community Transport without funding from ESCC |
|
|
329 |
Hastings - Tenterden |
Some timetable changes |
Funded by ESCC and by Government until March 2026 |
1 September 2025 |
|
342 (Schooldays) |
Northiam - Westfield |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
347 |
Pett - Guestling - Hastings (a return schooldays only journey also extends from/to Ore via Fairlight and Chick Hill) |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC
|
|
|
349 |
Hastings - Hawkhurst |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
354 |
Ticehurst - Wadhurst rail link |
Under review due to low use of the service. |
Autocar with funding from ESCC |
|
|
355 (Schooldays) |
Claverham Community College school journeys |
No change |
Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC |
|
|
356 (Schooldays) |
Little Common - Claverham Community College |
No change |
Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC |
|
|
359 (Schooldays) |
Hastings - St Richards Catholic College |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
360 (College Days) |
Etchingham - Bexhill College |
No change, although service continues to be under review |
Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC |
|
|
361 (College Days) |
Peasmarsh - Bexhill College |
No change, although service continues to be under review. |
Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC |
|
|
381 (Schooldays) |
Westfield - Robertsbridge Community College |
No change |
Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC |
|
|
382 (Schooldays) |
Rye - Robertsbridge Community College |
No change |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC |
|
|
383 (Schooldays) |
Peasmarsh - Robertsbridge Community College |
No change |
Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC |
|
|
384 (Schooldays) |
Hastings - Robertsbridge Community College |
Revised route and timetable during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. |
Stagecoach |
To 8 October 2025 |
|
553 (Schooldays) |
Brookland - Rye |
No change |
R&J Coaches Funded by Kent County Council with a contribution from ESCC |
|
|
977 (Schooldays) |
Lydd - Tenterden (Homewood School) |
No change |
Stagecoach Funded by Kent County Council. |
|
|
1066 |
Hastings - Tunbridge Wells
|
Revised route and timetable during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. |
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC and a contribution from Kent County Council. Improvements are funded by Government until March 2026. |
To 8 October 2025 |
|
B67 (Tuesday)
|
Battle - Sedlescombe |
No change |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC |
|
|
B71 (Tuesday)
|
Mountfield - Battle |
No change |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC |
|
|
B72 (Monday)
|
Mountfield - Netherfield |
Revised route during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with some funding from ESCC |
To 8 October 2025 |
|
B73 (Tuesday) |
Battle- Mountfield-Battle |
No change |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC |
|
|
B74 (Friday) |
Mountfield - Battle |
No change |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC |
|
|
B75 (Wednesday) |
Mountfield -Netherfield- Battle |
Revised route during the period of the road closure at Battle Hill. |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC |
To 8 October 2025 |
|
B79 (Tuesday) |
Battle-Ashburnham-Battle |
No change |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) with funding from ESCC |
|
|
B80-B90 (Occasional Services) |
Battle Area Days Out Services |
No change |
Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) without funding from ESCC |
|
|
U1-U5 (Schooldays) |
Uplands Academy services |
No change |
Hams Travel. Services U4 and U5 funded by ESCC. |
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