The direct bus service from Parwich to Derby that went every other Friday has been discontinued (as of 23rd March 2008). For the people that used the service this is a big loss. Now if people want to get to Derby by public transport (as well as to anywhere else) they have to change at Ashbourne. There is quite a good bus service from Ashbourne to Derby, but the Parwich bus does not always connect with it, potentially meaning that a 20 mile journey can take 3 hours or more, not ideal for a shopping trip or visiting friends and family in hospital. To commute to anywhere other than Ashbourne by public transport is an impossibility.
The 449 to Bakewell, which runs alternate Mondays continues as normal, which, unlike the Derby service, is not an essential journey for most of our bus users.
There have also been changes to who provides the 411 service to Ashbourne, so check for any timetable changes.
We are planning a section on the site covering transport links, so do let us know abut any public transport, taxi or other relevant information you have to share, or want to find out about. Also share any praises of or grips with the public transport serving Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall. Alternatively if you don’t use public transport tell us why not.
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In the last ten years I have only travelled by bus to Derby once. I had to make the journey on a Tuesday so the now discontinued direct bus was not an option. The return journey took me nearly four hours. The weather was nice, it was summer, so I didn’t mind hanging around in Derby and Ashbourne waiting for buses, but, when it would only have taken me half an hour or so by car, I am not rushing to repeat the experience.