BRIT holidaymakers will be able to explore parts of the Yorkshire Wolds without needing a car - if you have a spare couple of quid. Earlier this month, East Riding of Yorkshire Council launched a new bus route called the Wolds Explorer bus. The new service stops as several villages in East Yorkshire, including Pocklington, Millington, Huggate, Fridaythorpe and Thixendale.
It also gives customers easy access to the East Yorkshire countryside that's synonymous with English painter David Hockney. The number 200 service will operate between Pocklington and Thixendale and will stop at Millington, Huggate and Fridaythorpe along the way. Three services will run in each direction every Saturday, with two services running every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday throughout the summer.
The service will be in operation until the end of September, with fares costing just £2 per person. Brit holidaymakers staying in York and Hull will be able to connect onto the route by boarding either the X46 or X47 service. Any bus tickets purchased for the X46 or X47, including single tickets, will be valid on the Wolds Explorer 200, which means passengers won't have to fork out for multiple fares.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council used funding from the Department for Transport's Bus Service Improvement to launch the new scheme. Visitors who use the seasonal bus service will be able to walk parts of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. The 79-mile walking route snakes through some of England's most tranquil and gentl.
